Dan Falloon Most new players joining the Borderland Soccer Association will be subject to a draft this season as a move to create parity between teams. Returning players will have the option of throwing their name into a pool, noted association president Tristan Hutton. “We decided to go for a […]
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Dan Falloon The circus is coming to the Memorial Sports Centre this weekend. It’s not the Shriners, though, but rather the Border Skating Club, which is set to host its 38th-annual ice show, entitled “Under the Big Top,” with about 90 skaters performing. The show will take place this Saturday […]
Dan Falloon Memo to opponents of the Thunder Bay Bantam Kings: don’t let Jordan Larson feel at home. Not many teams figured out that wisdom as the 14-year-old Fort Frances product busted out for 125 points in 64 games with the Kings this season. Things were a little different early […]
Dan Falloon The times are a-changin’ for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The biggest difference for this year’s event, scheduled for July 18-24, is that the tournament’s main hub is moving from the Sorting Gap Marina to the Memorial Sports Centre. “It’s going to be a big change, moving […]
Peggy Revell Carter Payne and Rowan Donaldson took a seat on the Easter Bunny’s lap and checked out their baskets full of treats last Thursday morning at the Fort Frances Nursery School. It was a busy past week for the floppy-eared hare, who made appearances at various Easter parties in […]
Duane Hicks A sold-out crowd lined up for the buffet during the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s annual Good Friday prayer breakfast at La Place Rendez-Vous. The club says the annual breakfast is a way for members to say “thank you” to the public.
Dave Ogilvie Carenna and Hayden Haw were among the more than 200 people who sat down to the Emo Legion’s annual fish fry on Good Friday. More than 75 take-out meals also were picked up or delivered to people in their homes. A fantastic meal of fresh fish and all […]
Dan Falloon Brandon Sinclair and Harley Mainville went foot-to-foot during Muskie soccer tryouts last Wednesday afternoon at Fort High. Boys’ coach Shane Beckett was thrilled the team was able to practice outdoors, noting the team was forced to shovel snow off the pitches last year. Even with the snowy start, […]
Book-buying is my vice, as well as my virtue. Most of my books are non-fiction. Clutter is a prominent topic. And I love books about positive thinking, optimism, and cheerfulness. I’m a pushover for any book that has the word happiness in the title. But sometimes, I buy books just […]
By Dan Falloon, sports reporter So there’s been a little bit of talk about an NHL team returning to Winnipeg. I’d imagine that, at the very least, a handful of folks here in Fort Frances would welcome such a move. I can see a local family heading to Winnipeg for […]
?Now that another ice-fishing season has come to an end, it’s time to start thinking about the upcoming open-water season. I just love this time year. As anglers, we have so much to look forward to. For instance, our ice is going to be out almost an entire month earlier […]
There are two complete circulation systems in your body. One goes from the heart to the lungs and back again—the pulmonary system—while the other goes from your heart to all other parts of your body, and back to the heart. This is the systemic system. When your heart pumps blood […]
