Heather Latter While performing his lip-syncing rendition of Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody,” Jay McFarlane enticed June Caul onto the dance floor during the “Sync or Swim” social hosted by the Fun in the Sun committee Saturday night at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The event, which also […]
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Denise Bliss, left, received a stylized trillium service pin in recognition of her volunteer efforts from Colleen Moran, program lead with the Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat in Toronto, during the 2016 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards ceremony Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous. Some 49 people in the district received […]
Cameron Penney Chloe Dolyny sported a big grin while her pet duck, “Waddle,” sat on her lap. “Waddle” hatched from an egg last summer and imprinted onto Chloe. The duo go for walks together down the street and often attract attention from curious passers-by.
Joey Payeur Ted Heyens of Stratton, left, and Kelvin Caul of Devlin combined good fortune and good fishing to bring in this 8.79-pounder that made the difference as the pair captured the 15th-annual Emo Walleye Classic on Saturday with a two-day total of 23.94 pounds. It was the second-largest fish […]
Staff Makkinga Contracting & Equipment Rentals of Thunder Bay has removed the asphalt, curbs, and gutters at the south end of Colonization Road East between Scott Street to Second Street East to get ready to dig down and replace the sewer and water infrastructure there. While residents of the 1200 […]
Joey Payeur Shelby Tymkin of the Fort Frances Mud Dogs was looking for a good connection on this swing in front of Fort Frances Her-icanes’ catcher Charity McMahon during the fourth inning of their Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League game yesterday evening at VanJura. The Mud Dogs eked out […]
Cameron Penney Peyton Avis prepared to tee off on the ninth hole at Kitchen Creek yesterday evening. About 40 children and their families enjoyed the warm weather during the first “Quality Time” session of the season. Golfers were able to play at a reduced rate, and also received a hotdog […]
Joey Payeur Stratton’s John Gavel (170) literally was playing dirty in this fight for position against Jessy Lloyd of Sioux Lookout (737) on the opening turn of the first MX3 Open heat of the day at the Emo Motocross track Saturday as the Northern Ontario Superior Dirt Riders kicked off […]
Submitted Sunset Country Métis president Clint Calder, left, chatted with Sarah-Lynn Klassen during the “Ring in Spring” open house yesterday afternoon at the Métis Hall here. Those on hand enjoyed free tea and bannock, and also got to meet-and-greet the Sunset Country Métis council.
Heather Latter Cynthia Donald, left, and Johnathan Price, right, performed the B-52’s “Love Shack” during the lip-syncing portion of the “Sync or Swim” social hosted by the Fun in the Sun committee Saturday night at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The event, which also featured games like mini putt and […]
Cameron Penney Dozens of people rushed to the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Saturday morning to look for some used books to purchase at the annual book sale hosted by the “Friends of the Library.” About 3,000 books were donated, with all funds raised from the sale going […]
Joey Payeur It was a perfect morning to head out on the water for 2006 champ Todd Grennier and his son, Kalin, of Emo as they sped off in search of the biggest fish in the river as the 15th edition of the Emo Walleye Classic kicked off. A total […]
