Ronald “Ron” Beadle, 45, of 150 Sixth St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Monday, Jan. 29, 2001 in the place he loved the most, working in the bush on Cedar Narrows Road. He was born Aug. 6, 1955 in Emo, Ont. Ron began working in the bush at […]
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By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
Surely, Lady Frances Simpson deserves a leading role in any 2003 pageantry surrounding this town’s 100th birthday party. And yet . . . . ! While it’s been well-documented that Lady Frances gave her name to Fort Frances, there have been certain doubts expressed as to the legitimacy of her […]
Residents in the west end of Rainy River District will not be dialing 9-1-1 until December. While all the municipalities have spent the money to have every road mapped and building numbered last year, Bell Canada is not prepared to have the service up-and-running until the end of the year. […]
The “traditional” way of life, as practised by Canada’s aboriginal people, is not something that can be studied from afar. Writing about the traditional ways–even in the most basic manner–is difficult, if not impossible. Those ways are meant to be experienced; to be passed on through direct, one-on-one sharing. That’s […]
A $700,000 technological pilot project announced for J.W. Walker and Alexander MacKenzie schools here last November is making progress in its implementation, principal Cauleen Stanley said. The process–to develop a home-to-school community through educational application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)–is taking place simultaneously in the three phases, she explained. […]
As of September, 1999, the Minister of Education and Training mandated that all schools implement a TAP program. TAP programs are now a required part of every secondary students educational experience from Grades 9 to 12. •What is TAP? TAP stands for Teacher Advisor Program, which is designed to provide […]
Dear sir: The provincial government is giving it away. Then they’re going to charge you to use it. The provincial government is in the process of drafting regulations to go with Bill 101, the amendments to the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act which it passed just before Christmas. One of their […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team continued their domination on the court here yesterday with an 81-40 exhibition win over the St. Thomas Aquinas Saints (Kenora). John Sivonen led the offensive onslaught with 20 points, followed by Evan Woodland (17), Dan Poperechny and Roy Tighe (eight each), and Jamie Algie […]
A contingent of 17 local squashers travelled to Winnipeg last weekend to compete in the 2001 Manitoba Open, and four of the women topped their respective divisions. Mary-Beth Tkachuk took the ladies’ ‘C’ crown after blanking Marcie Theissen (Winnipeg) and Aurelia Mogan (Winnipeg) 3-0, and Melissa Lee (Minneapolis) 3-1. Sarah […]
For all of you who enjoyed watching the sno-cross races here last weekend but didn’t know exactly what the difference was between each class and event, here you go. The 440, 600, and Open are the sizes of engines the snowmachines are using in each class. The 440 CC can […]
Although the racers are long gone, the buzz of last weekend’s second-annual international sno-cross event here, hosted by the Sunset Country Snowmobile Club, is still lingering. “It went very well,” enthused Daryl Begin of Badiuk Equipment, who helped organize the weekend of racing. “All the racers were impressed with the […]
The Seniors’ Coalition, Good Neighbours Council, and Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau got together and decided we should put on a seniors’ social. Apparently, International Falls has at least four places where seniors can go to dance but there’s not much opportunity on his side in our area for the old-time […]
