Peggy Revell Carrieann Brown, a culinary arts student at the Seven Generations Education Institute, served a bowl of “three sister soup with partridge” to Mitaanjigamiing First Nation Chief Janice Henderson during Friday evening’s benefit dinner for the Good Life for Young People Foundation.

Dan Falloon Fort Frances Timbit player Marti Woods cradled a teammate’s pass in a game against International Falls on Saturday night as part of a girls’ hockey tournament here. The Timbits finished fourth in the Novice division. On the Atom side, Kaemingh Esso finished second while the Rolling Lake Lightning […]

Peggy Revell Liz Henderson, right, and Kaayla Fox get ready to taste the main course of the gourmet dinner served by the culinary arts students at Seven Generations Education Institute during Friday night’s wild game benefit dinner for the Good Life for Young People Foundation (Oshki-Aa-yaa’aag Mino Bimaadiziiwin). Along with […]

Duane Hicks Jennifer Rogowsky created a watercolour painting with her son, Nicolas, during Family Day activities at the Fort Frances Museum yesterday.

Peggy Revell Grade 2 students at St. Michael’s School, including Kade Kocuiba, left, Cassidy Morrisson, Dale Berg, and Carson Noga, lined up in the hallway this morning to head back to their classroom after receiving a plate full of pancakes to enjoy to commemorate Shrove Tuesday. Several community pancake suppers […]

Dan Falloon Kaemingh Esso forward Emma Noga chased down Lauren Hamilton (Rolling Lake Lightning) in the Atom semi-finals of a girls’ hockey tournament here Sunday morning. Esso blanked Rolling Lake 2-0 to earn a berth in the final, where they fell to International Falls. Rolling Lake finished third in the […]

Dan Falloon Liam McEvoy stayed close to his dad, Bill, at the Family Day free skate at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday morning. More than 100 residents took part in the skate, sponsored by the town, while a free swim was offered in the afternoon.

Peggy Revell With the help of Fort Frances Horticultural Society members, Wanda Johnson and Sean Turgeon picked out some seeds to buy during “Seedy Saturday” at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here Saturday. Gardening advice and all sorts of local favourite seeds were available, with proceeds going towards the courtyard […]

Peggy Revell It was a full afternoon of skating, tobogganing, and marshmallow roasting yesterday as a large crowd turned out for Alberton’s ninth-annual winter fun day. Here, Sammy Byma and Emma Stainke barrelled down the big hill built up at the Millennium Rink site.

Heather Latter Local Boston Pizza franchisees Elizabeth Leishman-Fortes and Dale Fortes showed off a sample of the heart-shaped pizzas they will be selling on Saturday for dinner and for Valentine’s Day on Sunday. The special pizzas will be available in individual, small, and medium sizes in any of Boston Pizza’s […]

Heather Latter Emma Mainville, left, and Abby Roach enjoyed reading books yesterday at St. Michael’s School as students, along with many parents, participated in literacy and numeracy activities there.

Heather Latter Genevieve Jourdain browsed the selection of books this morning during the local Alzheimer Society’s sixth-annual book sale at Revco Carpet here. The sale will continue tomorrow from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and again Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The public can drop by the store, fill a bag with […]