Nettie Christiansen, 73, of 960 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, June 12, 1998 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. She was born Aug. 9, 1924 in Fort Frances to the late Viovanni and Eliza Toninato. Nettie lived all of her life in Fort Frances, […]
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Mary Wepruk, 83, of Dainard Pavilion Rest Home in Surrey, B.C., passed away Friday, June 12, 1998. Mary was born Aug. 2, 1914 in Sundown, Man. to the late Fred and Oksana Werenko. Mary grew up in Sundown and, in 1931, was united in marriage to Nick Wepruk. They had […]
Allan Bruce, 74, of 1520 10th Ave. W., International Falls, Mn., passed away Monday, June 10, 1998 at the Falls Memorial Hospital in International Falls. He was born Nov. 19, 1923 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Alexander “Alex” and Mary Bruce. Allan served in the Canadian Army, stationed […]
Fait accompli. The Oxford American Dictionary defines it as “a thing that is already done and not reversible.” Oh, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon, for one, won’t say the proposed restructuring of the fire hall here that was unveiled at Monday night’s council meeting is a done deal. In fact, CAO Bill […]
In order to cut interest payments on the $300,000 borrowed to finance the new fairway irrigation system being installed at Kitchen Creek Golf Course, the club is offering 150 “Gold Card” memberships. The memberships, which will be made available to current members only on a first-come, first-serve basis for the […]
Although the town’s recreation department was approached by the Sight & Sound fastball team a month ago about burned out lights at Vanjura Stadium, none of them have been replaced yet. Team manager Derek McKinnon said he had approached Community Services manager George Bell about replacing the burned out bulbs, […]
Muskie forward Aaron Grynol, the team’s leading scorer last season, is expected to sign with the Thunder Bay Flyers next week. New head coach Gary Wenzel confirmed late yesterday afternoon that Grynol will be in a Flyer uniform next season. “I decided I needed a year [in Thunder Bay] before […]
The Barwick Blue Knights pulled to within a half a game of the front-running Emo Bulldogs with a pair of wins in Rainy River District Fastball League action last week. Barwick routed Big Island 19-11 in a wild one a week ago Tuesday, with Kent Ogden (two), Greg Wilson, Tom […]
On many lakes, emerging weed growth will attract a good percentage of the active walleyes. But not all weed growth is alike so there are other variables to consider when selecting the best emerging weedbeds. For example, I’ve had my best luck on shallow points and flats gradually tapering to […]
Last Thursday’s district track and field meet saw one of the best meets ever with 20 former records broken and several top scores recorded. Even though this year’s event saw a change in scenery with the meet switching venues from Westfort to the grounds at the arena, organizers were pleased […]
Donald Young School racked up 174 points to top the recent elementary track and field meet in Rainy River. Riverview placed second with 169 points, followed by Sturgeon Creek (123), Nestor Falls (39), McCrosson-Tovell (36), Big Island (22), and Big Grassy (14). In the intermediate division, DYS once again was […]
The Aquanauts capped off another impressive season in the pool by placing third at the Northwest regional team championships here last weekend. The local club had 29 swimmers earn a total of 613 points. The Kenora Swimming Sharks, with 44 swimmers, finished first with 1,468 points, followed by the Thunder […]
