BAILEY–Born to Mike and Cristol, nee Marquardt, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Jenna Nicole, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. on January 27, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Life is really just a series of moments. The same can be said for sports since for many, sport is life and life is sport. And there is no stage bigger to obtain that “moment” than the one set up for this Sunday at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla., which […]
Now, here’s further proof my readership has outgrown the confinements of Frog Creek and Flanders. This comes in the form of two letters from Sault Ste. Marie and Winnipeg, and I’m always grateful, as well as fond, of renewing old acquaintances, so if I go on writing from this end, […]
Today is Groundhog Day and if Punxsutawney Phil happens to be in the neighbourhood and wants to venture out of his den, I am ready for his prediction. The legend of the groundhog from Punxsutawney, Penn. is that if he ventures out and sees his shadow, we can expect another […]
Last Tuesday, we celebrated a milestone with a fun party. The milestone was the publication of my husband’s book. A sociologist, he always dedicated his sabbaticals to travelling in Central and South America. But now that he is Professor Emeritus, he had time to pen his first book—“The Cultural Creation […]
I’ve never been one to wake up on a Monday morning and lament that it is indeed Monday. I never figured there was much point in that. I suppose it’s my “glass half-full” mentality. I also would rather be caught eating a whole chocolate cake by myself than actually look […]
Anna Augusta (Wold) Morken, 90, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Jan. 31, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Anna was born Oct. 23, 1914 in Winona, Mn. to the late Melvin and Augusta Wold. As a child, she moved with her family to Northbranch, Ont. […]
Hermine Gerber, 89, of R.R.#1, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Jan. 31, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born Oct. 7, 1915 in Reitnau, Switzerland to the late Jakob and Emilie Hochuli. On April 18, 1940, Hermine was united in marriage to John Gerber […]
Lawrence Sharp passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 2005 at his home in Hamilton, Ont. at the age of 85. Lawrence started his cooking career at the age of 17 when his cousin, Frank Oster, “who was a fabulous cook,” took him to help in the bush camps. At the age […]
Gene Springer (Carmody), of Calgary, Alta., passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005 at the age of 75. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Deb Buray; son, Jim and daughter-in-law, Liz; three grandsons, Shane, Casey, and Drew; and two great-grandchildren, Jordyn and Jaiden. Also surviving are two […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Addie Oien, at the Emo Hospital in Emo, Ont. on Jan. 26, 2005. She is survived by her son, Pat Lipsette (Diane) of Florida; her daughter, Sis Steele of Devlin, Ont.; and five grandchildren, Bob Steele (Becky), […]
