Duane Hicks Shawna McRitchie, left, and Mar Fraczkiewicz of Sunset Water Sports, seen here aboard their Mastercraft X25, have been busy entertaining riders of all ages on Rainy Lake this summer.
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Joey Payeur Sekina Scheibler had just finished running more than a quarter-of-a-mile. But he wasn’t taking one more step in his post-game interview unless his demands were met. “If you’re putting my name in the story, I want the name of every one of my offensive linemen in there, too,” […]
Joey Payeur As the Big Grassy Braves, they took home a league title the season after they tragically lost one of their own. As the Fort Frances Braves, they did it again for another one, who happened to be the son of that first teammate. The emotions were overflowing last […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit expects Bill 148 (Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017) will lead to significantly improved health outcomes for many of its residents. The board of health showed its support of the bill by passing a resolution at its Aug. 28 meeting commending the provincial government […]
Joey Payeur Amy Wilson-Hands is a big believer in being hands-off as much as possible and let her players carry the load. The head coach of the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team, joined this season by assistants Shana Windigo and Terry “Goose” McMahon, is relying on her seven Grade 10 […]
Press Release The Tech Department at Fort Frances High School has been able to add new equipment to its welding booths after receiving funding from the Canadian Welding Association Foundation. Teacher Robert Guertin applied for the funding last year and learned in May they were successful in receiving $20,500. With […]
Joey Payeur The International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club (#3) may not have won this close final heat against Winnipeg’s Prostate Paddlers (#1) but they were fast enough over three heats to win the Mixed Competitive Division–and the overall championship–at the FMG Manitoba Dragon Boat Festival in Winnipeg on the […]
Staff Everyone new is old again. It’s a bit of a twist on the old line, but appropriate when speaking about a good portion of the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team in relation to co-coaches John Gibson and Jason Cain. “Jason and I coached much of this group as juniors […]
Joey Payeur You have to start somewhere and Wayne Strachan believed it was a decent start. The head coach and general manager of the Fort Frances Lakers saw his team show some mid-season fight despite a 4-3 shootout loss to the Minnesota Iron Rangers in their SIJHL exhibition opener Friday […]
Staff There’s a reason why they became champions. Emo’s Brody Strachan and Kevin Desserre of Dryden flashed their mastery one more time in a fitting end to their 2017 Borderland Racing Association seasons during “Fan Appreciation Night” at the Emo Speedway on Saturday. Strachan, who claimed the championship in the […]
Nancy Evans, Taylor Jorgenson, and Dwayne Sinclair were the big winners at the Kitchen Creek club championships over the weekend. Evans shot a 92 to beat Judi Dickey by four strokes to claim the women’s crown while Jorgenson carded a 72 to also win by four shots over Muskie golf […]
Staff Steve Arpin isn’t sneaking up on his rivals anymore–they already knows he’s coming. The Fort Frances native had what was for him this season a below-average showing at the latest Red Bull Global Rallycross tour stop in Seattle over the weekend. Arpin, driving the Loenbro Motorsports No. 00 car, […]
