The deadline to register for the annual Kid/Pro tourney, held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, has been extended until tomorrow, organizers said. April Matheson, a summer student working for the FFCBC, said this morning that the deadline had to be extended this year because not enough […]
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They’re the greenest of the greenhorns in the field, they’ve never fished in the tournament before, and they’ll be the fifth-last team to depart from the dock on opening day. So, Brian Christian, how do you like the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship so far? “I think we’ve got a […]
The annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship means many things to many people: good food and drink, a chance to catch up with old friends, games and activities for the kids, and, of course, some good fishing. But none of it would be possible without the 500 volunteers who give […]
Fresh off his victory in the Emo Walleye Classic this spring, Greg Stahn now has his eyes set on a bigger prize—the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship (FFCBC). Stahn and his partner, Todd Baker of Emo, topped all the competition in late May with a two-day bag of nearly 20 […]
It’s getting tight at the top. Gillons’ used their extra game on the schedule to full advantage Monday, downing Taggs 3-1 to move into sole possession of first place in the women’s division of the Borderland Soccer Association. Laureen Cousineau moved within a goal of league scoring leader Mandy Wilson […]
Kerry Park Skatepark will be the place to check out sick moves with a healthy message when the Manna Skateboard Team will be delivering their own brand of positively Monday, July 14. Broadcast live on 91.9 The Edge starting at 3 p.m., the event will see the Manna Skateboard Team, […]
Just as the OPP always are on patrol somewhere on area highways and streets, the OPP Marine Unit is out on Rainy Lake during the summer months—and the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship is no exception. “For the bass tournament, we’re really out there to monitor and assist bass fishermen […]
Among the 136 teams competing in this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, there are many with world-class credentials and big-purse wins. But there will be none with a more intimate knowledge of the “playing field” than Team #41. Dale LaBelle and his son-in-law, Jody Shypit, have a combined experience […]
It was the perfect ending to a perfect year. Jared Catholique-Bruyere added the exclamation point to his phenomenal season by claiming the gold medal in the plus-81 kg division of the Juvenile category at the national judo championships in Toronto this past weekend. The 16-year-old Fort Frances martial artist hadn’t […]
The sound of metal on metal was ringing through the air during a pair of local horseshoe tournaments recently. Pat Stillan from International Falls won the singles division of a June 29 competition, with Dale Ross from Fort Frances finishing second, and Jim Ysen of International Falls taking third spot. […]
It’s early June. The waters in Rainy Lake are beginning to warm up, creeping toward the 16-degree C mark and spawning time for smallmouth bass. A good time to go after this sport fish. Meanwhile, in another part of the lake, the warming trend has brought large northern pike from […]
Maybe it didn’t rank right up there on a historical level with the children of Israel reaching Canaan. But when my friend Diane Lively steered her car up the long driveway toward the big white house and the picture-perfect baseball diamond, I knew I had reached my Promised Land. This […]
