Eveline Marie Derhak passed away at Hillsdale Manor on Monday, May 20, 2002 in her 72nd year. She was the beloved wife of the late Morris Derhak; dear mother of Katherine Derhak of Oshawa, William Derhak of Courtice, and Allen Derhak of Waterloo; and dear sister of Florence Boucher, Rose […]
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Suddenly and surrounded by love and her family at her side, Lorelei passed away Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. from a massive brain aneurysm. Lorelei was born Sept. 14, 1955 in Kenora, Ont., the eldest child of Larry and Gail (Roblin) Beaucage. She […]
Jacqueline E. Gushuliak (nee Wreggitt) passed away in the early morning of Thursday, May 23, 2002. She had been born April 24, 1941 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Madeline Perreault (later McTavish) and Roy Wreggitt. Jackie was united in marriage to Matt Gushuliak on April 10, 1969. The two were […]
Council agreed Monday night to a public relations expense of about $4,700 to go towards three different groups doing beautification projects here in the near future. The first of the projects is a flower bed surrounding the “Good Neighbors” sign at the west end of town. This is a new […]
Northwoods Gallery and Gifts is moving – upstairs that is. After months of renovations, owner/operator Connie Cuthbertson will unveil the second floor of their Scott Street store at a ribbon-cutting at noon on Thursday. “We’re moving upstairs. There is over 800 square feet that we are turning into a gallery […]
The Bulldogs of the Rainy River District Fastball League earned a trip to the Division II World Series this summer after a qualifier tournament in Fargo, N.D. over the weekend. The Bulldogs went 2-3 to grab sixth-place overall among the 13 teams competing. They’ll play at another tournament against a […]
Luke Prokopec pitched well enough to win. Bartolo Colon pitched better. Colon threw a complete-game four hitter, and Jim Thome hit his 11th homer, as the visiting Cleveland Indians finished off a sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays with a 3-1 win yesterday. “He was outstanding,” Toronto manager Buck Martinez […]
Complete with a live band and refreshments, the Rainy River Future Development Corp.’s annual general meeting here tomorrow night should be anything but dull. The public is invited to attend the meeting, which gets underway at 7 p.m. at Warp 9 on Scott Street. The first order of business is […]
Four members of the Borderland Thunder led the trophy haul at the first-ever SIJHL awards banquet Saturday in Thunder Bay. Wayne Strachan was chosen as coach-of-the-year after guiding the Thunder to a league-best 28-11-9 record during the regular season and a berth in the league final against the Dryden Ice […]
Head librarian Margaret Sedgwick will give town council a glimpse of what the library board has planned for the future of the Fort Frances Public Library during Monday night’s regular meeting. “I’ll be presenting our strategic plan,” Sedgwick said Monday morning. “We made up our last one in 1994 and […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Reginald Dupuis announce his passing on Friday, May 24, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Reginald was born July 8, 1928 in Alberton Township, Ont. to the late Julius and Lucie Dupuis. On Sept. 4, 1954, he […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Robert “Bob” McRae announce his sudden passing on Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Bob, born Dec. 17, 1956, was the only and favourite son of Verna Tkachyk. He was a good-hearted and thoughtful man […]
