Henri Pierre LeMaire, 89, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence Monday, Feb. 1, 1999. He was born Nov. 13, 1909 in Indonesia. Henri had worked as a boiler engineer in the building industry. He was a veteran of World […]
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Caroline McPherson (nee Bzdok), 71, of R.R. #1, Sleeman, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Monday, Feb. 1, 1999. She was born Jan. 6, 1928 in Little Falls, Mn. Caroline moved to Fort Frances and then to the Rainy River area in 1990. […]
January has past . . . did you ever make any New Year’s resolutions? Well, how about practising safety for starters! And I bet if you look hard enough, you will find hazards in and outside your home. Most home hazards can be prevented by inspection and correction. And in […]
Second-period tallies from S. Bliss, G. Madill, and B. Mainville helped the Tooks Hawks (Fort Frances) to a 5-1 victory over Atikokan in the final of the 10-team Emo Cowboys tournament Sunday afternoon. Bliss put the Hawks up 1-0 with a goal in the first while R. Anderson netted an […]
Competing at his first-ever World Championship Snowmobile Derby last weekend in Eagle River, Wis., Steve Arpin admitted he was nervous before each race. In fact, the 15-year-old Fort High student admitted he couldn’t even talk before his race. But then again, who says you have to talk to be a […]
With a full house of supporters awaiting her return back to the party upstairs at the Stratton Curling Club last Friday, Angela Lee had other thoughts on her mind. After just being inundated with a chorus of accolades and congratulations for her rink’s unbelievable run in capturing the Northern Ontario […]
After cruising to a perfect 3-0 record to earn the first berth into the double-knockout portion of the Northwestern men’s curling playdowns, Raymond Roy’s rink looked to be well on their way to advancing to the provincials next month. But with a single shot, their hopes of moving on to […]
Drew Allan, 13, won the consolation final in his division at the Manitoba Jr. Open at the Winnipeg Canoe Club last Sunday by sweeping Sydney Bertram 3-0. Allan went 2-1 in the round-robin, losing 3-0 to Andrew Town (ranked number-two in Canada in his age group) and then getting swept […]
Despite the fact two club records were smashed at last weekend’s Thunderbolts Invitational meet in Thunder Bay, Aquanaut head coach Debbie Murray preferred not to single out any one swimmer as having stood out above the rest. Rather, she admitted she’s never seen her swimmers perform as well as a […]
The local KC ‘AA’ PeeWee hockey team weren’t gracious hosts last weekend, winning their own tournament by doubling the River East Marauders (Winnipeg) 6-3 here Sunday in the final. Ian Lockman led the way with three goals and an assist. Jeremy Bell scored a pair and added two assists while […]
The local Border Figure Skating Club expected to bring home some medals from the 26th-annual Sunset Country regional competition last weekend in Dryden. What they didn’t expect was that number to be an astounding 66 medals (23 gold, 23 silver, and 20 bronze) and nine ribbons en route to capturing […]
After winning the PeeWee tournament in Baudette, the Emo Panthers were no match against Rainy River, coming out on the short end of a 3-1 score. Kevin Norberg (Rainy River) and Daniel Hettinga (Emo) exchanged goals in the second period but it was all Rainy River in the third as […]
