Joey Payeur Once was great but twice was even better for Troy Norman of Fort Frances, left, and Jay Samsal of Kenora as the pair captured the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship trophy for the second-straight year Saturday at the Sorting Gap Marina.
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Joey Payeur Callum McCormick proved fastball is for the tall and the small as the 10-year-old designated hitter for the Stratton Eagles stepped into the batter’s box against catcher Earl Ivall and the Rainy River Royals last Thursday evening in the Eagles’ 7-3 win.
Joey Payeur It was an episode of “Dancing with the All-Stars” as umpire Jim Fowler and catcher Meghan Bourgeois of the Dawson Tigers, playing for “Team Windigo,” got a front-row seat to the high-flying footwork of Fort Frances Her-icanes’ shortstop Sarah Noonan (“Team Patey”) during the Rainy River District Women’s […]
Duane Hicks Grayson Wright got creative yesterday during “LEGO Mania” at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The program runs Mondays from 1-3 p.m. all summer long, with the library supplying the bricks while the kids only have to bring their imaginations. Children under six must be accompanied by […]
Kiera Kowalski Workers continued to prep the sidewalk along the 200 block of Scott Street this morning for their replacement. Trees along the block also will begin being removed tomorrow.
Nicholas Donaldson The Rainy Lake Highlanders Pipes and Drums based in Fort Frances provided some musical accompaniment for the “Railroad Daze” parade Saturday morning in Rainy River. The 30th-annual celebration ran Thursday through Sunday and featured activities for all ages, including a baseball tournament, kids’ games at Hannam Park, a […]
Joey Payeur Troy Norman of Fort Frances let out a yell as he and partner Jay Samsal of Kenora held aloft the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship trophy for the second-straight year on Saturday under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina.
Kiera Kowalski Brianna Eldridge first swooned the judges with her bluesy rendition of Alannah Myle’s “Black Velvet,” then topped fellow competitor Dave Miller when the two faced off to The Tube’s “She’s a Beauty” in the final “Battle Song” to earn top spot at this year’s “Quest for the Best” […]
Joey Payeur Troy Norman of Fort Frances, left, and Kenora’s Jay Samsal looked every bit the defending champions they are, securing top spot after Day 1 of the 23rd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship with a total catch of 19.18 pounds yesterday.
Kiera Kowalski “Canadian Coaster” Norm Mulloy posed beside his wife’s 1934 Desoto Airflow at the car show held by the Sorting Gap Marina yesterday afternoon. The “Coaster” explained this is an unusual car because it was a revolutionary design during the 1930s. The Mulloys are from southern Ontario and this […]
Joey Payeur Oliver Gibbins of Morson held up proof that he and partner Mike Gate (Nestor Falls) had a successful opening day at the FFCBC, posting a mark of 18.27 pounds to sit in third place overall heading into Day 2 today.
Kiera Kowalski “Canadian Coaster” Norm Mulloy posed beside his wife’s 1934 Desoto Airflow at the car show held by the Sorting Gap Marina yesterday afternoon. The “Coaster” explained this is an unusual car because it was a revolutionary design during the 1930s. The Mulloys are from southern Ontario and this […]
