Jamie Mountain Members of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team were working hard on running offensive plays during practice Monday afternoon at Fort High. The black-and-gold will head to Thunder Bay this weekend for an exhibition tournament before hosting the Dryden Eagles in their NorWOSSA regular-season opener next Thursday (Sept. […]

Sam Odrowski Anna Gagne showed off her layup skills during the junior girls’ basketball tryouts held at Fort High on Thursday. Each of the girls trying out for the team took turns doing layups to hopefully impress the coaching staff.

Submitted Mike Reid and Jeff Gustafson held up part of their catch from “Bassin’ For Bucks” in Sioux Narrows over the weekend.

Jamie Mountain Peyton Avis looked to direct the ball over the net during a Muskie junior boys’ volleyball practice Monday afternoon at Fort High. The black-and-gold were working on a wide range of skills ahead of their NorWOSSA regular-season opener next Thursday (Sept. 20) against the visiting Dryden Eagles.

Jamie Mountain Zak Kellar wound up to unleash a serve while teammate Joe Hardy looked on during a Muskie junior boys’ volleyball team practice Monday afternoon at Fort High. Members of the black-and-gold worked diligently on getting their serves right for a portion of the practice.

Novalee Kabatay (Fort Frances team) and John Everson-Corriveau (Kenora team) worked together to pass the net to Rianna Roach (Fort Frances) at the Experimental Lakes Area near Dryden. –Photos courtesy of the MNRF

Caleigh Payne, left, Avery Cates, Scotia Biloski, Bethany Harrison, and Angel Nixon helped with the extension of the Cranberry Peatlands Interpretative Trail in the Township of Alberton.

Duane Hicks D.J. McKay made a polymer clay creation as Marcy Loveday looked on yesterday at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The workshop, where participants made shapes out of clay and then baked and shellacked them, marked the last of Community Living Fort Frances and District’s “Open Air […]

Jamie Mountain Grace Petsnick looked to dish a pass to a teammate during a Muskie senior girls’ basketball practice yesterday afternoon at Fort High. The black-and-gold are slated to play in an exhibition tournament in Thunder Bay this weekend, then will open the NorWOSSA regular season at home next Thursday […]

Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ defenceman Anthony Antonelli (44) looked to keep a Minnesota Iron Rangers’ opponent from scoring during his squad’s 6-2 win last night in SIJHL pre-season action at the Ice For Kids Arena here. The Lakers swept the home-and-home series after claiming the opener by a 3-2 […]

Sam Odrowski Natasha Yarmovich expressed her interest in joining the Wado Kai Karate Club by filling out a registration form during the inaugural “1-Stop Registration” event held by KidSport in the arena auditorium on Thursday evening. Residents had the opportunity to sign up for more than 20 different clubs, sports […]

Duane Hicks A crew from Makkinga Contracting was removing the sidewalk at the corner of the 300 block of Scott Street and Portage Avenue on Tuesday. The job will be exactly the same as that done on the 200 block last summer, replacing the interlocking bricks currently in place with […]