Heather Latter “Together We Can” committee members Tanya Cumming, left, Nicke Baird, Dee O’Sullivan Drombolis, Elizabeth Leishman-Fortes, and Christine Ruppenstein, along with young Isabella Fortes, were busy decorating bikes in pink yesterday for the upcoming cross-district bike ride to officially launch the fundraising campaign for a new digital mammography unit.

Heather Latter Jody Bonner-Vickers and her son, Sam, enjoyed a breakfast of pancakes and sausages Saturday morning during a free Labour Day breakfast hosted by local MPP Sarah Campbell at the Sister Kennedy Centre here.

Heather Latter Rick Neilson of Seven Bends Honey Farm filled containers with honey Saturday at the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market here. Bulk Honey Day once again proved to be popular, with numerous people lining up with their own containers to fill. The local farmers’ market runs Saturdays from 9 a.m.-1 […]

Lucas Punkari Members of the Big Grassy Braves mobbed pitcher Travis Tom on the mound in Stratton on Thursday evening after they captured the 2012 Rainy River District Fastball League title with a 14-6 victory over the host Eagles.

Heather Latter Layne Gibson, right, and Jona McEvoy were busy playing with an insect activity this morning as the Fort Frances Nursery School kicked off its 2012-13 year. Located upstairs at Knox United Church, the pre-school program for children aged 18 months to five years provides an enriching environment for […]

Lucas Punkari Braden Webb skated after Owen Stauber after the defenceman stripped the puck away during a scrimmage Friday night at the ’52 Canadians Arena on the second day of the Fort Frances Lakers’ training camp. The roster currently sports 21 players following the weekend’s camp as the local Junior […]

Duane Hicks Karla Rogozinski pulled out the September winner of the local Kiwanis Club’s “Trip of the Month” draw alongside Kiwanian Robin Wright yesterday at International Travel Services here. Wright’s daughter and son-in-law, Tamsyn and David Filleul of Calgary, were the winners of a trip to Paris, valued at $4,800. […]

Heather Latter Local MPP Sarah Campbell visited with Bert Smeeth and Ruth Caldwell during the free Labour Day pancake breakfast she hosted Saturday morning at the Sister Kennedy Centre here.

Duane Hicks OPP officers, such as Cst. Elaine Barr (seen here), will be targeting aggressive drivers and conducting R.I.D.E. checks throughout Rainy River District this Labour Day long weekend

Duane Hicks Maryam Seid served up some butter pecan ice cream yesterday at the Sorting Gap Marina. Sunday will be the last day to get the frosty treat—as well as other goods and services—there.

Heather Latter CTV senior producer Ken Katigbak filmed a group of Dexter Fichuk’s friends on Tuesday afternoon as they folded programs for the “Bullying Awareness Concert” held at the Townshend Theatre that evening. Fichuk, 17, head of the Fort Frances Mob(ilizers) group at Fort High, was being taped for a […]

Lucas Punkari Kiera Kowalski drove towards the basket yesterday afternoon at Fort High as she participated in a lay-up drill during the Muskie junior girls’ basketball tryouts. Both the junior and senior hoops teams opened their training camps yesterday, with the junior and senior boys’ volleyball teams starting their tryout […]