Elwood C. Shannon, 85, of 1339 Idylwild Dr., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Jan. 12, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Elwood was born in Regina, Sask. on April 14, 1912 to the late Cornett and Margaret Shannon. At a young age, he moved with his […]
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Ralph Wilson, 91, of Emo, Ont., passed away at his residence Monday, Jan. 12, 1998. He was born Feb. 8, 1906 in Carpenter Township, Ont. to the late Bill and Lou Wilson. On Dec. 29, 1926, he was united in marriage to the former Hilda Hodge. Ralph farmed with his […]
Siani Gosselin, 90, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Monday, Jan. 12, 1998 at the Falls Good Samaritan Center. He was born May 22, 1907 in LaBroquerie, Man. to the late Joseph and Albina (Genereux) Gosselin. He came to International Falls from Fort Frances in 1951, where he worked in […]
John Brown, 81, of Pinewood, Ont., passed away Sunday, Jan. 11, 1998 at Rainy River Hospital in Rainy River, Ont. John was born Aug. 4, 1916 in Rapid City, Man. to the late John and Emily Brown. As an infant, John moved with his family to Stratton, Ont. and at […]
Alice Frenette, 83, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998. She was born Jan. 19, 1914 in Fort Frances to the late Solomon and Elizabeth Frenette. In her early years, Alice served with the Canadian Women’s […]
Milford Brigham, 79, of Barwick, Ont., passed away with family by his side on Saturday, Jan. 10, 1998 at the Emo hospital in Emo, Ont. Milford was born Sept. 9, 1918 in Chapple Township, Ont., where he was raised. In 1942, he joined the armed forces and served with the […]
Mrs. Marjory Mary Gagne (nee Gibson), 69, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, 1998 in McKellar Hospital (Thunder Bay, Ont.) after a lengthy battle with diabetes, kidney and heart disease. She was the beloved wife of Albert (Bert) Gagne. Marge was born April 18, 1928 to George and Victoria Gibson in […]
Although the Northwest Ontario all-star ringette team lost 9-2 to a Thunder Bay ‘AAA’ senior team there Sunday, team member Stacey Angus of Stratton said the game was beneficial to the squad as it gears up for the Ontario Winter Games. As a prelude to the Winter Games, slated March […]
The KC PeeWee ‘AA’ rep hockey team won all four of its games last weekend, including a 6-5 victory over Grand Forks in the final, to win a 16-team tournament in Bemidji. The KCs had picked up second-place finishes at tournaments in Warroad and Kenora earlier this season. “We’ve been […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources once again has extended the deadline for public input into proposed cuts to fish limits–this time to give sportsmen’s clubs a chance to reassess “new, more accurate information.” Scott Lockhart, an area biologist with the MNR in Kenora, said yesterday that people now have until […]
While mayors and reeves across Rainy River District agree that “downloading” presents the biggest challenge in the year ahead, most–if not all–are bullish on 1998. Here in Fort Frances, for instance, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said we’re way ahead of similar-sized towns like Kenora and Dryden. And while he conceded there […]
The IBEW Lightning (Fort Frances) lost only one game in capturing the ‘A’ title of the Emo Bantam hockey tournament, beating the previously undefeated Emo Cowboys 3-1 in the final. After going scoreless in the first two periods, the Lightning got on the board when Kevin Webb converted a perfect […]
