Sam Odrowski Rainy River District School Board trustees heard a presentation from special education administer Char Bliss during their regular monthly meeting here last Tuesday night. The board’s special education department serves about 650 students, making up roughly 24 percent of the student population, which demonstrates the need for high-quality […]

Jamie Mountain Shai VanWalleghem of the K-Town Mayhem turned away from the oncoming forecheck by Elizabeth Cousineau of the Fort Frances Devils during her squad’s 6-2 win in the Bantam division’s bronze-medal game Sunday morning at the Ice For Kids Arena in the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s PeeWee and […]

Duane Hicks Mike Bourre of Gameland skillfully skinned a bobcat Saturday morning. The bobcat definitely qualified for the largest animal to be the subject of a fur-handling demonstration that day.

Jamie Mountain The Rainy River Owls’ girls’ and boys’ curling rinks will be flying high all the way to the NWOSSAA championships. Both squads snagged gold at the NorWOSSA championships held Sunday and Monday at the Fort Frances Curling Club and now advance to NWOSSAA, which is slated for March […]

Staff The Lorne Jackson rink had a weekend to remember at the Region 1 Curling Club Championship held at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The local squad, which also includes Derek Jackson (third), Mark Pedersen (second), and Ed Vold (lead), compiled a 3-0 record en route to snaring a berth […]

Reece McQuaker was one of the four Muskie girls’ hockey team members honoured during the “Seniors’ Night” pre-game ceremony ahead of the black-and-gold’s 14-1 romp over the Sioux Lookout Warriors on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. McQuaker, Emily Kaun, Alex Gartzke, and Makenna Henttonen all will be […]

Jamie Mountain A season’s worth of hard work and great execution has landed the Muskie junior girls’ volleyball team in a pretty good spot. The squad sported a 7-0 record in NorWOSSA play going into its regular-season finale yesterday against the host Dryden Eagles, with the outcome not known as […]

Jamie Mountain Muskie forward Martina Woods had a gaping net to shoot the puck into after she was fed a crisp pass in front from teammate Tatum Glowasky during the third period of Fort High’s 14-1 rout of the Sioux Lookout Warriors on Friday night at the Ice For Kids […]

Duane Hicks Logan Dallas carefully trimmed around a laminated paper heart during the Craft Club for Kids held Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Public Library. The craft club runs there every Saturday from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Children must be accompanied by an adult for this free activity.

Jamie Mountain Anna Peters and Lauren Penney swept diligently to get their rock into the house during the Muskie mixed curling rink’s win over the Red Lake Rams on Monday afternoon at the NorWOSSA championships at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The Muskies compiled a 3-1 record to earn silver […]

Jamie Mountain Micaela Jolicouer and Aynsley Williams were intent on getting their rock placed exactly where they wanted during the Rainy River Owls’ girls’ curling rink’s win over the Muskies on Monday afternoon at the NorWOSSA championships at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The Owls snatched the gold medal with […]

Submitted Grade 1 students at St. Michael’s School’s shared big smiles Friday as they sported handmade eyewear in celebration of their 100th day of school. Students celebrated the milestone by making crafts, posters, and pieces of art. Students at Robert Moore School celebrated their “100th Day on Friday, as well.