Lucas Punkari Jeff Gustafson, left, and John Peterson hoisted the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship trophy in the air on Saturday after they captured the 2013 tournament title.
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Lucas Punkari Troy Norman, left, and Jay Samsal hoisted up four of their 18.14-pound five fish haul on Friday afternoon as they moved into first place at the 2013 Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.
Lucas Punkari Jeff Gustafson, left, and John Peterson showed off their haul, which came in at 19.17 pounds and put them atop of the leaderboard after Day 1 of the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship yesterday.
Heather Latter Peyton Morrison, seven, tried to find the best electrical conductor among some sample minerals during an exhibit hosted by Science North at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre on Wednesday. While it focused on “Species at Risk,” several stations were dedicated to rocks and minerals in light […]
Heather Latter Comedian Kevin Craft took to the stage under the big tent at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship last night, garnering laugh after laugh from the crowd on hand. Presented by the Fort Frances Curling Club and sponsored by Sunset Country Ford, fellow comedians Kelly Deero and Rick […]
Sarah Pruys Josh Swire, left, and Steve Halvorsen, summer students at EFC Gas Transmission Company, were preparing to rewrap weld joints they had exposed during a routine inspection of the gas lines behind St. Francis School alongside the railway tracks. The company will continue inspections and maintenance work throughout town […]
Lucas Punkari Chris Tholl and Aaron Wiebe were excited to get started this morning as they set out on Rainy Lake for Day 1 of year’s Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship.
Sarah Pruys Boston Pizza was filled with cheers late Monday afternoon as SportsCentre announced the Fort Frances Curling Club’s bid had accumulated more votes than Dryden’s track bid, meaning the club will receive $25,000 towards its geothermal heating unit. As well, a live taping of SportsCentre, along with a community […]
Heather Latter Mike and Brenda Tullio, who own and operate Nirvana Salon and The Ear Clinic, respectively, will be closing their Scott Street businesses at week’s end to relocate to southern Ontario be closer to family.
Heather Latter Taylor Shouldice sang Taylor Swift’s song, “Mean,” last Wednesday evening at the Lions Park in Emo during a “Music in the Park” fundraiser. The audience was encouraged to donate to the “I Am Awesome (and I know it)” girls’ retreat, with monies raised being split between those participants […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances native Brandon Bodnar stretched out to make a kick save Sunday morning during the final scrimmage of the Fort Frances Lakers’ annual prospects’ camp at the new Couchiching arena.
Sarah Pruys A few dozen people gathered at Boston Pizza late yesterday afternoon, anxiously awaiting the announcement on SportsCentre on whether the Fort Frances Curling Club had beat out Dryden in the annual “Kraft Celebration Tour,” erupted into cheers when their voting efforts were rewarded.







