Leo Roland Halverson, 73, of 148 Pine Crescent, Atikokan, Ont., passed away suddenly Sunday, April 16, 2000 at the Atikokan General Hospital. Leo was born Aug. 9, 1926 in Bergland, Ont. to Ben and Anna Halverson. When he was 12, the family moved to Nestor Falls, Ont., where they owned […]
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Iva Annie Brown, 80, a resident of Brock Street West, passed away at Port Arthur General Hospital on April 15, 2000. Iva was born in Bethune, Sask. on June 22, 1919 to the late Melvin and Winnie French. Iva was predeceased by her parents, Melvin and Winnie French; a baby […]
Cornelis Swart, 67, of Miscampbell, Ont., passed away Monday, April 13, 2000 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born April 29, 1932 in Lutjebroek, Holland to the late Cornelis Sr. “Cees” and Annie Swart. Cornelis came to Canada in 1972, and was employed by the […]
I have always admired these working giants, and I am glad they are making a comeback on the farm. I suppose my feelings are, at least in part, nostalgia. I quite easily can recall, as can many of you, when the really heavy work was done by a horse, or […]
With the new scale, grandstand, and auctioneer’s box in place, this year’s spring cattle auction at the Stratton sales yard was held Saturday with few glitches. “It’s running a lot smoother,” said Harold Duivenvoorden. “This is a lot different than it was a year ago.” Volunteers had been doing last-minute […]
Matt Neilson, a grade eight student at Sturgeon Creek School, is glad Walter Rogoza gave him a little advice after a district science fair last month at Crossroads School in Devlin. Because after fixing up his crystal radio project in order to compete in a regional competition in Dryden last […]
The local Midget hockey league announced their winners of the Esso Medals of Achievement awards for this past season. Steve Fry was nominated as the league’s most dedicated player while Marc Foley was named the most gentlemanly player. Jason Flatt was honoured as the top goaltender while Pat Wensley was […]
The 1999-2000 curling season concluded on Saturday at the Fort Frances Curling Club with the second-annual Crazy Curling Spiel. Once all the crazy shots were made and the crazy points tallied, the Broman family of Mark, Bonnie, Chris, and Rylee were crowned championships for this season. Coming back from an […]
In past seasons, the goal of the Muskie girls’ soccer team was to advance to the all-Ontarios. Not so this year–because the black-and-gold already have qualified for the 16-team provincial tournament coming up in June as the host squad. But while the pressure of advancing is gone, Muskie head coach […]
The local YBC held its “Bowler of the Year” tournament Sunday at Plaza Lanes, with Kaleb Watts finishing the three-game showdown with the highest pins over average total. The tournament pitted each winner of Bowler of the Month honours in their respective divisions this past season. Watts, who came into […]
The Fort Wayne Komets, coached by Fort Frances native Dave Allison, beat the Asheville Smoke 3-2 and 4-2 to sweep their first-round best-of-three United Hockey League playoff series. They now move on to their best-of-seven quarter-final series with the Binghamton Icemen. The Komets finished the regular season in fourth place […]
The Fort Frances Trampoline Club returned home from the Provincial Championships in Etobicoke, Ont. last weekend with new determination and awareness for the sport. Adam Cumming, Kaela Hahkala, Travis Hahkala, Hillary Morgan, and Laura Chabot, representing the local club, competed against some 200 top-level athletes from such clubs as “Skyriders” […]
