Former Fort Frances resident Tressa Main, a main organizer of the town’s first-ever wakeboarding clinic last month, competed at the Canadian Wakeboarding Championships in Vancouver on Aug. 26-29 and won her division to advance to the world championships. Main, 31, who currently lives in Winnipeg, won the 19-and-over age category […]
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Whoever said a horseshoe can bring you luck didn’t see me throw one. At least at the start, anyway. Three two-person teams participated in the Fort Frances District and Labour Council’s annual mixed horseshoe tournament Monday afternoon at Pither’s Point, with the winning team being Pat Stillar of International Falls […]
After their first win in two seasons, Muskie football head coach Bob Swing gave an interview in which he said: a). he doesn’t care what the community thinks about the team’s results, and b). thought the kids played great, but c). in what was a really sloppy game. Oh, and […]
Do the math—76 hopefuls, only 20 available roster spots. Of those 56 players who don’t make the Muskie boys’ hockey team this coming season, some will need a tissue box for the tears, some will need boxing gloves for the anger, and others just a simple pat on the back […]
“Snake” Krawchuk added his name to yet another trophy Sunday as he captured the overall championship of the annual Memorial golf tournament, held in remembrance of Kitchen Creek members who have passed on. The tournament originally was scheduled for May 30, but rain forced it to be postponed until this […]
Vic Larson stood near his car and smiled. He stood next to his race car that acts as his second love. Acts as his affair. His heartache. His grief. His joy. His misery. His obsession. He smiled while standing next to his Modified-A and, with a beer in hand, soaked […]
Be a leader today. That a way now. Come on kid. Come on now shooter. That’s it. What do you say now? That a baby. Let’s go to work now. That a baby. Nothing comes easy. You’re the boss. If you ever got a chance to see Sight & Sound […]
What comes first—the student or the teacher? That is one of many questions Borderland Thunder head coach Dave Allison asks new players vying for a spot on his team. “Really to me, it’s the student that comes first because you have to be willing to take direction, and be willing […]
Sing it loud and sing it proud—are you ready for some football?! Muskie football, that is. The ‘A’ squad, featuring players in Grades 10-12, takes to the field tomorrow (Thursday) at 4 p.m. for an exhibition showdown against the visiting Sturgeon Creek Schooners, and head coach Bob Swing isn’t making […]
It is amazing what you can find when you’re not looking for anything. That’s what happened to long-time Fort Frances resident Evelyn Stachiw as she stumbled upon some treasures from the past while cleaning out a cabinet in her home last week. “I was cleaning out this one cabinet downstairs […]
The Muskie football season is fast approaching, with an exhibition game slated for this Thursday (Sept. 2) at 4 p.m. against the visiting Sturgeon Creek Schooners. But there’s a small problem facing Bob Swing and the rest of his coaching staff—they need more players. “We don’t have a lot of […]
It was nine years ago that a young volunteer working at a World Cup mountain bike race at Mont Ste-Anne, Que. became swept up in the emotion of the riders. “I was looking at the girls and the feelings they seemed to have at the finish line,” Marie-Helene Premont remembered […]
