While Oxford and Webster’s dictionaries continue to add hundreds of new words to their pages, my mind is trying to erase the words stored in my memory. The dictionaries get thicker, and the Scripps National Spelling Bee that’s now televised annually has young people able to spell the most arcane […]
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Dear sir: I just returned from visiting your town and while there, I visited your cemetery. I was so surprised to see so many solar lights on the graves. What a novel idea. I returned in the evening when they were all lit and in my opinion, it was beautiful. […]
Bill Michl inspired an entire district last October when he ran 60 miles from Rainy River to Fort Frances in one day to kick off the “Just Imagine” fundraising campaign to purchase a CT scanner for La Verendrye Hospital here. But long before Mr. Michl hit the pavement, Tom Bruyere […]
Dear editor: The citizens of Fort Frances and Rainy River District should be very proud of La Verendrye Hospital. Not only is the building itself quite attractive and functional, but the administration and medical staff also are exceptional. Recently, I had knee surgery performed at your hospital by Dr. John […]
Dear editor: This past August, I had the pleasure of visiting family in Fort. We went to the cemetery, as we do every time we come to town, to pay our respects to our family members who have passed away. My aunties suggested that we go in the evening so […]
FORT FRANCES—The Fort Frances Jr. Sabres will devote a memorial to Bryce Devoe, a local youth who was killed by lightning in late May, before their first pre-season game this Friday. The dedication will take place at 4:30 p.m. outside the Memorial Sports Centre, where a tree and plaque will […]
FORT FRANCES—As a follow-up to testing done in May, the Ministry of Environment is requiring the Town of Fort Frances to again test residential properties for lead. Now Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown is looking for 40 individual properties to volunteer for testing if they’re located between Central Avenue […]
FORT FRANCES—Motorcyclists will be taking to area highways this Saturday (Sept. 8) for the local Alzheimer Society’s fifth-annual “Ride for Memories,” with this year’s ride ending here that evening. “We are going to have a fantastic turnout,” enthused Margaret Schonewille, executive director of the Alzheimer Society for the Kenora/Rainy River […]
FORT FRANCES—Kaayla Fox made the first major haircut of her life one that counted. After deciding she needed a haircut, the 11-year-old had a conundrum: “Should all my hair just go to waste?” But after getting an idea from the older sister of her friend, Alyce Ewald, Fox decided to […]
The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce already is planning its 12th-annual business awards banquet, which will take place Nov. 3 at La Place Rendez-Vous. But it is up to district residents to nominate those deserving to walk up on stage and be in the spotlight that night. Chamber office manager […]
District elementary teachers were in the classroom a little early last month to attend workshops on writing and mathematics, according to reports received by trustees at last night’s Rainy River District School Board meeting. The annual “Summer Institute,” this year entitled “Traits in Action,” took place Aug. 20-21 at Fort […]
If you get a phone call aggressively asking if you want to sign up for Bell Sympatico service that also asks for your personal financial information, hang up—it’s a scam. Peter Farmer, Ontario director of communications for Bell Canada, said yesterday the company has been investigating telemarketing agents posing as […]
