Lucas Punkari It’ll be nearly a month and a half since Steve Arpin last ran in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series when he returns behind the wheel of the #32 Mike’s Hard Lemonade Chevrolet Silverado on Friday night for the Fast Five 225 at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, […]
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Lucas Punkari With the first games of the NorWOSSA court sports season not taking place until next Thursday in Dryden, the senior girls’ basketball and senior boys’ volleyball teams at Fort High weren’t going to spend their weekend just sitting around waiting for the season to get underway. Both teams […]
Lucas Punkari For a team that wasn’t set in stone until two weeks before the start of the 15th-annual “Bassin’ for Bucks” on Friday in Sioux Narrows, it didn’t take long for the pairing of Bryan Gustafson of Fort Frances and Winnipeg’s Darrin Bohonis to make their presence known. The […]
Lucas Punkari While the games themselves mean nothing in the grand scheme of things, you can count Sioux Lookout Flyers head coach and general manager Brad Zangs among those that are very impressed with the performance of the Fort Frances Lakers during the SIJHL pre-season. “Let’s face it, Fort is […]
Lucas Punkari Going into his final event of the season, local strongman Luke Skaarup was hoping to end his year on a positive note at the Dubreuilville Pro Strongman Challenge and come away with a podium finish. While his third place showing allowed to accomplish that goal, Skaarup picked up […]
Lucas Punkari For Fort Frances hockey players Colton Spicer and Jon Carlson, their recent trips to Ontario Hockey League camps have not only set the tone for their first seasons with the Fort Frances Lakers, but for their goals for the rest of the hockey careers. After both players came […]
Lucas Punkari As another racing season was drawing to a close at the Emo Speedway on Saturday evening, most drivers were already looking forward to getting things ready for the 2012 campaign. Though in the case of Street Stock driver Ron Westover, this season was coming to a close quicker […]
Heather Latter Carlee Jack showed off some of the tomato plants growing in her plot of the community garden last week. Located on Lillie Avenue between Fifth Street and Sixth Street West, the garden has been growing steadily for the past few months with a variety of different plants and […]
Heather Latter Environmental and Facilities superintendent Doug Herr displayed one of the reusable bags given out to customers at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market on Saturday. The promotion by the Town of Fort Frances was called “Saving Our Planet One Bag at a Time.”
Duane Hicks Members of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care special events committee got into the New Orleans’ spirit with masks Monday, as they put together baskets for the upcoming “Mardi Gras” fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 1. The baskets will be prizes for the penny table and silent auction at […]
Lucas Punkari Bryan Gustafson, left, and Darrin Bohonis held up part of their 17.09-pound catch that they reeled in on Sunday during the “Bassin’ for Bucks” event in Sioux Narrows. The pair had a three-day total of 55.91 pounds to capture their first event title.
Press Release The Rainy River District OPP Detachment is seeking the assistance of the public in locating Dallis Bluebird, age 37 of Fort Frances. He is described as a First Nation male, approximately 6 feet tall, medium length dark hair, weighing 200 lbs. with a thin build. He was last […]
