Ken Kellar Singer Ken Lavigne graced the stage at the Townshend Theatre on Thursday evening as part of the 2019-2020 Tour de Fort season. Lavigne is touring his “Three Knights with a Tenor” show, featuring the music of Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John and Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, and […]

Jamie Mountain Reece Hopfner (14) and Michael Chapman teamed up to take the puck away from Wisconsin Lumberjacks’ forward Nicholas Solema during the second period of the Fort Frances Lakers’ 6-5 overtime loss on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. It was the first SIJHL win in franchise […]

Jamie Mountain Charlotte Bazylewski lent some of her expertise as she taught a youngster how to curl last Thursday evening at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Former Muskie standout Hailey Beaudry also was on hand to give sweeping tips and lessons to anyone who was interested in improving their game.

Sherri DeBungie, left, Carol Whitiker, and Steve Brown of Sunset Country Ford showed off a trunk load of donations for the BDO Food Drive yesterday morning. The donations will support the Fort Frances Food Bank and help those in who struggle with food insecurity locally. The Sunset Country Ford team […]

Luz and Christine McGoldrick stopped by the “Quilt for a Cure” raffle table to buy a ticket during the Luncheon of Hope at the Copper River Inn on Saturday. The quilt was donated by the Friends of Barb Ross group and the winner of the raffle was Maureen Hayward, In […]

Construction crews burn the midnight oil as they lay a concrete curb at the work site on Second Street in Fort Frances on Tuesday night. Construction has dragged on through the summer and into the fall, with completion dates being pushed back into November. No doubt the rain isn’t helping. […]

Jamie Mountain Emily Fitzgerald was just a little bit quicker to a loose ball than her Muskie teammate Heaven States during the second half of the junior girls’ basketball team’s 26-18 loss to the Dryden Eagles on Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. It was the first loss of the NorWOSSA […]

Jamie Mountain Brynn Montgomery of the Dryden Eagles secured the ball and attempted a lay-up while Aurora Hutton tried to stop her during the second quarter of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team’s 45-36 win in NorWOSSA action on Tuesday afternoon at Fort High. The Muskies improved to 5-1 with […]

Staff On a moonlit night–and using the lights from trucks, cell phones and back hoes–the crews from NST contracting from Thunder Bay, George Armstrong Co. Ltd. in Fort Frances and the general contractor, Bay City Construction, finished the single pour for the curbs and installation of the catch basins on […]

Submitted Arianna Hyatt was in full stride as she cruised her way around the course at the annual Hial Pike race held in International Falls on Tuesday. Hyatt wound up in 23rd spot in the 33-runner field in the junior varsity girls’ 3200-metre race with a time of 18:50.80.

Ken Kellar Keira Strom, left, Kristal Mayfield, Stacy Strom and Ollie the dog were decked out in their glowing apparel last night at the Sorting Gap Marina in advance of CMHA’s sixth-annual “Steps Against Stigma” glow run. The run drew a huge collection of enthusiastic runners and mental health supporters […]

Jamie Mountain Brennan Jourdain sent a backwards bump over the net and over the outstretched arms of a Dryden Eagles’ defender during the first set of the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team’s 2-1 loss in NorWOSSA action on Tuesday afternoon at Fort High.