Submitted Local Curves owner Angel Andrushuk and her daughter, Olivia, model Kangoo boots–the latest fitness workout option they’re now offering here.

Joey Payeur Vaughan Wilson of the Barwick Blue Knights, left, dislodged home plate trying to score on a wild pitch in the third inning of Game 1 of the Rainy River District Fastball League best-of-three championship final last Tuesday (Aug. 29) at Couchiching. But Fort Frances Braves’ pitcher Jaden Gustafson […]

Joey Payeur There wasn’t many inches being given either way from the two teams who played five intrasquad scrimmages as part of the Fort Frances Lakers’ training camp over three days at the Ice For Kids Arena. The Lakers play their first pre-season game here this Friday at 7:30 p.m. […]

Joey Payeur John Kinzel of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. did his best impersonation of a Canadian on Saturday as he tried to shoot a beach ball into a golf hole as part of the second-annual cancer walk fundraiser put on by Spruce Creek Golf Course near Morson. A total of 29 […]

Nicholas Donaldson Sherry Copenace led a workshop entitled “Anishinaabe Ombigii’osowin-Raising children within their Anishinaabe life ways” yesterday during the Weechi-it-te-win Family Services’ 30th-anniversary “gathering.” The two-day conference, which opened Wednesday, featured speakers and workshops covering a wide variety of topics at the Nanicost grounds here.

Staff Fort Frances Kiwanis Club member Caryn Myers drew the lucky winner of this month’s “Trip of the Month” draw as fellow Kiwanian Robin Wright looked on this morning at International Travel Services here. Bill Daley of Fort Frances will be heading to Dublin, Ireland –a trip valued at $4,300. […]

Nicholas Donaldson Sherry Copenace led a workshop entitled “Anishinaabe Ombigii’osowin-Raising children within their Anishinaabe life ways” yesterday during the Weechi-it-te-win Family Services’ 30th-anniversary “gathering.” The two-day conference, which opened Wednesday, featured speakers and workshops covering a wide variety of topics at the Nanicost grounds here.

Nicholas Donaldson It was a dizzying spectacle for those passing by as work was done on a hydro tower high above the Resolute mill site here yesterday morning. A handful of workers were lifted by bucket truck to perform some sort of work from their very visible perch.

Joey Payeur The calendar still says August but that didn’t keep many local players from throwing on their skates to take part in the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association’s Development Week camp at the Ice For Kids Arena yesterday. The camp concludes today with on-ice sessions from 4:30-9:20 p.m.

Nicholas Donaldson Changes are on the way for the Copper River Inn as work is being done on a new front entrance and sign for the hotel. Guests are asked to use the doors just to the right of the main entrance to access the hotel and restaurants during the […]

Joey Payeur Brad Wakefield of the Barwick Blue Knights was taking all the way on this pitch handled by Fort Frances Braves’ catcher Chris Bourgeois during yesterday evening’s 4-1 win by Barwick in Game 2 of the best-of-three Rainy River District Fastball League championship series at Couchiching. The deciding game […]

Submitted Anita Makarchuk, Carla Galbraith, Teresa McFayden, Andrea Avis, Mary-Kay Kerber-French, Gail Roach-Leforte, and Deb Kemp hammed it up during a class reunion for all Fort Frances High School Grade 12 attendees from 1976-78 that was held Saturday and Sunday at Sunny Cove Camp. A registration/warm-up gathering opened the weekend […]