After a long, courageous battle with cancer, Henry Charles Richert passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Monday, June 7, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Feb. 9, 1929 in Fort Frances to the late Gottlieb and Amelia Richert. Henry […]
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Walter Daniel Hampshire, of 4324 Gordon Dr., Kelowna, B.C., passed away June 5, 1999 at his residence. He was born Jan. 19, 1917 in Fort Frances, Ont. He was predeceased by his first wife, Rose Dumeney; his parents, Louisa and Daniel Hampshire; and his sister, Jean Sybasko on Dec. 22, […]
Florence Watts, 86, of Golden Age Manor in Emo, Ont., passed away at the Emo Hospital there Saturday, June 5, 1999. She was born March 6, 1913 in Chapple Township, Ont. to the late Sam and Martha Both. On Aug. 22, 1931, Florence was united in marriage to Percy Watts. […]
Playing against the top teams in Manitoba, the local trio of John Sivonen, Gary Wager, and Evan Woodlands teamed up to place second in their division at the Red River Ex “Hoop it Up” 3-on-3 basketball tournament in Winnipeg last weekend. After dropping their first game 11-9 to a team […]
Despite nursing a sore back and completing just one set of lifts, local powerlifter Dave Mitchell placed third in his weight class at the recent national championships in Calgary. That placing in the 181-pound division, combined with the fact he had placed first in the sub-Masters’ division, assured him a […]
Karli McKinnon continued her onslaught on the Aquanauts’ record book at the Thunder Bay International Invitational last weekend–breaking three more records in her final competition in the 10 and under division. Her times of 32.37 in the 50m free, 2:36.77 in the 200m free, and 2:59.92 in the 200m I.M. […]
The Fort Frances Youth Badminton Club held its annual “Family Fun Wind-Up” last Monday night at Robert Moore School and several players walked away with awards. Sharing the first-place prize for best attendance were Jennifer Lawson and Natalie Desjardins, with the second-place award going to Jason Pattison and Jennifer Pattison. […]
As the Fort Frances Badminton Club held its annual windup Monday night, co-founder Lawrence Alexander had a chance to reflect on the past season. And he was very impressed with the results. In just three seasons, the local club has gone from a program that taught just the most basic […]
Greg Ward fired an even-par 72 for a one-stroke victory over Mike Dick in the championship flight of the Memorial Day golf tournament Sunday at Kitchen Creek. Finishing two strokes off the pace at 74 was Rob Badiuk, followed by Greg Ross (76), Barry Coffin (78), and Ian McLennan (80). […]
As Mayor Glenn Witherspoon addressed those on hand at yesterday morning’s sod-turning ceremony on the arena grounds, he referred to the new indoor ice surface as a “great addition” to the community and future of Fort Frances. A small but enthusiastic crowd of about 30, representing a wide cross-section of […]
In a one-game showdown, with the winner moving on to the all-Ontarios, the Muskie girls’ soccer team knew full well the importance of playing at the top of their game against a formidable St. Pat’s Saints team from Thunder Bay. Combining strong goaltending, solid play right from the opening whistle, […]
Although the Muskie girls’ soccer season ended abruptly Saturday with a disappointing 4-1 loss to the St. Pat’s Saints of Thunder Bay, the future looks bright for next year’s edition. In fact, the black-and-gold will lose just six players from a very good club that finished 14-3-1 overall. Back for […]
