Ron MacGregor, 69, of 427 Fourth St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly and peacefully at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2003. He was born Oct. 7, 1933 in Fort Frances to the late Malcolm and Grace McGregor. Ron attended Robert Moore School […]
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Noreen (Howells) Korpi, 85, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Feb. 13, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born June 24, 1917 in Folkstone, England to the late William and Grace Brown. Noreen came to Canada on Jan. 4, 1919 and settled in Patullo […]
Edward (Eddie) Grouette, 61, passed away in St. Joseph’s Hospital on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2003. He was born June 27, 1941 in Steinbach, Man. Eddie is survived by his son, Glen Edward Chepil of Fort Frances, Ont.; daughter, Sandra Marjorie Chepil, and grandchildren, Alicia May Young and Matthew James Young, […]
It is with deep sadness that the family of Walter Edgar Johnson regretfully announces his passing on Feb. 9, 2003. He will be lovingly remembered by his children, Carol of Bergland, Ont., Colleen (John) Punt of Langley, B.C., Donald (Jane) of Princeton, B.C., Marlane (Tony) Boothby of Surrey, B.C., Allan […]
Patricia McDonald, 73, of Emo, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003. She was born Oct. 3, 1929 in Chapple Township, Ont. to the late Charles and Flora “Renie” Brigham. “Pat” will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Kenneth McDonald […]
My latest “boomerang day” began very early Friday with an ominous phone call! I call my bad days boomerangs after the Australian hunting weapon. This is a flat stick for throwing and quite deadly, being designed with such a curve it can return straight at the thrower—and hit him! Well, […]
Alfalfa is a hay or pasture crop. And it is so common that we take for granted that it is a North American plant. However, it did not originate here at all. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) probably originated in the Middle East. It has been grown for forage longer than any […]
Imagine having a captive audience of four of the top guns in the world—tournament pros Kevin Van Dam, Tim Horton, Gary Parsons, and Penny Berryman—sitting in lawn chairs at the end of a dock perched over Missouri’s flat calm Table Rock Lake. Hot time in the summer sun. Even in […]
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) affects mule deer, elk, and white-tailed deer. It has curtailed the transportation of these animals, and combined with high feed prices, has had a devastating impact on alternative livestock producers. CWD first was discovered in the late 1960s in mule deer at a biological research station […]
The spotlight is on the ice, but the kudos deserve to be spread around. The job of hockey tournament convener often is a thankless one—riddled with endless hours at the rink, minimal sleep, and tons of headaches trying to keep everything running on time while running themselves to a frazzle. […]
The Riverside Foundation for Health Care’s special events committee has been busy doing the “time warp” to find nostalgic treasures of the ’50s for its sixth-annual fundraiser dinner this Saturday at the Red Dog Inn. But Foundation director Teresa Hazel said yesterday it looks like nearly everything’s in place, including […]
It’s been a year of commiserating, seething, and planning. Now the time for payback is finally here. The Muskie boys’ hockey team has waited 12 long months to avenge their 2-0 loss to the Dryden Eagles in the best-of-three NorWOSSA semi-finals last season. Step one in the retribution process takes […]
