Carl C. Schaum, 76, of 322 Kerr Place, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born May 5, 1928 in Huenfeld, Germany to the late Karl and Anna Maria Schaum. Carl immigrated to Canada in 1953, and his […]
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Carl C. Schaum, 76, of 322 Kerr Place, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2004 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Fort Frances. Fr. Francis Pudicherry will […]
Susie Grynol, 23, will be faced with a chance of a lifetime when she steps to the microphone to sing the national anthems at a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and host Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 21. Grynol, who now lives in Ottawa, landed the honour after winning a […]
“I’ve taken a lot of big hits,” Gary Wager said as he shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. Wager, now a wide receiver for the Mount Allison Mounties after playing two seasons as the team’s quarterback, sat back and recalled “the worst pain I’ve ever felt in my life.” […]
It’s fair to say horses don’t run in Jodi Caul’s family. In fact, they gallop. She and her husband, Keith, have been horse fans since before they were married 25 years ago. Now, the family has three children on their farm near Devlin—and two of them are as horse-crazy as […]
If you had seen them, you would’ve thought they were crazy. Last week, 30 swimmers aged six-14 participated in the Fort Frances Aquanauts’ fourth-annual swimming school that is an exhausting ordeal, consisting of classroom study, dryland conditioning, and then time in the pool. With all three aspects performed all day, […]
The Fort Frances OPP has a new look these days—and a new way of getting around. Last week, the local OPP took possession of two new mountain bikes, which will become a regular sight around the district from now on, as will police officers in shorts. The Mountain Bike Patrol […]
After a contentious battle, the provincial government has released special education funding to school boards across Ontario, effective July 28. The Cycle 5 Intensive Support Amount (ISA) funding was part of a five-stage initiative by the former Harris government to increase special education funding for high-needs students. However, the current […]
A community is in mourning this week after a boating accident Saturday afternoon on Lake of the Woods took the life of a Nestor Falls teen. It is thought 17-year-old Devin Allison was on his way to pick up a friend to go fishing around 2:30 p.m. when his boat […]
What started out as a pleasant summer vacation for Cory and Christina Delbridge has turned into a life-and-death battle for their youngest child. The Delbridges left Fort Frances two weeks ago—planning to spend some of their holidays with her family in Calgary and some with his family in Brandon, Man. […]
A U.S. resident was charged after being caught July 24 on the Canadian side of Rainy Lake with a large over-limit of walleye in his possession. The charge came as a result of assistance from three members of the public who reported him to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources […]
The UMAYC youth centre is holding its annual canoe-a-thon this week, but this year there’s a twist—they’re doing it to raise awareness about teen suicide. This will be the fifth-annual canoe-a-thon, now called “Paddling for a Purpose.” But unlike in previous years when group paddled to raise money for the […]
