Staff It was a silver showing for Donovan Taylor at the Man.-Sask. championships in Winnipeg over the weekend. Taylor, 15, brought home five silver medals to go along with two bronze. Three of his second-place finishes came in backstroke events, including the 50m (29.39), 100m (1:00.26), and 200m (2:11.31). The […]
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Staff John Rutherford and Christine Stark captured a pair of championships during the annual Gord Dunville Mixed Darts Classic at the local Legion over the weekend. The pair first downed Steve and Rochelle Louma in the mixed doubles event Saturday afternoon. Then they teamed up with Shawn Harris and Khristy […]
Heather Latter The Fort Frances chapter of Ducks Unlimited has slated its 28th-annual banquet and auction for Friday, April 23 at La Place Rendez-Vous. Tickets cost $50 each or $85 per couple, but only about a half-dozen remained as of press time. Those who purchase tickets before Friday, April 9 […]
Staff La Place Rendez-Vous will be looking for a carbon-copy performance. The Vous exploded offensively in local men’s basketball action Monday night, holding off Taggs 94-88 to advance to the league final against Boston Pizza. Mark Lussier drained 56 points for the Vous while Joey Therieau had 30 points for […]
Staff Carla Hanzuk, Cheryl Watts, and Jim Halverson teamed up to claim the M.E.C. adult bowling tournament Saturday at Plaza Lanes. Hanzuk totalled 880 over four games to pace the team, led by a 230 in her final one. Halverson posted a 733 while Watts chipped in 600 as the […]
Press Release Canada Safeway announced that once again it would sponsor the Safeway Kid-Pro tournament, which will kick off the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship on Sunday, July 18 from the Sorting Gap Marina. This marks the fourth year Canada Safeway has been the event sponsor. Public affairs manager John […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers have made it clear they aren’t going to tolerate the Dryden Ice Dogs’ antics any more. The Lakers, who lost all 12 regular-season match-ups against Dryden and then Game 1 of their semi-final series, certainly haven’t rolled over for the top-seeded ’Dogs. Fort Frances […]
Gordon Anderson The second-ranked team in the province made short work of the 11th-ranked Muskies yesterday afternoon. The Denis Morris Redmen dominated physically, and possessed enough slick play-makers, to dispose of Fort High 6-1 in Pool ‘B’ action at the OFSAA ‘AAA/AAAA’ hockey tournament in St. Catharines. The Redmen were […]
Peggy Revell An unchecked Lotto 6/49 ticket bought months ago has turned into a million dollars. “It’s all surreal, it just really is,” Paul Bock, owner of North Air Services here, said yesterday about the $1-million win which will be split between 10 employees at the business. “It’s just bizarre. […]
Duane Hicks Community input wanted Those interested in being part of the “What Hooks You Here” rug-hooking project will get an introduction to the art form—and a chance to provide input—during a free workshop tomorrow (March 25) from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum. The workshop will be led […]
Dan Falloon The Fort Frances Lakers have made it clear they aren’t going to tolerate the Dryden Ice Dogs’ antics any more. The Lakers, who lost all 12 regular-season match-ups against Dryden and then Game 1 of their semi-final series, certainly haven’t rolled over for the top-seeded ’Dogs. Fort Frances […]
Duane Hicks Not wanting to take on too much too soon with the newly-purchased Sunny Cove Camp, council has reconsidered its previous decision to allow catered weddings there. For this year, at least, it agreed to only honour the four bookings the town already has agreed to and then will […]
