Dear Mike: No skateboarders are able to do a “crooked grind” or a “front heel flip” on the tennis courts anymore. The dips, cracks, and weeds don’t lend itself to a cool game of tennis any more. The times are a-changing as to when the net was to hit a […]
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Dear sir: The other day, I was getting my glasses adjusted when a customer made a negative remark about the cost of glasses. The comment made me uncomfortable yet I couldn’t think of anything to say. But I thought of plenty while driving home. Every day while driving to work, […]
Dear Mike: Saturday, March 19 was a beautiful day. Not only for the weather, but also for the come-and-go tea put on by coaches Gaby Hanzuk and Connie Wood at the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau for Joyce Gosselin. At least 70-80 people showed up by invitation to enjoy the dainties […]
Scott Peterson will be dead soon for murdering his wife and unborn child. In Ottawa earlier this month, Daniel Maxheleau allegedly killed his parents and 25-year-old sister. It was discovered recently that China and Iran had nuclear-capable missiles, a judge, court reporter, deputy, and a federal agent were killed by […]
We always looked forward to the Irish songs but I missed them last week on St. Patrick’s Day and it seemed to me the Irishmen and their merry ways are not so prominent as we once knew! In fact, “Irish Eyes” and “Galway Bay” and other songs from the Emerald […]
I’ve just returned from a visit to Lake of the Ozarks. It is a lake tourist destination for people from St. Louis, Kansas City, and Chicago. This flooded valley, which produces power for the state of Missouri, is expanding rapidly as more and more seasonal homes are being built. I […]
On Thursday, March 4, I was one of 10,000 people waiting in Salina, Kan. for the historic landing of the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer, piloted by Steve Fossett. We stood on the north end of the two-mile runway. As we waited, the control tower had difficulty deciding where Fossett should land, […]
With each successive day where temperatures hover around the melting point, more and more memories of my childhood are making their way home. Like the days of black rubbers with the red stripe, used in robust playing fields called puddles. My mother called them “pig boots”—a term I still employ […]
It is with great sorrow that we announce the sudden passing of Lenard Kenneth Martin on March 15, 2005 at his residence. Lenard was born Nov. 17, 1960 in Fort Frances, Ont., where he lived all his life. Lenard’s zest for life will always be remembered. His infectious smile and […]
William Karl Slowe, 49, of Bears Pass, Ont., passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at his home. He will be greatly missed by his parents, Clifford and Virginia Slowe of Bears Pass; sister, Kathleen and husband, Peter Tyralla of Thunder Bay, Ont.; special niece, Amy Tyralla of Thunder […]
Dionia “Dee” Mosbeck, 62, of River Road, Bow, N.H., passed away Saturday, March 12, 2005. She was born in Fort Frances, Ont., the daughter of John and Mary (Holinaty) Gushulak. She was the proprietor of Dee’s Cleaning Service. Dee was a member of the VFW Ladies’ Auxiliary of Franklin, N.H. […]
(SHOONIYA GAABO) Joe Natawance, 68, of Stanjikoming First Nation, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2005 at La Verendrye hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Joe was born Jan. 18, 1937 in Stanjikoming First Nation to George and Helen Natawance. He lived at Stanjikoming all of his life. He enjoyed spending the […]
