When Dorothy Medicine got the phone call last week that she had won an International Year of Older Persons provincial award, she first thought she was the victim of a crank call. “Some lady just called me . . . from Sudbury,” the 68-year-old Rainy River First Nations resident recalled. […]

It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Helen Hallick, on April 5, 1999 at Riverside Health Care Facilities. She will always be lovingly remembered by daughters, Millie and husband, Don Witherspoon, and Gladys Robinson; sons, Ken Hallick and wife, Linda, and […]

George Crawley, 80, of 312 Minnie Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, April 3, 1999 at his residence. George was born Jan. 22, 1919 in Fort Frances to the late George and Catherine Crawley. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1939 with the Forestry Corp., and served overseas […]

George Crawley, 80, of 312 Minnie Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, April 3, 1999 at his residence. George was born Jan. 22, 1919 in Fort Frances to the late George and Catherine Crawley. He joined the Canadian Armed Forces in 1939 with the Forestry Corp., and served overseas […]

Juanita Frenette, 72, of Mesa, Az., passed away April 2, 1999 in Mesa. Born in International Falls, Mn., Juanita is survived by daughters, Sharon DeWitt and Liela Maielua; son, Dan Vellieux; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Also surviving are two brothers, Loren Reyes and Mark Heath. She was predeceased by her […]

It is with deep sorrow we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother. Allan James Edgar Wolframe will always be lovingly remembered by his wife, Evelyn; sons, Dwayne (Cherry) and Darcy (Colleen); daughter, Gaylene (Bob); grandson, Michael; and granddaughters, Sharon and Kataryna. He also leaves to […]

Considering the talent at the men’s bonspiel here each year, Lorne Jackson would be the first to admit it how tough it is to repeat as champion. But that’s exactly what Jackson and his rink of brother, Derek, and new front end Randy Genyk and Lionel Conan (both from Winnipeg), […]

The road to the all-Ontarios took a little bump along the way but the Rainy River Owls, skipped by Angela Lee, advanced to the provincial girls’ curling showdown April 14-17 in Toronto. Competing at the NWOSSAA playdowns here in Fort Frances, the Owls had little trouble beating Marathon 10-2 in […]

The Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy was fortunate to have a talented young German gymnast by the name of Weronicka Smigielska grace its club this season. And the 18-year-old native of Dusseldorf (she actually was born in Poland) has become quite a fixture here in Fort Frances while she is completing […]

The Fort Frances “AA” Tom Thumb team placed fourth out of 20 teams at a tournament in Thunder Bay last weekend. After finishing with a 3-0-1 record in their pool, the Fort dropped both their games in the playoff round–losing 3-1 to top-ranked West End Bruins (Thunder Bay) and then […]

Dave Kinsella helped the Muskies to a silver medal at the all-Ontarios in London in 1984 as a defenceman with the team. This year, he was behind the bench of the St. Thomas Aquinas Cardinals–the team that knocked the black-and-gold out of further contention at the provincial showdown in Dryden. […]

In just his third season as a Kitty Cat racer, and his first full one, Curtis Boivin certainly burned up the tracks on the Minnesota KC Pro racing circuit. Boivin, six, of Fort Frances, is part of the Lil’ Twister racing team that includes his father, Alan, and mother, Carol. […]