Lucas Punkari Mike Luhman showed off a pair of fish that he and partner, Mark Raveling, hauled in during Day 1. Runner-ups a year ago, Luhman and Raveling were in third place going into today’s action on Rainy Lake with a total weight of 17.92 pounds.
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Lucas Punkari Amy Nesbitt smiled as she held up a pair of fish that she and her partner, Harold Nesbitt, caught at the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship yesterday. The Nesbitts’ were in 16th place after Day 1 with a total weight of 14.60 pounds.
Peggy Revell Jada Eide and Kennedi Handberg added some paint to the large mural that they and other youth were working on this week at the Little Beaver Cultural Centre under the guidance of local artist Lindsay Hamilton, as part of an art-themed day camp organized by Confederation College. The […]
Heather Latter Fair Queen contestants Kaylee Heyens and Sarah Glover chatted with Ingeborg Szeder, a resident at Rainycrest Home for the Aged and a long time contributor to the fair, yesterday evening during the contestants’ visit there. The pair, along with Elizabeth Steele, Haley Trimble, and Chelsea Mosley, will be […]
Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship weighmaster Paul Cousineau, left, helped Mark Fisher and Scott Bonnema hold up their 18.04-pound haul from Day 1 of this year’s tournament yesterday, which put them into second place in the standings. One of the five fish the pair caught was also the […]
Lucas Punkari Bryan Gustafson and Jamie Bruce (Team #12) roared away from the government dock at Pither’s Point this morning as anglers made their way onto Rainy Lake to kick off the 17th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. The Day 1 and Day 2 weigh-ins start at 3:30 p.m. at […]
Peggy Revell Steve and Kent Ballan, the last all-local team to win the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship way back in 2001, smiled at the crowd along Scott Street late yesterday afternoon during the annual parade of boats. Youngsters lined the route to fill up bags with candy and other […]
Zoey Duncan Charity Alverson, left, sang her heart out during the “Quest for the Best” sing-off to capture the $1,000 grand prize last night. Runner-up Brittany Hayes out-sang six previous winners to earn top spot in the “Veterans” set before she and Alverson performed Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now” as […]
Lucas Punkari Kobi Ward, left, and Kale Bruyere-Huntley playfully battled for possession of the 2011 Safeway KidPro trophy after they finished tied for first place following a hot day of fishing on Rainy Lake on Sunday. Ward, who was fishing with multiple FFCBC champ Joe Thrun, caught three fish for […]
Heather Latter Frances Shelfantook, now 98 years young, will be launching her recently published novel, “Sophia’s Journey,” next Thursday (July 28) at the Fort Frances Library Technology Centre from noon-2 p.m.
Zoey Duncan Michael McDonald of Pack Pros carried an aged television to a semi-trailer, along with piles of other unwanted electronics, on Monday at the Memorial Sports Centre during the Recycle Your Electronics tour by Ontario Electronic Stewardship. The tour, which has collected more than 70 metric tonnes of TVs, […]
Lucas Punkari Nick Jourdain, left, and Dan Chesser battled for the puck on a face-off during the Fort Frances Lakers’ summer camp Friday night at Bronco Arena over in International Falls. Players from both sides of the border squared off in four scrimmages over the weekend, with the majority of […]
