It is with great sadness that the family of Jim Sawka announce his passing Friday, March 23, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He leaves behind his wife, Gloria; children, James and Nicole, both of Fort Frances, Ont., and Tim and Blaine, both of Winnipeg, Man.; stepchildren, […]
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Marie Toews Penner was born Feb. 7, 1916 in Steinbach, Man., the fifth of nine children born to Klaas R. and Amelia (Borkowsky) Toews. The family farm where she grew up, north of Steinbach, is the present site of the Mennonite Heritage Village. After the family moved to Steinbach, they […]
In loving memory of Wallace Densmore Allan, 77, of Emo, Ont., who passed away peacefully Friday, March 23, 2001 at the Emo Hospital. Wallace will be greatly missed by his wife, Gladys; children, Marilyn McNally (Les), Sharon McNally (Les), Lorraine Loveday (Ken), Norma Both (Ron), and Gerald Allan (Wendy); grandchildren, […]
In loving memory of Ruth Evelyn Mitchell, 84, of Golden Age Manor in Emo, Ont., who passed away peacefully Thursday, March 22, 2001 at the Emo Hospital in Emo. Ruth was predeceased by her husband, Adam Philip Mitchell on Oct. 1, 1965; and by her parents, John and Mary Tolman. […]
Spring is the season for fun and laughter. The season when you walk among the crocuses and daffodils, and remember the fun of picking flowers in the woodlands of your childhood. Adder’s-tongues and Dutchman’s-breeches and nosegays of violets. And beautiful white trillium blossoms–before you knew that picking its flower would […]
With just two performances left in the current “tour de Fort” concert series (Motus O tonight and Tyler Yarema next Tuesday), organizers already are planning the lineup for next season. “Current ‘tour de Fort’ passport holders will be able to purchase next year’s passports at the Tyler Yarema show,” said […]
Tagg’s was unstoppable last weekend as they won the ‘A’ title of the annual Tom Thumb tournament here. The local squad faced-off against Skates and Blades (Fort Frances) on Sunday afternoon and skated away with a 4-2 win. “They played great,” enthused Tagg’s coach Gord McCabe. “That is the first […]
The Muskie girls’ soccer team is getting ready to hit the pitch in hopes of having another successful season. Head coach Struchan Gilson said Monday he’s expecting to have about 18-20 players back from last year’s squad, which competed at the all-Ontario’s here last June as the host team. “It […]
The public will get a chance to give its input on plans for a proposed J.W. Walker/Alberton/Alexander MacKenzie school around mid-April, the Rainy River District School Board decided yesterday. “We just met with the architects [Prairie of Winnipeg] today and we decided to set a date for the ‘collective design […]
Coming off its most profitable year yet, Normiska Corp. here is still racing to meet consumer demand. “We can’t make the product fast enough. We want to make it more profitable and the final challenge is transportation,” noted company president and CEO David Graham. Normiska recently has completed expansions in […]
The Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce has increased its focus on information technology, launching its expanded web site–www.noacc.com–last week. “We updated our site because we wanted to remain current,” said NOACC president Jon Christianson of Thunder Bay. “We have to show members that change is all a part of […]
Forty-four teams will compete in the 53rd-annual Fort Frances men’s bonspiel, which will gets underway here late tomorrow afternoon. Rick Grenda, who is helping organize the bonspiel, said local rinks will be vying for top honours in the ‘A,’ ‘B,’ ‘C,’ and ‘D’ events with ones from Dryden, Kenora, Sioux […]
