Submitted Fort Frances native Vai Lockman broke his opponent down during a match at a tournament in Virginia, Mn. on Saturday. The Mighty Mustang youth wrestling program member, which is based out of International Falls, finished in top spot in the 55- to 60-pound division.

Sam Odrowski Inga Friesen of “Inga’s Kitchen” set up a colourful display of cupcakes for her booth at the annual bridal show presented by Northwood Gallery & Gifts last Wednesday evening. About two dozen brides had registered for the event, which featured a wide variety of vendors offering just about […]

Sam Odrowski Christy Herr of the Northwestern Health Unit gave a presentation with Katy Esselink regarding the health unit’s harm reduction strategies. They discussed all the strategies the health unit uses to reduce harm from drug use, with Herr noting how the health unit uses a non-judgemental approach to build […]

Monika Ruppenstein, above left, proudly showed off her science experiment, “Gender Stereotypes,” which earned her first place in the Grade 7/8 Fort Frances High School science fair there Monday afternoon. Above right, Kade Oster showed off this science experiment, “It’s Not The Hype, It’s the Hoop,” while below left, Emerson […]

Jamie Mountain Muskie girls’ skip Tory Beaudry was locked in on where she wanted to place her shot while Katrina Slomke looked on during their rink’s 8-1 win over Bear Creek SS at the OFSAA curling championships last Wednesday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club. Beaudry skipped her squad […]

Jamie Mountain English River Miners’ forward Jacob Siebega fired a backhander on Fort Frances Lakers’ goalie Ismael Ralsten as defenceman Jack Dunnell tried to get his stick in the way during the second period of the visitors’ 2-1 overtime loss in Game 3 of the best-of-five quarter-final playoff series Saturday […]

Sam Odrowski Donna Lowey, above, held a booth for her flower services at the annual bridal show presented by Northwood Gallery & Gifts last Wednesday evening. Those who came to her booth had a chance to view her wedding flower displays on an iPad. Below, Linda Plumridge of the Fort […]

Sam Odrowski Bev Sisco, above, was one of the many attendees who turned out to the Cloverbelt Local Food Co-op’s “Farm to Fork” event at La Place Rendez-Vous on Friday evening. She and her husband, Gord, enjoyed a three-course dinner featuring ingredients sourced solely from producers across the Rainy River […]

Local artist Cher Pruys’ painting, “Day Break, along with “Fall Splendour” (seen on A1), has been selected for inclusion in the ASAA 2018 International Aerospace Art Exhibition to be held in Palm Springs, California later this year. “It’s such an honour to be included with the best aviation artists in […]

Duane Hicks Mary Martinson eyed up some of the titles available at Revco Carpet during its annual fundraiser book sale on Saturday. The sale, which started last Wednesday and ended up being extended through Monday, raised $1,200 in support of the Borderland Judo Club, the Muskie track-and-field team, and the […]

Rainy River Owls’ skip Mackenzie Jolicouer was zoned in on where she wanted to put her shot during her rink’s 8-3 win over Bill Crothers SS at the OFSAA curling championships Thursday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club.

Submitted The Muskie girls’ hockey team was welcomed back by their loyal supporters Saturday afternoon in the parking lot of the Memorial Sports Centre here. The black-and-gold had just returned after finishing fourth at the OFSAA ‘A/AA’ championships in Timmins last week to wrap up an impressive season.