Lucas Punkari Lindsay Bourre was forced to watch as the rest of the field raced by after she spun out in the early stages of the WISSOTA Modified feature at the Emo Speedway on Saturday night. Bourre got back underway moments later but wound up finishing the race in eighth […]
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Lucas Punkari Jannelle Andy put everything into a swing yesterday evening at the Couchiching ball diamond as she and the rest of the Big Grassy Lynx took on the host Lady Raiders in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action. The game was a lopsided affair for the Lady Raiders, […]
Sarah Pruys Shelby King, 12, left, Asyia Shields, 13, Austin Strom, 13, Luke Holland, 14, and Evan Loyie, 12, jumped into the upper Rainy River yesterday afternoon on the count of three. The friends cooled off by swimming at the dock across from Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle—a popular place […]
Lucas Punkari Gavin Paull (#16) and Jamie Davis battled for the lead Saturday evening at the Emo Speedway in the WISSOTA Modified feature. When the dust settled, it was Davis who took the checkered flag in his first trip back to the track since last year’s Emo Fair. The other […]
Sarah Pruys Chelsey Skirten, left, and Julia Quast, 16, were busy scrubbing a truck clean Saturday morning at Lakewood Tire as an “Italy Trip” fundraiser for the Travel Club at Fort High. More than a dozen club members came out to help wash the lineup of vehicles and hold a […]
Heather Latter Participants of a musical “Gleek Week” camp struck a pose on the Townshend Theatre stage during their routine to the Carly Rae Jepsen song, “Call Me Maybe,” as part of their final production Friday evening. Directed by Renée Martin-Brown and choreographed by Trevor Barker, a total of 47 […]
Sarah Pruys Museum curator Sherry George, centre, poured Tropical Current tea for Lucille Botsford, left, and Eva Thornton, right, yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Museum. The popular “Tea and Scones” event at the museum serves up homemade scones, and tea from the local business, Smashing Tea, on fine china […]
Sarah Pruys A sure sign of summer, Gerber’s “Mini-Mart” is up and running in the Canadian Tire parking lot with a variety of fresh fruits and veggies available, along with fresh bread and jam. Sarah Milling, left, Michaela Nydegger, Aara Kabatay, and Simone Gerber were kept busy restocking their supply […]
Lucas Punkari Al’s Racquet Stringing goalkeeper Michelle Veldhuisen slid in to make a save on a hard charging Jess Caul from the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs during a Borderland Soccer League women’s division game last night. In the end, the Voyageurs would come out on top by a score of […]
Lucas Punkari Kevin Copenace fired a pitch towards the plate at the ball diamond in Couchiching last night, as he and the rest of his Sabaskong Cubs teammates took on the host Raiders in Rainy River District Fastball League action. Though Copenace hit a home-run, his team came out on […]
Submitted The Town of Fort Frances is none too pleased that vandals has stripped the bark off this tree near the swimming dock on the waterfront. Not only is it bad for the tree, but it could cost the taxpayers. The cost to replace a new mature tree is around […]
Sarah Pruys Jayson McFarlane, manager of Plaza Lanes since February, is pleased to announce that the bowling alley will be open all summer for the first time. From Wednesday through Saturday, from 4 p.m. until midnight, McFarlane has a variety of deals going on every day to encourage people to […]
