The local Sunset Country Ford Atom ‘AA’ Mustangs are gearing up for what could be a championship ride here this weekend. A total of 11 teams will compete in the Mustangs’ annual home tournament. Preliminary-round games are scheduled tomorrow and Saturday, with the playoffs set for Sunday. The Mustangs will […]
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Those wanting to get a new crocus plant from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind are in luck as the shipment that arrived Tuesday morning at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau hasn’t sold out yet. “There’s about 70 pots left,” Vanessa Hebert, executive director at the Volunteer Bureau (located […]
The provincial government launched the next phase in the “Connect Ontario” program yesterday—an initiative aimed at bringing broadband access to rural and northern communities. Connect Ontario: Broadband Regional Access (COBRA) is a $55-million program that will provide support over the next three years to bring high-speed telecommunications to small communities […]
Have you ever wondered exactly what happens to your roll of film after you drop it off for processing? People who use the service at Pharmasave here no longer will have to guess, once the Scott Street store completes renovations currently underway there. What once took place behind the closed […]
Two of the 17 sold units at the new River Walk condominium on Front Street were open for occupancy as of last week, with more on the way over the next few weeks. “It’s an ongoing process,” Fort Frances CAO Bill Naturkach said Thursday. “We had two of the units […]
Brent and Tracy (nee Wirtanen) are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Sami William, born at MacKeller Hospital, Thunder Bay, Ont., on Feb. 6, 2003, weighing 8 lbs. 5 oz.
I still remember how I felt as the noisy train rumbled down the track and came to a screeching stop in front of the Lowville station. In one way, I was full of excitement. But at the same time, I felt very sad. Excited, because I was leaving for my […]
Patricia McDonald, 73, of Emo, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2003. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2003 at 2 p.m. at Victory Baptist Church in Crozier, Ont., with Pastor Chet Cooper officiating. Interment will take place […]
Mr. Matti Yrjo (Ukki) Kolehmainen, 80, a resident of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away unexpectedly in Thunder Bay Regional Hospital–General on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2003. Matti was born Aug. 5, 1922 in Kinnula, Finland. He served in the Finnish Army, and in 1944, married Saimi Elina Sikanen, his wife of […]
A. Pearle Fraser (nee La Forge) passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 in Regina, Sask. She was born Sept. 6, 1920 near Ogema. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald; good friend, George Dench; and grandson, Doug O’Donnell. Pearl is survived by her stepchildren, Janet Bowman, Violet Fraser, and […]
Jeanne Pollard, 66, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Feb. 1, 2003 after a lengthy illness. She was born Dec. 24, 1936 in Rainy River, Ont. to the late Carl and Muriel Thesenvitz. Jeanne grew up and attended school in Fort Frances. On March 10, […]
Gertrude Kurronen, 89, of Devlin, Ont., passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born June 15, 1913 in Finland, Europe to the late Alexander and Olga Kurronen. Gertrude’s family moved to Canada in 1914 and settled in Miscampbell, where they […]
