There seems to be no end to the number of talented folk in the area and next month’s inaugural “Summer Quest,” being held July 21 in conjunction with the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, has 20 contestants signed up to prove it. “We have a lot of new faces this […]
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The 90-year-old landmark residence at 335 Nelson St., which had been known as St. Jude’s Convent since 1919, will head into the new millennium with an updated mission–and name. New owners Nancy and Gord Witherspoon are slated to open “St. Jude’s Gourmet Coffee” in early August, offering up a wide […]
The task of raising $2 million could very well be in the cards for the Riverside Foundation for Health Care after it was announced at last night’s annual meeting that the district-wide feasibility study that was completed more than a month ago could point them in the right direction. “The […]
A local family is getting a greater appreciation for the ways of the wild after becoming surrogate parents to a pair of goslings. Jo and Ken Olson of Third Street West took in the orphaned geese more than five weeks ago after a friend found the birds abandoned near Flanders […]
A very interesting pattern develops on stained water lakes. It revolves around sunlight. It’s difficult to say exactly why but on cloudy days, you’ll catch most of your fish in the weeds; on sunny days, most will come off the rocks. It’s not a hard and fast rule but it […]
Fort High has set up a two-man committee to look into re-evaluating the user-fee system for its sports programs this summer for the 1999-2000 school year. Athletic director Rick Wiedenhoeft and vice-principal Ian Simpson could recommend lowering the fees even though the ones here were found, on average, to be […]
Local marathoner Lorne Ricard clocked a time of 3:16 under muggy conditions Sunday to place 45th overall in the 26.2-mile Manitoba Marathon. Just over 600 runners took part in the full marathon, with Brandon’s Dane Samuel winning the annual Father’s Day race in a time of 2:33.25. Although Ricard’s time […]
Playing in the comfy confines of their home town, Fort Frances dominated this year’s Senior 1A District Games last week, hauling in 36 medals–including 14 of the golden variety. That put them well ahead of second-place Dryden (six gold, three silver, and two bronze) and third-place Kenora (one gold, five […]
Brock Madill of here continued his mastery in the world of bodybuilding by winning the Canadian Natural Bodybuilding Championships in Toronto last weekend. Madill, who competed in the 5’9” to 5’11” height class (with no weight restriction), was the overall winner against about 40 other competitors from across Canada. He […]
The Emo Bulldogs lost both their games to get quickly bounced from a 12-team ‘AAA’ fastball tournament in Rice Lake, Wis. over the weekend. The Evansville Bulls jumped all over Bulldogs’ starter Warren Voth for a 4-0 lead after two innings en route to a 6-3 victory. Todd Desautels went […]
Facing some tough, windy conditions at the Dryden Walleye Masters championship last weekend, all five Fort Frances pairings finished out of the running. The top local duo was Rick Socholotuk and Jordan Zen, who finished with a two-day total of 10.04 pounds. After reeling in 5.84 pounds the first day, […]
Five people, including two incumbents, are seeking the four seats up for grabs on the board of directors of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. at its annual meeting here tonight. Vice-chair Craig Sanders and director Linda Hamilton both are seeking re-election against three others, whose names won’t be revealed until […]
