Project chairman Rick Wiedenhoeft spoke in glowing terms about the collective efforts from various parties to help make the creation of the new facility a reality.
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Evan Kabel might be on his way to being the next Denis Shapovalov by the looks of the serve he unleashed after the grand-opening ceremonies for the Fort Frances Multi-Use Courts on Friday.
Joey Payeur It was two doses of rolling thunder from Thunder Bay (above) as David Simpson (70JR) and Don Craig (47) went wheel-to-wheel around Turn #4 in the first heat of the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds during the Rea Memorial at the Emo Speedway on Friday evening. Meanwhile, below, an impromptu […]
Joey Payeur Scott Anderson, left, and Tim Donaghue of Bemidji, Mn. took the lead and never relinquished it in capturing the 2017 Morson Bass International on Saturday with a two-day total of 36.46 pounds. Kyle Turgeon and Dave Byrnes of Fort Frances had brought in a tourney-high bag of 20.10 […]
Staff Work on the new sidewalk on the 200 block of Scott Street is about 90 percent complete. As of early yesterday, only a short stretch of paving still had to be installed on both the north and south side of the east end of the block (nearest the intersection […]
Duane Hicks Wearing special “eclipse glasses,” Danielle Cridland, left, and Maggie Gurski viewed the partial solar eclipse yesterday outside the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. While the cloudy sky made viewing less-than-ideal, a small crowd of people of all ages gathered at the library and used the glasses and […]
Joey Payeur Gavin Paull of Fort Frances (16) nosed his way in front of Rene Poluyko (Tyndall, Man.) during the second heat of the WISSOTA Modifieds division Friday evening on the first of two nights of the annual Rea Memorial staged by the Borderland Racing Association at the Emo Speedway. […]
Joey Payeur The official conclusion of a project a year-and-a-half in the making came late Friday morning as the grand opening was held for the Fort Frances Multi-Use Courts facility at the back edge of the property at St. Francis School. On hand for the ceremonial ribbon-cutting were project chairman […]
Nicholas Donaldson Jim Strachan worked to remove a brick in the pathway at the Lions Park on Second Street East yesterday afternoon to replace it with one bearing the names of his father and mother, Milton and Hazel Strachan. Twenty-seven bricks were placed in memory of loved ones who have […]
Nicholas Donaldson Star Martin, centre, was all smiles as she learned she took first place in another judging category for the 2017 Emo Fair queen contest during the entertainment night and crowning yesterday evening upstairs at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. Martin went on to be crowned queen, with Janelle Allan, […]
Joey Payeur Couchiching Raiders lead-off hitter Ryan MacDonald was too quick down the line for this throw from Sight & Sound Wolves third baseman Matt Dunne to earn an infield hit in the fifth inning.
File Midway rides are sure to be a popular attraction again as the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo got underway today, with the feature event being the crowning of this year’s Emo Fair queen tonight upstairs at the Emo-La Vallee Arena. The fair, which runs […]
