Mike Salvador and Dave Bennett were all smiles after winning the 2008 International Falls bass tourney thsi past weekend.
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Telling Will Morrisseau that the hockey season is just around the corner is about as necessary as informing an eight-year-old in December that Christmas is coming. The 19-year-old Couchiching First Nation product has been skating with his Fort Frances Jr. Sabres’ teammates since the rookie camp in early August hoping […]
The Sight & Sound Wolves brought a contingent of the Rainy River District Fastball League’s finest into the weekend’s North American Fastpitch Association “A” World Series in Mankato, Mn., but still fell a little short in their quest to bring home some hardware. The Wolves dropped their fourth and final […]
With the Canadian swim team wrapping up a decent showing at the Olympic Games in Beijing, aspiring local swimmers hoping to someday don the Canadian colours will hit the pool tomorrow for Aquanauts registration. Registration will run from 5-7 p.m. tomorrow night at the Memorial Sportsplex, and organizer Dawnn Taylor […]
The NorWOSSA golf season tees off during the first week of the school year, so aspiring players have been hitting the links all summer and checking in with co-coach (and golf pro at Heron Landing) Brian Johnstone in hopes of playing for the Fort High squad. “We were allowed to […]
The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres wrapped up their final training camp Sunday, with four more players getting signed—along with the 15 returning and new players signed before camp began. Dan Usiski, Taylor Jorgenson, Patrick Bobczynski and Shawn Fulton all impressed enough to get brought on for the 2008-09 season—and coach […]
A Ministry of Natural Resources conservation officer and canine handler and his partner demonstrated a variety of skills, which they will use in protecting Ontario’s natural resources, in Thunder Bay last Wednesday (Aug. 20). Andy Heerschap and his partner, “Bear,” are one of three new teams in the Canine Services […]
Anyone with questions or concerns regarding the regulation of Rainy Lake and Namakan Lake, or the water quality on the Rainy River, is invited to the joint annual public meeting of the International Rainy Lake Board of Control and the International Rainy River Water Pollution Board here tonight. The meeting […]
Mother Mallard and her five, little ducklings played follow the leader, as Father Mallard kept watch from a distance on Rainy Lake this weekend.
There was one new fire reported in the West Fire Region yesterday. Thunder Bay District fire #42, located about 30 kilometres north of Lake Nipigon was responding well to ground attack with two FireRanger crews and air attack. The fire hazard is “high” across the West Fire Region, edging into […]
Sending a few bowling balls down the lane yesterday was Maggie Jean. The free afternoon of bowling at Plaza Lane was held to kick off National Bowling Week. Free bowling will be offered there again Thursday from 7-9 p.m.
Police have arrested and charged a 16-year-old youth Friday in relation to a robbery at the Mid Town Motel on July 22. Officers charged the youth with robbery as well as having a disguise with intent to commit robbery. The young person has already had one court appearance and has […]
