Dave Ogilvie Harsha Rathod, a senior accountant at BDO Canada here, collected food donations as part of Farm Credit Canada’s “Drive Away Hunger” campaign last Friday at Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo. BDO staff collected $883 and 464 lbs. of food which went to the Emo Food Bank located in the […]

Submitted The Muskie junior girls’ cross-country running squad has been impressive so far this NorWOSSA season and took the top five spots at the annual Evergreen Classic meet held last Thursday in Kenora. Pictured here earlier this season, from left to right, are some of the team members in Arianna […]

Jamie Mountain Declan Webb, left, Peyton Avis, Jaxon Gartzke, and Caleb Allan were among the Muskie senior boys who celebrated getting a crucial point during the first set of Fort High’s 2-1 loss to the Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action last Wednesday afternoon at Fort High. The Muskies claimed the […]

Submitted Fall walleye fishing is good right up until freeze-up especially around areas where there’s some current.

Jamie Mountain Grace Smith was locked in as she got ready to complete a lay-up opportunity during the second half of the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team’s 33-16 win over the Kenora Broncos in NorWOSSA action last Wednesday afternoon at Fort High. Smith led all scorers with 10 points in […]

Jamie Mountain Muskie defensive back Dale Berg (49) helped to tackle a Tec Voc Hornet to the ground to limit the opposition’s ground game during Fort High’s decisive 32-0 win in its annual Homecoming game on Friday afternoon here.

Jamie Mountain Muskie quarterback Brady Meeks looked to have a step on his Tec Voc Hornets’ opponent as he tried to rush for a gain during Fort High’s 32-0 rout in its annual Homecoming game here on Friday afternoon. Meeks rushed for 90 yards on 11 carries and punched in […]

Jamie Mountain Muskie defenders Eli Vandermeer (62) and Wyatt Richards (42) closed in as fast as they could to hurry a throw from Tec Voc Hornets’ quarterback Brendan Tokarz during the second half of Fort High’s 32-0 win in its annual Homecoming game here on Friday afternoon. The Muskie defence […]

Jamie Mountain Local girls’ hockey players were able to learn and enjoy the sport over the weekend here. The Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association hosted an Esso Fun Day program in conjunction with the IIHF’s World Girls’ Hockey Weekend on Saturday morning at the ’52 Canadians Arena that helped to […]

Submitted Honorary Lieutenant General Richard Rohmer presented Kimberly Ann Wright (Myers) with the Governor General’s for 20 years of exemplary service in the field of paramedicine during a ceremony on Sept. 26 in Windsor, Ont. Wright is employed with the Dryden EMS. Her proud parents are Frank and Evelyn Myers […]

Ken Kellar CBC Thunder Bay’s Jeff Walters, right, spoke with new Fort Frances Public Library CEO Joan MacLean this morning at the library during the public broadcaster’s on-location segment of “Superior Morning.” Walters and fellow CBC journalist Matt Vis were in Fort Frances this morning as part of a trip […]

Ken Kellar Ann Cox checked out the offerings at the silent auction table during the Rainy River District Breast Health Network’s Luncheon of Hope held at the Copper River Inn on Saturday. The well-attended biennial event featured a penny table in addition to the silent auction, as well as a […]