MORRIS–Born to Isaac and Jana, nee Shute, of Devlin, Ont., a girl, Esther Matilda Lucy, weighing 9 lbs. on November 2, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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GALUSHA–Born to Nathan and Wednesday, nee Falkler, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Isabella Marie, weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz. on November 2, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
During National Veterans’ Week (Nov. 5-11), I encourage you to honour our veterans by “sharing the story.” Take some time this week and ask a veteran why they chose to fight for peace and freedom, and what was the impact of their actions on the world today. Discover how their […]
With the arrival of early November, thoughts start turning towards ignoring the garden and leaving the clean-up until spring. But there still are a number of gardening tasks that can be carried out on the pleasant autumn days right up until the ground freezes. Certainly yard and garden clean-up should […]
I spent most of my weekend sitting in the press box at the Ice for Kids Arena watching this year’s edition of the Muskie boys’ hockey team play their first exhibition games. The black-and-gold played two games each against the Green Bay Bobcats and Shattuck St. Mary’s Sabres. The result? […]
Is the mail-in ballot system truly serving Ontarians in this year’s municipal election? That question is now being debated across the province as municipal employees in almost 100 communities begin opening the return envelopes to stroke citizens’ names off the voting lists who have voted. This time around, there appears […]
I’m not sure if it is the municipal election campaign or not that has prompted this topic, but I have been asked a lot about “what makes a good leader?” This was a common question I use to hear adults asking each other as I was a kid growing up. […]
Wally Achen, 82, of Baudette, Mn., passed away Sunday, Nov. 5, 2006 at his home. He was born Oct. 20, 1924 in Ottertail County to Charles and Emma (Bates) Achen. Wally was raised in rural Fergus Falls, Mn. on the family farm. The family then moved to the Baudette area […]
It is with sadness we announce the passing of Stanley McDonald, formerly of La Vallee, Ont., on Oct. 21, 2006 at Versa Care Home in Thunder Bay, Ont. at the age of 86. Stan was born in Kingsford Township (Emo) and married at a young age to his sweetheart, Elva. […]
David Roach, 50, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. A memorial mass will be held Friday, Nov. 10, 2006 at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Couchiching First Nation. A complete obituary will follow.
Mrs. Anna Clara Jondreau, 93, a resident of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully at her residence (Dawson Court) on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2006. Born in Annaheim, Sask. in 1913, Anna moved from the Fort Frances, Ont. area to Thunder Bay in 1981. Her main interests were her home and […]
Fort Frances Children’s Complex staff, children and members of the Fort Frances Family Resource Centre Advisory Committee showed off one of the new picnic tables the advisory committee recently purchased. A total of four tables and two benches were purchased by the committee with $6,100 in funds raised entirely by […]
