Ian Scott, graphic designer at the Fort Frances Times, and FFCBC director of Special Projects, Bud Edwards, just completed designing the 2006 Champions Edition of the popular tournament currency. “We wanted to make significant changes this year and decided to honour the 2005 winners, Dave and Lee Lindsay, by featuring […]
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After a slow start to his golf game on Sunday, Taylor Jorgenson was able to rebound to win the annual Kitchen Creek Junior Open. The 15-year-old has been playing in the tournament for three years and with a gross score of 69, he became the overall winner for the second-straight […]
FORT FRANCES—Organizers of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship have introduced several new rules for this year’s tournament, which is being held next Thursday to Saturday (July 27-29). The most noteworthy of the changes involves the introduction of some new boater safety rules. Ray Armit, the FFCBC’s director of tournament […]
After 17 years running, the annual Kitchen Creek Senior Open last Wednesday proved as popular as ever, bringing out 102 golfers despite soaring temperatures. Dennis “Poncho” Krantz from International Falls was the overall winner with a gross score of 73. The 64-year-old has been playing in the tournament for years, […]
The following is a list of the top golfers in each of the seven flights at the Kitchen Creek Senior Open held last Wednesday: < *c>Championship flight < *c>Gross winners 1. Dennis “Poncho” Krantz—73 (overall winner) 2. Grant Green—77 < *c>Net winners 1. Terry Martinson—68 2. Dave Bondett—70 < *c>First […]
Dane Blais, right, and Shawn Brady, both eight, worked hard to create a groovy disco ball at the Fort Frances Public Library yesterday afternoon. They were made from styrofoam balls and pieces of old CDs. The boys were taking part in “Mixed-up Mondays,” part of the library’s weekly summer programs. […]
As of midnight last night, the Ministry of Natural Resources has imposed a Restricted Fire Zone (RFZ) across Northwestern Ontario because of the growing threat of wildfires resulting from a prolonged heat wave and dry weather. The forest fire hazard is “extreme” across the region, and all open burning is […]
With the deadline to register having come and gone yesterday, organizers have had to cancel three youth events in conjunction with next week’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship due to lack of participants. Diane Maxey, who is heading up the youth events with June Caul again this year, said this […]
The forest fire situation in Northwestern Ontario continues to escalate. Hot temperatures, minimal rainfall, and severe lightning have led to a significant increase in the number of new forest fire starts, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported this morning. On top of that, the forecast for the next few days […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Fire Department was called to Warp 9 on Scott Street around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday to investigate smoke originating from the basement. The investigation, conducted with the help of local electrician Gord Galbraith, revealed the smoke was coming from a fan motor which had overheated and […]
FORT FRANCES—With a long series of water valve repairs going on across town over the past few weeks, the Fort Frances Public Works Department has been issuing a drinking water advisory to local residents in specific areas where work is being done. “We have a fair number of drinking water […]
Ryan Verrier took a swing at the pitch on Saturday during the Kingsley Downs Memorial slo-pitch tournament in Devlin. Verrier was playing for the Downs team, which enters the tournament every year in memory of Kingsley, a longtime fastball umpire who was killed in a car accident after a tournament […]
