Enrolment continues to drop locally, with the Rainy River District School Board reporting a decrease of 74 elementary students and 169 secondary ones this year over last. On opening day of the 2004-05 year last Wednesday, the public board reported 1,701 elementary students and 1,330 secondary ones at its 14 […]
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With the aid of maps and charts, the MNR illustrated last week the five alternatives as to what can be done with the Esox Lake dam, which is located north of Devils Cascade and affects water levels along the entire Manitou watershed stretching 60 miles northeast of it (including Esox, […]
With the municipal election taking place last November, town council had no choice but to start working on the 2004 budget late last year. But Mayor Dan Onichuk vowed that won’t be the case for the 2005 budget, with the process slated to get underway later this month. “We have […]
Plans to install finger scans and digital photography equipment at the International Falls border crossing are on schedule and will be up and running by Dec. 31, a spokesperson for U.S. Customs and Border Protection said. The equipment is part of the US-VISIT program, which involves taking scanned, inkless fingerprints […]
After cutting himself shaving last week, “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek called Will Ferrell of Saturday Night Live to fill in, but after coming down with chicken-pox, he asked me to perform the hosting duties for a special Olympic celebrity edition. I should’ve said no. Here’s the transcript from the show. […]
I first met my mother’s Veley relatives down east in Kennebec County while I served in the RCAF. I was stationed not far from them at Kingston, Ont., but have had little or no contact with most of them ever since because of the distance. A cousin from down there […]
Sometimes, I wonder why our lives are so complicated—even after retirement. We have too many things, too much to do, too many places to go, and too many choices. It makes us long for a simpler life. For years, I have dreamed about building a simple log cabin on a […]
I was surfing the web for Muskoka Chair plans when I came upon an interesting article that was published in a community newspaper catering to the summer visitors to that region of central Ontario. The people of Bracebridge, Gravenhurst, and Huntsville take a great deal of pride in their unique […]
Many people are unaware that this time of year can be great to plant trees or shrubs in your yard or garden. Trees and shrubs prefer the cooler temperatures and moister conditions of the spring and fall when they are newly-planted. As such, September can be a great time to […]
Beloved daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by her daughters, Joan (Ken) MacTavish of Fort Frances, Ont., and their children, Jim, John, Bruce, Robbie, and Nancy; Nora (George) Paulenko of Fort Frances, Ont., and their children, Heather, Jacqueline, and Catherine; Madeline (Patrick) […]
Mary Lange of Stratton, Ont. passed away peacefully at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Monday, Sept. 6, 2004. Mary was born in Humboldt, Sask. on Nov. 5, 1920. She moved to Stratton in 1948 and lived there since. Mary was predeceased by her husband, Henry; four sisters; […]
It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, Alyce Marie Lambert, 85, of 425 Nelson St., Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born July 23, 1919 in […]
