Lucas Punkari Muskies Alanna Walsh, left, and Adriane Gurski made sure no one from the Kenora Broncos was going to snag a rebound in NorWOSSA senior girls’ basketball action here yesterday. In the end, though, the Broncos got the last laugh with a 22-20 victory in overtime.

Heather Latter Jennessa Friday, from Mine Centre School, helped to roast wild rice during the Seven Generations Education Institute’s “Fall Harvest” yesterday. Students from across the district attended the annual event, which included the teaching of many traditional skills like preparing wild rice, cleaning and smoking fish, and making moccasins. […]

Lucas Punkari Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Henry Gutierrez was hard at work making perogies with his fellow teammates yesterday afternoon at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau. About 200 dozen were made during the course of the day, which will be sold to the general public with all proceeds going to […]

Peggy Revell Kiera Singleton and Kamryn Watson picked up garbage by the Sorting Gap Marina as Grades 7-8 students from J.W. Walker participated in yesterday’s “Great Canadian Shoreline Clean-up.” The annual event saw the students clean up and write down every piece of litter they could find along the four-kilometre […]

Peggy Revell Lisa Blanchard, foreground, and Gay Ryan enjoyed coffee, tea, and dainties during the Rainycrest Auxiliary’s fall tea and bazaar held there yesterday afternoon.

Heather Latter Fort High students signed their names on a banner last Thursday afternoon to accept “Rachel’s Challenge” of starting a chain reaction of kindness there. Pupils in Grades 7-12 from across the district had a chance to view the presentation last week, with two public presentations offered, as well.

Duane Hicks Decked out in colourful beads and masks, Cindy Cole, left, and Lori Maki were among the many folks who got into the spirit of “Mardi Gras” at the Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s fundraiser Saturday evening at the Memorial Sports Centre. The event saw a sold-out crowd of […]

Peggy Revell Crossroads students Sydney Grinsell and Kaden Nelson read the first laminated page of a book that has been set out as part of the “Story Walk” outside of the school. The “Story Walk” is meant to encourage families to read together.

Duane Hicks Greta Fedoruk, left, led her mom, Nathalie von Niebelschutz, and her aunt, Solange Busch, during a hike Sunday afternoon along the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club’s two-km walking trail off Rocky Inlet Road.

Staff The pottery of Terril Pentney is in focus this month at the Fine Line Art Gallery (529 Mowat Ave.) Pentney, a Fine Line member since the co-op started, recently moved to her new home on Lake Huron, near Sarnia. But she has brought a large quantity of her work […]

Lucas Punkari Madisyn DeGagne turned her way up the ice during a practice session last night at the Ice For Kids Arena for the yet-to-be named “Team 1” Bantam squad in the Fort Frances Girls’, Women’s Hockey Association. Players have been preparing their game before the season begins after Thanksgiving.

Duane Hicks Kiwanian Robin Wright, left, read out the ticket Murray Wepruk of the Fort Frances Times drew for the October “Trip of the Month” yesterday morning at International Travel Services here. Jeff McKinnon of Fort Frances will be going on an Alaskan cruise—a trip valued at $4,000. Next month’s […]