Submitted A pile of oyster shells ready to be recycled. These shells were placed in bags about the size of the buckets seen in the photo, then placed back in the ocean in specific locations.

Sam Odrowski While many houses around town are decorated with ghosts, skeletons, and zombies, one Second Street East resident made a political statement with their decorations, writing onto tombstones various issues and viewpoints which they feel should be dead and buried. These include climate change denial, electoral reform, social conservatism, […]

Jamie Mountain Jaxon Gartzke sent the ball over the net and past the outstretched arms of a pair of Sioux Lookout Warriors’ defenders during the first set of the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s 2-1 win in NorWOSSA action on Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. The Muskies finished the regular […]

Jamie Mountain Tatum Glowasky did her best to keep her Sioux Lookout Warriors’ opponent from scoring while Muskie teammates Grace Smith and Ayiana Gagne looked on during the first quarter of Fort High’s 62-27 rout of the Sioux Lookout Warriors in NorWOSSA junior girls’ basketball action on Tuesday afternoon here. […]

Jamie Mountain Keisha DeBungie eyed up the basket while Muskie teammate Aurora Hutton jostled for position with a Sioux Lookout Warriors opponent during the second half of Fort High’s 59-22 romp in NorWOSSA ‘AA’ senior girls’ basketball action on Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. DeBungie scored four points to help […]

New library CEO Joan MacLean, left, IT co-ordinator Jermey Gruttner, public services clerk Fiona Gallagher, library staffers Samantha Manty and Kaylen Cunningham, and returning on-call staff member Andrea Avis shared some smiles last Tuesday evening during the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre’s open house. -Sam Odrowski photo

Jilayne Derksen went all in on “heads” during the “Heads or Tails” game at the “Black & White” gala. Guests to the gala were able to purchase a necklace to enter into the game, where each participant had to choose either heads or tails before emcee John Homer flipped a […]

Ken Kellar Sandra McKinnon, left, and June Keddie eyed up items on the silent auction table during Saturday evening’s gala. The silent auction featured an assortment of donated items ranging from fishing rods to wall-worthy art, providing something for everyone to make a bid on in order to take home […]

Margaret Sedgwick was in the zone as she played with the Rainy Lake Community Orchestra during the “Black & White” gala on Saturday. The Orchestra serenaded guests as they arrived for the evening and continued to entertain until dinnertime, playing a selection of classy songs and famous movie themes. -Ken […]

Ken Kellar It was very nearly standing room only at the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s annual gala at the Copper River Inn on Saturday evening. The tickets to the event sold out well in advance of the weekend, and the guests took to the theme with gusto, proving that […]

Submitted Grade 7 students Graeme Coats, front, Carson Saunders, Brighton Pollard and Kassidy Gurniak made up one of the two teams from Fort Frances High School that took part in the cardboard boat races in Dryden on Friday. The teams had two hours to complete a boat using cardboard and […]

Ken Kellar Telford Advent of Riverbend Auction Services entertained the crowd as he worked his magic during the live auction portion of the evening Saturday. Telford coaxed some generous donations from the crowd with his combination of skill, wit and charm. Among the items donated to the live auction were […]