Paige Happy, left, Taya Hagarty, Payton Bragg, and Olivia Eldridge danced to “Buttons” on Friday evening during Dancemakers School of Dance’s recital, “Twenty Years of Unforgettable Memories,” at the Townshend Theatre.

Her fellow dancers gathered around Brianna Eldridge during “Rise Up,” a contemporary routine during Friday evening’s recital. Eldridge was honoured at the end of the recital, as this is her last year as a Dancemakers’ student.

Jamie Mountain Liam George of the RBC Lions contemplated his options on offence while he was watched defensively by Josh Pawluk of Sunset Landscaping during his squad’s 65-43 win in the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League’s bronze-medal game last Tuesday night at Fort High. With the top-ranked Lions failing to […]

Staff The Emo-Devlin-Barwick Minor Hockey Association honoured the cream of this year’s crop at its annual awards banquet on Saturday night at the Emo Arena. Isabella Foster received the Tony Bliss Appreciation Award for most improved player on the Emo Express Novice girls while Bennett McQuaker took home the honour […]

Chantelle Spuzak, centre, joined her competitive cloggers for the number, “5, 6, 7, 8 Clogging,” during Dancemakers School of Dance’s recital, “Twenty Years of Unforgettable Memories,” on Friday evening at the Townshend Theatre. This event marked the dance school’s 20th recital, with each dance number being a flashback to a […]

To the editor, As the son of Senator Lynn Beyak, a taxpayer, and business owner in Fort Frances, I was initially surprised to see the Senate Ethics Officer’s inquiry mentioned in the municipal council meeting on March 25 by Councillor Doug Judson.  Upon further reflection, however, it became clear to […]

Jamie Mountain How sweet the taste of redemption is. Just over a year removed from a tough 86-52 loss to Sunset Landscaping in their first crack at a championship, the fifth-place Revco Renegades weren’t going to be denied on their second attempt as they rolled to a 59-47 win over […]

Jamie Mountain The high school badminton season is short, so both the Muskies and Rainy River Owls are looking to hit the ground running today at an exhibition tournament in Atikokan. With such a small window to get in solid practice time, Muskie head coach Brian Church noted that his […]

Jamie Mountain Kim Beaudry’s rink worked hard and represented Northern Ontario with class. The squad, which also featured Barb Roy (third), Wendy Brunetta (second), and Kris Sinclair (lead), narrowly missed out on advancing to the semi-finals at the Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships held March 22-28 in Chilliwack, B.C. as […]

Staff Hudson Mann put his talent on full display at the Tec Team Freestyle and Greco Open in West Fargo, N.D. on Sunday. The Grade 8 wrestler, who originally is from Fort Frances, went undefeated in both Freestyle and Greco. Mann’s Greco looked great and he hit two big four-point […]

Press Release The SIJHL announced Monday that Brock Aiken of the Thunder Bay North Stars earned the league’s Top Goaltender Award for the 2018-19 season. Aiken picked up the honour over fellow nominees Zach Willms (Red Lake Miners) and Bailey Schmitz (Thief River Falls Norskies). The winner was determined in […]