Joey Payeur Captain Kayla Windigo (Red Gut Babes) showed what a “swinging” town Barwick can be on a Monday evening as she eventually beat out this grounder for an infield hit in the fifth inning of last night’s Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League all-star game. Catcher Rylee Redford (Fort […]
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Joey Payeur Garett Gamsby of Stratton (33) was wheel-to-wheel with Brody Strachan from Emo during the WISSOTA Modifieds heats in Borderland Racing Association action Saturday evening at the Emo Speedway. Strachan went on to finish seventh in the feature race while Gamsby was eighth.
Joey Payeur The team of Shane Wepruk and Carlee Beazley got first-hand notice of the good news from weighmaster Pat Cross that their 3.52-pound catch was good enough to capture first place in this year’s Safeway Pro-Am Fishing Tournament yesterday at the Sorting Gap Marina. A total of 11 youth […]
Cameron Penney Volunteer Brant Spuzak was hard at work this morning helping to set up the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina, where festivities for this year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship will kick off Wednesday evening. The tournament itself runs Thursday through Saturday, with the weigh-ins set to […]
Cameron Penney Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre board chair Andrew Hallikas presented a cake to outgoing library CEO Alicia Subnaik Kilgour during a farewell reception there yesterday afternoon. She will assume her new role as CEO of several library branches in the Niagara region next week while the new […]
Heather Latter Amy Norris looked on as instructor Meghan Spooner taught those attending the “Make ’N Bake” camp how to cover a cake in fondant yesterday. The group spent the week learning about making and decorating cookies, cupcakes, and cakes, which culminated with a tea and certificate presentation today. Run […]
Joey Payeur Hailey McEvoy was step for step with Alina Eldridge in pursuit of the ball in the second half of yesterday evening’s 11-3 win by Al’s Racquet Stringing over Taggs in Borderland Soccer League women’s division action.
Submitted Local resident Dale Hoard spotted this golden eagle perched on his bird bath earlier this week at his home west of town. An eagle’s nest is located across the river from his home and the birds often are spotted nearby.
Heather Latter Abigail Gerber saw a steady stream of patrons Tuesday as Gerber’s Mini Mart opened its annual stand for business in the Canadian Tire parking lot here. A variety of fruit and locally-grown farm-fresh veggies are available to purchase there Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m. and […]
Duane Hicks Collections management intern Bethany Waite has been busy at the Fort Frances Museum over the past year organizing and cataloguing the museum’s substantial collection of artifacts. Despite the significant task before her, she succeeded—making it simple for museum staff to find what’s where and locate pieces for exhibits […]
Joey Payeur Amber Berg of Winnipeg’s Double Dragon Gym, left, was on the offensive from the get-go against opponent Halley MacMillan from Nak Muay Gym in Winnipeg during their main event clash at Combat Culture’s “Throwdown at The Duke” Muay Thai kickboxing card at the Couchiching Arena on Saturday. Berg […]
Duane Hicks It was smiles all around as Courtney Sinclair, left, and Sara Selman of the 908 Rainy Lake Air Cadet Squadron received a cheque for $4,000 from Mayor Roy Avis during Monday night’s council meeting as its share of this year’s Moffat Fund disbursement.
