Joan (Kennedy) Ash passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2004 at the age of 88 in Kelowna, B.C. Joan was predeceased by her husband, Russell, in 1999. She is survived by three daughters, Marilyn (Don) Letain of Kelowna, B.C., Betty Spies of Regina, Sask., and Cheryl B. du Coudray (Gerard) of […]
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Erminia Daignault Charlebois was born March 27, 1913 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Natale Frank and Maria DeBenedet. Her first husband, Alphonse Daignault, died in 1968. Ernest Charlebois, her second husband, also passed away. Erminia came from a very large family of nine brothers and sisters, all of whom are […]
Henry A. Mackintosh, 92, of Sarasota, Fla., passed away May 22, 2004. In Fort Frances, Ont., he was manager of the Arctic Peat Moss, and later owner of Mackintoshes Men’s and Boys’ Wear until leaving in 1959 to reside in Florida. He was past president of the Fort Frances Kiwanis […]
Miguel Batista, the resident philosopher king of the Toronto Blue Jays, believes it’s best to hold the bravado when it comes to facing Barry Bonds. Unlike Baltimore Orioles starter Sidney Ponson, who boldly said he would go after Bonds before pitching against him Sunday, Batista issues no such bluster about […]
The Detroit Pistons are a victory away from giving Larry Brown the only thing his coaching career is missing—an NBA title. Detroit can deliver the milestone victory by beating the L.A. Lakers tonight at home in Game 5 of the NBA final, or in one of the following two games […]
Jim Thome wasted little time hitting his 400th homer. It just took him a lot longer than expected to celebrate. While Ken Griffey Jr. decided to wait at least another day to try for a milestone homer, Thome hit his 400th in his first at-bat to help the Philadelphia Phillies […]
As part of its five-year forecast for sidewalk repairs and construction, the town needs to look into putting a sidewalk in front of Wal-Mart, Mayor Dan Onichuk said at Monday night’s council meeting. The mayor noted he’s “received a lot of phone calls and a lot of comments from people […]
Randy Johnson is showing no signs of slowing down. The towering 40-year-old lefty struck out 11 and won his sixth-straight start, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays yesterday. Johnson (9-4) started his streak with his perfect game against Atlanta on May 18. He’s […]
Annika Sorenstam pretended like it was another practice session with caddie Terry McNamara—the kind where he stands in a spot with a mitt and catches one wedge shot after another. The distance was 94 yards. There was no margin for error. The shot was exquisite. Playing down the wrong fairway, […]
Fort Frances OPP responded to a report of a robbery in the 900 block of Victoria Avenue on Saturday around 5:30 p.m. A 19-year-old male and friends had purchased a case of beer at The Beer Store and were walking home when three males appraoched them, demanded the case of […]
Town council will consider making revisions to the tipping fees at the landfill site when the scale there is not in operation, and to slightly change its hours of operation, at tonight’s regular meeting at the Civic Centre. In a report by Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown, he said […]
The Tampa Bay Lightning story ended with a brilliant epilogue. Three days after winning the Stanley Cup, Brad Richards was selected playoff MVP and saluted as the most gentlemanly player, John Tortorella was named coach of the year, and Martin St. Louis carted home the Hart Memorial Trophy as regular-season […]
