Joey Payeur Muskie Katie Sinclair had her goal-scoring plans short-circuited by Red Lake Rams’ goalie Kelsey Pattison during the third period of yesterday’s gold-medal game of the ninth-annual Fort Frances High School Girls’ Hockey Tournament at the Ice For Kids Arena. Fort High blanked Red Lake 2-0 to claim the […]

Duane Hicks Gwen Westover offered her husband, Glen, a sandwich yesterday afternoon at the Legion during the annual Remembrance Day tea, hosted by the local Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary. The ever-popular event drew a packed house, who not only came out to have a bite to eat and socialize but also […]

Heather Latter Alyssa Van Drunen sang lead vocals for the song, “Landslide,” by Fleetwood Mac, backed by the rest of the cast, during a rehearsal yesterday for Fort Frances High School Music Department’s annual fall musical revue. Entitled “The 4 Elements—Earth, Fire, Wind, and Rain,” the production will take to […]

Duane Hicks Thatcher Jenkinson, left, his sister, Madalynn, and their grandmother, Joyce McCormick, were all set to start trick-or-treating yesterday evening outside Tess’ Kitchen, where Tess and Robert Coish, with help from the Fort Frances Lakers, set up a spooky Hallowe’en area. The event was a success, with Tess Coish […]

Heather Latter Mike Schmid, of “Sunset Schmiddy’s” on Scott Street, drew the Kiwanis Trip of the Month winner after Kiwanian Robin Wright spun the tickets this morning at International Travel Services. The winners were Salem and Gloria Seid of Fort Frances, who won a trip to Whistler, B.C. valued at […]

Heather Latter Robert Moore School student Kamryn Sandelovich sat up from her coffin—scaring those going through the haunted house in the library there yesterday. A small group of Grade 6 girls spent nearly two months planning the elaborate Hallowe’en event for their fellow students.

Heather Latter Grayson Wright, dressed as a one-eyed monster, had fun playing in a squishy concoction during a Hallowe’en party at the Fort Frances Nursery School Tuesday morning. The youngsters carved pumpkins and participated in a variety of Hallowe’en games and activities.

Heather Latter Dressed up as a doughnut, OPP Cst. Anne McCoy explained to students at Robert Moore School yesterday the importance of carrying glowsticks while trick-or-treating tonight in order to be visible to drivers. OPP officer Shaun Kocuiba and Chelsea Bragg, of the Kenora-Rainy River Districts Child and Family Services, […]

Joey Payeur Angie Redford made for a fleet-footed “Harry Potter” during the Border Skating Club’s CanSkate Hallowe’en party at the Ice For Kids Arena on Tuesday. The young bladers participated in a variety of games and other activities during the event, which served as CanSkate’s monthly theme day for October.

Duane Hicks With November being Woman Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month, Jacquee Loerzel of Riverside Community Counselling is inviting Fort Frances businesses to participate in a contest by decorating their windows and stores in purple to support the campaign. Loerzel will be visiting the businesses starting tomorrow to hand out […]

Heather Latter Ten-month-old cousins Eva Mosbeck, left, and Jase Grimard dressed up as “Garth” and “Wayne” from the movie, “Wayne’s World,” during Baby Time at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre this morning as more than a dozen tots celebrated Hallowe’en.

Heather Latter Rising up from her “grave,” Jada Eide scared those who were brave enough to walk the “haunted” trails behind the Dancemakers dance studio (171 Ducharme Rd.) on Sunday afternoon. The inaugural event, which drew close to 400 people, also included a Hallowe’en hay ride, penny table, bake sale, […]