While he has played the Kitchen Creek golf course several times in the past, it was the first time Aaron Loken played it during tournament action. And he made the most of his opportunity. The 20-year-old International Falls native carded a steady–but not spectacular round–of a one-over 73 Saturday to […]
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Even though the fall bear hunt was officially opened on Sunday–two weeks earlier than it has been in the past–camp owners have yet to see an influx of hunters. In fact, the action so far has resulted in what many expected–with little or no hunters taking to the fields at […]
Diesel fumes permeating the air around Central Avenue are already causing grief among Central Avenue residents. KGS started digging the diesel fuel recovery trenches on CN property Monday, releasing the fumes into the air. “It stunk like hell here today,” charged Jim Sawka yesterday afternoon. Sawka said he first really […]
A significant chapter in Fort Frances history soon will be underway in the form of a giant mural as work gets underway on the west exterior wall of the CIBC by heritage artist Brian Romagnoli, who arrived in town from southern Ontario earlier this week. Romagnoli was commissioned by the […]
Juno award-winner Natalie McMaster has been signed on as the main act for the grand opening gala of the community auditorium, a.k.a. the Townsend Theatre, which goes Sept. 20. McMaster, a renowned fiddler, will be bringing in a six piece Celtic band to do two concerts in honour of the […]
Four district families will be saying their good-byes to six visitors they’ve grown close to when children from Belarus, who stayed in the area for the summer, will begin their long journey home Friday. Although the six week stay was full of everything from swimming to fishing, their host families […]
When the late Bob Biggs opened the Camera Store Plus in the spring of 1972, he didn’t know how long it would last. Last week, he would have had his answer. After more than 27 years at the northwest corner of Scott Street and Portage Avenue, the Camera Store Plus […]
For the past 15 years the fair in Emo has seen a lot of Pride and Joy–about 3500 pounds worth. Pride and Joy are giant Percheron/Belgian Cross draft horses, they stand about 7 feet high and weigh about 1700 pounds each. Devlin’s Harold Kellar has shown the duo for 15 […]
One mistake cost them a goal. And that goal ultimately cost them a shot at winning their third-straight “Borderland Ball Blast” men’s soccer tournament here last weekend. A defensive breakdown a few minutes into overtime gave the Kenora Rangers a 2-1 win in the semi-finals Sunday, relegating tagg’s to the […]
You get the feeling Dave Allison likes a challenge. The Fort Frances native inked a one-year deal–with an option–last week to become head coach of the Fort Wayne Komets, an expansion team in the United Hockey League. Although an expansion draft gave the Komets some “pretty good players,” Allison said […]
Call it the changing of the guard, or the start of a new era. Whatever the case, you can call Chrissie Thomson the new Kitchen Creek Ladies Open champion after she carded an 80 for a three-stroke victory over perennial champ Joan Richardson last Saturday. At just 16 years old, […]
Some locals dipped their paddles into Rainy Lake as the Fort Frances Kayak and Canoe Association took its inaugural trip out on the water last Wednesday evening. “I’m as novice as it gets,” revealed Dawn Olson, who, while an experienced canoeist, was out for her first time in a kayak. […]
