The Hot Shots, captained by Larry Godin, finished as the top team in the local pool league this past season with 270 out of a possible 486 points. The team also included Randy Godin, Christina Evertson, Geoff MacEachern, Amy Lindholm, Misty Christian, Randy Yerxa, Rich Ronmark, and James Yerxa. Godin’s […]

Lorne Ricard finished with a time of 2:17 to place first in the 45-49 age group–and fourth overall–at the third-annual 30-km “Runaround Woman Lake” marathon in Longville, Mn. last Saturday. Ricard finished near the top of the field despite battling the hilly terrain and humid conditions. Doris Barton also did […]

The Muskie girls’ soccer team looks at each tournament they go to as a test. And while the Muskies passed their latest test in Dryden with flying colours last weekend, head coach Struchan Gilson is hopeful they’ll keep up those high marks up there again later this week. “I think […]

Susie Aikenhead first picked up a badminton racket this season a couple of weeks before her first tournament. Many of her opponents at the all-Ontarios in Sudbury last week play the sport on a 12-month basis. But that didn’t stop the 18-year-old Rainy River native from smashing her way to […]

With Emo Speedway’s opener slated this Saturday, the local track is looking to duplicate the success of last season. Track president Ken Perry said the car count for the season-opener is good, with a “few extra” street stock cars, the usual modifieds, and mini sprints coming from Hibbing and Greenbush, […]

Dear sir: The bridge toll blues. For those who do not know, the original bridge was opened for highway traffic in 1912. The cost of building it–$107,754. One could assume the original bridge has been paid for a number of times. Please, spare me the tears regarding the painting and […]

Last Thursday evening (May 4), the Sturgeon Creek Alternative Program presented an Easter concert, entitled “Amazing Grace,” to help raise money for their building. The target is June 30 to make the final payment. Mark Mast spoke on the progress SCAP has made in raising the necessary funds through various […]

Robert Moore School had one player make the Bantam Jamboree (under 14) regional team and another as an alternate at a volleyball tryout camp in Kenora on Sunday. Mallory Chowhan, 13, was selected to the team while Melanie Pierce, 14, was named an alternate. Just two players were selected from […]

A number of Fort Frances residents gathered last Thursday evening at the home of Michael Bird to welcome a group of Italians here on an exchange. “The way of life is very different for many reasons,” said Italian resident Umberto Massafra. “Everything is larger than in Italy. There is lots […]

Customers of Northwoods Gallery and Gifts finally will get to see the result of two months of renovations when owners Connie and Doug Cuthbertson open their latest expansion Friday. Northwoods will delay opening its doors that day until 11 a.m., with extended hours until 7 p.m. The latest addition increases […]

A number of questions remain following Friday’s announcement that the Fort Frances jail will be closed in the spring of 2004 in the wake of a “super jail” earmarked for Thunder Bay. “The details haven’t been worked out yet,” Ministry of Correctional Services spokesman Ross Virgo admitted. The Fort Frances […]