Lucas Punkari La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs goalie Claire Sandelovich kicked the ball back into play last night at St. Francis Field during the Borderland Soccer League women’s semifinal contest against Boston Pizza. In the end, Boston Pizza would win the game by a score of 9-0, which earned them a […]
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Heather Latter Tianna Veldhuisen compared her crystal structure to a piece of halite, a mineral form of sodium chloride (also commonly known as rock salt) during the Mining Matters workshop this morning, while fellow participant Caitlin Rittau looked on. The free seminar, sponsored by Rainy River Resources, provided an in-class […]
Submitted Union Gas volunteers Chris Kaun, left, Mark Davis, and Rick Jewell were at the ’52 Canadians Arena last month fixing damaged seats as part of the company’s “Helping Hands” program. At a recent council meeting, Luke Skaarup of Union Gas presented town council with three $1,000 cheques to fix […]
Duane Hicks April Parisien of Naicatchewenin Development Corp. Food Services cooked up some burgers Saturday the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market during “Canada Food Day.” The Market Kitchen was serving up meats from market vendors Cornell Farms, Rainy River Elk Company, and Rainy River Meats.
Sarah Pruys Emo Fair 2012 contestants, top, going clockwise, Cassie Wells, Destiny Woolsey, Jillian Gustafson, Karly Caul, and Jenny Hammond posed for a photo at the “Meet and Greet” barbecue last night at the Emo Sportsfield. The girls visited with each other while waiting to be interviewed by the judges. […]
Sarah Pruys The fourth-annual “Walk for Good Life” stopped at the Couchiching pow-wow grounds Wednesday afternoon about 160 km into their walk. They are walking from Eagle Lake First Nation and back in support of the “Good Life for Young Peoples” organization, which addresses issues of empowerment, creativity, and support […]
Duane Hicks Lauren Gurski and Mike McCaig teamed up to perform Neil Young’s “Old Man” during “Live @ the Lib” teen open mic night last Thursday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. A total of eight acts entertained a full house, with door prizes provided by local businesses.
Lucas Punkari Isabella Fortes walked with her horse, Itz Ropin Time, on Friday afternoon in Emo during the youth showmanship event at the Borderland Quarter Horse Association’s annual horse show.
Lucas Punkari Molly Gallant of Sioux Lookout rode her horse, Good Pretense, over a bridge during the Green Trail event on Friday afternoon in Emo, which was part of the annual Borderland Quarter Horse Show at the Emo Fairgrounds over the weekend.
Duane Hicks Emo Fair Queen hopeful Jillian Gustafson painted a design on David Morrison’s face Saturday at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market. This year’s fair queen contestants also were at the market to give out balloons and sell their buttons. A queen candidates meet and greet is scheduled today at […]
Lucas Punkari Tyler Brown’s WISSOTA Modified was given a ride back to the pits via the tow truck on Saturday night at the Emo Speedway, after his machine slammed into Lindsay Bourre’s car on the frontstretch during a heat race. The feature race victories went to Justin Jones (WISSOTA Modifieds), […]
Sarah Pruys “Tween Thursday” yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre saw Katelyn Bruyere, 11, and Evelyn Stanger, 10, paint Japanese cherry blossoms as part of the themed event, “Japanese Rock ’n Roll.” They later made origami and vegetable sushi to finish off the afternoon. The next “Tween […]
