It was way too early. But never mind, spring still came to the prairie last week. The sun was bright and the sky blue. The breezes were light and the temperature soothing. The Carolina Wren that stayed with us all winter trilled and twittered in delight. Dozens of bright sunny […]
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Bruce F. Warner passed away Monday, Feb. 15, 1999 at the Minnesota Masonic Care Center. He was born Jan. 13, 1905 in Rainy River, Ont. but later resided in Fort Frances, Ont. until 1950, then transferred to Minneapolis, Mn. Bruce was a longtime member of Lake Harriet Lodge, Zuhrah Shrine, […]
Beatrice Agnes Kenny, nee Yerxa, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 14, 1999 with her family at her side at the Brandon Regional Health Centre in Brandon, Man. Beatrice was born and raised in Fort Frances, Ont. Since the passing of her husband, Richard, she has been devoted to sharing her […]
Soeur Marie Henriette RNDM, nee Marie Laetitia Eleonore Chartier, of St. Michael’s Academy, passed away Feb. 13, 1999 at the Assiniboine Centre in Brandon, Man. The Sisters of St. Michael’s, some of her family members, and Fr. Barry Schoonbaert were with her as she made the final step in her […]
Mary Frances Councillor, 57, of Northwest Bay First Nation, Ont., passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born July 1, 1941 in Seine River, Ont. to the late Earl and Elizabeth Chiefson. Mary had lived at Northwest Bay for 34 years. […]
Edith Olive Bye, 92, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Wednesday, Feb. 10, 1999. She was born Feb. 17, 1906 in Badger, Mn. to the late Thomas and Lillian Brannan. In 1908 at the age of two, Edith moved […]
One of our great northern resources is the forest. But controversy about it continues: Who should get how much of it? What can we do to both use and keep it? Resource use fluctuates with perceived value. The value usually depends on competition for it, and on what substitutes are […]
The year was 1933. The deep, dark Depression still hadn’t abated. And a young man, who had dreamed of being a mathematics teacher since childhood, graduated from the City University of New York with a master’s degree in his field. But sadly, there was no work. Schools couldn’t afford to […]
“Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones.” Remember the old spiritual? Well, bones aren’t dry at all. Rather, they are really quite complex–and remember they are living tissue. Just because they seem sturdy and firm doesn’t mean that they don’t need nutrients and oxygen, just like all the rest of […]
With only four games national junior women’s curling playdowns, Angela Lee’s Stratton rink had their record fall to two and six by press time after losing a squeaker to Suzanne Gaudet’s PEI team this morning. Both teams jumped onto the ice with impressive scores at the beginning of the game, […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball continued their hot play of late, downing the Dryden Eagles by a convincing 71-35 score on the road yesterday afternoon. The black-and-gold dominated the game from the opening tip-off, using their run ‘n’ gun style of offence to wear down the eagle defenders. Leading by […]
Matt McLellan scored twice while Taylor Jorgenson added the other to pace the Times Tigers (Fort Frances) to a narrow 3-2 win over the Rainy River Legion on Sunday afternoon to capture top honours in a novice hockey tournament in Emo. Rainy River opened the scoring in the first on […]
