Lucas Punkari Heading into last weekend’s summer camp over in International Falls, Fort Frances Lakers’ head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan and the rest of his staff were hoping to fill in a few blanks they had about their roster for the 2011/12 season. Instead, the Lakers still are […]
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Lucas Punkari When the anglers competing in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships take to the stage for the weigh-ins at the Memorial Sports Centre starting tomorrow, there will be a number of youngsters in the crowd who will be watching and dreaming of some day being in the same […]
Lucas Punkari “Make It Seven” was the rallying cry for many Canadian hockey fans over the last decade hoping to see the NHL expand north of the border, and they finally got their wish a couple of months ago with the Winnipeg Jets returning to the 30-team loop. The same […]
Lucas Punkari Kobi Ward, left, and Kale Bruyere-Huntley playfully battled for possession of the 2011 Safeway KidPro trophy after they finished tied for first place following a hot day of fishing on Rainy Lake on Sunday. Ward, who was fishing with multiple FFCBC champ Joe Thrun, caught three fish for […]
Heather Latter Frances Shelfantook, now 98 years young, will be launching her recently published novel, “Sophia’s Journey,” next Thursday (July 28) at the Fort Frances Library Technology Centre from noon-2 p.m.
Zoey Duncan Michael McDonald of Pack Pros carried an aged television to a semi-trailer, along with piles of other unwanted electronics, on Monday at the Memorial Sports Centre during the Recycle Your Electronics tour by Ontario Electronic Stewardship. The tour, which has collected more than 70 metric tonnes of TVs, […]
Lucas Punkari Nick Jourdain, left, and Dan Chesser battled for the puck on a face-off during the Fort Frances Lakers’ summer camp Friday night at Bronco Arena over in International Falls. Players from both sides of the border squared off in four scrimmages over the weekend, with the majority of […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo We are blessed in summer with long days and cool nights in our area, which just happens to be ideal for producing high-yielding, good quality forages. It is quite simple to tell whether or not you had good yields from your hay fields, but […]
The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is upon us once again—and once again its success hinges on residents turning out to support it. The board of directors certainly has done its part. Hampered by a deficit from last year’s tournament, it was forced to cut to the bone just to […]
? After a much longer wait than I’m sure SIJHL commissioner Ron Whitehead would have wanted, the local Junior ‘A’ circuit is expanding to seven teams this coming season with an entry from the Iron Range (an official name yet to be finalized) joining the ranks. The new franchise, which […]
Fishing has been fun this past week on Rainy Lake. I’ve been here since Friday (July 15) getting ready for the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. My partner, John Peterson, and I have been pre-fishing long hours trying to locate the winning school of fish for the tournament this […]
Last week, four friends arrived at our cottage. They were up for a week of fishing on Rainy Lake and now all are over 70 years of age, though you wouldn’t know it by their attitude or their stamina on those hot, humid days. They are a fun group of […]
