Joey Payeur Fulfilling others’ requests works well for Jeremy Mann. The assistant coach of Mighty Mustang Wrestling in International Falls said there’s a simple explanation why the third-annual “Top of the Nation” Folkstyle Wrestling Championship meet is being held at Falls High School this Sunday (March 26) instead of its […]
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From the MNRF An Alberta man has been fined a total of $2,400 for fishing offences. Archibald Hendrickson of Edmonton was tried in absentia and fined $1,400 for having an over-limit of walleye and $1,000 for packaging fish in such a way that they could not be easily counted. Hendrickson […]
One of the many reasons why I love where I live is that we get to experience four distinct seasons. I look upon the start of each new season as an opportunity to refresh my pantry and my mindset in anticipation of the seasonal meals to come. Resolutions, after all, […]
From the MNRF A Minnesota man has been fined and ordered to pay forest fire suppression costs under the Forest Fires Prevention Act. Timothy Brown of St. Paul was fined $500 for starting a fire without a permit. He also was ordered to pay $3,527 for the cost of putting […]
Staff Molly Carlson is just getting started, which should make plenty of other NCAA divers pretty nervous for the next three years. The Fort Frances native concluded her freshman season with the Florida State Seminoles in emphatic fashion last week at the NCAA Division 1 women’s swimming and diving championships […]
Staff It’s time to turn things around or they will have to wait for another turn next year. The Lakehead University Thunderwolves’ women’s rink, featuring skip Hailey Beaudry of Fort Frances and lead Erin Tomalty from Nestor Falls, finds itself in a dogfight for a playoff spot at the 2017 […]
Staff Lisa Penner is liking the looks of Fredericton more and more by the minute. The Fort Frances resident is playing third on Kenora skip Peggy Taylor’s Northern Ontario rink, which is cruising so far with a 3-0 record in Pool ‘B’ at the 2017 Everest senior women’s curling championship. […]
Staff The host rink has got the home fans cheering for the most part so far. With Fort Frances-based skip Hailey Beaudry and Nestor Falls export Erin Tomalty at lead, the Lakehead Thunderwolves’ women’s curling team is in a three-way tie for second entering play today at the 2017 U-SPORTS/Curling […]
Staff The online play-by-play commentator compared goalie Sydney Swanson to Fort Knox. So Katie Sinclair and the Lakehead Thunderwolves broke in and grabbed all the gold. The Fort Frances resident set up the deciding goal by Olivia Carter in the second period as the Thunderwolves made history by beating the […]
Staff It will be the three-time defending champs against the new kids on the block. But the Fort Frances Lakers begin their quest for a fourth-straight SIJHL crown in unfamiliar fashion after wrapping up their regular season with a 3-2 loss to the Dryden GM Ice Dogs on Friday night […]
Staff Katie Sinclair saw the rest of her team having fun so she decided to join in. The Fort Frances native had a goal and two assists in the third period to help the Lakehead Thunderwolves rout the Aquinas College Saints 10-0 yesterday in their opening game at the ACHA […]
Staff There’s no room for error in a 3-on-3 overtime and Matt Tustin’s misplay made that perfectly clear to the Fort Frances Lakers. Nicholas Nigro took the turnover and went the other way to start–and then finish–a 2-on-1 with 14 seconds left in the extra session to give the visiting […]
