Gibbons showed off the catch of the day Saturday–a 7.22-pound lunker that easily was the biggest fish of this year’s tournament.
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Joey Payeur Members of the Muskie boys’ soccer team were unrestrained in their jubilation over capturing a seventh-straight NorWOSSA crown with a 4-0 victory against the Dryden Eagles in the league final last Wednesday in Kenora. The squad now is in North Bay for the 20-team OFSAA ‘AA’ tournament that […]
Joey Payeur Dryden veteran Sarah Benson, left, had to deal with both the ball and oncoming Muskie defender Pasquel Shortreed during the Eagles’ 2-1 victory in the NorWOSSA girls’ soccer final last Wednesday in Kenora.
Joey Payeur Fort Frances Mud Dogs’ pitcher Jodie Hood was a second too late applying the tag on Hanna LeDrew of the Fort Frances Angels after a wild pitch in the seventh inning of their Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League game last Wednesday at the St. Francis Sports Field. […]
Joey Payeur Muskie football head coach Mike Cuzzolino delivered his opening address to the roughly 20 players taking part in the first day of the team’s spring camp Monday evening at Fort High. The camp will run weekdays from 6-8 p.m. through June 9 as the squad begins preparations for […]
Joey Payeur The first strides towards success for the Muskie football season this fall were taken yesterday as the team began its spring camp at Fort High. About 20 players took part on opening day of the camp, which runs weekdays from 6-8 p.m. until June 9.
Kiera Kowalski The Tweens Club that meets weekly at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre chose to stay indoors yesterday due to the inclement weather. But Hailey Joyce, Mikka Slack, Liz Cousineau, Marie-Mai Langevin, Izzy Meeks, and MacKenzie McClain still enjoyed playing games such as “Hedbanz” and “Life” while […]
Joey Payeur Oliver Gibbons of Morson showed off the biggest fish caught in this year’s Emo Walleye Classic–a 7.22-pounder that nailed down the victory for him and partner Les Morrison of Baudette on Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee Arena.
Duane Hicks With dark clouds looming, participants got their paws moving to start the 12th-annual “Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides” at the Sorting Gap Marina here yesterday afternoon. Organized by the Fort Frances Voyageur Lions Club, the event raised $1,000 for the Lions Foundation of Canada Dog Guides training […]
Duane Hicks In recognition of her 15 years of service with the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #29, Alfreda Easton, left, received a pin from Colleen Moran, program lead with the Ontario Honours and Awards Secretariat of the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, during the 2017 Ontario Volunteer Service Awards ceremony […]
Kiera Kowalski The “Friends of the Library” held a bustling book sale Saturday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Fort Frances Public Library, which drew a large number of people like Bob Allcorn in search of a good read. All proceeds will go to programs the library puts on.
Joey Payeur There almost were as many smiles as there were fish in the water for the first-ever “Kids Gone Fishing” event to kick off the 16th-annual Emo Walleye Classic yesterday. The combination of Ophelia Lucas-Engberg from Devlin, above left, and Emo’s Tia Wagar were guided by Amber Hughes and […]
