STROM–Born to Dwayne and Stacy, nee Mattson, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Keira Marie, weighing 8 lbs. 8 oz. on January 19, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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There aren’t too many positives you can find after a 4-1 loss, but that’s what the Borderland Thunder will try to do after their disappointing defeat at the hands of the host Dryden Ice Dogs last night. “We’ve had slippage in our habits,” said head coach Dave Allison. “We’ve had […]
It was just another Friday night on the job for William (Hugh) McKinnon—until he went on the Internet to check his Super 7 ticket with Encore. McKinnon said he was pleased to see his seven Encore numbers all matched the winning numbers, but didn’t realize exactly what that meant. “I […]
One local mill union is voting today on a proposed contract reached in late November. The International Association of Machinists Lodge #771, which reached an agreement in principle with Abitibi-Consolidated on Nov. 25, will be voting at 2:30 and 6:30 p.m. on that deal. But the second union that was […]
Bob passed away Monday, Jan. 24, 2005 at the Rainy River Health Centre in Rainy River, Ont. He was 67 at the time of his passing. He was born May 7, 1937 in Emo, Ont. to Martin and Hazel Booth. Bob was united in marriage Nov. 19, 1960 in Baudette, […]
Anne L. Deschamps, 90, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born Dec. 3, 1914 in Overly, N.D. to the late John and Alice Shucard. Anne was a member of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, the C.W.L., […]
Johnny Unitas was a heck of a quarterback. Won a lot of games and threw a lot of touchdowns. Phil Simms was a heck of a quarterback. Won a lot of games—also threw a lot of touchdowns. The most touchdowns Unitas ever tossed in a season was 24 while the […]
Hopefully, the new $12.5-million addition to our hospital will help improve our doctors’ reputations because until now, so many patients are being sent away for treatment by outside doctors, probably having superior training and equipment. A fellow I know quite well was saying how a local doctor had decided against […]
We are again undergoing change at the Fort Frances Times, though you will not see any differences in the newspaper. The changes are all occurring in software. As newspapers across Canada receive more advertisements electronically, production people are discovering that not all ads follow the same stringent protocol. For instance, […]
There are three good reasons why I love my morning water aerobic class. The third reason probably should be the first, but it isn’t. The third reason is exercise. The second reason is friends. I have made so many new close friends and reconnected with some old ones. But the […]
January is Crime Stoppers month worldwide. More than 1,200 Crime Stoppers civilian, community-owned programs can celebrate their success in assisting law enforcement agencies to make more than half-a-million arrests while solving over one million crimes. More than $5 billion worth of narcotics have been seized, and in excess of $1.7 […]
