The Rainy River Owls and Fort Frances Muskies boys and girls soccer teams went head to head last week on the Fort Frances soccer pitch. They Muskie boys topped Rainy River 2-1, while the Muskie girls shut out the Owls 6-0. Both Muskie teams also beat Sioux North the same […]
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This week we sat down with the Sunday Feature Winner at the Thunder City Speedway, #3X Jesse Thompson. What is your favourite race track food? Cheeseburgers! At what age did you start racing? I started with go-karts at 13 years old in 2013, which I raced until I turned 16 […]
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The Devlin Little League is up and running again for another year. Organizer Roseanne Farmer says they have over 100 players across four age divisions. The league runs four days a week at Crossroads Public School and Carmody Field. The league is full but they would love to have some […]
A group of volunteers fill sandbags at Shevlin Wood Yard, in an effort to mitigate damage from rising floodwaters. Although the lake is now rising at a slower pace, and a crest is coming into sight, there is still an urgent need for sandbags and volunteers, as rising water breaches […]
Town staff have been hard at work mitigating damage from rising flood waters along Front Street. Staff is asking the public to stay out of barricaded areas, for their personal safety, and the safety of staff. Sandbagging efforts have moved to the Shevlin Wood Yard, and the facility is open […]
Bus loads of volunteers from the Fort Frances High School have been busy sandbagging at both the Fort Frances Public Works and Couchiching First Nations bagging sites. Way to go Muskies! You are making your community proud! All volunteers are urgently needed and welcome. Fort Frances has moved the sandbagging […]
Raelle Redford (below) boxes out a Warriors player. The Muskie girls won 5-3 Wednesday afternoon against Sioux North, and shutout Rainy River 6-0 the same morning. Meanwhile, Hayden Beckett (above) takes a header in front of the net. The Muskie boys also won both of their matches, beating Sioux North […]
Pro Auto’s Steve Clinker pulled the winning ticket for the Kiwanis Club Trip of the Month draw for June on Wednesday morning. Cynthia Donald was the winner of a trip to England and Wales valued at $3,900. Next month’s draw will be for a trip to Punta Cana ($4,200). –Ken […]
Hyven Huang of SkyAgTech piloted an XAG drone to seed oats at the Emo Agricultural Research Station last Thursday. He fills the unit, and it then disperses seed to a given area. Huang says the drone uses RTK (real-time kinematic positioning) for centimetre-level accuracy. RTK is similar to GPS, but […]
Fort Frances mayor June Caul, left, BMI Group’s Justus Veldman, Rainy River First Nations (RRFN) chief Robin McGinnis and Emo mayor Harold McQuaker took a moment for a photo together ahead of the official ribbon cutting celebrating the purchase of the Fort Frances-International Falls International Bridge by the Aazhogan Limited […]
The Friends of the Library held its annual used book sale last Saturday. There were all kinds of books available for all ages.Lots of people turned out early on the hunt for a good read. -Allan Bradbury photos
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The Emo Walleye Classic made a successful return to in-person competition, with 31 teams competing for the jackpot. The trophy was won by Payne Hunter and Shawn Brown, above, with a two-day total of 33.18 lb. High, fast water worked the the advantage of most anglers – none came home […]
