Proud parents, Tina, left, and Micha Gerber shared some smiles from La Verendrye General Hospital after delivering their child, William James Gerber yesterday at 2:30 a.m. William is the first baby to be delivered at the hospital in 2020. -Submitted photo

Marlene McNally, left, Rainy River town councillor Pat White and Alzheimer Society client services co-ordinator Mary O’Connor pose with the Alzheimer Society flag ahead of its raising in Rainy River on Monday afternoon. The flag is being raised in recognition of “Alzheimer Awareness Month” in municipalities around the district. Unable […]

Felix Blasky works her traditional spinning wheel during a meeting of the Sunset Country Spinner’s Guild at the Fort Frances Public Library. The guild meets on a monthly basis to set up their wheels and further practice their craft. -Ken Kellar photo

La Vallee Station fire chief Darren Hughes engaged in a fire training exercise during the Modern Fire Behaviour and Tactics Course held at the new Chapple Fire & Emergency Service Regional Training Centre on Highway 71 in November. -Submitted photo

Firefighter Timothy Rempel, left, put out a vehicle fire, in the vehicle fire training area during the Modern Fire Behaviour and Tactics Course held at the Chapple Fire & Emergency Service Regional Training Centre on Highway 71 in Nonmember, as fellow firefighter Leroy Rempel and Captain Real Degange looked on. […]

Some of the Christmas hampers that were put together by the Salvation Army and ready to go out to families in need covered most of the available floor space in their Scott St. headquarters ahead of the holidays. -Submitted photo

Family Centre volunteers and those who access the facility shared some smiles from the additional space that the centre is renting through the winter months at the Volunteer Bureau. -Sam Odrowski photo

Aiyana Jade Cochrane, left, Cassandra Cochrane, Nancy Indiann, Kari Larson, and Lori Cress showed off the ribbon skirts they made during a ribbon skirt making workshop at the Manitou Mounds in October. The workshop was led by Cassandra Cochrane. -Submitted photo

Jamie Mountain Kian McEvoy and Jordan Ekstrom went heavy on their brooms to get their rock down the ice during their squad’s 5-2 loss to the Dallas Burgess rink on Saturday afternoon at the Ontario Winter Games qualifier at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The duo were part of the […]

Jamie Mountain Gerson Agustin of Sioux Lookout was all focus as he got ready to return a shot during his 3-1 loss to Anika Alexander of Winnipeg during the men’s ‘A’ division final of the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 33rd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous tournament on Sunday afternoon.

Anika Alexander, now of Winnipeg, got full extension as he prepared to unleash a backhand return during her 3-1 win over Gerson Agustin of Sioux Lookout during the men’s ‘A’ division final of the Sunset Country Squash Club’s 33rd-annual La Place Rendez-Vous tournament on Sunday afternoon here. Sean Cameron (Thunder […]

Submitted Fort Frances native Cassandra Jackson posed with a Vortex Elite game ball, courtesy of Rhino Rugby, after taking home the Heart and Soul Award for the Minnesota State University Moorhead Hummerz women’s rugby team. The Hummerz nabbed a bronze medal at the National Small College Rugby Organization’s national championship […]