Dear editor, We would like to take this time to thank both the local chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society and the Fort Frances Community Chest for their financial support during my recent illness. No one plans to have a serious long-term illness, never mind plan for the financial burden […]
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Dear editor: This is Rapid Robert again (you know, the old guy with the plaid tam). Nestor Falls United Church had services on Sunday, Nov. 7 to honour veterans. Peggy Mason, our minister at Nestor Falls, did a beautiful job of organizing and delivering the service. The pipe band marched […]
Dear sir: It seems like it was only yesterday that my wife and I arrived in Fort Frances and we were gearing up for the Christmas appeal 2003. Wal-Mart wasn’t even open yet and the idea of a new Canadian Tire was still in the works. But now, only a […]
I spent much of Sunday afternoon listening to Rex Murphy and “Cross Country Checkup” as listeners called in to talk about who they feel is the greatest Canadian. The list includes Sir Frederick Banting, Tommy Douglas, Pierre Trudeau, Alexander Graham Bell, Don Cherry, Wayne Gretzky, Terry Fox, Lester B. Pearson, […]
It’s been almost 10 years since I spoke at a Washington, D.C. health conference. I can hardly recall my speech any more, but I will never forget the Kansas City physician who spoke at the plenary session. He came down the aisle in a clown suit—with a painted face, funny […]
Earlier this month, I attended a veterans’ appreciation evening in Barwick. My staff and I had first visited this pretty and welcoming town during our riding tour in September. Barwick charmed us all that day with its legendary quilters, its lovely lighthouse, and its famous “Chapple Pie” (a delicious blend […]
The winter months curtail any outdoor gardening activity, but this is a great time to dream and plan the garden for next year. Over the winter months, many of my gardening columns will provide you with planning advice for a variety of gardens and plant ideas for the upcoming gardening […]
Being a journalist is a tough, gruelling, pressure-filled racket that can only be done by people who are one card short of a full deck. It takes a person of some intelligence, some street smarts, some personality, some writing ability, and lots of patience. And that’s just for a “real” […]
Herb Houck’s creation I’d hate to believe all newspaper people are “characters,” but that description certainly would fit old Herb Houck, the long-ago publisher of The Daily Reminder here! Herb had various ways of catching attention for his tiny mimeographed sheet he put out next door to the Legion (now […]
(Waakegooneb Zhooniiyaagooneb) It is with great sadness the family of Samad Nasir Langston (Waakegooneb, Zhooniiyaagooneb) announce his passing on Sunday, Nov. 21, 2004 in Fort Frances, Ont. Samad was born Nov. 13, 2003 in Fort Frances. He liked dancing to his children’s music, watching Teletubbies and The Wiggles, and spending […]
It is with tremendous sorrow that we announce the passing of Baby “A,” Anjalina, on Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004 at the Health Sciences Centre (NICU) in Winnipeg, Man. with her mommy, Grandma Anderson, and Auntie Janda at her side. Baby “A” of twins was born Oct. 18, 2004 at La […]
Muriel Davidson, 87, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2004. She was born Jan. 13, 1917 in Baudette, Mn. to the late Maurice and Clara Dalseg. Muriel moved to Nestor Falls, Ont. in 1943, where she, […]
