Jim and Kris Krag took advantage of the perfect weather Saturday to ski during the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s annual “Family Day” event. People from seven months to 75 years in age, and hailing from Fort Frances, Emo, International Falls, and even Vancouver, came to the Rocky Inlet trails to cross-country ski or try out snowshoes.

Fort Frances Pharmasave Wildcats’ goalie Cassandra McLellan stopped play Saturday as the Thunder Bay Sabres converged on the crease in Midget division action at a girls’ hockey tournament here. The Wildcats and Sabres battled to a 3-3 in this one, but the hosts won the rematch in the bronze-medal game yesterday by a 1-0 score.

Local comedian Ryan McMahon clapped it up at a comedy fundraiser for the Fort Frances Lakers here Saturday night. McMahon, who now lives in Winnipeg, brought a band of comedians with him, including Dan Huen, John B. Duff, Cara Lytwyn, and Keener Dougherty. More than 100 people turned out to see McMahon in his first local show.

Shelby Tymkin, at right, and Taylor Hazel joined Shelby Holden (hidden) in painting some of the end glass yesterday evening at the Ice For Kids Arena in preparation for a Bantam and Midget girls’ hockey tournament that runs today through Sunday here.

Muskie girls’ hockey coach Rudy Anderson, left, Muskie Red Line Club chair Tana Langtry, and coach/Red Line Club Fort High rep Sarah Arpin drew the winning ticket for the squad’s 50/50 draw last night at FFHS. Rachel McQuaker of Emo was the lucky winner of $9,000.