Lucas Punkari After setting a tournament weight record a year ago with a two day total of 32.46 pounds, Kenora angler Jeff Gustafson is gunning for a third title at this year’s “Castin’ for Cash” championship this weekend (July 6-7) on Lake Despair. But when this year’s event gets underway […]
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Staff With one of their own being unable to participate this year, those involved in the annual bathtub races on Sand Bay made sure that the event would go on in his honour. This year’s 41st running of the Canada Day event was put on by drivers Len Bedard and […]
La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary Although the heavens opened up and the wind blew, the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary hosted a very successful “Strawberry Social” again with crowds all the venues inside the building itself. Workers prepared and delivered hundreds of take out orders to appreciative towns people. Winners at the […]
Press Release The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the winners of the 2012 Canada Day window display contest. There were so many wonderful entries the judges had a hard time picking just three! Judging took place Friday, June 29, and the winning businesses were treated to […]
Riverside The boards of directors of the Canadian Mental Health Association Fort Frances Branch (CMHA FF) and Riverside Health Care (RHC) have unanimously approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU was selected to demonstrate each organization’s commitment to open communication, information sharing and collaborative efforts to […]
Heather Latter Standing on cement floors all day while working at the local Starbucks, Patty Jorgenson’s feet and back were aching by the end of each work day. It was that pain that got her thinking about getting into reflexology—the practice of applying pressure to the feet and hands—as a […]
Staff Fort Frances will keep the tug of war trophy for another year—not because they defeated their opponents from International Falls, but because the Monday event was canceled due to a thunderstorm that passed over at precisely the hour the “Pulling for Peace” event was scheduled, raining out the annual […]
Duane Hicks Naicatchewenin Development Corp. (NDC) continues to build up and diversify its business partnerships, most recently teaming up with Taranis Training of Thunder Bay. Taranis Training, a division of Taranis Contracting Group, offers heavy equipment operator training as well as commercial truck driver training. Tony Marinaro, chief business development […]
Lucas Punkari With everything now set in place for him to head down to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina at the start of August, local golfer Tyson Morrisseau is beginning to get more and more excited about the next step in his golfing career. The 13-year-old Morrisseau, who is from […]
Duane Hicks NCDS Blue Dudes 2.0 pushed away from the dock before making their way to the starting line for a race against the RBC Raiders on Sunday during the first-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Rainy River. A total of nine teams competed, with Community Living Fort Frances […]
Sarah Pruys Serena Cousineau and Even Bagacki were all smiles after being crowned mini-queen and king in the 2012 “Fun in the Sun” competition. Seven girls and four boys were up for the title in front of the museum last Wednesday morning, and they all received a gift bag for […]
Heather Latter Newly-crowned “2012 Mini-Queen” Serena Cousineau, along with “2011 Mini-Queen” Piper Lidkea, handed over their donation to Nicke Baird and Dean Cunningham of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care Thursday during Mall Days on Scott Street. The royal pair raised $157 from a lemonade stand and wanted to put […]
