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.
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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.
Joey Payeur Micaela Jack of the Big Grassy Lynx waited for a throw from Northwest Bay Beavers’ third baseman Connie Smith for Team One during the second inning of the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League’s annual all-star game yesterday evening at Manitou. Rylee Redford of the Fort Frances Angels […]
Kiera Kowalski Carl Murray of New Brunswick was one of the many “Canadian Coasters” who cruised into Fort Frances yesterday. Once he arrived, he parked his 1958 Austin Cambridge pickup, with its matching boler, to participate in the annual “Scott Street Show ‘n Shine” organized by the local International Early […]
Joey Payeur It was full speed ahead for Team #25 as Norm Wood and Hunter Koles of Fort Frances headed out on Rainy Lake for Day 1 of the 23rd-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship this morning. Some 95 boats launched from the Sorting Gap Marina, where the weigh-in gets […]
St. George’s congregation members Ann Wood, Marcia Zeleny, Fr. Bohdan Statkevych, Jackie Dobransky, and Mike Hughes received awards from the Metropolitan Yurji as a thank you for their hard work and dedication to the church over the years.
Nicholas Donaldson Manitoba country duo “Keith and Renee” put on a lively show for the nearly 100 guests at Cornell Farms in Devlin for the first barn concert of the season. Pat Clysdale-Cornell said she heard the two on CBC Radio about a year ago and instantly knew she needed […]
His Eminence, the Metropolitan Yurij, performed a special service here Sunday morning in honour of the 70th anniversary of St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Here he is spreading incense around the altar.
Hydro One worker Bill Mueller gave a thumb’s up after planting a fruit tree at the home of Lorie Wolynski and family on Off Lake back in the spring. It replaced a tree that Hydro One accidentally had knocked down during line-clearing work. -Photo courtesy of Lorie Wolynski
Kiera Kowalski Four-year-old Benjamin Parks was among the children of all ages who enjoyed painting rocks and creating mandalas last Thursday afternoon at Point Park as part of the weekly Open Air Art Studio presented by Community Living Fort Frances and District. The next Open Air Studio is scheduled for […]
Bill Tersky, from St. Vladimir’s Ukrainian Church in Thunder Bay, gave a brief speech at the luncheon after presenting a cheque to local church president Marcia Zeleny. He noted the congregation’s hard work in making the 70th anniversary special.
