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Jamie Mountain Julian Brunetta, who was the captain of the 1953-54 Fort Frances Jaycees Juvenile hockey team, spoke highly of his former coach, Bill Lloyd, during the induction ceremonies on Saturday evening.

Jamie Mountain The new Rainy Lake Gymnastics Academy, which is set to open its doors this fall, has recently brought Nick Beyak and Fort Frances GM on as a community partner to bring back exciting gymnastics programs to the Borderland.

Jamie Mountain Mary-Beth and Bob Tkachuk were humbled to be inducted as builders into the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame and Bob had the crowd in stitches with his comedic retelling of stories from the past.

of Ryan Stelter/Kenora Miner and News Byron Sharp, left, of Stratton and Jon O’Connor of Lorette, Man. showed off a pair of bass from their 19.14-pound Day 3 haul which helped them claim the title at the 32nd-annual Kenora Bass International over the weekend.

Submitted Smallmouth bass were dominate in the KBI this past weekend and will be the dominant species in the Bassmaster tournament Jeff is fishing this week on the St. Lawrence River.

Dave Ogilvie The Northwestern Health Unit organized games of all kinds for the children during Emo’s “Open Streets” party. One highlight for many of the children was the sandbox in the middle of the street. Special sand allowed them to build imaginative creations. Children from Emo and throughout the district […]

Jamie Mountain Steve Maki, who was the lead for Team Northern Ontario during their 1996 Police Curling championship run here, spoke of also being part of the board responsible for hosting the event and lauded Fort Frances for coming together and making the tournament a memorable experience after his squad […]

Jamie Mountain Organizing committee member Terry Ogden spoke of Ken “Keno” Christiansen’s hockey coaching accomplishments and humbleness before he brought Ken’s son, Rick, up to speak on behalf of him during the third induction ceremonies for the Fort Frances Sports Hall of Fame on Saturday evening at La Place Rendez-Vous.

Jamie Mountain Bruce McLeod thanked his hometown of Fort Frances for honouring him and reminisced on some of his favourite memories growing up during the induction ceremonies on Saturday evening.

Jamie Mountain Renegades’ right-fielder Tamara Paul got some good extension as she attempted to make a nice grab on a fly ball during her team’s lopsided loss to the third-seeded Fort Frances Her-icanes in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League Winner’s Side final playoff action last night at Oltsher Field […]

Ken Kellar Knox Carlson carefully tilted his artwork during Community Living’s Open Air Art Studio at McIrvine Park yesterday. This week’s focus was on chromatography, with participants exploring how the ink from markers could be manipulated and separated through the application of water or alcohol to create unique designs. Community […]

The recently purchased Fort Frances mill cannot be restarted for the purpose of manufacturing pulp or paper, according to a recently uncovered document. Read the complete document here.