Heather Latter Comedian Kevin Craft took to the stage under the big tent at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last night, garnering laugh after laugh from the crowd on hand. Presented by the Fort Frances Curling Club and sponsored by Sunset Country Ford, fellow comedians Kelly Deero and Rick […]
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Lucas Punkari On a day when anglers had to deal with every type of summer weather imaginable, the team of Jeff Gustafson and John Peterson was able to handle Rainy Lake the best yesterday. With a five-fish bag that came in at 19.17 pounds, the duo found themselves in first […]
Lucas Punkari The Sorting Gap Marina will host another big event next month. The site of this week’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship also will serve as the location for the “Kraft Celebration Tour” visit here on Sunday, Aug. 25. “The waterfront is a beautiful backdrop here with the river […]
Sarah Pruys Josh Swire, left, and Steve Halvorsen, summer students at EFC Gas Transmission Company, were preparing to rewrap weld joints they had exposed during a routine inspection of the gas lines behind St. Francis School alongside the railway tracks. The company will continue inspections and maintenance work throughout town […]
Staff The Fort Frances Lakers are bringing back another forward for the upcoming SIJHL season. The local Junior ‘A’ squad announced yesterday it has re-signed Patrick Sofer. Sofer, a 19-year-old from Park Ridge, Ill., had 30 points in 48 games for the Lakers last season after joining the team from […]
Joey Payeur John Thorgrimson has a message for the rest of the field in this year’s “Quest for the Best” competition: don’t take the kindly-looking elderly gentleman lightly. “I’m going to take the title,” vowed Thorgrimson, who, at 73 years old, will become the oldest participant in the history of […]
Lucas Punkari Chris Tholl and Aaron Wiebe were excited to get started this morning as they set out on Rainy Lake for Day 1 of year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.
Staff After a lengthy in-camera session at the Treaty #3 Police Services’ annual general meeting in Kenora on Tuesday, area chiefs decided to replace the current board with new leadership. Chairman Wayne Smith stepped down, with Shoal Lake 39 Chief Eli Mandamin taking over the position. Although a 45-day layoff […]
Lucas Punkari Overcast skies failed to dampen the enthusiasm among the 89 teams that launched from the Sorting Gap Marina this morning as the 19th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship got underway. “It’s been two years since I fished in this tournament so I’m looking forward to getting back out […]
Staff Traffic is down slightly at the Fort Frances Airport, town council learned at its regular meeting Monday night. With 1,039 aircraft having landed as of the end of May, that’s 36 less than in 2012, when 1,075 aircraft landed during that same time frame. “As a result, overall revenue […]
Lucas Punkari Although it will be a totally different challenge for her, local Canadian Tire office administrator Angela Smith is looking forward to a seven-day hike through the Rocky Mountain national parks in September to raise money for the store’s “Jumpstart” program. “I haven’t done anything like this before, so […]
Lucas Punkari As the Fort Frances Lakers wrapped up their annual three-day prospects’ camp at the new Couchiching arena Sunday morning, head coach and general manager Wayne Strachan was very pleased with the overall level of play during the four scrimmages. “I thought that this was one of the better […]
