It is with great sadness that the family of Garth Lockman announces his passing on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011 after a short battle with lung cancer. Garth was born on March 19, 1947 in Fort Frances to Herb and Ruth Lockman. After graduating from Fort Frances High School, he joined […]
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Lucas Punkari After starting the post-season with four games on Tuesday night, the Rainy River District Fastball League will resume their double-knockout playoffs tonight with four more games on the schedule. The top seeded Beef’s Warriors will begin their title quest in Couchiching this evening as they will be up […]
Heather Latter Youth and adults participating in this year’s “Walk for Good Life” arrived in Couchiching First Nation yesterday for lunch. The group is completing a seven day, 500-km journey for aboriginal youth to walk and learn together.
Staff A group of adults and youth participating in this year’s Walk for Good Life stopped in Couchiching First Nation yesterday for lunch before making their way to Rainy River First Nations to spend the night. “It’s been a really awesome couple of days,” enthused Teresa Hazel, CEO of the […]
Lucas Punkari Local netminder Mark Loveday is looking to put his foot in the door towards the next step in hockey career this week in Chicago, as the 14-year old will be taking part in the 2011 USHL Combine for 1996 and 1997 birth year players. “I’m really excited about […]
Lucas Punkari The roster building for the 2011/2012 edition of the Fort Frances Lakers continues to take place, as the team signed three more players to the squad earlier this week. Returning from last year’s squad that made the SIJHL semi-finals are defenders Connor Hady and Josh Scott, while the […]
Leonard Shannon, age 90, of International Falls passed away peacefully at Falls Good Samaritan Society on July 31, 2011. He was born Jan. 26, 1921 at Indus, Min. to Cornet and Eva Shannon. He grew up near Barwick, Ont. until he enlisted in the U.S. Army at the outbreak of […]
Staff Those who noticed thick smoke in the air yesterday need not panic about forest fires nearby. The local Ministry of Natural Resources reported around 1 p.m. yesterday that the smoke is in fact coming from Red Lake and Sioux Lookout, where more than 80 fires in total continue to […]
Lucas Punkari Normally, the summer months are usually an easy-going time for most youngsters as they spend time with family and friends back home. But for 19-year old Fort Frances native Joe Basaraba, his summer away from the campus of the University of Minnesota-Duluth has been anything but rest and […]
I’m sure many of you also were shocked and saddened to learn that NDP leader Jack Layton is battling a second type of cancer, and taking some time off from his job as leader of the Official Opposition to receive treatment and begin his recovery. As such, I would like […]
With the 25th version of the Shaw Kenora Bass International set to take off early tomorrow morning, it’s right back at it for Sunset Country bass anglers this weekend. With the two biggest events in the region—the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship and the SKBI—taking place back to back, there […]
What’s in a word? I’m not sure who said that, but Shakespeare penned the phrase a rose by any other name. . . . I am fond of a lot of words: giggle, yikes, popcorn, and enchanted, to name a few. I especially like words that adhere to the principal […]
