Strong winds yesterday caused this tree to lose several large limbs—some of which fell on a nearby utility line as well as part of a home located on the 1100 block of First Street East. —Amanda Roy photo
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Mikel Ward, left, and Dilon Woolsey, right, dug a deep hole in the sand on the beach at Pither’s Point Park last Thursday while Billy Wolf, back left, and Brendon McCormick gathered mud to pack the sides of their creation. The boys were trying to make a “hot tub” out […]
Following a public meeting Monday evening, town council passed a bylaw to assume, dedicate as a public thoroughfare, stop up, close, and sell a part of Sinclair Street and a part of Portage Avenue. These closures specifically pertain to the stretch of Sinclair from Victoria Avenue to Portage, and the […]
The United Beef Club held its second meeting on Wednesday, May 23 at Kevin Gemmell’s house. First, president Jared McQuaker led us in the 4-H pledge. Then a club vote took place and Mitchell became our new secretary. Jared then asked each club member to share the heart girth […]
Sylvia Barnard, president of Cambrian College since August, 2002, has been elected vice-chair of the board of directors of Contact North/Contact Nord. “Sylvia brings an incredible wealth of knowledge and experience to Contact North/Contact Nord from her 30-year career in education,” said board chairman Doug Smith. “She combines a demonstrated […]
The Barwick Blue Knights trounced Rainy River 15-6 in Rainy River District Fastball action last Thursday night, drawing the two teams even in the standings with 7-4 records. Pitcher Jason Wilson picked up the win and added a home run in what Blue Knights’ manager George Oltsher said was an […]
The Emo Speedway will be full of action this Saturday (July 14) as the first-annual Piston Ring Mid-Season Summer Shootout gets underway at 7 p.m. All three classes—Street Stocks, WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds, and WISSOTA Modifieds—will take to the track to compete for the crown of mid-season champion. Last season’s mid-season […]
A trio of Fort Frances boys continued their winning ways on the basketball court when they took the Booster Club 3-on-3 tournament by storm on July 4 over in International Falls. Morgan Anderson, Jeremy Strain, and Travis Stromness went undefeated, knocking off three other teams in the double elimination […]
The Devlin slo-pitch league will be raising a new banner this Friday (July 13). Formerly known as the Kingsley Downs Memorial Slo-pitch Tournament, the tournament now will be known as the Kingsley Downs and Gus Lindberg Memorial Slo-pitch Tournament. Downs was killed in a car accident three years […]
To protect a highly-stressed walleye fishery, the Ministry of Natural Resources is banning walleye fishing on the Black Sturgeon River from below the dam all the way to Lake Superior. The ban will reduce angling pressure on a valuable remnant of Great Lakes walleye stock and will help the […]
Join Voyageurs National Park wildlife biologist Brice Hansen this Friday (July 13) for a program on Canada Lynx in Minnesota. Can you tell the difference between a lynx and a bobcat? Learn about the physical traits that help lynx survive here during this interactive program the whole family will […]
Brittany Hayes of Fort Frances is among the 10 finalists who will compete to win a share of $3,000 in prize money at the Canadian Lakehead Exhibition in Thunder Bay next month. The winner also will have a chance to go on to represent Northern Ontario at the National […]
