With the construction of a Wal- Mart here on the horizon, town council last night accepted an offer from the local Business Improvement Area to sit down and discuss partnering for the benefit of the downtown core. “Our board is considering offering assistance to become a significant partner in the […]
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The Administration and Finance executive committee will come back to council this evening with recommendations as to the direction the town will take with the “Re-Inventing Fort Frances” final report. While council approved the report in principle at its April 14 meeting, it did not want to commit to forming […]
Mrs. Olga Wilkie, 79, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2003 at Versa Care in Thunder Bay, Ont., after a lengthy illness. She was born in LaVallee on Oct. 24, 1923 to Joseph and Katherine Vennechenko and was educated in Fort Frances. She moved to Fort William to work at […]
Barbara Easton, 61, of 1021 Second St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, May 12, 2003 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born July 27, 1941 in Decorah, Iowa to the late Donald and Edna Emery. At an early age, she moved to International Falls, Mn. […]
Helen “Jeannie” Piekarski, 64, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Thursday, May 8, 2003 after a brief illness at Falls Memorial Hospital in International Falls. She was born Sept. 9, 1938 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Laurence and Gladys (Jackson) Sutton. Jeannie was a resident of International Falls for 47 […]
Mrs. Christine Sturdy passed away peacefully Thursday, May 8, 2003 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont. She is survived by her husband, Mr. George Sturdy; her three children, Mr. Arthur Parker of Victoria, B.C., Mrs. Shirley Boulden of Winnipeg, Man., and Mrs. Patricia Hancock of Ottawa, […]
Doris Tanner, 80, of 1231 King’s Highway, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Wednesday, May 7, 2003. She was born Sept. 29, 1922 in Graceton, Mn. to the late Hugo and Daisy Hanson. In 1925, Doris moved with her family to Canada, where they settled in Rainy River, […]
Elna Kristina Peterson, 89, of 1301 Elizabeth Ave. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Wednesday, May 7, 2003. She was born Feb. 15, 1914 in Bergland, Ont. Elna had lived all her life in Rainy River District, where she had worked as a cook. She also was […]
William Irvin Mose, of 851 Colonization Rd., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 30, 2003 at home with family by his side. He was born July 7, 1913 in Emo, Ont. to the late Edward and Susan Mose. Irvin is survived by his wife, Amanda; seven daughters and […]
James Bosma, 88, of Emo, Ont., passed away Thursday, May 1, 2003 at the Emo Hospital in Emo surrounded by his family. James was born Feb. 8, 1915 in Oostermeer Friesland, The Netherlands, where he took up farming as his occupation. He was married in Holland in 1940 to Irene […]
Dixie McDonald was in seventh heaven until her game went the other direction. The local bowler was in good shape after seven games at the TSN Pins Game roll-offs in Thunder Bay on Saturday, sitting in second place and just 100 pins out of the lead. But some late difficulties […]
Paris, Tenn. Mayor Larry Crawford and city manager Carl Holder made it clear they were impressed by the “northern hospitality” of Fort Frances during their stay here last week. Unfortunately, the good time they had here was not on their minds once they returned home Sunday night to find tornadoes […]
