Joey Payeur Devlin’s Paul Jewiss, left, and teammate Brian Wick of Saint Michael, Mn. are right in the mix at the 2016 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship after sitting in second place on Day 1 yesterday with a total haul of 17.16 pounds. Bill Godin (Devlin) and Dave Lindsay (Kenora) […]
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Jim Cumming The Fort Frances duo of Mike Graham, left, and Paul Visser enjoyed a gorgeous day on the lake yesterday while reeling in a 12.48-pound bag, which left them 61st out of 99 teams after Day 1 of the FFCBC.
Joey Payeur Teagan Thoms showed plenty of wit and enthusiasm with her answers to emcee and contest organizer Melissa Gushulak’s questions during the annual contest to select the Fort Frances Mini-King and Mini-Queen yesterday afternoon at the Sorting Gap Marina. The three judges chose Thoms as the Mini-Queen while Tristan […]
Heather Latter Carter Robinson, 14, worked on his welding skills yesterday during the “Mind Over Metal” camp offered by Seven Generations Education Institute, in partnership with the Canadian Welding Association Foundation and the Rainy River District School Board. Nineteen youths aged 12-15 spent the week learning about basic welding techniques, […]
Heather Latter Laura Cochrane was busy sanding pieces to complete her wooden fish project yesterday during the week-long “Intro to Woodworking” camp offered by Confederation College here. Instructed by Vince Gouin, the participants learned how to use the scroll saw, band saw, drill saw, mitre saw, and disk/belt sander while […]
Cameron Penney Devin Stromness, left, and his brother, Travis, showed off their decorated boat at the “Boat Show & Shine” on Scott Street yesterday afternoon as part of Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship festivities. People walking by were encouraged to write their names on the boat using window markers. The […]
Joey Payeur Misty Perreault (13) of the Couchiching Lady Raiders zipped home safely when Manitou T-Birdies’ catcher Kayla Allan couldn’t hang on to the relay throw during the fourth inning of host Couchiching’s 18-3 win in first-round playoff action yesterday evening.
Joey Payeur Stuart and Diane Neniska of Kenora put the hammer down to get to their preferred fishing spot as soon as possible as Day 1 of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship got underway early this morning from the Sorting Gap Marina. An even 100 boats headed out onto […]
Joey Payeur The team of Shane Wepruk and Carlee Beazley, along with Pat Cross (not pictured), emerged victorious at the Safeway Pro-Am Kids Fishing Tournament on Sunday at the Sorting Gap Marina after reeling up this winning catch weighing in at 3.52 pounds to top the field. Wepruk and Cross […]
Cameron Penney Outgoing Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre CEO Alicia Subnaik Kilgour proudly displayed a gift from the Town of Fort Frances during a farewell reception there Thursday afternoon. The library board, meanwhile, is nearing its end to the search for a new CEO and is expected to appoint […]
Heather Latter Charlene Gustafson purchased some raspberries from Annie van Rozen at A.G.’s Produce booth during Emo’s “Local Market” on Friday. Located next to Rainy River Meats on Front Street, the market is looking for more vendors to sell locally-grown or produced items each week from 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Joey Payeur Shannon Stone (Dawson Tigers) prepared for the worst but wound up being safe at home on a wild pitch by Karma Andy (Emo Renegades) as catcher Rylee Redford (Fort Frances Angels) watched the play unfold from the backstop during the fifth inning of the Rainy River District Women’s […]
