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Peggy Revell Katelyn Bruyere blanket-stitched around felt mittens Sunday afternoon during a craft workshop at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre to create woollen candle mats. More than two dozen people turned out for the workshop, which was led by Joyce Martinson and Linda Plumridge.

Peggy Revell Curtis Martin (#44) of the Dakota College at Bottineau Lumberjacks took a tumble into the crease during a scramble to get the puck into the Fort Frances Thunderhawks’ net during Sunday afternoon’s exhibition game at the ’52 Canadians Arena. The hosts swept the two-game series.

Peggy Revell Fort High students put pen to paper this morning in the small gymnasium during the second day of first-semester exams. Exams wrap up Thursday, with the new semester starting next week.

Peggy Revell Spotted along Sixth Street East, this sign a resident put out cleverly expressed the frustration many here have felt so far this winter. Unfortunately, there’s still the chance of even more snow in the forecast.

Peggy Revell Arlene Georgeson, left, Barb MacDonell, and Karen Egan stitched away while creating woollen candle mats at a crafting workshop yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. More than two dozen people turned out for the workshop, which was led by Joyce Martinson and Linda Plumridge.

Peggy Revell The local MEC Bulldogs (in gold) were all over the Atikokan Voyageurs during the preliminary round of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s annual Atom ‘A’ tournament at the Ice For Kids Arena on Friday. The Bulldogs coasted to a 8-1 victory but it was the Gillons’ Sharks […]

Peggy Revell Curtis Martin (#44) of the Dakota College at Bottineau Lumberjacks rushed up ice against Fort Frances Thunderhawks’ Roger Morrison (#4) during yesterday’s 7-2 exhibition victory by Fort Frances at the ‘52 Canadians Arena to sweep the two-game exhibition series.

Duane Hicks Larry and Josie Patrick, left, along with Kathi and Don Tucker, enjoyed a peroghy supper Friday at the Memorial Sports Centre auditorium. The supper, which was a fundraiser for the Fort Frances Lakers, saw more than 180 people attend and raised $1,100 for the team. The supper was […]

Duane Hicks Dan Morphy of the Toronto-based percussion quartet, “TorQ,” grooved away with basket shakers during a performance Friday night at the Townshend Theatre here. Part of the Tour de Fort concert series, “TorQ” offered a range of arranged and improvised music numbers for the audience to enjoy. The next […]

Staff Alexis Latter and Lyla Moen enjoyed a good splash yesterday morning as the Fort Frances Nursery School held its annual “beach day”—a perfect break from the mid-winter blues, especially with the bitter cold snap currently gripping Borderland.

Peggy Revell Caden Flinders checked out the magnetic board filled with letters during a tour of Robert Moore School’s kindergarten rooms yesterday afternoon while his mom filled out paperwork as part of the school’s kindergarten registration day. Robert Moore, along with St. Michael’s School under the Catholic board, will see […]

Peggy Revell Jacob Gustafson eagerly demonstrated how a science lesson on frogs can be implemented with a SmartBoard during the “Technology in the Classroom” evening at J.W. Walker School last night. Parents and students were invited out to see how new technology—such as SmartBoards, SmartTables, programs that convert text to […]