Old friends, like old shoes, fit so well that it’s difficult to let go of them when it’s time. This past week we lost a long-time television friend. Just as Grace Livingstone Hill was an important part of my teen years, Don Knotts has been important to me in recent […]
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Norman Everett Calder, 60, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. He was born Jan. 21, 1946 to George and Mabel Calder. Norman was a heavy equipment operator for numerous contractors in Northwestern Ontario until his retirement […]
After a brief battle with cancer, Ethel “Janet” Fenton (nee Paterson), of Dyment, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006 at the Dryden Regional Health Centre. Janet was born Dec. 1, 1934 at Emo, Ont. She attended school in Carpenter Township and Fort Frances, Ont. After high school, she worked […]
William (Bill) Albert Miller, 88, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2006. Bill was born April 28, 1917 to the late Margaret and Henry Miller. He lived the majority of his life in La Vallee running the family […]
(Way-u-Beek-Moose Dodamin) It is with sadness that the family of Stella Keast (nee Nash), 62, announces her passing on Friday, Feb. 24, 2006 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. Stella was a member of Northwest Angle 37 First Nation and lived in Fort Frances, Ont. Born Jan. 22, […]
Gordon Markam Meyers, loving father of Grant (Lucinda) and Kim (Geoff), passed away peacefully on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Gordon was born May 17, 1933 in Iroquois Falls, Ont. to Markam and Stella Meyers (nee Owen). Gordon’s passion in life was his […]
The Muskie girls’ hockey team pulled out an exciting 5-4 win in double-overtime against the Eagles here Sunday to force a third-and-deciding game in their NorWOSSA semi-final series last night back in Dryden. Alas, the black-and-gold fell 4-0 to be eliminated from further playoff contention. Dryden now faces the Kenora […]
Kasey Hawrylak, left, and Tiffany Whalen, along with other members of the Tobacco Awareness Youth Group at Fort Frances High School, participated in the “Smoke-free Movies International Day of Action” yesterday by writing messages about smoking in movies on white boards in every classroom. The international campaign is trying to […]
Menacing Captain Hook (Hailey Trimble) warned Wendy (Paige McNally) it was her turn to walk the plank during Donald Young School’s presentation of the classic “Peter Pan” story last Wednesday. The show ran Feb. 22-24 in the school’s gymnasium, with several performances enacted during the week for other schools in […]
Lindsay Lizotte, left, and her sister, Stephanie, enjoyed a plate of pancakes yesterday at Knox United Church—just one of the several local churches that served pancakes up for Shrove Tuesday. Also known as Mardi Gras, yesterday was the last day before Lent. —Duane Hicks photo
Jessica George danced the role of Alice while Laura Darby portrayed Mr. White Rabbit during Fort Dance Studio’s presentation of “Adventures in Wonderland,” which saw two performances Saturday at the Townshend Theatre. Next up for Fort Dance Studio will be its fifth-annual General Division Recital, which this year is entitled […]
Director of Education for the Northwest Catholic District School Board, Mary-Catherine Kelly, left helped teacher Jean Bujold serve up pancakes at St. Michael’s School this morning for Shrove Tuesday. Also known as Mardi Gras, today is the last day before Lent in the Roman Catholic tradition. —Melanie Béchard photo
