Lucas Punkari Dan Bird got ready to take a shot during play Saturday afternoon at the 12th-annual Gord Dunville Mixed Dart Classic at the local Legion. This year’s edition included a blind doubles tournament Friday night, with mixed doubles and mixed teams events going Saturday.

Duane Hicks Children’s librarian Andrea Avis showed off examples of the types of tiles everyone is invited to make at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre next Tuesday (March 15). Kids, parents, grandparents, and everyone else are welcome to drop by between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and “Create a Tile” […]

Peggy Revell Baeley Fulford (foreground) and Kale Huntley showed off the dirty socks that were part of their science project that tested different stain removers as Grade 7 and 8 students at J.W. Walker showed off their science projects and experiments there this morning.

Staff Times’ reporter Duane Hicks pulled up loops on the “summer” panel of the local Community Arts and Heritage Education Project—“What Hooks You Here?”—last week afternoon at the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. Children and adults interested in learning to rug-hook, as well as help complete the project, are […]

Duane Hicks This Sunday (March 13) will be the last chance for locals to quaff a beer at the White Pine Inn as the tavern is closing its doors for the final time that night. Owner Terry Bailey is putting the property up for sale due to a decline in […]

Heather Latter Jodi Shoemaker, left, accepted a cake sample from Nicole Thomson, co-owner of “Doubly Delicious” along with her sister, Michelle Cain, yesterday evening during the 2011 Bridal Show. Presented by Northwoods Gallery & Gifts, the event highlighted local services, such as flowers and catering to music, invitations, make-up, and […]

Duane Hicks Diane Boustead, left, and Linda MacDonald compared suite layouts of units for the proposed La Verendrye Parkway Village condominium project here during an open house yesterday evening at the Civic Centre. About 40-45 people attended the open house.

Melissa Fletcher Lindsey Noble, left, Tina Pham, Julie Magill, and Taylor Noble were into the spirit of things Monday during “Pajama Day” at Fort High. Every day features a different theme during “Spirit Week.”

Peggy Revell Rowan Mitchelson, Summer Mainville, Evan DeGagne, Thre Windego, and Katherine Payne, from Miss Hyatt’s junior kindergarten class at St. Michael’s, added pennies to their classroom bucket yesterday as the school participates in “Pennies for Patients” all this week. Loose change students bring in will be going towards the […]

Heather Latter Margaret Benjamin, left, and Marvel Ricard took part in the cribbage tournament Saturday in conjunction with the 29th-annual Nestor Falls winter carnival. The weekend event also included a fish derby, scavenger hunt, pancake breakfast, and much more. See B1 for the story, more photos.

Heather Latter Nicole Rogozinski, a dental hygienist with the Northwestern Health Unit, took a look at Twila Kabatay’s teeth during the “Healthy Futures Fair” at Fort Frances High School on Thursday.

Peggy Revell Confederation College president Patricia Lang, far left, Rainy River District School Board chair Michael Lewis, and Education Director Heather Campbell put their pens to paper here Monday afternoon to renew the corporate partnership formed five years ago which provides credits and programs to high school students to help […]