It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Loretta Barboni on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Loretta was born Jan. 1, 1943 in Stratton Ont. Loretta will be sadly missed by her sons, Brad (Marlene) and Rick (Mel); stepchildren, Terry […]
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William H. “Bill” Jourdain passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Sunday evening, Nov. 2, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Hospice in Thunder Bay, Ont. He was born Sept. 29, 1930. Bill was predeceased by his parents, Sam W. and Maggie (nee Godin) Jourdain; brothers-in-law, Robert Carriveau and […]
Ken Boshcoff Dear editor: Thank you for this opportunity to express my gratitude to the people of Fort Frances and Rainy River District for the honour of serving them as their federal Member of Parliament for the past four-and-a-half years. I offer my congratulations to Mr. Rafferty and have now […]
Tess and Robert Coish and family Dear editor: We would like to take the opportunity to thank everybody who donated treats and decorations for our ”haunted backyard” on Hallowe’en night. We are very pleased by the response of our community to help. It was a great success as we saw […]
Elma TuckerJan Chabot Dear editor: The Arthritis Society’s campaign this year was a great success! We would like to extend a “huge thank you” to all captains and canvassers who gave their time to come out and help us with our door-to-door campaign. Without you, we never would have been […]
Rosanne Farmer Dear Mike: The Dance Fire Memorial committee would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended our unveiling on Friday, Oct. 10. It was gratifying to see so many people come out in support of our efforts to provide a lasting memorial to the 17 people […]
David Kircher Dear editor: The following is the presentation I made on Nov. 4 regarding the Rainy River District School Board’s financial polices and procedures prior to, and subsequent, to the incident reported at Fort Frances High School: I am speaking on behalf of those here tonight and for all […]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream—and last night it finally came true. Forty years after Dr. King’s assassination, 40 years after the race riots that threatened to tear the nation apart, a black man stood before a throng of 250,000 cheering and crying people in Chicago to deliver […]
Next Tuesday marks Remembrance Day in Canada. The First World War ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. We use that time and date to recognize our veterans who have carried our flag to nations around the world in the name of peace and […]
By Marie Snider For as long as I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an old woman some day. Maybe it’s because I admired my grandmother so much—spunky, always laughing, with peppermint drops in her apron. Once when I gave her a five-pound box of chocolates with money I earned […]
Here’s your chance to recognize someone with the title of the 2009 Ontario Outstanding Young Farmer. This award will be presented at the regional conference to be held next March 9-11 in London, Ont. The Outstanding Young Farmer Program is seeking people who contribute to the community, who seek new […]
It’s Sunday afternoon and in a fit of some kind, I’ve eaten way too many jelly beans. Awaiting the sore tummy, I shrug off the fact that my teeth are now impacted with gobs of sugar. I shrug because despite the challenge for my toothpick, eating jelly beans always makes […]
