The question wasn’t how fast but how far? When Fort High teacher Gord Witherspoon brought his Grade 11 Transport Technology class down to Brainerd, Mn. last week to compete in the Super Mileage Challenge, he had confidence in them. But he had no idea they would do so well. “We […]
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David Barron met his first captive audience last week as the published author/illustrator of a children’s book, “The Adventures of Bob and Red,” presented and read the story to a grade three/four class at Robert Moore School here. The book, which the Barwick youth, now 11, wrote when he was […]
Katheren Marie Marko (nee Payne), of Winnipeg, Man., passed away May 24, 1999 at St. Boniface Hospital. Katheren was born May 26, 1953, and attended public and high school in Fort Frances. In 1972, she married Rene Walter Marko, and eventually moved to Ottawa, Ont. Business eventually took Rene and […]
Nicholas “Nick” Dustak, 86, of 923 Sixth St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, May 24, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital here. He was born May 13, 1913 in Rainy River, Ont. to the late George and Lena Dustak. In 1929 at the age of 16, Nick moved […]
Olive Olga Advent (nee Widgren) was born in the Township of Tovell, Ont. on March 7, 1911 to Tillie and Charlie Widgren. She attended school in Worthington & Tovell. In her early years, she worked in the Bergland General Store. In December, 1929, she moved to Garson, Man. to meet […]
Olive Olga Advent (nee Widgren) was born in the Township of Tovell, Ont. on March 7, 1911 to Tillie and Charlie Widgren. She attended school in Worthington & Tovell. In her early years, she worked in the Bergland General Store. In December, 1929, she moved to Garson, Man. to meet […]
The Muskies opened the NorWOSSA championship here today knowing the could have–and should have–done better than their 2-2 record at an exhibition tournament in Kenora last weekend. They blew away the Sioux Lookout Warriors 4-0 and Red Lake Rams 7-0 but had trouble finishing their scoring chances in a pair […]
Coming off a 3-1 record at last weekend’s second exhibition tournament in Kenora, the Muskie girls’ soccer team is confident it will be moving on to the NWOSSAA playoffs. Of course, they have to win NorWOSSA gold first. Because the Muskies finished the exhibition season with a 6-1-1 record, they’ll […]
With the Muskie spring football camp wrapping up tonight at Westfort, the coaches have come away feeling the team will be much younger–and less experienced–than in past seasons. But even though several players in key positions will be gone due to graduation, head coach Bob Swing was impressed by the […]
The U.S. government has taken action regarding an ongoing dispute between Minnesota and Ontario over fishing restrictions in place on Rainy River and Lake of the Woods. Betty Wires, Lake of the Woods supervisor for the Ministry of Natural Resources, said it appears the state has opted to ignore the […]
The task of chairing the biggest event in Fort Frances is–without question–a difficult one.
Dear sir: I am writing this letter for a couple of reasons. One, remember your family and keep in touch. So much is lost because families do not keep in contact. Stories, tales, and history are lost if there is no one to continue to pass this information on to […]
