Photo Gallery
Heather Latter Graeme Drombolis was among the children at the Fort Frances Nursery School who tried out a variety of objects to paint with during a play day there this morning. With yesterday’s rain making it too wet to attend a planned farm visit, the youngsters instead put on their […]
Heather Latter Allison Weems of International Travel Services pulled the June winner of the Kiwanis “Trip of the Month” draw alongside Kiwanian Dr. Bob Lidkea this morning. Sandra and Bob Wepruk were the winners of an Ireland driving tour, valued at $5,000.
Joey Payeur Ralph Galusha, centre, and Bill Godin were exuberant Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena after weighmaster Grant Meyers confirmed the Devlin duo’s Day 2 weight of 8.22 pounds—good enough to make them the first three-time champions in the history of the Emo Walleye Classic.
Joey Payeur The Fort Frances tandem of Leo Arrigo, left, and Patrick Langevin didn’t let the high water on the Rainy River slow them down in their search for the best fishing spot as the 13th-annual Emo Walleye Classic got underway this morning with 33 teams taking part. Weigh-ins go […]
Heather Latter Kenora-Rainy River candidates Randy Nickle (PC), left, incumbent MPP Sarah Campbell (NDP), and Anthony Leek (Liberal) answered a number of questions last night during a candidates’ debate hosted by the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture at the Millennium Hall in Stratton. Green Party candidate Tim McKillop of Pickle […]
Duane Hicks “Friends of the Library” members Laurel Halvorsen, left, Marge Sveinson, and Cathy Robinson were hard at work organizing books of all sorts for the group’s annual book sale tomorrow (May 31). The sale will run from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Drop […]
Joey Payeur Cam Lidkea launched into an exuberant sprint of joy after the Grade 9 centre midfielder fired the winning goal as Fort High edged the Dryden Eagles 3-2 (4-2 on penalty kicks) in the NorWOSSA final yesterday in Kenora.
Joey Payeur Thunder Bay’s Daniel Flewelling (background) and Collin Maronese ignored any warnings about a “no-fly” zone as they caught big-time air while battling in the Junior MX-3 division at the season-opening race of the Superior Dirt Riders’ circuit Saturday at the Emo Motorcross track.
Duane Hicks Shower renovations Darryl Galusha, director of seniors’ services and administration, eyed up the renovations recently done in one of the shower rooms at Rainycrest Long-term Care. Facility maintenance staff also recently fixed up a dedicated foot care room to provide better service and care for residents there.
Heather Latter Mary Strain sprinted to the finish line and was the top female participant (with a time of 20:34) during the second-annual “Beat the Band” 5K run/walk, which saw about 60 people join in. A fundraiser for the FFHS band and Muskie track-and-field team, the event also staged a […]
