In loving memory of Arthur Fischer, 85, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1999. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Else; children, Hannelore and husband, Ulke Helder, of Bergland, Ont., Ralf and wife, Odette, of Winnipeg, Man., Monika and husband, Geoff Armitstead, of […]
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Bernhard (Ben) W. Krahn was born April 21, 1957 at Dryden, Ont. At the age of 15, Ben was baptized upon the confession of his faith and became a member of the Pineview Mennonite Church at Barwick, Ont. On May 4, 1978, he was joined in marriage to Jane Martin. […]
Myrtle Peterson, 83, of 102 First St., Rainy River, Ont., passed away at the Rainy River Hospital in Rainy River on Friday, Sept. 24, 1999. She was born Dec. 2, 1915 in Blue Township, Ont. to the late Henry and Lillian Hodges. On Sept. 24, 1933, Myrtle was united in […]
It is with great sadness the family announces the passing of Flotilla “Flo” Erma Patterson on Friday, Sept. 24, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Flo was predeceased by her husband, Alexander; and brothers, Roy (Edna), Don (Grace), Milt (Ida), and Harold Westover. She will be […]
Elsie Doris MacMillan of Rainycrest, Fort Frances, passed away at her residence on Monday, Sept. 20, 1999. She was born May 23, 1910 in Kingsford, Ontario to Arthur and Emily Shipton. On Aug. 2, 1931, Elsie was united in marriage to Gordon MacMillan, who predeceased her on Feb. 3, 1977. […]
Courtney Calder, Joe Sletmoen, Simone LeBlanc, and Jen Sletmoen intend to hit the books to prepare themselves for the provincial 4-H “Go for the Gold” showdown Nov. 6 at the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair in Toronto. The foursome clinched a berth Saturday during the regional competition at Donald Young School, […]
The Muskie senior girls’ basketball team will be looking at a bit of the old and some of the new to lead them to victory this season. Clearly, the squad will be looking for another good season from veteran players like Laureen Cousineau, Christine Noonan, Siobhan Devlin, and Sarah Vanderplaats. […]
Dr. Pierre Mikhail led a strong contingent of local runners in Walker, Mn. last Saturday, finishing his first-ever marathon in an impressive time of 3:38. That time placed him second in his age group while battling the tough course conditions of the race. Runners estimated the 26.2-mile course added about […]
The province’s announcement to provide $4.9 million for the second phase of a snowmobile trail development and enhancement in Northern Ontario was met with open arms by Sunset Country Snowmobile president Ron Banks. “The government is finally realizing the potential dollars that can be generated,” said Banks yesterday morning. “There […]
To Whom if may concern: On Sept. 20, 1999, while shopping in downtown Fort Frances, I had the unfortunate accident of losing my wallet. This occurred while I was leaving the Saan store and crossing the street to my car, which was parked in front of the Royal Bank. In […]
Every time you read the newspaper there has been controversy on border walleye fishing. This war between our neighbors to the south and ourselves has been a topic for the past few years but nothing has been done to stop the walleye tournaments. Now to add more pressure to the […]
Even though Natalie MacMaster was the first to perform in the new Townshend Theatre, she didn’t receive the first standing ovations in the facility–those were reserved for John Dutton and Carol Lyons. The crowd got to its feet as John Dutton, chair of the community auditorium committee, took the stage […]
