When James Knopf finally got his foot in the door, everyone else wished they had changed the locks. The Winnipeg resident originally wasn’t part of the field of 16 at the annual Boxing Day men’s squash tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre last Friday. But after John Hazel couldn’t continue […]
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The New Year is my time to shine, prediction-wise. Or was I just a football flash in the plan? Riding the crest of an 8-3 record from last year’s NFL post-season, I return to amaze, impress, and enrapture you with this year’s version of my gridiron predictions, beginning with this […]
The new year is almost here and once again it’s a reminder of how quickly time passes. It also is an opportunity to stop and reflect on what has happened this past year—even though we might prefer to forget it. For producers, it would be an understatement to say 2003 […]
The turn of the years always brings up nostalgia time for me—and with it this old, old song: “When You and I Were Young Maggy . . . I wandered today through the hills, Maggy, to watch the scene below. And I thought of the days that are gone, Maggy, […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Vernon Manford Wrolstad must announce the passing of her husband, their dad, stepfather, and grandfather on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2003 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Garry, […]
Robert Curtis “Huck” Halvorsen, 63, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away Monday, Dec. 22, 2003 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan. He was born Nov. 25, 1940 in Emo, Ont. to the late Curtis and Iris Halvorsen. Robert had worked as a heavy equipment operator at Great Lakes/Bowater until his […]
Mr. Derek John Nicholas passed away after a tragic accident while on his way to work during the early-morning hours of Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003. Derek was born in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Nov. 5, 1973. He attended Heath Park School and graduated from Westgate High School. Derek furthered his […]
Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown is urging town residents to be patient, and keep putting their recyclables into the “blue box” and not the garbage can, until the new curbside pickup schedule comes into effect next week. “I’ve seen some ‘blue boxes’ out there already. We know there’s going […]
Canadians returning to Fort Frances from International Falls will do well to do their meat shopping over here, say officials from Canada Customs and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Those entering Canada no longer are allowed to bring most beef, beef products, lamb, goat meat, or cervids (elk and moose) […]
A Sioux Lookout man was killed in an accident last Tuesday night (Dec. 23) on Highway 72 involving a moose and a second vehicle. Sioux Lookout OPP identified the victim as Michel Levesque, 53. The accident happened around 11 p.m. about six km north of Dinorwic when the northbound vehicle […]
The Northwestern Health Unit officially has learned it will have to wait until at least next month to find out if the provincial Health Services Review Appeal Board decides in favour of its stance on banning smoking in public places. “We found out after the media,” Dr. Pete Sarsfield, CEO […]
Luigia “Giga” Candido of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital with her family and friends at her side. She was born July 17, 1913 in Azzono, Decimo, Italy to the late Luigi and Teresa Moretton. Giga was united in marriage to Girolamo […]
