It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Debra Lynne Grennier, 57, after a brief battle with cancer, on Friday, July 21, 2017 in Princeton, B.C. Deb was born on Oct. 16, 1959 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Edward (Ted) and Darleen Grennier. She was raised […]
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“Jack Ducharme from off the farm . . . E-I, E-I, OH!” It is with great sadness that the family of (Marvin) Jack Ducharme announces his sudden passing on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Jack was born on Oct. 13, 1939 in Miscampbell, Ont. to Leo and Kip Ducharme. Growing up […]
Joey Payeur Once was great but twice was even better for Troy Norman of Fort Frances, left, and Jay Samsal of Kenora as the pair captured the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship trophy for the second-straight year Saturday at the Sorting Gap Marina.
Staff Opposition hitters had a devil of a time getting anywhere against the only Angel on the field. Pitcher Rylee Redford was the only member of the Fort Frances Angels in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League all-star game last Wednesday at Manitou Rapids. But she represented her team […]
Staff Rainy River District athletes showed they belonged at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) held last week in Toronto and Hamilton. They brought home several medals in all as members of Aboriginal Team Ontario, which finished third in the medal standings with 137 behind British Columbia (179) and […]
Staff Jamie Spencer’s promising young volleyball career is busting borders. The 15-year-old Fort Frances resident returned from Winnipeg last week after having made the practice roster for the Team Manitoba U16 girls’ provincial club squad. “The tryouts were a few weeks ago,” said Spencer, who is a good bet to […]
Staff The Rainy River Royals came to see the error of their ways–and it was not a pleasant experience. Back-to-back errors, along with three wild pitches, in the bottom of the sixth cost the Royals four runs in a 7-3 loss to the host Stratton Eagles in Rainy River District […]
Joey Payeur For the first time in team history, the Fort Frances Lakers will have all their SIJHL friends over for a two-day get-together that could impact the next chapter of their hockey journey for some of those on hand. The Lakers have been named host of the annual SIJHL […]
Joey Payeur Callum McCormick proved fastball is for the tall and the small as the 10-year-old designated hitter for the Stratton Eagles stepped into the batter’s box against catcher Earl Ivall and the Rainy River Royals last Thursday evening in the Eagles’ 7-3 win.
Joey Payeur Instead of being drenched in early-morning rain, Oliver Gibbins and Mike Gate were realizing some early-morning pain Saturday. And their instincts proved correct as the pair, hailing from Morson and Nestor Falls, respectively, were unable to hold onto their lead after Day 2 at the Fort Frances Canadian […]
Joey Payeur It was an episode of “Dancing with the All-Stars” as umpire Jim Fowler and catcher Meghan Bourgeois of the Dawson Tigers, playing for “Team Windigo,” got a front-row seat to the high-flying footwork of Fort Frances Her-icanes’ shortstop Sarah Noonan (“Team Patey”) during the Rainy River District Women’s […]
Joey Payeur There was a pivotal moment in their attempted title defence that changed everything for Troy Norman and Jay Samsal. “The biggest challenge we had came [Friday] at 10 a.m.,” recounted Norman, who lives in Fort Frances. “We had some poor misfortune not landing fish and lost three kings […]
