Peggy Revell Aaron Burnett, the Juno Award-nominated children’s entertainer, wowed the crowd of youngsters and their parents during the annual Teddy Bears’ Picnic held Friday at the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The event once again was tons of fun, filled with songs, face-painting, food, fortune-telling, a teddy […]
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Bryce Forbes Darrell and Alex Keszler of Winnipeg showed off part of their big haul yesterday during the Day 1 weigh-in for the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The father-son duo sits atop the leaderboard after the first day with 20.10 pounds. The Day 2 weigh-in gets underway at 3:30 […]
Bryce Forbes Tristan Whitehead chomped down on a sugar doughnut in the doughnut-eating contest yesterday at “Daytime Land” as part of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. Kids can take part in the Gaming Zone, Loonie Sandbox, and minnow races, as well as listen to musician Aaron Burnett, today at […]
Peggy Revell Kayla Lauzon captured her second “Quest for the Best” crown yesterday evening at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Bryce Forbes The father-son duo of Phil and Dave Bangert tossed out Freezies to screaming kids during the Boston Pizza Parade of Boats late yesterday afternoon. Starting at the old CN station, people lined the route as an estimated 30 boats handed out free goodies. The public has until 6 […]
Peggy Revell Taylor Clinker (foreground) and Alysha Shields washed a car Tuesday afternoon outside the Urban Multipurpose Aboriginal Youth Centre as part of a fundraiser to run activities there, as well as for an upcoming trip to Winnipeg.
Bryce Forbes Sam Hayes and Mike Badiuk were one of the last teams to take to the water this morning for the start of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The three-day tournament got underway with 106 teams competing for the top prize of $25,000. Weigh-ins for Day 1 and […]
Submitted Safeway KidPro champ Damon Nyberg flashed the thumbs-up sign as pro angler Steve Ballan showed off the team’s 4.46-pound lunker—the biggest fish of the day—during Sunday’s tournament. The fish helped the team, which also included Kent Ballan, to an 11.91-pound bag and the trophy. Anglers will be hoping for […]
Bryce Forbes Traffic has been reduced to one lane as work to repair the bridge over the La Vallee River on Highway 11/71 is now underway. The completion date for the project is Sept. 30.
Dave Ogilvie Taylor Shouldice (“Gabriella Montez”) is tempted by her friends to give up on her dream to perform in her high school’s musical in River Theatre’s production of “High School Musical” on Friday evening at the Donald Young School gym. More than 150 people were on hand to enjoy […]
Dan Falloon Ryan Lundy laid a shoulder into Nick Kaun at the Fort Frances Lakers’ summer camp at Bronco Arena in International Falls during Saturday night’s scrimmage session. Lundy was a member of the Fort Frances Canadians Midget ‘AA’ team last season while Kaun took to the ice with the […]
Bryce Forbes Emily Barbosa and Ashley Belmore, right, led a skit this morning at a Vacation Bible School hosted by the Evangelical Fellowship Church at the Legion Park here. About 15 kids aged five-12 are attending the week-long camp, which features games, Bible stories, and snacks.
