Dan Falloon Eight-year-old Chase Curtis showed off a couple of good-looking bass during Saturday’s weigh-in at the 10th-annual “Castin’ for Cash” tournament. Curtis, along with his dad, Corey, finished in eighth plce overall with a two-day haul of 21.23 pounds. The duo also took home the Wayne Beacham Memorial Award […]
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Bryce Forbes John Angus unleashed a powerful drive on the 17th hole Saturday during the Fort Frances Lakers’ fundraising golf tournament at Heron Landing. Sixteen teams came out to support the local Junior ‘A’ team in a best ball scramble format, with the day starting off with a pancake breakfast […]
Bryce Forbes Ravyn Bedard rocked the walls at the new Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Friday evening as she held a guitar workshop entitled “The Art of Shredding.” Just under a dozen teens showed up for the event, which was geared more towards heavy metal music lovers.
Peggy Revell Erin Devlin and Jolene Morrisseau, with the District Mental Health Services for Older Adults Program, cleaned out some of the dead flowers from one of the four gardens at Rainycrest. With the program having sponsored the planting of the one garden, they have been working hard to get […]
Dan Falloon The team of Ryan Hyatt and Dale LaBelle roared off from Lake Despair Lodge this morning as part of the second flight of the “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament. They were the second-last team to leave in the 68-boat field. Competitors are angling today and tomorrow in an […]
Peggy Revell Taking advantage of the summer weather, Jordon Bazylewski, Deagan Watson, and Talon Kantor had great time yesterday afternoon splashing around, skipping rocks, and playing in the fountain at Lions Park here. Alas, the sunny weather isn’t expected to stick around, however, as the forecast is calling for the […]
Submitted Trevor Maden, a supervior at the post office here, got his head shaved by Dan Biddeson yesterday after losing a challenge to his co-workers. Prior to last month’s “Relay for Life,” Maden made a deal with his staff that if they raised $2,000 for their group (“Team Australia”), they […]
Peggy Revell Although a valiant effort was made—and despite the help of MNR fire crews—Fort Frances lost the annual cross-border tug-of-war to International Falls on Friday afternoon near the Sorting Gap Marina. Despite the loss, the Canadian side still leads the friendly competition by a 2-1 margin.
Bryce Forbes Carter Kinnear, 11, had his hearing aid placed by Jackie McCormick of the Fort Frances Enhanced Hearing Centre yesterday while his mother, Tammy McNally-Kinnear, sat beside him. Jacques Fiset, top right, along with Ed and Val Rose from the Fort Frances Lions Club, were instrumental in the youngster […]
Peggy Revell Alexis Parker, Noella Taves, and Matthew Taves horsed around in the waters of Sand Bay to keep cool Sunday evening while at Pither’s Point Park after a sweltering weekend. Both Friday and Saturday reached highs of 31 C (87 F), according to data collected by the U.S. National […]
Dan Falloon Len Bedard, a 15-year veteran of bathtub racing, tried to will his vessel to speed up on Sand Bay on Canada Day. But it was to no avail as Curtis Boivin took home the title once again.
Bryce Forbes Service Canada Centre for Youth workers Dayna DeBenedet, left, and Jamie Petrin enjoyed a shady refuge from the blazing heat as they handed out information yesterday about the Odd Job Squad. Other events being held in conjunction with Odd Job Week include a “Odd Job-stacle Course” today, as […]
