Lucas Punkari WISSOTA Midwest Modified driver Brady Caul used up every part of the track Saturday evening during the opening heat at the Emo Speedway. Caul came away with a fourth-place finish—a result he later matched in the feature race.

Sarah Pruys Acer Allen donated blood for the 25th time yesterday at Fort Frances High School as phlebotomists Carolyne Favell, left, and Kara Molave smiled in the background. The Canadian Blood Services’ inaugural summer clinic here saw 137 donors contribute 108 units on the first day, which was slightly lower […]

Sarah Pruys Greg Chapman, district manager for the Ministry of Natural Resources in Fort Frances, spoke to a small group of people about the significance of Resolute Forest Products planting its one billionth tree—a white spruce—on Friday morning at the Sorting Gap Marina here. Similar ceremonies also were held in […]

Lucas Punkari Alex McDonald watched as his opening tee shot headed down the first fairway yesterday morning as he began the final round of the annual Kitchen Creek Classic. The winner of the last two editions of the tournament, McDonald fell two strokes short of making it a “three-peat” as […]

Lucas Punkari Adrienne Smith of Boston Pizza prepared to take a shot on a goal while Taggs’ defender Chantal Jodoin gave chase during the Borderland Soccer League women’s division finals at St. Francis Field last night. Smith would score a pair of goals during the contest, as Boston Pizza cruised […]

Lucas Punkari Travis Green of Ballz Deep swung at a pitch on Wednesday night at the St. Francis Sport Field here, as his squad took on the Dirt Digglers in local slo-pitch action. The league is currently in the middle of playoff action, with the final games of the season […]

Lucas Punkari Alexis Hampe, left, of the La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs raced after the ball while Melaine Hyatt of Boston Pizza gave chase during Boston Pizza’s 9-0.

Lucas Punkari La Place Rendez-Vous Voyageurs goalie Claire Sandelovich kicked the ball back into play last night at St. Francis Field during the Borderland Soccer League women’s semifinal contest against Boston Pizza. In the end, Boston Pizza would win the game by a score of 9-0, which earned them a […]

Heather Latter Tianna Veldhuisen compared her crystal structure to a piece of halite, a mineral form of sodium chloride (also commonly known as rock salt) during the Mining Matters workshop this morning, while fellow participant Caitlin Rittau looked on. The free seminar, sponsored by Rainy River Resources, provided an in-class […]

Submitted Union Gas volunteers Chris Kaun, left, Mark Davis, and Rick Jewell were at the ’52 Canadians Arena last month fixing damaged seats as part of the company’s “Helping Hands” program. At a recent council meeting, Luke Skaarup of Union Gas presented town council with three $1,000 cheques to fix […]

Duane Hicks April Parisien of Naicatchewenin Development Corp. Food Services cooked up some burgers Saturday the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market during “Canada Food Day.” The Market Kitchen was serving up meats from market vendors Cornell Farms, Rainy River Elk Company, and Rainy River Meats.

Sarah Pruys Emo Fair 2012 contestants, top, going clockwise, Cassie Wells, Destiny Woolsey, Jillian Gustafson, Karly Caul, and Jenny Hammond posed for a photo at the “Meet and Greet” barbecue last night at the Emo Sportsfield. The girls visited with each other while waiting to be interviewed by the judges. […]