Joey Payeur The next generation of Canadian golf superstars just might have taken their first swings towards greatness recently during the weekly youth golf lessons being offered at Spruce Creek Golf Course near Morson. Spruce Creek owner Laurie Pentney (above) showed Emo’s Rion Lessman the proper way to get the […]
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Submitted Fort Frances anglers Donovan Cousineau, left, and Dave Chambers had the old guard scrambling for answers they never found as two of the younger anglers in this year’s field of 52 teams claimed the title at the annual “Castin’ for Cash” bass tournament hosted by Lake Despair Lodge. It […]
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Scott Clendenning’s immeasurable contributions to local minor hockey and the high school girls’ team made him an easy choice for induction this year into the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame.
Joey Payeur Third baseman Travis Tom of the Fort Frances Braves had to charge and fire in a hurry on this grounder to get the force-out at second against the Northwest Bay Chieftains during his team’s 15-11 win at VanJura last Thursday evening.
Joey Payeur “Guoji,” the Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Club mascot, got a bird’s-eye view of the festival site while being carried along by members of the club during the parade of participants to open the festival.
of the RRDSB Ryleigh Tucker enjoyed the pizza she made herself yesterday at Carl’s Eatery here. Students participating in the Summer Learning program at J.W. Walker School enjoyed an excursion to Carl’s, where chef Carl Scott gave them a tour of the restaurant and provided a pizza-making demonstration. Then each […]
File Devlin’s Bill Godin, above, and Karl Howells of Fort Frances are two of just four anglers left who have fished in all 22 previous Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championships, with the others being Devlin’s Doug McBride and Denis Barnard of Fort Frances. Godin’s wealth of time on Rainy Lake […]
Nicholas Donaldson Robin Bowes has been garnering a lot of attention with his protest against the OPP, which he believes conspired with local doctors to take away his medicine following an incident near Mine Centre in May. Bowes began his protest in front of the Civic Centre yesterday and said […]
File While there will be no “Kid-Pro” event at this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, tournament organizers still have planned plenty of fun for those in the younger age groups, as well as the older generation.
File International Falls resident Dr. Kimmie Ondo, left, faced Fort Frances resident Dylan Ossachuk in the “Battle Song” performance of “The Kid is Hot Tonite” by Loverboy during last year’s “Quest for the Best.” Who will win this year’s competition? Find out on July 21.
File They may be of good humour but the team of Mark Raveling and Mike Luhman are very serious about shedding their tag as chronic runners-up this year and bag their second FFCBC title after last winning the tournament back in 2012.
File Troy Norman of Fort Frances, left, and Jay Samsal of Kenora were the ace anglers of last year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship, hauling away the championship trophy for the first time after having been trying to do since 2006.
