Cameron Gobeil of the Fort Francis Kiwanis Junior ‘B’ baseball team made the tag on Tyler Richards of Coca-Cola, in the bottom of the first inning while Kiwanis pitcher, Colton Spicer, watched over the play last Thursday night in the International Falls. —Emmanuel Moutsatsos photo
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Tom Fry (foreground) and Brian Beers paid close attention to Taylor Jorgenson’s chip shot during Confederation College’s ninth-annual fundraising tournament Friday at Kitchen Creek Golf Club. The team of Fry, Beers, Jorgenson, and Lori Clendenning claimed top spot among the 14 teams, but the real winners were local post-secondary students, […]
Métis Nation of Ontario President Tony Belcourt and Chair Glen Lipinski joined the seven modern-day Voyageurs in the Voyageurs’ salute at the Government Dock on Friday. The seven intrepid adventurers, ranging in age from 20 to 27, are embarking on the Métis Canoe Expedition 2, in which they are retracing […]
Steve Keesic and Taylor Harnett were dressed to the nexes for the Grad March on Saturday prior to Fort High’s prom celebrtions. More than 200 people crossed the stage in front of a packed Townshend Theatre before moving on to the dinner and dance at La Place Rendez-Vous.
Several children and adults braved the strong winds on Sunday and went for a ride in the big canoe for Canadian Rivers Day celebrations. There were also a series of events at the Fort Frances Museum, including a performance by Thunder Bay-based singer Rodney Brown. —Melanie Béchard photo
The Fort Frances Aquanauts Swim Team held its annual awards banquet last Thursday evening at the Ukrainian Hall, where the achievements of its members over the past season were recognized. The following swimmers were singled out for special recognition: < *c>Most improved •Adam Stromberg (eight and under) •Kaela Lowey (nine-10) […]
This Saturday (June 18), the children’s “Kick it” soccer league will be having its wind-up tournament starting at 10 a.m. at Donald Young School here in Emo. About 175 kids will be playing, with a large number of those coming in from Rainy River. Everyone is invited to come out […]
The call came to the Beaudry residence on an afternoon day in early February. The call was intended for Kim Beaudry, but some confusion on the part of her former coach had delayed it. “[Ron Fearon] didn’t know how to get a hold of me, so he went through the […]
Kitchen Creek Gold Course held its annual Pro-Am tournament on Monday, which saw nine groups compete. Here are the results: < *c>Team scores 1. Bill North, John Rempel, Shawn O’Donnell, and Trevor Clearwater of The Players Course (160 points) 2. Dave McMillan, Dean Smith, Jim Ballard, and Dan Henderson of […]
Quinn McCarthy has an early lead in the Rendezvous Yacht Club’s Spring Race Series. He took first place in the first two Wednesday night races aboard his S2 known as “Sedna.” Finishing second in the windward/leeward courses was Colin Hewitt, followed by Jas Spencer. Bad weather delayed the start of […]
International Falls be warned—there is a group of Canadian hockey players masquerading as baseball players in your town. The Fort Frances Kiwanis Junior ‘B’ baseball team has been in operation for the past month now, but don’t be fooled. This group of nine- and 10-year-olds are hockey players first and […]
The Fort Frances Aquanauts sent 14 swimmers to Thunder Bay on May 27-29 to compete in an invitational meet at the Canada Games Complex. Here are the their individual results (P=preliminary, F=final): •Rebecca Armit (12)—50m free F (19th, 34.46), 200m IM F (17th, 3:08.60), 200m free F (13th, 2:43.80), 200m […]
