Lucas Punkari While the turnout was lower than what he had hoped, head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan was happy with the performances by those who took part in the Fort Frances Lakers’ annual prospect camp in International Falls over the weekend. “My overall impression was a fairly good […]
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Lucas Punkari After returning home to play for the Fort Frances Lakers in the SIJHL last season, local hockey product Jordan Larson is moving on. The 17-year-old centre was traded to the Pembroke Lumber Kings of the CCHL on Friday afternoon, in exchange for a player development fee. “It’s obviously […]
Lucas Punkari It had been a six-year quest with many ups and downs along the way. But Sunday afternoon in Kitchener, local “strongman” Luke Skaarup was able to achieve a long-time goal—capturing the title of Ontario’s Strongest Man by six-and-a-half points over Thunder Bay’s Kyle Rayner. He also qualified for […]
Lucas Punkari Troy Norman smiled at his partner, Aaron Wielinga, on Sunday morning after he reeled in a Rainy Lake bass during the annual Safeway KidPro tournament, which is held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. This 4.64-pound lunker proved to be the biggest bass of the […]
Sarah Pruys Jeff Denis, who last summer completed his Ph.D in sociology on race relations in Rainy River District, returned to the Fort Frances Public Library last Wednesday to meet with the local Celebrating Diversity committee and discuss his findings, as well as receive feedback to include in his dissertation, […]
Heather Latter Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis cut the ribbon at the official opening of the H2O Power facility here last Wednesday afternoon. The building, located in a wing of the former Fort Frances High School, will be the main office and workshop for the company’s five western hydro-generating stations.
Lucas Punkari Guest official Jordan Larson watched as Cody Hasbargen, left, and Hunter Leishman battled for the puck after a face-off during Friday night’s scrimmage at the Fort Frances Lakers’ prospect camp at Bronco Arena in International Falls.
It will be hard to match the Olympic fever that swept across Canada when Vancouver hosted the 2010 Winter Games. For one, Canada is mostly associated as a winter locale—and we’ve enjoyed greater success on the ice and slopes on the world stage over the years. And, of course, as […]
Last week I was in Owen Sound for the Ontario Cattlemen’s summer meeting and we actually met with the board and staff from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, as well. We are dry here in Rainy River, but things were even worse there. For the most part, the entire province is […]
The cuts keep on coming from the federal government—and it would appear the reason we are not hearing announcements about them is because they are poorly thought out, unpopular, and strike at the heart of many essential services we Canadians depend on. This past week, for instance, we learned of […]
Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an old woman some day—and it’s still a goal I hope to achieve. Maybe it was because I admired my Grandma Moser so much as a girl. I loved going to Grandma’s house. And, as far as I could tell, so […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo With the extended hot, dry weather we’ve been having, the following is the first of a two-part article with 10 tips for pasture and feeding in dry conditions: 1. Supplementing pastures may be necessary to keep animals from over-grazing This will mean moving them […]
