Wow! This weather is incredible, and I am enjoying every minute of it. A dry fall is something that all farmers desire. The work you need to accomplish requires some dry days and we all know that we had far too many wet days this spring and summer. The problem […]
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Dorothy Anne Boman, beloved wife of Kermit Boman, passed away September 13, 2024, at Peter Lougheed Hospital. Dorothy was born in Thunder Bay, Ontario on October 29, 1947, to Harold and Gertrude Pocock. She worked many years at senior facilities in Fort Frances and Kenora. She loved the outdoors, swimming […]
George Colgan, 96, of Mine Centre, died peacefully at LaVerendrye General Hospital on September 13, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. George was born in Jefferson City, Pennsylvania, to George and Ethel (nee Peiffer) Colgan on February 9, 1928. He enlisted in the United States Navy Reserve in 1945, and […]
Beloved to all who knew him, Gerald Everett Boyd McFarland, (Gerry or Mac to his friends) has died at the age of 80 on August 30, 2024 at his home near Elk River, Minn. Gerry was born on March 24, 1944, to Claude and Ethel McFarland in Edinburgh, Scotland. He […]
I have been using a computer for over 30 years. Through that time, I my relationship with computers, cell phones and other computer systems have had many ups and downs, frustrations, and pleasant surprises. For most of those 30 years, I have relied on Macs. They have been reliable, great […]
Congratulations to Chad Galusha and Lyndsi Wilson on their marriage. The couple were wed Saturday, September 14th. at a breathtaking outside wedding. All attending enjoyed a beautiful ceremony and reception. Proud parents are Bill and Patti Wilson and Steve Galusha and Barb Roy. Also sending wedding congratulations to Cassidy Greengrass […]
A worth and true retread from back in the dark ages. There is only one thing more satisfying to a woman than being right. That is, in the process of being right, she proves her husband is wrong. I know this to be the truth. I’m a husband. Brian and […]
When I was a kid, the words that used to shut me down in my tracks were “don’t be silly”. Those words were dismissive and robbed me of any sense of understanding myself and how I engaged with the world around me. I wanted to be a spy, for the […]
FEATURED EVENTS Take a test drive to support Muskies football! For every test drive on Thursday, September 19th, Sunset Country Ford will donate $50 to the Muskie football team! No strings attached, you come for a spin, Sunset Country Ford does the donating! FREE BBQ LUNCH! Test drives between 8:30 […]
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Deputy Mayor Mike Behan presents Proclamation of Welcoming Week to Holly Angus, Adult Services Coordinator of Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The FFPLTC hosted a Welcome Week Open House event last week, to showcase services available to new residents, regardless of where they’re from.
By Ed Smith
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Pointer
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
The Pointer
Ontario’s health care is in crisis. There are thousands of unplanned closures of hospital emergency departments, unprecedented levels of inpatients being treated in hallways, long waits for surgeries, drastic understaffing and funding levels among the lowest in Canada. Even with these dangerous realities, the crisis is only going to […]
