Kenneth Harold Wickstrom, of Kelowna, B.C., passed away peacefully at the Kelowna General Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2008 at the age of 84. Ken is survived by his wife, Shirley; children, Judy Donnelly and Bruce Wickstrom (Betty); step-daughters, Sherry Moran (Tim) and Wendi Stewart (Nigel Coe); and stepson, Laurie […]
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Staff The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, then coasted to a 7-2 win over the still-winless Sioux Lookout Flyers here Friday night. Brendan Baumgartner, with two goals and an assist, and Chris Sinclair (two assists) added to their league-leading point totals while linemate Carson […]
Press Release Marathon OPP, fire, and ambulance services attended a train-pedestrian collision at 2:35 p.m. on Saturday in Marathon. A CP train travelling westbound through Marathon struck a 17-year-old youth west of Peninsula Road. The male, who was travelling south along a path, tried to cross the tracks and was […]
Staff The Muskie football team wrapped up its regular season Friday in Winnipeg with a 48-0 shellacking at the hands of the undefeated Sturgeon Heights Huskies. The black-and-gold achieved a minor victory by holding the powerhouse Huskies scoreless on their first three possessions, but they couldn’t maintain the momentum on […]
Press Release Weak recruitment numbers to the STOP Study, a successful stop smoking program, are surprising health unit personnel. A week-long tour targeting eight Northwestern Ontario rural communities, including Emo and Atikokan, which offers smokers advice and 10 weeks of free nicotine replacement therapy, is not getting the anticipated response. […]
Mitch Calvert The Muskie girls’ junior basketball team was divided into two teams for their annual tournament Friday and Saturday at Fort High. Team White (3-1) ended up finishing second behind St. Ignatius (4-0) while Team Black finished fourth with a 1-3 mark. Dryden (2-2) took third place, with Kenora […]
Paige Desmond Dainties and other baked goodies were for sale Saturday at the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary’s annual fall tea at the New Beginning Fellowship Church. The tea celebrated the hard work of the auxiliary, which has raised $41,000 at its various fundraisers this past year alone.
Peggy Revell Local caterer Todd Moxham served up a cup of soup for Rick Socholotuk to taste during the Home-based Business Expo held Friday at the Adventure Inn here. About 15 booths were set up for the inaugural event, which ran from noon-8 p.m.
Duane Hicks Piran Erwin checked over reference materials while creating his very own “Bionicle” comic Saturday morning at the Fort Frances Museum. The workshop was held in conjunction with the new exhibit, “Comic Books: A History,” which runs there until Nov. 17. The public is welcome to drop by and […]
Peacefully, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008 at Rainycrest Long Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont, Lyall Beninger, formerly of Chapple Township, Ont., passed away at the age of 92. Lyall was born Aug. 2, 1916 in Chapple Township to the late Robert and Elizabeth Beninger. He was united in marriage […]
Ernest Joseph Klyne, 67, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Hospice with his family at his side after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born Oct. 29, 1940, Ernie grew up in Fort Frances, Ont. and moved to Thunder Bay after serving […]
Duane Hicks With only two weeks to go until the Oct. 31 deadline, the town’s “Citizen of the Year” selection committee is asking the public to nominate individuals who have made a difference in our community for the award. Only three nominations have been filed so far, Civic Centre staff […]
