Diane Maxey Dear editor: Usually I’m not much of a complainer but the other day upon leaving the Walmart parking lot, I observed the height of laziness! It was around 6:15 p.m. so there were very few cars parked. To my utter amazement, however, there were 32 carts scattered within […]
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Shirley Geil, 90, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016 in Santa Rosa, Calif. She was born in Fort Frances, Ont. in 1925, a daughter of Howard and Mabel Wees. She grew up in Fort Frances, spending her summers at the family cabin on Rainy Lake, fishing and swimming, and […]
Albert Hogue, 103, passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016 at his home at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Albert was born on June 30, 1913 in Bluff Creek, Man. He left the family farm in Silver Ridge, Man. to work in Ontario, where he met and married Aline […]
Eila Ellen Martin (nee Sammalisto) passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 at the Riverside health care facility in Emo, Ont. Eila was born in Tarmola, Ont., near Thunder Bay, on May 4, 1924. There she attended the SS #3 Gorham School. In later years, her family moved to […]
Carl Joseph Perreault, 82, of St. Helens, Ore., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016 in his home in St. Helens. He was born June 7, 1934 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Amos and Laura Perreault. His wife, Jane, whom he was with for 57 years, passed away in June, 2015. […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press There is nothing better than an ear of simply steamed or grilled fresh corn in the late summer. Except for this Mexican Grilled Corn. A bold statement? Well, I’m not planning to give up on plain old corn on the cob any time soon. […]
By Patrick Whittle The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — Environmental regulators studying the harvesting of horseshoe crabs that are drained of some of their blood for biomedical use say they need to get a firmer handle on how many die as part of the process. The crabs, which have been […]
By David Hodges The Canadian Press TORONTO — A new TD report suggests university students who are having a hard time funding extracurricular activities need to make smarter choices with their budgets. The survey found that when it comes to paying for extracurricular activities, 52 per cent of current post-secondary […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Ontario’s Liberal government is defending a publicly-funded ad that promotes an agreement to enhance the Canada Pension Plan—a federal program. “Ontario has been working to help close the retirement savings gap,” a voice says in the ad. “Now the improved CPP would help close the gap and […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK—This youth movement has brought a new feeling to the N.Y. Yankees. It’s put them in a new position in the pennant race, too. Chad Green struck out 11 in six dominant innings, fellow rookie Aaron Judge delivered again with an RBI double, and Dellin Betances […]
