Duane Hicks Hailed as a facility fit for the 21st century, the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre has much more to offer the public than books and DVDs. Understanding—and accessing—the technology-based services the library provides has become easier now that the facility has hired technology co-ordinator Raj Sritharan. […]
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Dan Falloon It was a tough go for Team Northwestern Ontario at the 2010 U-16 prospects’ hockey tournament in Kitchener over the weekend. The regional squad lost all six of its games at the tournament, which is designed to allows players from across the province to showcase their skills in […]
Dan Falloon The regional boys’ volleyball team broke a 20-year drought at the Ontario Summer Games in Sudbury last week. Three local players—Jacob Hawley, Brandon McGinnis, and Gavin Moorhouse—were part of Team Northwestern’s first match win in two decades, with the squad returning home with a pair of victories en […]
Dan Falloon Local swimmer Donovan Taylor collected a quartet of medals at the Ontario Summer Games in Sudbury last week, earning two silvers and a pair of bronze over the three days of competition. The 16-year-old member of the Fort Frances Aquanauts grabbed silver in both the 400m I.M. (4:59.44) […]
Dan Falloon Late-game heroics were the order of the day for the Sight & Sound Wolves at the North American Fastpitch Association’s World Series in Des Moines, Iowa last week. While the comebacks went in Sight & Sound’s favour as they earned a pair of wins to open action last […]
Dan Falloon The Muskies are hoping touch football was the answer. Incoming head coach Chad Canfield, who started the Sunday afternoon program, noted the games have unearthed some younger players interested in joining the black-and-gold for the upcoming season—and should boost numbers from the brink of disaster into a comfortable […]
Dan Falloon With the nucleus of the three-time defending champion Domino’s team still intact, the newly-minted Manitou Forest Products crew (11-1-4 during the regular season) was looking for a “four-peat” in Borderland men’s soccer action Thursday evening at the St. Francis Sports Fields. But Pharmasave (10-3-3 in the regular season), […]
Dan Falloon It was fitting that in a season where there hadn’t been too much separation between the teams that the championship game ended up the same way. When the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs (11-4-1 during the regular season) and Al’s Racquet Stringing (10-4-2) met up in the Borderland Soccer […]
Dan Falloon Tanner Williamson (foreground) roared through some muddy conditions at the Emo Speedway’s go-kart track with Raice Westover hot on his heels. Go-kart racing often is held Fridays at 7 p.m. in Emo, but will run this Saturday (Aug. 21) from 10 a.m.-noon as part of the Emo Fair.
Peggy Revell Nora Klyne perused the many flowers on display Saturday during the Fort Frances Horticultural Society’s annual Flower and Vegetable Show at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market. The annual show featured a variety of plants, including arranged flowers, cut flowers, annuals, perennials, and more than 35 categories of vegetables […]
Peggy Revell Anton Mureyko showed off some breakdancing moves early Saturday evening at the Couchiching multi-use facility, alongside his crew members from the University of Manitoba’s “Dancers Club” and their young “students” from Manitou Rapids. Club members have been visiting the region, including Onigaming First Nation and Manitou Rapids, to […]
Dan Falloon Manitou Forest Products keeper Chad Faragher did all he could to keep a long shot from Pharmasave’s Jeff Campbell out of his net during the first half of the Borderland Soccer Association’s men’s final Thursday evening at the St. Francis Sports Field. Unfortunately for Faragher, the long blast […]
