Dan Falloon Muskie football camp started off on the right foot Monday evening with more than 40 players turning out. While coach Chad Canfield anticipates that some of the 42 attendees will find that football isn’t the sport for them, he still anticipates the net gain will result in a […]
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Dan Falloon On a day where the wind was howling, it wasn’t Christin Thomson’s driver that was letting her down during Monday’s qualifier for the CN Canadian Women’s Open in Winnipeg. Rather, it was her putter that was giving Thomson trouble as she finished at 11-over 83—well out of the […]
Dan Falloon Even the coach of an NCAA “March Madness” contender needs to find some downtime here and there. Randy Bennett, coach of the St. Mary’s Gaels men’s basketball team based out of Moraga, Calif. (just east of the San Francisco Bay area), just so happens to vacation outside of […]
Ken Johnston The anglers are busy pre-fishing up a storm as this weekend’s sixth-annual Morson Bass International tournament is set to get underway. While the number of teams was down last year (from 34 in 2008 to 26 in ’09), event co-ordinator Nancy Miller said they lowered the entry fee […]
Peggy Revell Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis chatted with Gary Doer, Canada’s ambassador to the United States, following a luncheon at the AmericInn in International Falls on Friday. Council members, politicians, business owners, and others representatives from both sides of the border attended the meet-and-greet, which saw the former Manitoba […]
Duane Hicks Megan Veniot was beaming after being crowned the 2010 Emo Fair queen last Thursday evening at the Emo arena. At left, 2009 Emo Fair Queen Taylor Pelepetz looked on. See story, photos on B3. o
Peggy Revell Tatum Martin, four, took a turn at milking “Northern Maple the Cow” on Saturday in the Farm Progress Building at the Emo Fall Fair. Between the midway rides, shows, and booths, there were plenty of activities over the weekend for all the youngsters who came out.
Dan Falloon Evan Morriseau got ready to take a hand-off from Muskie assistant coach Dennis Ogilvie during the opening of Muskie football camp Monday evening. The black-and-gold will see their first game action Sept. 3 in Winnipeg when they face the St. Norbert Celtics in an exhibition showdown before hosting […]
Duane Hicks Fort Frances and Atikokan have teamed up to hire a consultant to devise a “blue box” recycling strategy for both communities. Town council last night selected Trow Engineering of Brampton to complete a “blue box” recycling strategy at a total cost of $27,485 (plus HST). Ninety percent of […]
Staff Fort Frances Mayor Roy Avis filed his papers this morning to seek another term in the Oct. 25 municipal election. Avis has been on council for the past 13 years, the first nine as a councillor and the last four as mayor. As previously reported, Coun. Sharon Tibbs filed […]
The start time to close the intersection of Third Street East and Portage Avenue this Thursday, as well as the intersection of Fifth Street and Portage Avenue on Tuesday, Aug. 31, has been revised since first being reported in yesterday’s Daily Bulletin. The underpass now will be closed starting at […]
Staff Local golfer Christin Thomson did not qualify for the CN Canadian Women’s Open at Winnipeg’s St. Charles Country Club yesterday. Thomson participated in an open qualifier, shooting an 11-over 83 to fall well short of nabbing one of the four open slots in the tournament, which begins Thursday and […]
