Emo native Jessie Baker was among the 20 bachelorettes who vied for the heart of former major-league baseball player Chris Leroux on “The Bachelor Canada,” which aired on W Network starting in early October. Jessie ended up just missing out on making the final three.
Photo Gallery
Local historian Merv Ahrens pored over a selection of photos by pioneer photographer William Tener for his book that officially was launched Nov. 30.
Duane Hicks Fort Frances Lion John Pohanka, Safeway staffer Kairsti Fraser, and Lions Helen Pohanka and Paul Patterson were on hand for the club’s final food draw Saturday at Safeway. Melanie French of Fort Frances won the grand prize of $100 in grocery certificates for a year while Drew Kaliska […]
Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Mark Richter sent Thief River Falls Norskies’ forward Alec Daman a clear message he wasn’t welcome in goalie Jessie Heisz’s crease during their first-round “Survivor Series” back in March. The Lakers prevailed 3-1 in the best-of-five showdown but the three-time defending SIJHL champs then were swept […]
Muskie Jillian Calder didn’t waste any time getting this shot off against Sioux Lookout Warriors’ goalie Alex Morin during the teams’ best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-final back in February. The black-and-gold eventually advanced to the OFSAA ‘A’/’AA’ championship in Stratford, where they were ousted with a 6-5 quarter-final loss to the All […]
Brandon Croswell of Emo looked right at home on his home track, placing in the top three twice during the Superior Dirt Riders Northern Ontario doubleheader weekend in late June at the Emo Motocross course.
Members of the Muskie boys’ soccer team were jubilant over capturing a seventh-straight NorWOSSA crown with a 4-0 victory over the Dryden Eagles in the league final held in Kenora in late May.
1980 Muskie senior girls’ hoopsters Laurie Moxham, left, Tracy Roach, Kathy Kolynchuk, and Jean Bujold were part of the group that became the first women–and first basketball players–inducted into the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame back in August.
Immaculata Saints’ captain Jacob Bays, left, and Muskie captain Mike Drouin squared off in the ceremonial face-off to open the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ boys’ hockey championship here back in March as Coun. Ken Perry (representing Fort Frances) dropped the puck flanked by Lucille Morrisseau (representing Couchiching First Nation) and Lori-Ann Shortreed […]
Muskie teammates Jyllian Westover (left) and Tory Beaudry raced side by side in the girls’ 100m hurdles event during the Bronco Booster varsity meet in International Falls back in April.
It was two doses of rolling thunder from Thunder Bay as David Simpson (70JR) and Don Craig (47) went wheel-to-wheel around Turn #4 during the annual two-day Rea Memorial races held in conjunction with the Emo Fair in August.
