What would you do? Throw away five years of blissful marriage because of three weeks of hardship, or would you stick with the love of your life? That’s a question facing Steve Arpin, but he’s in no hurry to sign the divorce papers with his racing fling. Instead, he will […]
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Oh, what a beautiful day it was for baseball. The skies were clear, the sun was hot, and a slight breeze was streaming in from the north, which kept the flag situated near the diamond gently flapping in the air. The American flag, that is. Confused? Well, keep reading and […]
“The Fort Frances High School Athletic Department is accepting applications for various coaching positions for the 2005/2006 school year.” That’s how an ad in the Times reads, which pretty much states that if you’ve got some coaching experience and enjoy working with kids, the Muskies may want you behind one […]
Welcome back, Steve Arpin. That’s how drivers and fans alike will be greeting the 21-year-old racing sensation, who will be making his return to the Emo Speedway tomorrow night (Saturday). It has been an anxious return for Arpin, who actually had come last Saturday but rain burst that bubble. “I’m […]
The Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team held its annual awards banquet last Thursday evening at the Ukrainian Hall, where the achievements of its members over the past season were recognized. The following swimmers were singled out for special recognition: < *c>Most improved •Adam Stromberg (eight and under) •Kaela Lowey (nine-10) […]
This Saturday (June 18), the children’s “Kick it” soccer league will be having its wind-up tournament starting at 10 a.m. at Donald Young School here in Emo. About 175 kids will be playing, with a large number of those coming in from Rainy River. Everyone is invited to come out […]
The call came to the Beaudry residence on an afternoon day in early February. The call was intended for Kim Beaudry, but some confusion on the part of her former coach had delayed it. “[Ron Fearon] didn’t know how to get a hold of me, so he went through the […]
Kitchen Creek Gold Course held its annual Pro-Am tournament on Monday, which saw nine groups compete. Here are the results: < *c>Team scores 1. Bill North, John Rempel, Shawn O’Donnell, and Trevor Clearwater of The Players Course (160 points) 2. Dave McMillan, Dean Smith, Jim Ballard, and Dan Henderson of […]
Quinn McCarthy has an early lead in the Rendezvous Yacht Club’s Spring Race Series. He took first place in the first two Wednesday night races aboard his S2 known as “Sedna.” Finishing second in the windward/leeward courses was Colin Hewitt, followed by Jas Spencer. Bad weather delayed the start of […]
International Falls be warned—there is a group of Canadian hockey players masquerading as baseball players in your town. The Fort Frances Kiwanis Junior ‘B’ baseball team has been in operation for the past month now, but don’t be fooled. This group of nine- and 10-year-olds are hockey players first and […]
The Fort Frances Aquanauts sent 14 swimmers to Thunder Bay on May 27-29 to compete in an invitational meet at the Canada Games Complex. Here are the their individual results (P=preliminary, F=final): •Rebecca Armit (12)—50m free F (19th, 34.46), 200m IM F (17th, 3:08.60), 200m free F (13th, 2:43.80), 200m […]
Four or five teams? That was the question those involved with the Superior International Junior Hockey League were asking themselves as the past few weeks have played out with more twists and turns than something inked by William Shakespeare. The answer? Well, it’s not four or even five teams, but […]
