To the editor: After watching Hurricane Katrina for days, I have to wonder how we in Fort Frances will respond if we have problems here. If the kraft mill, say, had a major leak or an explosion, and if a wind from the west was strong enough to force the […]
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MOSE–Born to Shane and Leanne, nee Hahkala, of Miscampbell, Ont., a boy, Garrett Eldon, weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz. on September 2, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
JENSEN–Born to Christine Jensen, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Alexander James Anthony, weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz. on September 8, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
BRUYERE–Born to Tremayne Bruyere and Christina Everson, of Couchiching, Ont., a girl, Leathe Kristina, weighing 9 lbs. 3 oz. on September 10, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
LADO–Born to Christian and Christine, nee Aya, of Emo, Ont., a boy, Binyemin Sunday, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. on September 11, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Most of them are long gone now, but bootleggers abounded here during the ’30s and ’40s and could be found almost every four or five doors all the way up from the river to the railroad and beyond. Within a block or so of the old LCBO store, at the […]
He was drafted 48th overall back in 1979 by the Edmonton Oilers. But when Mark Messier retired two weeks ago, he left the game as one of the top players to have ever suited up in the NHL. What can you possible say about Messier’s 25-year career? He did it […]
Alone time. The fairy tale fantasy some wives and mothers only read about in books made a sudden and unexpected appearance in my world Saturday afternoon. I had no lead time to build up anticipation for the rare event, which kind of stunk because sometimes just daydreaming about something so […]
Unlike my husband, who gets so much done without a “to do” list at all, I am the queen of the list-makers. Some people write their lists on paper, others have their lists in their Palm Pilots. Some store their lists in their heads. I store my lists in my […]
The Canadian Tourism Commission issued a research report at the end of July about the potential impact of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) that was implemented as part of the U.S. Homeland Security legislation. Living in Rainy River District today, we take it for granted that we can cross […]
Glenn Mills and Johnny Lundon, the assistant professionals at Kitchen Creek Golf Club here, teed off today at the 2005 Titleist & Footjoy Canadian PGA Assistants’ Championship near Toronto. Lundon teed off at 11:54 a.m. today and then will do so again at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow. Mills, meanwhile, got going […]
Nomination forms for the 10th-annual Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce business awards are now available, with the deadline to return them being Friday, Sept. 30. Chamber office manager Dawn Booth noted the nomination forms are available at the Chamber office (474 Scott St.) as well as at various locations around […]
