When the Kenora Bass International tournament began back in 1988, I don’t think that Doug Bishop and the rest of his crew who started the event really pictured what the Harbourfront in Kenora would look like on the second weekend in August a quarter-century later. I do know that they […]
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Just imagine having your whole house—and even your garage—all clean and organized at the same time! Well, this summer, I’ve almost achieved this goal with the help of Sheralynn and Kelly. Last week, Sheralynn helped me go through our storage areas while Kelly helped me clean and organize my kitchen. […]
After what had been a nearly dead month or so, off-season activity in the SIJHL began to pick up steam in the last couple of weeks, especially with the release of the league schedule for the coming season last Friday. When we last looked at the off-season happenings back in […]
Lucas Punkari After running roughshod through the Borderland Soccer League women’s division during the regular season, Boston Pizza saved their best effort for the playoffs. Following a 9-0 demolition of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs in the semi-finals, the squad put the wraps on a perfect season last Thursday evening […]
Lucas Punkari With neither team giving an inch on the pitch, it looked as if it would come down to one shot to separate Manitou Forest Products and International Travel Services in the Borderland Soccer League men’s final last Thursday evening at St. Francis Field. In the end, it was […]
Lucas Punkari As the laps wound down on the WISSOTA Midwest Modified feature race Saturday night at the Emo Speedway, it looked liked John Hettinga would have to settle for a third-place finish at best as he was locked in a tight battle with Brady Caul. But when Chuck Lambert […]
Lucas Punkari After winning the 2002 Kitchen Creek Classic, local golfer Greg Ward’s swing began to go south on him. So when he entered the annual tournament this past weekend, he not only was surprised that his swing held up, but that he also was able to capture this year’s […]
Duane Hicks The Fort Frances Museum is hoping to land funding to digitally catalogue and store archives for posterity, as well as make it easier for patrons to access them. Town council Monday night authorized curator Sherry George to apply to the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport’s Museums and […]
Sarah Pruys This year, two students from Fort Frances High School participated in the annual Shad Valley program, a month-long university experience focused on engineering and entrepreneurship. Meghan Metke, 17, stayed at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver while Mallory Duffy, also 17, went to Carleton University in […]
After getting home from a missions trip to Trinidad in 2010, Trelawney Erwin knew she wanted to go to India next, although she wasn’t exactly sure why. Two years later, after she had saved up her money, the 19-year-old was on her way to Texas for a week of training […]
Duane Hicks Motorcyclists will be taking to area highways next Saturday (Aug. 25) for the local Alzheimer Society’s 10th-annual “Ride for Memories,” with this year’s ride ending in Sioux Lookout that evening. Riders from across Northwestern Ontario are encouraged to get involved to collect pledges and enjoy a ride. Lynn […]
Sarah Pruys Same-sex marriage? Perhaps it should just be called marriage, for isn’t that what it is? A few years ago, when Knox United Church in Fort Frances voted to perform same-sex unions, it was a quiet event. And now the United Church in Emo also has taken the same […]
