If the Soo Greyhounds sell beer during their home games, there will be at least one less hockey fan in the stands. “There’s no way my 16-year-old will go down there,” said Jo-Anne Bumbacco, whose son currently attends the games. City council is set to decide whether or not to […]
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Rainy Lake is dropping again today, falling by 0.6 cm (.24 inches) to 338.23 m (1,109.69 ft.) overnight. Rainy Lake is now 57.3 cm (22.6 inches) above the International Joint Commission’s maximum rule curve for this date. The lake level has been dropping since last Thursday although Friday night’s downpour […]
Ministry of Natural Resources firefighters had a busy weekend as 116 new fires sprung up since across the West Fire Region since Friday, burning about 2,500 hectares. “They were predominantly lightning-caused,” MNR fire information officer Andrew Larmandi said this morning. “There were only maybe two or three caused by people.” […]
While the deadline to sign up for “Quest for the Best” was supposed to be Friday afternoon, organizer Dawn Booth said Monday morning that registration will remain open until all 20 contestant slots are filled. “We still have a few spots open–three or four,” she noted, adding entries came in […]
Frederick Charles Sexton, a resident of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at his home Thursday, June 7, 2001. Fred was born May 21, 1924 in La Vallee, Ont. to Arthur (Ted) Sexton and Mary Lavinnia Sexton (Gadd). He was predeceased by his parents; sister, […]
The NHL’s championship series is going to the max for the first time in seven years. Goalie Patrick Roy kept Colorado in contention when it was outplayed in the first period, then Adam Foote, Ville Nieminen, Chris Drury, and Alex Tanguay all scored to lift the Avalanche to a 4-0 […]
The Town of Fort Frances and the local OPP detachment will sign a second five-year agreement Monday afternoon. “I know our policing has improved and our quality of training our officers receive is the best,” Mayor Glenn Witherspoon noted this morning. The new agreement will be officially signed at 3:30 […]
Organizers are expecting 77 couples dressed to the nines tomorrow evening for the annual Fort High prom. But before the students head to the dinner/dance at La Place Rendez-Vous, parents and others will be checking out the grand march at 5:30 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. Doors will open […]
Several district high school teachers joined the picket line on Scott Street on Wednesday afternoon in a show of support for striking CUPE Local 65 workers at the Association for Community Living here. Ed Ojala, president of Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation District 5B, also presented a cheque for $200 […]
The public is invited to a second meeting Thursday night to discuss a condominium project, initiated by the Town of Fort Frances, along the waterfront. The town and Winnipeg developer Penn-Co Construction will present prospective buyers with more detailed information about the proposed 36-unit development at the Civic Centre at […]
Jerry Gesley Beaudette, 84, of West Falls Est., International Falls, Mn., passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2001 at his home. He was born May 21, 1917 in Watertown, S.D. but he grew up in Minneapolis, Mn. He moved to International Falls in 1979. On Aug. 3, 1943, he was united […]
After a lengthy battle with cancer, Roy passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2001 with his family at his side. Roy was born in Fleming, Sask. on Oct. 29, 1915 to a farming family. He grew up playing hockey and baseball, travelling between towns on the train. In 1937, Roy joined […]
