Lucas Punkari Pat Howard and her husband, Wayne, sat on the hot seat as they anxiously awaited the top five teams to weigh-in Saturday afternoon during the annual “Castin’ for Cash” tournament at Lake Despair Lodge. The couple, who won the event in 2009, were able to outlast the final […]
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Lucas Punkari Ray Crowe looked down the first fairway at Heron Landing on Saturday morning as he prepared for his opening tee shot during the second-annual Bob Mainville Lakers’ golf tournament. Three dozen teams took part in the best-ball format, with the foursome of Blake Mainville, Sheldon Kelly, Sara Kelly, […]
Heather Latter Katelyn Shortreed, accompanied by Jeff Gustafson on guitar, belted out a few tunes during the “Summer Musical Revue” presented by Cornell Farms on Saturday night. Many local performers took to the stage to make for a very entertaining and enjoyable concert to all those who gathered in the […]
Heather Latter Kids of all ages had a blast playing in a shaving cream concoction yesterday morning during the “Kids Being Kids” program at the Legion Park here. As part of the Best Start Hub’s outreach work, the program typically is held each Thursday from 9-11 a.m. at the Métis […]
Sarah Pruys Marg Blasky showed nine-year-old Kaylen Cunningham how to paint a leaf using the one-stroke technique yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library. The workshop was the first “Tween Thursday” of the summer, where about a dozen youths came together to paint flower pots. The next “Tween Thursday” […]
Ken Johnston Linden Indian was the hero of the Rainy River District Fastball League’s annual all-star game yesterday evening in Rainy River, hitting a three-run homer with two outs in the top of the seventh to help Team Gemmell earn an 8-6 win over Team McKinnon.
Sarah Pruys A group of young teens met at one of the docks designated for swimming on Rainy Lake last Thursday afternoon to cool off in the summer heat. After all jumping in together, they then scattered to play games in the water.
Lucas Punkari Sara Kellar, right, of Al’s Racquet Stringing worked around Elizabeth Allan of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs during Borderland Soccer League women’s action yesterday evening at St. Francis Field. Kellar scored four goals as Al’s cruised to a 7-3 victory. In the other game, Boston Pizza improved to […]
Sarah Pruys Many desks and chairs had to be moved into storage last Friday after water damage was discovered at the courthouse here. The Ministry of the Attorney General has closed the buildng until it is safe to enter again, so for now Ontario Court of Justice hearings have been […]
Lucas Punkari Recently-retired CEO and chief librarian Margaret Sedgwick, left, admired the new wall fountain that was donated to the Fort Frances Public Library by Olive Eisenhauer, right, and her husband, Irvin (Ike). The Eisenhauers have been long-time supporters of the library. A farewell party for Sedgwick was held last […]
Duane Hicks NCDS Blue Dudes 2.0 pushed away from the dock before making their way to the starting line for a race against the RBC Raiders on Sunday during the first-annual Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival on Rainy River. A total of nine teams competed, with Community Living Fort Frances […]
Sarah Pruys Serena Cousineau and Even Bagacki were all smiles after being crowned mini-queen and king in the 2012 “Fun in the Sun” competition. Seven girls and four boys were up for the title in front of the museum last Wednesday morning, and they all received a gift bag for […]
