Joey Payeur A former Borderland Thunder head coach has landed on his feet in the Windy City. Dave Allison, who led the Thunder to the Superior International Junior Hockey League championship in 2003, was recently hired as one of two assistant coaches brought on board by the American Hockey League’s […]
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Staff Approximately 60 people turned out for the Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre’s “End of Summer Open Mic” last night. The event, which has been held at the library in past years, began at 7 p.m. and featured much more than just singers. New local business Smashing Tea […]
Joey Payeur The Sight and Sound Wolves are starting to howl a playoff tune that may not be music to the ears of their future opposition. After dropping their postseason opener to sit on the brink of elimination, the No. 5-seeded Wolves ripped off back-to-back win on consecutive evenings in […]
Staff Registration for a new “Youth Choir” will be taking place next Wednesday (Aug. 21), and at a cost of only $10 for the year, it’s a great opportunity. “It’s something that I had been wanting to start up in the area for a while,” said director Christina Campagna, who […]
Joey Payeur It wasn’t the game they wanted to be in, but two local squads made the most of their final soccer showdowns last night at the Struchan Gilson pitches. Taggs Source for Sports doubled Al’S Racquet Stringing 4-2 in the bronze-medal game for the women’s division of the Borderland […]
Press Release The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) is going out on the road again this summer on the “Pink Tour,” letting women know that one-third of breast cancers are preventable and that regular screening saves lives. This year’s tour, which includes a stop at Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo this […]
Joey Payeur That sound emanating from Kitchen Creek Golf Club this past weekend was Alex McDonald stomping all over his opposition. The former Fort Frances resident, who now resides in Winnipeg, carded back-to-back rounds of 72 to finish with a two-day total of even-par 144 and an easy seven-stroke victory […]
Staff The summer racing season had kept Matt DePiero out in the cold when it came to the winners’ circle—until last weekend. The Fort Frances resident surged to victory in the WISSOTA Midwest Modifieds feature race last Saturday at Emo Speedway to earn his first win of the Borderland Racing […]
Joey Payeur Wendy Tilbury is a woman of few words, at least when it comes to interviews. She let her triathlon skills speak volumes for her this past Saturday. The Fort Frances resident was victorious in the female 40-44 sprint distance category at the inaugural Sioux Narrows Paradise Triathlon, making […]
Joey Payeur The Borderland Soccer League is taking its final kicks of the can for the 2013 season and the drama is building to what should be a thundering crescendo. The men’s division final is set, as the top two clubs on the circuit all season will clash to decide […]
Joey Payeur The underdog Sabaskong Cougars took an early lead in Monday night’s first-round playoff game in the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League. Little did they know the Fort Frances Herricanes were packing sledgehammers in their bat bags. The Herricanes responded to the deficit with demolition-type force, bludgeoning the […]
Joey Payeur High schoolers with gridiron ambitions should start stretching their muscles now. The Fort Frances High School Muskies will hold their preseason training camp starting this upcoming Monday, with sessions running from 6:30-8:30 p.m. all week and again on Aug. 26. The practice schedule changes to after-school practices beginning […]
