Ryan Verrier took a swing at the pitch on Saturday during the Kingsley Downs Memorial slo-pitch tournament in Devlin. Verrier was playing for the Downs team, which enters the tournament every year in memory of Kingsley, a longtime fastball umpire who was killed in a car accident after a tournament […]
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Bruce Lidkea, director of the Fort Frances School of Celtic Arts, lead the piping students in their performance to open the Evening of Scottish Music and Dance last night at the Townshend Theatre. The evening included several piping performances as well as traditional Highland dancing. The third-annual Fort Frances School […]
Greg Tighe hit a long drive yesterday during the Senior Men’s Open Tournament at Kitchen Creek Golf Course. Tighe was one of 102 golfers who braved the heat to participate in the event. International Falls’ Dennis “Poncho” Krantz shot the round of the day, a 73, to capture the title. […]
Special Olympian Danny Smith took a turn carrying the torch Saturday afternoon during the annual Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. Over two dozen articipants walked, ran and rode bikes from the OPP detachment to Tim Hortons, where they received free drinks and donuts. The event raised money for […]
Bog trail committee member, Ilka Milne, offereda few words at the opening of the first phase of the Cranberry Peatlands Interpretive Trail, located about 12 km west of Fort Frances. It was officially opened to the public by the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists on Thursday evening. —Heather Ogilvie photos
Jaret Horbatiuk, left, and Terry McClymont posed with their catch on Lake Despair this past Sunday during day two of the “Castin’ For Cash” live release bass tournament. The pair of anglers from Winnipeg won the $5,000 first place prize, courtesy of their two-day total weight of 24.86 pounds. —Alex […]
Jim Cumming, chair of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, presented Mayor Dan Onichuk with a plaque recognizing the Town of Fort Frances as a 12-year sponsor of the bass tournament. Cumming also gave council a brief rundown of new activities at this year’s FFCBC, which runs July 23-29. —Duane […]
Manitoba anglers Jaret Horbaiuk (left) and Terry McLymont took home the top prize of $5000 for winning the Castin’ for Cash Live Release Bass Tournament this past weekend. Horbaiuk and McLymont finished the two-day tournament with a combined weight of 24.86 pounds. —Alex Cruickshank photo
A group of nature enthusiasts checked out some of the flora and fauna in the wetland along the first stage of the Cranberry Peatlands Interpretive Trail, which officially opened yesterday evening. The trail, located at the west end of Whitmore Road in Alberton, is a project of the Rainy River […]
Abby McLeod, left, and Heidi Putzer, both six, showed off the masks they designed themselves during “Wacky Wednesday” yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library. The library kicked off its summer programming this week, which includes a weekly chess club, story corner, toddler time, and “Mixed Up Mondays.” Some programs […]
Kiwanis catcher Braden Webb tagged out the Super One runner at the plate as pitcher Nolen Ross looked on during the Little League Major ‘B’ Championship game last Friday evening. Kiwanis won the title with a convincing 12-2 victory. —Alex Cruickshank photo
Savannah Hughes, left, Elyssa Hughes and Kayla Stang were in the summer spirit portraying hula girls in the Barwick Canada Day parade on Saturday. The trio kept the crowds cool by tossing water balloons. —Heather Ogilvie photo
