Duane Hicks Aubrey Eldridge, above left, carefully cut up some ham while McKenna Wreggitt, above right, sliced a green pepper to create toppings for “pizzadillas” their group made late Monday afternoon during the Tween’s Club’s first instalment of the “You’re the Chef” program at the Fort Frances Public Library. Over […]

Duane Hicks In what’s become an annual community tradition, the “Friends of the Museum” once again is planning a free family fun day early next month. “SnOasis 7: Snowflake Heaven” is slated for Saturday, March 2 from noon-2 p.m. at the Rainy Lake Square on Scott Street. “Friends” president Robert […]

Chad Solomon performed the “Adventures of Rabbit & Bear Paws” puppet show to a full house of parents and their children last Wednesday evening at the Fort Frances Public Library. Using native traditional teachings and humour, the story is based on the Seven Fires Prophecy and the Seven Grandfathers. The […]

Dear editor: I am more than a bit concerned that Fort Frances did not see a need or several needs to attend the ROMA conference that took place in Toronto last week. If there was ever an opportunity to attend this particular conference, this year was not the time to […]

The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Wednesday clarified comments by Pope Francis about a case of what he called “sexual slavery” within a French congregation of nuns, saying he was referring to an abuse of power that was reflected in instances of sexual abuse. Francis cited the […]

By Molly Sprayregen The Associated Press Whenever I send out a resume, I am skeptical about what the words “overnight camp counsellor” might mean to the person reading it. What do people who have not gone to summer camp think my five summers as a counsellor communicate about me? Do […]

By Jung Yoon Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — As she pursued her dream of becoming a fashion model, veering for years between extreme dieting and overeating, Park I Seul realized she had a problem: She was not tall and skinny, like typical runway models, nor was […]

Jamie Mountain A member of the Fort Frances Wolves (Ma’iingan) looked to beat her Kenora Huskies’ opponent to the puck during her squad’s 3-0 win in the Novice Division final Sunday afternoon at the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s Novice and Atom tournaments at the Ice For Kids Arena. The […]

Jamie Mountain It was a matter of who had the best reach between these Fort Frances Herricanes’ (left) and Dryden Hotshots’ players during Dryden’s 2-0 win in the Atom Division’s bronze-medal game Sunday morning during the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association’s Novice and Atom tournaments at the Ice For Kids […]

Jamie Mountain Red Lake Miners’ forward Bryce Young looked to cut in on the net while he was hounded by Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Keon Fox during the second period of the visitors’ 5-2 win Saturday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers were able to keep the […]

Ashley Payne (skip), Anna Peters (lead), Lauren Penney (second), and Daffni Chabot (third) were all smiles after their rink scored a rare “eight-ender” during the fourth end of their 13-5 win over Hailey Goriak (Sioux Lookout) on Saturday morning during the U18 curling regionals in Atikokan. –Photo courtesy of Mike […]