The sudden and tragic death of a local teen here last Wednesday evening has led to an outpouring of support from the community. An estimated 400 people came out for a brief memorial ceremony Monday evening that Fort Frances Youth Soccer held for Bryce Devoe, who was killed by lightning on one of the soccer pitches at the St. Francis Sportsfields.

Six local businesses are showing their support for the “Building for the Future” library fundraising campaign here by offering to donate 10 cents per bag to the cause when their customers bring in and use their own cloth or canvas shopping bags instead of plastic ones.

Vicki Stinson’s future is being built on old rocky ground and a recent once-in-a-lifetime experience only furthered the reality that she is headed in the right direction.

The Fort Frances Power Corp. is in the hunt for a new chief executive officer after current president and CEO Jim Kibiuk submitted his resignation, effective June 22, to the FFPC board last week.

The local Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Fort Frances soon will crown its first Mini-King. The Chamber will be holding a Mini-King contest for the first time in conjunction with Mall Days on June 28.

On Saturday around 7:30 a.m., Emo OPP officers investigated a motor vehicle collision on Highway #502, five km north of Cedar Narrows Road. The driver of a northbound truck trailering a boat crossed the centre line and collided with a southbound truck trailering a boat.

The Emo Spray Park committee is officially kicking off its fundraising campaign this Saturday (June 9) from 9-11 a.m. at Cloverleaf Grocery there. Coffee and doughnuts will be available, as well as information on the endeavour and samples of the first design draft.

The Ministry of Education is making efforts to improve the achievement of aboriginal students in Ontario, and those efforts are being felt here in the northwest.

On Sunday, the Allen family gathered for a barbecue at Pither’s Point Park here to celebrate the life of their brother, Duane, and to remember his illness that’s made their family ties stronger over the years. They wanted him to know that life wouldn’t have been the same without him.

The Rainy River District School Board approved a balanced budget of nearly $38 million for the 2007/08 school year at Tuesday night’s regular meeting here.

The local agriculture community is seeing some new faces around the area this year after three industry positions were filled in recent weeks. Michelle Denys, who just graduated from the University of Guelph, has taken over the position of intern for the Rainy River Soil and Crop.

Third time wasn’t a charm at the Emo Speedway on Saturday as the weather again was the big story, with the modified feature set to cap off the night being cancelled due to rain.

Fort Frances High School held its athletic awards banquet Thursday night at the Ukrainian Hall and a number of graduating students will have some hardware to remember their Muskie years by.

The season is over for Fort High’s golfers after they placed sixth out of eight teams at a tournament in Sioux Lookout on Thursday with a total score of 366.

Four members of the Muskie senior boys’ basketball team came home winners from the NBA 3-on-3 tournament held in Winnipeg over the weekend, topping their eight-team division.