Bob Shine lunged to get his forehand on the ball during his 3-0 loss to fellow Thunder Bay resident Sean Cameron in the men’s ‘A’ Open final Sunday afternoon at the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 32nd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous Open. It was the first tournament title for Cameron, who denied […]

Jamie Mountain Hunter Jean locked in on where he wanted to put his serve during the junior ‘B’ final Sunday afternoon at the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 32nd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous Open. Evan Wright claimed the division title with four wins while Jean wound up second.

Jamie Mountain Nikki Bagacki looked to dig out and return a low shot during her match against Mary-Beth Tkachuk on Sunday afternoon during the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 32nd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous Open at the Memorial Sports Centre. Bagacki and Tkachuk were tied with 10 points apiece in ladies’ ‘B’ […]

Submitted Shelby Larson with a pair of beautiful perch caught recently from Lake of the Woods.

of Michael Christianson/Dryden Observer Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Dane Bateman (#96) looked to strip the puck away from Dryden GM Ice Dogs’ forward Evan Walls during his squad’s 6-1 loss there Saturday night. The Lakers will look to get back on track tonight versus the host Thief River Falls Norskies […]

Jamie Mountain Nicholas Ducharme of the Red Lake Gladiators looked to bust his way past his Lake of the Woods Bears’ opponents and towards the goal during the third period of his squad’s 7-1 win in the final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Bantam ‘A’ tournament at […]

Duane Hicks Bingo caller Sarah Clouston, left, and library CEO Caroline Goulding checked which numbers had been called during a game yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library. The game was played during the weekly “Tween Club” which has resumed now that the Christmas break is over. Youths aged […]

Jamie Mountain Bob Shine looked to unleash a backhander off the wall and towards his opponent, Sean Cameron, during the men’s ‘A’ Open final of the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 32nd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous Open on Sunday afternoon at the Memorial Sports Centre. Cameron won the match 3-0 to snare […]

Jamie Mountain Nicholas Ducharme of the Red Lake Gladiators looked to rush the puck up the ice during his squad’s 7-1 win over the Lake of the Woods Bears yesterday afternoon in the final of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Bantam ‘A’ tournament at the Ice For Kids […]

Duane Hicks Nick Beyak is settling in as the new owner of Fort Frances GM (formerly Jim MacDonald Motors). Beyak, who also owns Sunset Country Ford here and Dryden GM, officially assumed ownership as of yesterday. Beyak’s late father, Tony, sold Causeway Pontiac GMC to Jim MacDonald in August, 2000 […]

Staff Jill Howarth, left, and Robin Wright read out the winning ticket in the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw for January yesterday morning at International Travel Services. Ed and Colleen Wiersema of here will be heading to France–a trip valued at $4,500. Next month’s trip is […]

Jamie Mountain Brady Bodnarchuk looked to win a face-off in his own zone during the first period of the Muskie boys’ hockey team’s 5-4 win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints last Tuesday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The black-and-gold (5-2) will resume NorWOSSA action Jan. 8 when […]