A one-time only event deserved one breath-taking finish. The foursome of Jeff Ogden, Rick Sekulich, Rob Crowe, and Bryce Coyle won in a playoff over Robert Atatise, Robert Atatise Jr., Scott Bridgeman, and Steve Pruys to capture The Great Centennial Golf Tournament on Sunday at Kitchen Creek. Ogden and his […]
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Tara Ogier and Richard Cross of Winnipeg were the big winners in the Emo Walleye Classic raffle which was drawn Saturday evening, taking home the first prize of a Crestliner/Yamaha boat, motor, and trailer package from Tompkins Hardware. A computer package from KP Computers—the second prize—was won by Janet Lambert […]
Her favourite player’s on-ice days are behind him, but Heather Ash has a promising future as a bona fide goalie. The 21-year-old Fort Frances native watched her NHL hero, Patrick Roy, hang up the skates for good when he announced his retirement last month. But Ash is only just getting […]
Ray Bedard said he wasn’t going all the way to the land of the leprechaun to come home unlucky and empty-handed. He proved to be a man of his word. Bedard, 44, was up to the task of competing against the best of the best, winning a silver medal in […]
You’ve got to hand it to Ray Bedard. But he’d rather earn it, if it’s all the same. The 44-year-old Fort Frances athlete poured in a multitude of training hours—and had an equal amount of sweat pour out of him—as he devoted himself to preparing for the Special Olympics World […]
Forage harvest has started in some parts of the district, with some reports of slightly reduced yields. Forages in the area are about a week to a week-and-a-half behind normal depending upon the amount of rainfall received, which has been quite variable. For a dairy producer, forages probably are the […]
Each year, young children in Canada are at some risk of dying as a result of suffocating or choking. Almost 100 children die from these causes. Two-thirds of the children who die do so as a result of suffocation that has a mechanical cause, such as small object or strangulation […]
Kingsley Downs, 61, of Pinewood, Ont., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, July 1, 2003 in Stratton, Ont. He was born on April 28, 1942 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Kingsley had worked throughout the district as a general contractor. He loved people and put a smile in the hearts of all […]
Charlie Turgeon has been setting up the Canada Day fireworks ever since the town started having them about 25 years ago. His partner, Bill Caul, isn’t sure but he figures he’s been at it for about nine or 10 years now. These two men—along with several members of Caul’s family— […]
While the past five days have been jam-packed with activities, “Homecoming Week,” being held in conjunction with Fort Frances’ centennial, will culminate tomorrow with Canada’s birthday bash. “Everything is ready to go,” said Dawn Booth, a Fun in the Sun committee member and co-ordinator of the Fort Frances Chamber of […]
If winning one medal was thrilling for Ray Bedard, earning two must have been overwhelming. The Fort Frances resident returned to the podium over the weekend when he won bronze in the 200m dash at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Dublin, Ireland. With a time of 30.15 in […]
The Fraser Institute released its “report card” on Ontario elementary schools last week, placing the Rainy River District School Board tied for ninth place overall. The report used the province’s Education Quality Assessment Office results for Grade 3 and 6 students as a basis for the ranking system, as well […]
