The success of the Emo Walleye Classic isn’t something that just happens. The annual fishing derby’s popularity with both the anglers and the public is the result of a tremendous amount of hard work by a group of people who largely remain in the background. The spectators see the anglers, […]
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Three local women and Kitchen Creek club pro Steve Wood teed off in Winnipeg last week for the Manitoba PGA Pro Lady Tournament and despite the chilly weather, they managed to have a great time—and place in the top eight. “The conditions were tough, it was windy and cool,” noted […]
Aquanaut Donovan Cousineau earned the high points trophy for the male 10 and under category at the Thunder Bay Thunderbolts International Invitational last weekend with three first-place finishes, one second, four thirds, and one seventh. He also improved his time in the 200m I.M. by 21.91 seconds. Cousineau, whose gold […]
After a cancellations due to weather, the Fort Frances Little League is finally, slowly, getting underway. And team organizers Dave Sande here and Ken Wilson in Barwick look forward to seeing what the future will bring to the sport they love. “Baseball is making some pretty good strides here,” said […]
Crests (3 times on the Honour Roll) Presented by Mr. B. Fisher Natalie Armstrong, Theresia Bedard, Alicia Boven, Jennifer Carroll, Cameron Cuadros, Megan Darvell, Anke Denzin, Rico Fiedler, Paul Gagne, Danny Gavel, Kevin Gruttner, Taylor Harnett, Brittany Hayes, Scott Hoffman, Leanne Kaemingh, Aaron Keffer, Ross Kircher, Ashley La Freniere, Sheldon […]
Students and staff of Fort Frances High School took an hour yesterday afternoon to pay tribute to those who have achieved excellence in academics, the arts, and community service during the 2003-04 school year. New this year were the Most Valuable Contributor awards—a variation of the Most Valuable Player awards […]
Heather Dutton last week earned her third trip to the all-Ontarios this season—two days after being named Fort High’s female athlete of the year. Dutton, one of seven members on the high school track club to run at the NWOSSAA event in Thunder Bay, won gold in the senior girls’ […]
Envision North logged on last week for the launch of its newest addition that will connect it to other practice firms across the globe: a webcam. Envision North, which is sponsored by Confederation College, is part of a country-wide initiative to help people who are out of work—either after finishing […]
Fort Frances hosted a distinguished visitor on Friday when Ontario Lt.-Gov. James Bartleman met with members of the Rainy River District School Board to talk about how to improve native students’ achievement. Lt.-Gov. Bartleman, a member of the Mnjikaning First Nation, heard a presentation about a pilot project that NOEL […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team has been seeded 11th for the all-Ontarios, which get underway Thursday in Sudbury. Playing in Pool ‘C,’ the black-and-gold will open action at 11 a.m. (EDT) against third-seeded St. Mary’s High School (Woodstock) before meeting sixth-seeded Jean Vanier Catholic High School (Collingwood) at 3 p.m. […]
Well, it was fun while it lasted, but I’m not sure I’d want to do it every weekend. The third-annual Emo Walleye Classic is now in the history books and, as usual, there were lots of surprises—pleasant ones for some and not-so-pleasant for others. This was my first taste of […]
From the first boat in Thursday’s parade on Front Street to last call at the Emo-La Vallee Arena on Saturday night, the third-annual Emo Walleye Classic was a huge success. Even while the 53 boats were out on the Rainy River, there was plenty to do back at the arena. […]
