Dear sir: I would like to respond to Mr. David Leskowski’s letter to the editor (“Keep you eyes clear”) in the June 8 edition of the Times. While this issue has impacted the tourism industry more than any other issue in recent years, I couldn’t disagree more with Mr. Leskowski’s […]
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Dear sir: I would like to express my concern about all the young children in our community who have to cross busy streets to go to school without the safety of crossing guards. My young son will be attending J.W. Walker School this fall and when he starts Grade 1 […]
Dear sir: Here we go again—it’s the July 1 parade route. The Chamber of Commerce is starting the parade at the Shevlin wood yard and following Front Street to the Fort Frances Clinic parking lot. What’s wrong with this picture? The parade always started either at the old CN station […]
Dear editor: I would like to thank, and congratulate, the staff at Heron Landing Golf Course for an excellent experience in last weekend’s first-annual Men’s Open there. It was a first-class event from start to finish on a beautiful championship course. Everything about the weekend was fantastic, with the exception […]
Principal Gord McCabe, during his opening remarks at Fort Frances High School’s graduation ceremony last Thursday evening, acknowledged the “over 190 lives . . . over 190 different roads taken to get here . . . over 190 sets of dreams.” But while Thursday’s ceremony certainly was a time to […]
Marian Loncar was uneasy at first taking the helm of a Larson boat but got comfortable in a short time while Chuck Arpin, Julian Brunetta, and Marian’s dad, Racto, enjoyed the ride as part of Pinewood Sports and Marine’s second-annual demo day on Saturday. —Emmanuel Moutsatsos photo
Sierra Woolsey went for a wild ride on a mechanical bull during the “chem-free” grad celebrations Thursday night. Nearly all the grads attended the annual event, which began shortly after the Commencement Exercises and went into the wee hours of the morning. —Melanie Béchard photo
Even though she was seated in the back row, violinist Luluk Purwanto couldn’t escape the spotlight Monday in a special performance outside Royal Canadian Legion Branch #29. Purwanto and three other musicians from the Netherlands made a brief stop in Fort Frances on their cross-Canada “Tulips 2005…60th Anniversary Friendship Tour,” […]
Rhonda Shoemaker put “Bandit” through the barrel race during the games of Horse Daze at the Emo Fairgrounds last Sunday. They finished in sixth place in that event. –Michael Hilborn photo
A beaming Georgina Connor became the district’s newest priest when she was ordained during a special service, administered by Bishop David Ashdown, on Sunday evening at St John’s Anglican Church here. Connor is now one of four priests at the local Anglican church. —Wes Gilbertson photo
It is with great sadness that the family of George Tucker announces his passing on Friday, June 24, 2005 at the age of 83. George was born June 26, 1921 to George and Jane Tucker in Fort Frances, Ont. He had lived all of his life in this area, settling […]
