Sarah Pruys One-year-old Sophia Tanguay was quite happy to play with toy trains at the “Block Party” yesterday evening on the parking lot at Fort Frances High School. Families with young children were invited to come out and learn about the importance of play at 22 different play centres. Organized […]

Sarah Pruys Grade 1 students Jerzi Calder and Tayler Chown enjoyed hotdogs and chips at a family barbecue at J.W. Walker School yesterday evening. The annual event saw many families come out to visit, play, and enjoy the warm weather.

Sarah Pruys Jillian Gustafson, bottom, a Grade 11 student at Fort High, took the afternoon off school to volunteer for “Camp Day” at Tim Hortons here, where she also works. She was helped by young teen Kiersten Redsky, who will be going to camp thanks to the money raised through […]

Sarah Pruys Members of “Guardians of the Fort” played “Belegarth Medieval Combat,” a physical game in which players fight medieval style with foam-padded weapons, at the Legion Park here yesterday evening. The group—now in its second year—practices each Wednesday and Sunday at 4:30 p.m.

Sarah Pruys Karly Caul, left, Hailey Clendenning, Ericka Tymkin, Jillian Gustafson, and Jessica Haw smiled for prom pictures at Seven Oaks on Saturday afternoon. Later, more than 100 couples took part in the annual “Grand March” through the Townshend Theatre and Fort High cafeteria before heading to La Place Rendez-Vous […]

Sarah Pruys 2nd Lt. John Pym explained different things the Hercules does to 10-year-old Alex Albanese-Higgins, left, and six-year-old Brayden Skaarup. The 434 Squadron from Winnipeg flew the large plane in for the annual “Fly-in, Drive-in BBQ” on Sunday at the Fort Frances Airport. See story A2.

Heather Latter Sylvia Gunderson and Roger Oakley carried the wreath to lay on behalf of the Royal Canadian Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary Br. #29 (Fort Frances) during a ceremony at the local cenotaph Saturday afternoon to mark District Decoration Day. The day is meant to recognize the fallen soldiers from the […]

Lucas Punkari Muskie defender Angel McCormack, left, turned around to regain her position on Dryden attacker Kyla Lindquist as the two battled for position during the first half of the Eagles’ 2-1 win in the NorWOSSA girls’ soccer semi-final here last Wednesday morning.