Stephanie Hagenaars The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre held a “Youth Knitting Night” yesterday evening for those eight years of age and up, bringing in community experts to help novice knitters learn the basics of the craft. Kathleen Guild-Gunderson of the Fireside Yarn Club, right, assisted a few novices […]

Sam Odrowski Ty West of “Shred Kelly” belted out some big notes as he and the band threw down a full out folk-rock set yesterday evening at the Rainy Lake Square. The high energy show, brought here by Tour de Fort and From the Grind Up, was the first concert […]

Sam Odrowski Children ages six to 10 tried to melt frozen T-shirts as part of a challenge during the “Survivor”-themed Square Days event held by the Fort Frances Museum in Rainy Lake Square yesterday afternoon. The “Red” team tried pulling on the shirt in all directions, which resulted in a […]

Curtis Jourdain shared a big smile from Toronto General Hospital’s Cardiac Ward yesterday afternoon. The 53-year-old man from Couchiching received a heart transplant last Monday (July 23) and is being monitored closely to ensure his body accepts the new heart. Jourdain is the oldest heart transplant recipient at the hospital. […]

Jamie Mountain Candace Handorgan of the Big Grassy Lynx looked to fire a pitch during her squad’s 12-7 loss to the fifth-seeded Fort Frances Mud Dogs in a Loser’s Side playoff matchup in Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League action Monday night at the St. Francis Sports Field. The sixth-seeded […]

Submitted Neil Haw demonstrated to the United Beef Club how to clip a calf’s head on Saturday.

Sam Odrowski Marcy Loveday, left, Maggie Davis and Natalie Desjardins made bird feeder crafts at Community Living Fort Frances and District’s Open Air Art Studio on Monday evening at Legion Park. All supplies are provided by Community Living. The next art session will be a Shibori dyeing at Point Park […]

Jamie Mountain Cole Tymkin of the Fort Frances Braves hustled his way up the first-base line to leg out an infield single during his squad’s 11-3 romp over the second-seeded Sight & Sound Wolves last Thursday night at VanJura.

United Beef Club members took a break from the action at the Funday to have their picture taken. Pictured here are Alanna Gerula, front row left, Georgia Romyn, Gregory Peters, Caleb Peters, Christina Gerula, Danielle Schram, Jaycee Mose, and Carenna Haw, and Hayden Haw, back row left, Brett Schram, Andrea […]

of MNRF Avery Cates, left, and Jaiden ValDulmen applied silicone to their single chamber bat house they built while at the MNRF warehouse.

Jamie Mountain Both children and adults were able to learn the game of tennis during a free “Basics of Tennis Workshop” yesterday morning at the Multi-Use Tennis Courts here. The workshop, which was sponsored by the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre in conjunction with the Mutli-Use Courts Committee, was […]

Submitted Last season’s leading goal-scorer, forward Jaedin Ness, was one of the four player re-signings announced by the Fort Frances Lakers last week. Ness, who potted a team-leading 29 goals last season, and defencemen Anthony Antonelli, MacKenzie Flett, and Dustin Roitelman all will be relied upon as the Lakers attempt […]