Audrey Sinclair, 76, of 949 Phair Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Aug. 23, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 27, 1999 at 2 p.m. at St. John’s Anglican Church in Fort Frances. Rev. Garth Clifford will officiate, with […]
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Mike Bauwens passed away at Parkwood Hospital on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 1999. He was born Sept. 22, 1948 in Bothwell, Ont. and then moved to London as a teenager. He was the eldest son of Leroy and Shirley Bauwens; beloved husband of Ute since 1982; dear brother of Terry (Nancy) […]
Norman Harley Byerly, 81, of Pinewood, ON, passed away in Pinewood, Ontario. He was born on March 7, 1918 in Dana, Indiana and had lived most of his life in Schererville, Indiana. He had worked as a mechanic and had owned and operated a small business. He retired in 1977 […]
Blueberries. In a pie, muffins, blueberry crisp, on your morning cereal, or straight up by the handful, right off the bush. You can’t beat ‘em. They are truly one of the real treats of living in the north. Of course anything worthwhile takes some effort. With blueberries it’s picking them. […]
It was a simple little board game. Actually made of flimsy cardboard. But we played it often and had lots of fun. The game came from the Shell gas station and was entirely based on traveling around the country in a motor car with Shell gas as a partner. As […]
By Sam Anderson
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Earthworms, nightcrawlers, wigglers. Whatever your choose to call them, they are by far the most popular bait used in freshwater fishing. While most live baits are limited to certain species of fish, worms are taken by most anything that swims. I have found the very best time to catch crawlers […]
Battling a case of nerves before her first-ever regional competition, Special Olympian Anita Hahkala had to be persuaded vigorously by her coach Cindy Baker to actually compete. It was a good thing she did. Those words of encouragement must have been pretty special to Hahkala as she stole the show […]
While he has played the Kitchen Creek golf course several times in the past, it was the first time Aaron Loken played it during tournament action. And he made the most of his opportunity. The 20-year-old International Falls native carded a steady–but not spectacular round–of a one-over 73 Saturday to […]
Even though the fall bear hunt was officially opened on Sunday–two weeks earlier than it has been in the past–camp owners have yet to see an influx of hunters. In fact, the action so far has resulted in what many expected–with little or no hunters taking to the fields at […]
Dear editor: We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the people of Barwick and Chapple’s Centennial Committee for a great celebration! Barwick looked great, the parade was unique, meals were very tasty, hospitality super, great fireworks, visiting with old friends, and many more things that we shall not soon […]
Dear Editor: Bell Canada’s feeble excuse for poor service in Bears Pass is laughable. By claiming that recently installed equipment works 100 percent but doesn’t communicate with other equipment makes me wonder. If I need a hearing aid, do I go to an optometrist? Sincerely, John Bekeris
Dear sir: My aunt’s maiden name was Jones. She lived in a village called Tingrith in Bedfordshire, England many years ago. I am trying to find her because I have received information that she is in Fort Frances somewhere. She served in the W.R.N.S during the second world war and […]
