The drive to build a skate park here by next summer is moving full-speed ahead as multiple committees were struck up at the project’s second meeting Tuesday night. “The response has been overwhelming. We had kids come out that want to be involved in the organizing of things, and about […]
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In loving memory of Margaret Douglas, 90, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away peacefully at Rainycrest Home for the Aged on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002. Margaret was born July 27, 1912 in Lacombe, Alta. to Alfred and Helena Fraser. As an infant, her family moved to Keewatin. She attended […]
Ronald Laurence Sutton, 66, of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away suddenly Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002 at his residence. He was born Jan. 28, 1936 in Barwick, Ont. Ron had lived all his life in Rainy River District. In 1948, he moved to Fort Frances, where he had lived since. He […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Aleksandra Sokolowski announce her sudden passing on Friday, Oct. 25, 2002 at her residence in Fort Frances, Ont. Aleksandra was born May 17, 1914 in Tornopol, Poland to Joseph and Barbara Koszka. She came to Canada in 1934, settling in Fort […]
Hugh Brian McCoy, of 2909 Green St., Richard’s Landing (St. Joseph’s Island), passed away Oct. 23, 2002 at the Plummer Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Hugh was born in Fort Frances, Ont. on Sept. 8, 1942. He attended Robert Moore and Fort Frances High School, and played hockey for […]
Word has been received of the passing of Helene (LaForest) Rose on Oct. 24, 2002 at Oakville Place Nursing Home in Winnipeg, Man. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Nov. 2, 2002 at 10 a.m. at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Fort Frances, Ont. Interment to follow at […]
Students in grades six-eight at Robert Moore will continue to help out their community this school year as the second executive of the Kiwanis Builders’ Club was sworn in there last Wednesday night. Dr. Bob Lidkea of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club led the meeting and introduced the new executive, […]
With his high-speed offence stuck in neutral, Darren Johnson is searching for answers and a quick fix to the problem. “I don’t really know how to explain this,” said the head coach of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team, which finished fourth with a 1-2 record at its annual home […]
The fate of the Sunset Country Snowmobile Club rests in the hands of Old Man Winter. So says club president Rick Socholotuk, who will join a legion of snowmachine enthusiasts in praying for enough snow this winter that will help preserve the area’s 300-plus km network of snowmobile trails. “Another […]
The trial of Don Smith, a Woodyatt man accused of creating and distributing obscene material in October, 2000, began at the Fort Frances Courthouse on Monday. Smith is facing five charges, including two counts of making videotapes featuring undue exploitation of sex and violence, one count of possessing similar material […]
With the closure deadline looming, the head of the Thunder Bay agriculture research station is still hoping for a last-minute reprieve that will keep the doors open after Thursday. “Nothing has been changed,” said Gordon Scheifele, research co-ordinator for Northwestern Ontario and crop technology advisor at the Thunder Bay research […]
An announcement by the disbanded Fort Frances Rotary Club last week that it was splitting its projects account between three local groups was a clear boon to the beneficiaries of the money. The most significant amount was towards the local Kiwanis Club’s proposed skate park project, which received almost $5,000. […]
