Sixties Scoop survivor Marcel Medicine Horton stood beside the welcome sign to the Indian Residential School Monument off of Hwy. 11 where the Orange Shirt Day Awareness Walk will start on Oct. 1. -Sam Odrowski photos

Jamie Mountain Head director Richard Trenchard presented the trophy to Mark Nault and Christian Armstrong after the duo had claimed the title at the 21st-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament on Saturday afternoon. The duo topped the 89-team field this year with a two-day total of 27.51 pounds.

Jamie Mountain Rick Thompson and Tracy Wahl stood up on the stage alongside RRWT emcee Vaughn Murray after their Day 2 haul of 12.77 pounds temporarily vaulted them into the lead and got them into the “hot seats” prior to the top five boat parade on Saturday afternoon. The duo […]

Jamie Mountain Ben Hoefler of the Fort Frances Lakers got tripped up by a diving Thief River Falls Norskies’ defender while teammate Nick Hahkala looked on during their squad’s 8-2 romp in the SIJHL season-opener for both teams on Friday night at the Ice For Kids Arena. Hoefler scored twice […]

Jamie Mountain Pat Gibbins, left, and Oliver Gibbins tossed out some goodies to the spectators on hand for the top five boat parade on Saturday afternoon under the big tent at Hannam Park. The duo finished in sixth spot at this year’s RRWT with a two-day total of 22.88 pounds.

Jamie Mountain Brent Adamson showed off his multitasking abilities as he answered a call on his cell phone and continued on with hosing the ice surface on Monday morning at the Fort Frances Curling Club.

of Ryan Stelter/Kenora Miner and News Jesse Jourdain tried to put his kill attempt past a pair of Kenora Broncos’ defenders during the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s 2-1 loss in the NorWOSSA season-opener for both teams last Tuesday in Kenora. All four Muskie court sport teams were slated to […]

of BASSMASTER Jeff Gustafson landed a fish during the Tenkiller Lake tournament this past weekend in Oklahoma.

Jamie Mountain Todd Moxham, left, Justin Lewtas, Brent Adamson, Lorne Jackson, Lloyd Stansell, and Ron Silver all were hard at work getting the ice prepared for an exciting curling season ahead at the Fort Frances Curling Club and posed for a photo on Monday morning. Stansell has been an ice […]

Jamie Mountain Boston Pizza here has come on as a sponsor for the Fort Frances Curling Club this season and had their logo painted onto one of the rings at the rink recently.

Submitted Pictured here with the new chair are Riverside Foundation director Allison Cox, left, Emo Thrift Shop & Food Bank board of directors Nancy Flook, Eileen Bragg, Victor Gustafson, Charlene McTavish, Lincoln Dunn and Carol Hyatt, along with chemotherapy patient Cheryl Foster.

Jamie Mountain Justin Lewtas, left, Brent Adamson, and Fort Frances Curling Club president Ron Silver had some discussions amongst each other while getting the ice ready for another curling season ahead yesterday morning at the local rink. Lloyd Stansell, a revered ice technician who will be inducted into the Northwestern […]