Duane Hicks OPP Commissioner Christopher D. Lewis wants a greater emphasis on crime prevention in future. Named the successor to Julian Fantino last summer, and officially starting the job Aug. 1, the Sault Ste. Marie native dropped by the Fort Frances detachment last Wednesday to visit with officers, members of […]
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Lucas Punkari After spending the night before the UNOH 225 at the Kentucky Speedway in Sparta dealing with a bout of food poisoning, Steve Arpin simply was looking to make it through his second career Camping World Truck Series unscathed in more ways than one. Even though his #32 Mike’s […]
Lucas Punkari The building process for the Fort Frances Lakers’ 2011/12 roster continues this weekend as last year’s SIJHL semi-finalists host a summer pre-camp at Bronco Arena over in International Falls. “It’s really nice to have a pre-camp like this heading into the main camp this fall,” noted Lakers’ head […]
Lucas Punkari After two seasons of coming away empty-handed at the Emo Speedway, the third season definitely has been the charm for Lindsay Bourre. The Rainy River native, who captured her first win of any kind in a heat back on Canada Day, captured the checkered flag in the Street […]
Lucas Punkari Spiking, digging, and blocking were the order of the day at the Fort High gym all last week as area volleyball players participated in the Fort Frances Vipers’ volleyball camp. The five-day camp was designed to not only give local players a chance to take to the court […]
Lucas Punkari Jeff Gustafson and August Collinson embraced after they found out they had won the 11th-annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament at Lake Despair Lodge on Saturday. The Kenora couple, who won the tournament back in 2008, set a two-day record for the event with an impressive 32.46-pound total. […]
Heather Latter Julia McManaman, left, and Kaylyn Levesque worked on building a birdhouse last Thursday at St. Michael’s School here under the supervision of Henry Miller. Several children are taking part in a two-week summer learning program called “Camp Read S’More,” which focuses on literacy. The program is a pilot […]
Lucas Punkari Richard Visser concluded a wild slide through the frontstretch infield at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night with a trip into a puddle during the start of the Street Stock feature. Visser got back underway, but ended up getting caught up in a pileup on the ensuing restart […]
Lucas Punkari Kenna Robertson went for a bump during a drill session at the Fort Frances Vipers’ volleyball camp at the Fort High gym last Thursday. A total of 27 participants took part in the week-long camp. See story C2.
There’s been a lot of grumbling this week over news that the local OPP put a $1,200 price tag on its help with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship’s annual parade of boats. The tournament’s board of directors, already squeezed by a bare-bones budget, asked that the town cover this […]
For two summers, we worked hard to renovate the main cabin at our camp. Windows were replaced, new knotty pine panelling was installed, an ash floor was laid—and the cabin looks beautiful. We then began upgrading the sleeping cabin by installing new windows through most of the rooms. Just two […]
Last weekend, I had a terrible time deciding what to write about. Not because I had no ideas, but because I had too many. My main job during the past few weeks has been going through all the folders in my file drawers–folders I’ve accumulated during 60 years of writing. […]
