Peggy Revell Thunder Bay-Rainy River MP John Rafferty is planning to introduce a private member’s bill calling for the abolition of the long gun registry once Parliament resumes later this month. “The reason I’m doing that is really because I promised the constituents in every election that that’s what I […]
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Sandy Bliss McNay Dear editor: On the morning of Dec. 28, I was shopping at Wal-Mart, came home, and discovered I had left my purse at the store in a shopping cart. In a panic, I went back and was told by Customer Service that no one had turned in […]
Press Release Grief recovery. An odd term; gives us the sense that we are recovering from an illness. In a way, we are. If we do not address the causes of our grief and the many feelings associated with grief, we do become ill—both emotionally and physically. Unresolved grief means […]
Wm. Krukoski Dear editor: With the heavy volume of snow this winter, together with an aging population, the number of handicapped and single persons, those on fixed incomes, and even working couples, snow and its removal is not only problematic, but a hardship. I, therefore, would like to place the […]
Sadly, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont., Margaret Loerzel passed away suddenly at the age of 71. Margaret was born in Melville, Sask. to Frank and Mary Lipinski and grew up on the family farm near Grayson, Sask. She was united in marriage […]
Marjorie Neilson, 81, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at her residence in Emo, Ont. with her husband, William (Moie), by her side. Marjorie was born in Burriss Township, Ont. to the late Roy and Edith Norris. She was united in marriage to William (Moie) Neilson on Oct. […]
Peggy Revell The New Year got off to a great start for local writer Judy Johanson, who recently earned an honourable mention in the 2009 Winnipeg Free Press Writers’ Collective Poetry Contest. “Love in Three Acts—A Requiem” was one of six poems she submitted to the contest. “It was written […]
Peacefully, on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 at her residence in Fort Frances, Ont., Darleen Grennier passed away at the age of 78 with her husband, Ted, by her side. Darleen was born March 26, 1930 in Devlin, Ont. to the late John and Jenny Patterson. She was united in marriage […]
Elsie Ball, 81, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Elsie was born Jan. 13, 1927 in Emo, Ont. to the late Thomas and Susan Geary. She had worked as a secretary for Robert Moore School and Fort Frances […]
David Kircher Dear editor: The following letter is directed to Dan Belluz, chair of the Rainy River District School Board, and his fellow trustees: You expressed concern in your last letter that I may misrepresent the board’s position on the missing funds at Fort High. In order for me to […]
Peggy Revell It was a swinging Sunday night as “tour de Fort” welcomed the Bebop Cowboys’ Swing-a-billy Orchestra to the Townshend Theatre stage. With Steve Briggs (on guitar), Howard Willett (harmonica), and five other band members, the group specializes in western swing. Only two more shows are left in the […]
Mitch Calvert FORT FRANCES—There’s just a month to go before the Dominion NOCA Men’s Provincial Championship comes to Fort Frances on Feb.10-14, but the committee organizing the event still could use more volunteer support. “We’re getting a pretty good response with volunteers, but you know how that goes right up […]
