The local Ministry of Natural Resources’ fire office over the weekend dispatched one three-person FireRanger crew to join more than 50 other firefighters from the region battling blazes that are scorching British Columbia. More would have been sent if the local MNR fire headquarters had been convinced they could be […]
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The number of bicycle stands on Scott Street likely will be reduced by half in the near future because the Business Improvement Association’s board of directors has decided they haven’t seen much use in recent years. Town council is being asked to consider this request from the BIA at tonight’s […]
It’s a birthday James Lindner won’t soon forget. The Brainerd, Mn. resident, who turned 44 on Saturday, teamed up with his brother, Bill, to capture the ninth-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The pair used three consistent days of fishing to top the 136-team field with a 55.46-pound total— taking […]
The Thursday night headline act for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship unexpectedly cancelled their performance yesterday afternoon, leaving organizers scrambling to find a replacement. Country band Doc Walker from Winnipeg was to perform at 8 p.m. but they cancelled when a family emergency kept them attending. “From what I […]
The deadline for an international talent show being organized by the Citizens for Backus/AB has been extended to next Thursday (July 31). This inaugural show—featuring acts ranging from vocal and instrumental to drama, comedy, and dance—is slated for Thursday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. in Backus Auditorium in International Falls. […]
If you’ve seen one fish, you’ve seen them all. That was the thinking of Winnipeg anglers Scott Cook and Jerry Millar for most of yesterday’s opening day of action in the ninthannual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship—until Cook hit the jackpot. “We were getting cookie-cutters all day long, but then […]
“I feel like Susan Lucci!” That’s about all long-time “Quest for the Best” competitor Alyson Booth could say last night as she returned to the stage under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina to collect the top prize for her first time. Booth, of course, was referring to […]
The W.I. District Museum in Emo is in full swing meeting these days and directing tourists to their fishing grounds in the Nestor Falls and Clearwater Lake area. Nathalie Donaldson is the Sunset Country tourism guide this year. Whatever you wish to know, the 17-year-old is capable of giving out […]
Golf is a game of wide swings. One minute you’re in the bunker, the next you’re in the hole. Chrissy Thomson will testify to that fact as she went from being an almost certain winner with four holes to play to a runner-up on the 18th green to a champion […]
The night started with a tongue lashing and ended with a collection of stickshift senoritas. Between the two, Bill Witherspoon decided second-best just wasn’t going to cut it. The Devlin resident, third overall last year in the points race, broke through for his first feature victory of the season in […]
To the editor: I find it interesting that a neighbouring community would not carry a story which affects well over 330 families in Dryden—the Weyerhaeuser layoffs of 330 union people and some staff members. The announcement was made on Tuesday, in time for your Wednesday paper which we get here […]
The extra rest must have done Alex Parent some good. After a competitive year that featured many lengthy road trips by car, the 14-year-old Fort Frances Aquanaut took the aerial route to Edmonton for last week’s Canadian Open for SWAD (Swimmers With A Disability) long-course national championships. “It sure lessened […]
