Joey Payeur Sioux Lookout Warriors’ goalie Gabriel Fiddler got just enough of David Pryde’s point-blank chance to keep the puck out of the net Friday. But it was all Fort High as the first-place Muskies won 9-0 on Friday and then 11-3 on Saturday to improve to 13-1. Fort High […]

Heather Latter Early-learning students at Robert Moore School displayed their tall tower made of 100 cups—just one of the many activities the youngsters took part in while celebrating the 100th day of classes Monday.

Duane Hicks Curvy Chick owner Jennifer Horton-Chepil sampled one of Shelly Wepruk’s cupcakes during “An Evening of Wine & Chocolate” yesterday at the Super 8 Motel. The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce mix-and-mingle (sponsored by Super 8, Curvy Chick, and Fort Floral) featured treats by Wepruk, Doubly Delicious, and Fifth […]

Devin Eldridge Kaylyn Levesque of the Border Skating Club soared through the air with the greatest of ease at the Sunset Country Interclub regional figure skating competition in this past weekend in Sioux Lookout. Levesque finished with one gold in the preliminary team event, as well as a silver, two […]

Duane Hicks Kayla Caul-Chartier, director of resident care at Rainycrest, admired a bulletin board decorated for Valentine’s Day with art made by residents there. The board is also where Rainycrest’s own monthly newsletter, written by resident David Fontana, is posted.

Heather Latter Three-year-old Robert Handberg put a sticker in his “passport” while stopping by the day care room during a tour of Robert Moore School yesterday. The youngster was registering for the early-learning program for the 2014-15 school year. While registration began this week at schools across the district, parents […]

Heather Latter The Olympic lounge, decorated with handmade Olympic rings and a Canadian flag, opened at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre this morning as the figure skating team event got underway—with several moms and their infants stopping by to watch before heading to the “Mother Goose” program. While […]

Heather Latter Bruce Hamilton was among more than 130 people who stopped by New Gold’s open house last Wednesday at La Place Rendez-Vous, which was held to share the details of the Environmental Assessment report for its Rainy River Project north of Barwick. An open house also was held the […]

Heather Latter Kassidy Gurniak, left, and Isabelle Meeks were among the students in John Cousineau’s Grade 1 class and Carla Harris’ Grade 1/2 class at St. Michael’s School who celebrated the 100th day of class Monday by donning spiffy “100th day” glasses and taking part in a variety of classroom […]

Heather Latter Mary O’Connor, Client Service co-ordinator with the Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River Districts, left, along with Alzheimer volunteer Micaela Jensen (second from right) donated seven touch quilts to residents at Rainycrest, such as Esther Fedoruk (second from left), and Activation co-ordinator Heather Hudson (right) there Thursday afternoon. The […]

Joey Payeur Cody Wickstrom decided to test the glove hand of English River Miners’ goalie Greg Harney in the second period of the Lakers’ 7-3 win here Saturday night.

Heather Latter Layne Bruyere, left, and Mardina Morrison were among the students in John Cousineau’s Grade 1 class and Carla Harris’ Grade 1/2 class at St. Michael’s School who celebrated the 100th day of class yesterday by donning spiffy “100th day” glasses and taking part in a variety of classroom […]