“To Kill a Mockingbird” is my favourite book of all times. Although a few others have come close, none move me the way Harper Lee’s writing does. I carry the novel around with me like a Bible—a source of inspiration and comfort and hope. I often have it in my […]
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Those of you who follow my column likely have read some of my stories about shed hunting in the past and know what I’m talking about. For those of you that have not heard the term shed hunting before, it refers to looking, or “hunting,” for shed deer and moose […]
You may have thought that with the Pittsburgh Penguins being knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday afternoon, you would have gotten a bit of a break from the Sidney Crosby media circus for a few months. But as it turns […]
Christina Romyn (nee den Boer), formerly of Stratton, Ont., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 in Portage la Prairie, Man. at the age of 97. Christina, or “Oma” as she was fondly called by many, is survived by her daughters, Elsie Van Dyk, (George), Connie Bruinooge, Audrey Dalberg […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Kurt Allan Schulz of Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. (formally of Fort Frances, Ont). Kurt passed away March 27, 2012 in Edmonton, Alta. after a courageous battle with cancer. Kurt was born on April 28, 1953 in Emo, Ont. and was […]
Wendy Saranpaa (nee Marr), 59, a resident of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, April 22, 2012 with her husband by her side. Wendy was born in Fort Frances, Ont. She loved being with her daughters and granddaughters, and visiting […]
VAN DER KROEF–Born to Bram and Mary Grace, nee Ans, of Devlin, Ont., a boy, Eric, weighing 8 lbs. 6 oz. on April 12, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Staff The OPP North West Regional Command, in partnership with the Fort Frances and Atikokan Police Services Boards, are pleased to announce that Insp. Steve Shouldice has been named as Rainy River District OPP detachment commander. “On behalf of the board, congratulations,” John McTaggart, chair of the Fort Frances Police […]
