Here are the other winners from the 2002 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Big Fish ($1,000) •Day One–Mike Luhman and Mark Raveling (Team #6): 5.46 •Day Two–Tony Richards and Ken Olson (Team #32): 4.8 •Day Three–Kelvin Caul and Murray Withersoon (Team #71): 4.58 Big Catch ($1,000) •Day One–Mike Luhman and […]
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With Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. and the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care still working out the details over the plans for Phase IV renovations at La Verendrye hospital, CEO Wayne Woods said work should begin there next spring. “We’re progressing to complete the drawings,” he noted. “We’ve been […]
Local talent will be showcased on Aug. 25 at Mud Lake City’s musical one-day festival. All performers and spectators are welcome to the open stage, free admission concert in Mud Lake City, which is located south of Devlin on Boxalder Rd. W. Mud Lake City, named after a nearby bog, […]
There is a fishing dynasty in our midst. This year’s representatives of the Gibbins’ fishing aristocracy were cousins John “Homer” Gibbins from Morson and Rueben “Bart” Gibbins of Bergland. They left their mark at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship but that is only two fifths of the story. “We […]
Digging into garbage, knocking over barbecues and pawing at bird feeders, hungry bears are expected to enter town again this year. The Town of Fort Frances is urging people to keep their lawns free of attractants to keep bears from wandering too far into neighbourhoods. “Keep your garbage in the […]
The fate of the AB-Backus complex could be decided tonight at a meeting of the International Falls school board. The falls school board is set to announce a decision over the building complex at a public meeting at Falls High School room 122 starting at 3:45 p.m. Two groups are […]
A fire ban may have been lifted but the Ministry of Natural Resources is still urging people to use extreme caution when lighting campfires throughout the district. Garry Harland, fire operations supervisor at MNR’s fire headquarters in Fort Frances, said forests throughout the district are listed in moderate to high […]
Almost two months after severe flooding in the area, water levels on Rainy Lake have finally dropped to be within acceptable levels. “Rainy Lake is in under the operating band,” Rick Walden, engineering advisor for the Rainy Lake Board of Control, said this morning. “It’s pretty wonderful. It is certainly […]
From the first moment that Tyzen steps on the stage, you have no doubt this man was born to entertain—and entertain he does. Tyzen was born, raised, and still resides in Winnipeg, but his true home is on the stage. He began his entertainment career after being inspired by watching […]
Tonight under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina, Winnipeg-based band “Caraballo” takes the stage. A powerful musical force for well over 15 years, the immense versatility of their repertoire keeps them at the pinnacle of the industry. They play everything from Bob Marley to dance hits—whatever it takes […]
The fate of the AB-Backus across the river in International Falls, Mn. should be decided next week but one of the groups vying for control of the complex said they are being ignored. The school board in International Falls has received proposals for control over the complex from two community […]
While the anglers are out on the lake, youngsters will be kept busy with everything from inflatable attractions to a petting zoo at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship “Kids’ Daytime Land,” which opened earlier today at the Sorting Gap Marina. “The tournament is about a lot of things in […]
