Marjorie Christina Martin, 85, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Sunday, April 12, 1998. She was born July 19, 1912 in Devlin, Ont. to the late John and Olive Matheson. Mrs. Martin had lived in the Rainy River District […]
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Mary Marie Arch, 93, of Nestor Falls, Ont., formally of International Falls, Mn., passed away Saturday, April 11, 1998 in Newmarket, Ont. after a brief illness. Mary was born Sept. 5, 1904 in Minneapolis, Mn. She moved to the International Falls area in the late 1920s. Born Mary Marie Brollard, […]
Gladys Smith, 47, of Devlin, Ont., will be resting in peace in heaven as she passed away peacefully Thursday, April 9, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Gladys was born April 9, 1951 in Fort Frances, where she was raised. In 1968, she met her husband, […]
Richard Gordon Cooper passed away peacefully at Ladysmith General Hospital on April 5, 1998. He was born in Emo, Ont. in 1910, where he lived until he joined the navy in the Second World War. Gordon served as radar operator on corvette duty on the North Atlantic for three-and-a-half years. […]
In wake of four Americans being charged with taking more than 100 fish over their limit on the U.S. side of Rainy River last week, local MNR enforcement officer Doug Gibb downplayed the notion that there is a problem of overfishing on the river. “[Overfishing is] about the same. We’ve […]
Members of the Little Eagles and Little Thunderbird youth programs will be hosting a first-annual “Fishing Expo” to help raise money for camping and fishing trips this summer. The expo, slated Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the United Native Friendship Centre, will feature vendors from […]
The annual awards presentation and windup for local PeeWee house league players took place last Wednesday night at Memorial Arena. Esso Medals of Achievement Awards for the Most Valuable Player went to Ryan Calder (Lions), Geoff Gerley (Kaemingh Esso), Dave Starling (Kentucky Colonels), and Ryan Smith (Law Association Sharks). The […]
Plaza Lanes owner/manager Dino Morelli is hoping to throw a strike as part of the “Bowling for Miracles” promotion to benefit young patients at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. The local bowling alley is offering bowlers the chance to put their name in a draw for one of […]
Former Muskie offensive co-ordinator Scott Fawcett has decided to return as the special teams coach with the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos. Fawcett, 40, resigned as special teams coach with the Hamilton Tiger Cats on Monday, a position he acquired only in December when he made a move to the steel city […]
The Visserettes hosted Springfest ’98 last weekend at the Fort Frances Gymnastics Academy, with 75 gymnasts competing from Red Lake, Thunder Bay, Sioux Lookout, Kenora, and here. “It took us two days to compete and judge them all,” noted meet director Betty Grynol. “Our building is small but we manage […]
Former Muskie offensive co-ordinator Scott Fawcett has decided to return as the special teams coach with the CFL’s Edmonton Eskimos. Fawcett, 40, resigned as special teams coach with the Hamilton Tiger Cats on Monday, a position he acquired only in December when he made a move to the steel city […]
While last year saw a record number of youth soccer players take to the pitches here, convener Gord Witherspoon is expecting that surge in popularity to grow even more this year. Last year, 462 kids registered to play one of Canada’s increasingly popular sports, comprising of 28 “mini” soccer teams […]
