What is the Kid-Pro fishing tournament all about? It’s about kids like Jason Goldamer, who partnered up with Kirk Boyer, who described their ride back to the Sorting Gap Marina on Sunday afternoon like they “were riding like cowboys through the waves, and hooting and hollering and having a great […]
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With baserunner Shawn Leahey (left) keeping a close eye on the action, Sarah McTavish, the first baseman for Good Vibrations, tried to track down a shallow fly ball Sunday during the ‘A’ final of a slo-pitch tournament in Devlin. While McTavish didn’t get to this ball in time, Good Vibrations […]
Dylan Ossachuk played “Who’s Got the Button?” with other children at the Fort Frances Public Library last week during “Wacky Wednesday” activities. —Melanie Béchard photo
Marjori Hughes of Winnipeg used a microscope to examine the exuviae found along the banks of the Rainy River in Emo on in order to identify the type of dragonfly it belonged to. The fifth-annual Great Lakes Odonata conference turned out to be almost everything the organizers had hoped for, […]
Chip Leer (Team #85) of Walker, Mn had a little surprise for these youngsters who swarmed his boat during the annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship parade yesterday. In addition to hats and Freezies, Leer and his entourage, including hula dancers April Matheson, foreground, Allison Williams, and Katie McCarthy, sprayed […]
2005 “Quest for the Best” champion Courtney Jourdain amazed judges, audience members and fellow contestants with her powerful voice as she sang Aretha Franklin’s “Don’t Play That Song” on Monday night during the sold-out event at the Sorting Gap Marina. Tim Grover came in second, while Sarah Hebert placed third. […]
When it comes to coughing up the goods on where, or even if, they’re finding big bass during pre-fishing, anglers competing in the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship aren’t exactly known for their honesty. But as they pulled their boats off Rainy Lake following Sunday’s annual Kid-Pro tournament, they certainly […]
How bad are things on the farm these days? Consider this information from an article by Ron Friesen in The Manitoba Co-operator. More than three out of every four dollars (77 percent) that Canadian producers netted in 2004 came from the government, not from crops and livestock. But that’s not […]
While still awaiting word on government funding, local fundraising for renovations at the Fort Frances Museum is coming along quite well. “We’re probably halfway there,” said museum curator Pam Hawley, noting around $37,000 already has been raised here. The goal for local donations is $75,000, not including significant pledges which […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s 11th “Quest for the Best,” which saw Courtney Jourdain and Katelyn Shortreed crowned the winners of “Quest” and “Kiddie Quest,” respectively, was deemed an overwhelming success. Organizer Dawn Booth said she felt this year’s singing competition was better than ever. “Wonderful. Absolutely wonderful,” she […]
When bass guitarist Dayton Brown took the stage for last night’s “Battle of the Bands” competition, held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, he confidently sported a navy blue T-shirt emblazoned with the phrase “Trust Me, I’m a Pro.” In reality, that’s not quite the case. But […]
There was no party at Kim Cornell’s La Vallee ranch last week. Sure he, like thousands of other cattlemen across the country, received word Thursday that the U.S. border finally would be re-opened to live Canadian beef exports under the age of 30 months, but there were no streamers or […]
