Joey Payeur Nobody can accuse John Gasparini of being too big for his britches—even with him about to enter the annals of sports history for this area. The Fort Frances native, known to most as “Gino,” turns 69 next month and got quite the early birthday present as it was […]
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Haley Anderson The “Pharmasave Dawgs” paddled in sync to pull ahead of the “Cancer Survivors Pink Dragons” for a fifth-place finish at the third-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival, which took place Saturday on the upper Rainy River. “Smokey’s Bears” (MNR) took home first place, followed by defending champs “Dragon’s […]
Heather Latter “Mud Lake City” owner Betty Salchert, right, performed alongside Charlene Gustafson at the music fest, which returned there Sunday after a five-year hiatus.
Haley Anderson John Wort Hannam, a folk singer from southern Alberta, played a variety of tunes last Wednesday night at Cornell Farms in La Vallee. The charismatic singer had those on hand roaring with laughter and breaking into chorus throughout the two-hour show, which included an opening act by local […]
Joey Payeur The more airtime, the better as far as Fisher Smith of Slate River, Ont. was concerned during the second moto in the 50cc Jr. four-eight age category as part of the Northern Ontario Superior Dirt Riders’ latest stop at the Emo Motocross track on Saturday.
Joey Payeur The goal scorers looked to be in mid-season form this morning during Day 2 of the Northwestern Hockey Camp Canada at the Ice For Kids Arena. The camp, which runs until Friday, is under the direction of founder Harry Mahood and Muskie boys’ head coach Jamie Davis, who […]
the MNRF Three new fires were confirmed by early yesterday evening in the Northwest Region, with one each in the districts of Red Lake, Sioux Lookout, and Nipigon. An unconfirmed fire report also was being investigated in Sioux Lookout District. Meanwhile, six new fires were confirmed over the weekend, occurring […]
Haley Anderson Emo Fair queen contestants Elizabeth Allan, left, Brooke VanDrunen, Avery Wilson-Hands, Alyssa Chiasson, Kassidy LeDrew, and Joleigh Hayes posed together after the pageant’s annual fashion show yesterday. The event, which took place at the Emo Legion, had each of the hopefuls model three outfits for the judges—one career-based, […]
Staff If the semi-finals were any indication, goals will be awfully tough to come by this Thursday. The Borderland Soccer League’s men’s division title will come down to the season’s top two teams after ITS and Manitou Forest Products delivered semi-final shutouts last night. Ben Whitburn was flawless between the […]
Staff That’s all she wrote for two more teams in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League. The Fort Frances Juniors’ inaugural season came to an end with a 37-5 loss to the host Big Grassy Lynx last night. Nancy Indian handcuffed the ninth-seeded Juniors with her complete-game victory and […]
Staff Fort Frances council agreed at its meeting last night to support the Municipality of Wawa’s resolution regarding the reduction of payments under the Power Dam Special Payment Program. The annual payment for the hydro-electric generating station here, provided by the province, was set to remain at the 2012 level […]
Staff The guest list for the Fort Frances Lakers’ main training camp continues to grow. The squad announced this morning the addition of three new players, who will be at the Ice For Kids Arena looking to secure a spot with the defending SIJHL champions when camp opens Aug. 28. […]
