Born to Stephanie Boshey, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Haleigh Elize Lara, weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. on April 13, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Don your cowboy hat and boots and have a great time down at an old-time country dance this Saturday (April 24) from 8 p.m.-midnight at the Emo Legion. The dance is being sponsored by Bill Michl as a fundraiser so he can participate in the Arthritis Society’s “Joints in Motion” […]
Last Friday, I was in my car on the way out of Tim Hortons listening to the morning news on CBC when they started talking about the possibility of a vaccine for Alzheimer disease in the fairly reasonable future. I cried. It wasn’t a lot of tears, but it was […]
The Globe and Mail has been running a series of features on young children (young is from birth to those heading off to junior kindergarten). What struck me was that recent research has found children can cry for extended periods and parents find themselves unable to provide any comfort to […]
What do you say when asked, “Do you want to live to 100?” Many hedge. “If I have my health,” they say. Some reply with a decisive “No!” And a few answer with a resounding “Yes.” If we were the masters of our fate, any answer would be all right. […]
Right after I had written a column on my wartime friend named Kobayashi, the only Japanese person I ever knew, the TV news came out with a story on Canadians of Japanese descent and the name featured there also was Kobayashi! So how about that for a coincidence, but that […]
The Thunder Bay Legends concert slated here Saturday night at the Townshend Theatre is sold out, organizers reported this morning. “I’m pleasantly surprised. Very happy,” said Teresa Hazel, director of the Riverside Foundation for Health Care. The Foundation will be receiving proceeds from the concert, which, in turn, will go […]
The Northwest Catholic District School Board will hear an update on the French immersion program from Education Director John Madigan at its regular monthly meeting here tonight. Despite efforts by the board and local chapter of Canadian Parents for French to increase the profile of the program, enrolment for this […]
Celebrate with us! National Volunteer Week is April 18-24, and the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is holding its annual volunteer appreciation dinner on Wednesday (April 21) at the Fort Frances Curling Club. This event is held to show our appreciation to those volunteers who diligently help the Volunteer Bureau complete […]
