Cameron Penney Verna Cridland, left, and Emmette Garon savoured a pancake breakfast on Friday morning at the Fort Frances Legion. Over 150 people attended the event, which was organized by the Br. #29 Royal Canadian Legion Ladies Auxiliary.

Cameron Penney Evan Kabel kept his eye on the ball while preparing to take a big swing at the driving range yesterday morning during the “Learn to Golf” program at Heron Landing. Some 20 youngsters took part in the program, which ran June 27-29.

Joey Payeur Jess Caul of Taggs got a step to the outside around Maggie Jean of the La Place Rendez-Vous U18 Voyageurs during Taggs’ 5-1 victory in Borderland Soccer League women’s division action Tuesday evening.

Cameron Penney Liz Allan admired a bright pink fur jacket that was available as part of a sidewalk sale outside of Betty’s during “Mall Day” on Scott Street earlier today. About 25 vendors set up booths for the annual event.

Cameron Penney Fort High grads Vanessa Theriault, left, and Claire Tibbs proudly showed off the diplomas they received during the school’s annual graduation ceremony last Thursday evening at the Ice For Kids Arena. Fort High administration presented diplomas to students while Ana Stopa delivered the valedictorian address.

Joey Payeur Max Hanson stood amid the ruins of what was one of the tents set up for the “Relay for Life” event that originally was to run in conjunction with the fifth-annual International Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival at the Sorting Gap Marina on Saturday. The festival was postponed […]

Cameron Penney Local resident Rick Strickland posed with his life-sized replica of “R2-D2,” a droid from the “Star Wars” movies. Creating the replica had been an off-and-on project for nearly seven years. It also can make authentic sounds and move via remote control.

Joey Payeur Tanner Williamson, centre, tried to squeeze his way through a tight spot between fellow Fort Frances racers Alex McKelvie, foreground, and Blake Ferris during the second Borderland Kart Racing feature race last Friday night at the Emo Speedway.

Joey Payeur Fort Frances Angels’ base runner Rylee Redford seemed in good spirits despite getting tagged out by Fort Frances Herricanes’ catcher Charity McMahon in the first inning of the Angels’ 16-1 loss to begin the second half of the Rainy River District Women’s Fastball League season last night at […]

Duane Hicks West End Motors is getting a facelift. Extensive renovations to the exterior got underway in recent weeks and should be completed by mid-August. The makeover coincides with West End Motors’ 70th year in business. The last time it underwent renovations was 20 years ago.

Joey Payeur A mangled mountain of canvas and chairs symbolized the havoc Saturday’s early-morning storm caused to the set-up for both the “Relay for Life” and Boundary Waters Dragon Boat Festival. The festival was postponed until Sept. 17 while “Relay” organizers soldiered on by moving their event to the Memorial […]

Cameron Penney Students from St. Francis School jumped for joy Friday afternoon when the final bell rang to mark the start of summer vacation. Students across the district wrapped up their school year last week.