Ken Kellar Ariel Moore (Brianna Eldridge) was “Holding Out For a Hero” at The Burger Blast restaurant during the opening night of Fort High’s production of “Footloose the Musical” last Wednesday at the Townshend Theatre. Eldridge said that the song, made famous by Bonnie Tyler for the original movie’s soundtrack, […]

of the RRDSB Donald Young School ECE Laurel Armstrong, left, held out a garbage bag for students to fill on Friday afternoon. The students worked together to help clean up their school yard and community.

Ren (Macarthur Wilde), left, and Ariel (Brianna Eldridge) sang “Almost Paradise” during “Footloose the Musical.” The musical closely follows the plot of the 1984 film, where city boy Ren moves from Chicago to a small town where dancing has been outlawed and he must gather the support of local teens […]

of Angel Low Stomper Taw Connors took a moment to pose with Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 first vice-president Cindy Westover, left, and second vice-president Char Hyatt on Saturday evening in Emo. The son of Canadian legend Stompin’ Tom Connors performed a tribute show to his father before a sold-out […]

Jamie Mountain As he has done for many years, auctioneer Telford Advent of Riverbend Auction Services entertained those on hand and got them into the spirit of bidding on the plethora of items that were up for grabs during the live auction portion of the night at the 35th-annual Ducks […]

Jamie Mountain Various Gold, Silver and Bronze sponsors were recognized for their contributions to this year’s event at the 35th-annual Ducks Unlimited banquet and auction held Friday night at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Pictured, from left to right, are Doug Cuthbertson (Northwoods Gallery & Gifts), Scott Anderson (Ducks Unlimited […]

of RRSDB Sturgeon Creek School students performed a number from “Mary Poppins Jr.” during a performance last Friday evening in Barwick. The play ran last Thursday and Friday.

Ken Kellar Ariel Moore, played by Brianna Eldridge, left, tried to have a conversation with her father, Rev. Shaw Moore (Jaykob Ryll), during a scene from the opening night performance of “Footloose the Musical” last Wednesday at the Towshend Theatre. More than 40 FFHS students were involved with bringing the […]

Jamie Mountain It’s been a good start to the season for the Rainy River Owls’ girls’ and boys’ soccer teams and they’ll be looking to keep that momentum going heading into today’s and tomorrow’s NorWOSSA ‘A’ games in Red Lake. After starting the season with a pair of home wins […]

Jamie Mountain It was another excellent outing for the Muskie track-and-field team at a dual meet in Dryden last Thursday. The black-and-gold were able to rack up a plethora of medals and gain some valuable experience before the season heads into the NWOSSAA championships. “Our dual meet with Dryden on […]

Staff A total of eight Florida State Seminole student-athletes were selected for the 2019 All-ACC Academic Swimming and Diving Teams, which was announced by the league office back on May 1. Juniors Cam Thatcher and Griffin Alaniz, sophomore Joshua Davidson along with freshmen Izaak Bastian and Jakub Ksiazek were selected […]

Press Release THUNDER BAY, Ont.–Two long-time leaders in the game of golf, Golf Ontario and Golf Manitoba, have announced exciting news to begin the 2019 golf season. On May 11, “A Celebration of Golf in Northwestern Ontario Event” will take place at the Valhalla Inn beginning at 12:45 p.m. Both […]