The top news stories of 2004 seem mostly disheartening. The influenza vaccine shortage. Martha Stewart’s imprisonment. The continuing battle in Iraq. The death of Tony Randall, who starred as the persnickety Felix Unger in “The Odd Couple.” And worst of all, the devastating tsunami on Boxing Day which left almost […]
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Weather has brought delays, beauty We are already into 2005. And like every year before it, we begin with new optimism and fond memories. We are seeing snow that we remember from our childhood and haven’t seen in several years. We can hear the crisp crunch of snow underfoot from […]
If you are familiar with Bill Keane’s comic strip, “The Family Circus,” then you can imagine what life is like sometimes at my house. In fact, it often also includes a few frames from National Lampoon’s “Vacation” series mixed with scenes from other knee-slapping comedies. Where do I begin? How […]
Yes, you owe it to yourself to buy a farm somewhere not too far outside town, maybe along the river as I lived well for about 45 years. Away from the busy traffic, high taxes, and garbage bylaws. Out where you can still burn your garbage. You can start from […]
Looked through my mail the other day. VISA bill—trash. Phone bill—garbage. Hate mail—ditto. But a telegram was shuffled in between all the flyers and junk mail with the sender reading: Heaven. Sorry. Stop. Running out of space up here. Stop. Jammed to the rafters. Stop. From now on can handle […]
The draw has been set for the annual Northwestern Ontario ladies’ playdowns, which starts Thursday afternoon at the Fort Frances Curling Club. The local Kathie Jackson rink, also including Colleen Scrimger, Charlotte Bazylewski, and Stacy Beacham, will open the round-robin Thursday at 2:30 p.m. against Amy Stachiw (Port Arthur Curling […]
A Red Gut Bay woman, 41, faces several charges following an incident just before 7 p.m. on Sunday (Jan. 2) on the 1200 block of Colonization Road West. Fort Frances OPP officers spotted a pickup truck backing out of a driveway. It blocked both lanes, and then began to reverse […]
Einar’s Foods was held up at gunpoint yesterday afternoon—the third armed robbery in Fort Frances since Wednesday night. Just before 4 p.m., a male suspect entered Einar’s Foods, located at 610 Scott St., brandished a handgun, and demanded money from the clerk, Fort Frances OPP reported this morning. The suspect […]
The OPP’s Festive R.I.D.E. program so far has seen more charges this holiday season than last. In Rainy River District, the OPP had checked 4,6457 vehicles as of Dec. 30, charging six drivers with impaired driving, issuing one 12-hour suspension, and issuing 21 other charges relating to liquor offences at […]
After Sparky’s Confectionery was held up Wednesday night, a person of similar description robbed Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle on Thursday evening, Fort Frances OPP reported. A male suspect entered Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle, located at 715 Colonization Rd. E., shortly before 8 p.m. Brandishing a handgun, he demanded […]
Douglas Samuel Snider, 63, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004. Doug was born June 28, 1941 in Fort Frances to Dora and Roy Snider. He had lived in Fort Frances all his life. He loved being outdoors and had worked as a logger for many years. […]
Phyllis Ioline Munn, 81, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully with her family, brother, and sister by her side on Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2004. Phyllis was born June 15, 1923 in Emo, Ont. to Fred and Josephine Clark. Phyllis married Kenneth Munn on July 1, 1943 in the United […]
