Lake Despair Lodge was abuzz of activity early Sasturday morning as 65 teams left the dock to try to “catch the big ones.” And after two days of “hard, hot fishing,” Wayne Howard and Jason Cain placed first with 24.82 pounds of bass, followed closely by runners-up Mark Wilson and […]
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A Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer from Geraldton won a bronze medal in the badminton mixed doubles event at the 2005 World Police and Fire Games in Quebec City. Derek Hebner, 29, and his partner, Lynn Kett, 40, of the Sudbury Police Department, won the bronze after a tough […]
The hour hand on the clock hadn’t even made two complete rotations since he completed his round of golf last Wednesday, but there was “Snake” Krawchuk still turning heads like he had done all day long. It was Round #2, literally, as Krawchuk, who had won the Kitchen Creek Senior […]
The Kitchen Creek Golf Course once again is heading to the Buick Scramble Canadian championships. Last year, club pro Steve Wood teamed up with the foursome of Clarke Deacon, Colin Drombolis, John Gibson, and Greg Ste. Croix. This year, Wood will be going along with Andy Crook, Jon Dupuis, Bill […]
Ken Anderson, Jake Kamm, and Gary Grimes had their names etched in Emo Speedway history on Saturday night as they were the first-ever mid-season championship winners at the track. Anderson, who retired from Abitibi-Consolidated on Canada Day after 26 years, led 11 of the 15 laps in the Midwest Modifieds […]
Sight & Sound had their offensive breakout of a season that’s already halfway over with a convincing 18-3 win over Sabaskong last night at VanJura Stadium here. The win boosts Sight & Sound’s record to 7-4-1 on the year while Sabaskong’s loss dropped them to a 1-8 record. “Once a […]
Steve Arpin couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate Canada Day than by heading over to Alexandria, Mn. and invade its race track by entering in the WISSOTA Nationals. It was there where Arpin finished in fifth place in the 25-car feature on Sunday in what is dubbed as […]
Here are the results from the Emo Speedway races held Friday night in conjunction with Canada Day festivities, followed by the top five point-getters in each of the classes. The Speedway will resume its usual Saturday night slot this week when its first-ever Mid-Season Championship will be held. Hot laps […]
He looks out the window of the clubhouse, but tries not to think about what he’s seeing. It’s Sunday and it had rained hard all that morning, and there’s Greg Ross looking out onto the Kitchen Creek Golf Club and thinking about how much work is in store for his […]
It’s an annual affair, but the Muskie football team’s spring practices still turn the heads of drivers on McIrvine Road as they passed Fort High’s football field the past couple of weeks. A half-dozen practices were held, but were they practices or tryouts for a season that doesn’t get started […]
The Fort Frances Visserettes and Boys Gymnastics Club saluted its award winners from the past season at a wind-up party two weeks ago. The award winners were: •Top Female Artistics (sponsored by Pharmasave)—Brittany Reutzal •Top Provincial Gymnast (FFG Academy)—Sara Kellar •Top Female Gymnast (Nancy Miller)—Brittany Rogenrud •Most Promising Male Gymnast […]
Talk about making a statement. That’s exactly what John Hettinga has been doing since the beginning of the season at the Emo Speedway. After winning the season points championship in the Street Stock division last year, Hettinga decided to move to the Midwest Modifieds (Mod-B) side of things. And he […]
