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 […]
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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 […]
Zoey Duncan Will Pike lugged one of dozens of televisions onto a trailer during the Recycle Your Electronics tour here yesterday. The tour, which has collected 70 metric tonnes of materials throughout the province, continues today from 2-8 p.m. at the Memorial Sports Centre parking lot. Yesterday, 113 vehicles dropped […]
Peggy Revell Construction is underway at St. Michael’s School in anticipation of the province’s roll-out of full-day junior kindergarten there this fall. Local contractors Ed Kaun and Sons are pushing out the walls of the two classrooms by about 15 feet in order to expand the classrooms’ square footage to […]
Lucas Punkari The participants in this year’s Safeway KidPro event smiled for the camera after a long, hot day of bass fishing on Rainy Lake yesterday. A total of 20 youngsters took part in this year’s tournament, which saw a tie for first place between Kale Bruyere-Huntley (partnered with Mike […]
Lucas Punkari Eric Miller (#8) tried to knock the puck away from Dan Chesser as they took part in a scrimmage Friday night at Bronco Arena over in International Falls as part of the Fort Frances Lakers’ annual summer camp. Scrimmages took place all weekend as players from Canada and […]
Lucas Punkari Denny Trimble (#66) was under attack by Glen Strachan for top spot in the WISSOTA Modified feature at the Emo Speedway on Saturday evening. But both Trimble and Strachan fell out of the running due to mechanical issues, which allowed Gavin Paull of Fort Frances to capture his […]
