Joey Payeur The Muskie girls’ soccer team celebrated scaling the mountain yet again after earning their third-straight NorWOSSA championship with a 1-0 win over the host Dryden Eagles in yesterday’s final.

Joey Payeur Caleb Koomans, right, did his part to keep the Muskies’ championship run alive with a goal and an assist in the second half yesterday as Fort High cruised to an 8-0 win over the host Dryden Eagles in the NorWOSSA boys’ final. The Muskies, who now have won […]

Cameron Penney Nicole LePine tried to look eye-to-eye with the taxidermied moose at the local tourist information centre on Friday. Visitors to the centre can borrow a “selfie” stick to snap a picture with the moose, as well as check out the two taxidermied owls on display there. The centre, […]

Cameron Penney Sgt. Greg Beazley, centre, the Emergency Response Team (ERT) leader here in Fort Frances, flanked by canine handlers Cst. Jeff Poperechny (left) and Cst. Chris Halverson, along with their partners, “Jax” and “Briggs,” demonstrated some of their equipment last Thursday at Canadian Tire in conjunction with Police Week. […]

Cameron Penney Steve Jourdain, along with his wife, Iris, above left, soaked up the warm weather Friday while enjoying a meal at the Rainy River First Nations’ 46th-annual fish fry at the pow-wow grounds. Hundreds of people lined up to fill their plates with fresh walleye and smoked sturgeon, along […]

Joey Payeur Piper Felix didn’t mind mixing it up with the boys as she showcased her skills during the first day of the United Native Friendship Centre’s youth lacrosse program at the ’52 Canadians Arena here last Tuesday.

Cameron Penney Hundreds of people turned out to the Rainy River First Nations’ pow-wow grounds on Friday to enjoy a plate filled with walleye and smoke sturgeon, along with French fries, salads, and wild rice, during the band’s 46th-annual fish fry. Volunteers began preparing the meal early in the morning […]

Chris Marchand – Dryden Observer Harleigh Brow-Rose, left, Sarah Rittau, and Cayla Leimenstoll tore up the track for the Muskie track and field team during the Harry McMaster Memorial Track Meet yesterday hosted by the Dryden Eagles. Results from the event were unavailable at press time, with the Muskies now […]

Duane Hicks Neala Reinhardt, nine, was the winner of a new bike raffled off during Spring Safety Day here last Saturday. Fire prevention captain Wayne Riches, with the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Service, and local Canadian Tire store manager Jordan Marsh were on hand yesterday to present the new […]

Cameron Penney Sgt. Greg Beazley, right, the Emergency Response Team (ERT) leader here in Fort Frances, showed off a rubber bullet to Randy Cameron yesterday afternoon at Canadian Tire. The display of equipment used by the ERT was part of a promotion for “Police Week,” which also included an appearance […]

Cameron Penney Margaret Koles held a monarch butterfly in her hand Tuesday morning at Rainycrest. The butterflies grew from small caterpillars at Rainycrest throughout the past few weeks and now that the weather has warmed up, they were able to be released into the wild.

Joey Payeur Anthony Yerxa was getting down the basic fundamentals of Canada’s “other” national sport on Tuesday at the ’52 Canadians Arena during the first day of the United Native Friendship Centre’s youth lacrosse program. A total of 48 youngsters came out for what will be a weekly session there […]