With fright night, a.k.a. Hallowe’en, only five days away, the local Leo Club has cooked up its own way of collecting treats for the spooky holiday. “Sight Night” is a program, sponsored by Lions Club International and Lenscrafters, that will see the collection of prescription and nonprescription glasses for distribution […]
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Some 1,800 mail-in votes for next month’s municipal election already have been received at the Civic Centre, town clerk Glenn Treftlin reported this morning. “As of yesterday, we’ve received 1,462. But this morning’s mail just came in and it looks like there’s between 300-400,” he noted. “Today is the largest […]
A request from the Northern Action Group (NAG) to tighten security around the mail-in ballots that have come in for the Nov. 10 municipal election was shot down last night. Clerk Glenn Treftlin said he’s been doing everything by the book. “I would like to set the issue straight as […]
John Albert Zucchiatti, 58, who was born May 26, 1945 in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2003. He will be missed terribly by his mother, Caroline; his daughters, Kelly, Gina, Doria, and Tracey; and his granddaughters, Taja and Emily. Also by his brothers, Alan (Anne) of […]
Nora passed away suddenly on Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She resided with her son at 621 First St. E. in Fort Frances until her passing. Nora was born in Blackhawk, Ont. on Sept. 2, 1918. She grew up and went to […]
The defending SIJHL champs have a giant target on their back, and the Fort William First Nation North Stars took dead aim last weekend with pinpoint results. The North Stars (8-3-1) did all their damage in the final 40 minutes both nights as they beat the visiting Borderland Thunder 5-1 […]
A potentially-disastrous situation at the Abitibi-Consolidated mill here Saturday afternoon was kept in check by some quick-thinking employees who teamed up to contain a fire that had broken out in the basement under the No. 7 paper machine. Acting Fire Chief Hugh McKinnon said the call came into the Fort […]
With the municipal election coming up Nov. 10, the Northern Action Group (NAG) is asking town council to take security measures for the mail-in ballots. In a letter to council, the local group has requested that all mailed-in ballots be held for security purposes either at the post office, the […]
Though the process has been less than speedy, high-speed Internet finally is coming to this area. The federal government announced Friday that Pwi-di-goozing Ne-yaa-zhing Advisory Services’ application for broadband infrastructure funding has been approved, along with 32 other projects across the country, including another three in Ontario. The local group […]
On Oct. 25, 2003, surrounded by family, Lemmitty Tyyne Lampi (nee Halme) passed away in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born April 4, 1912 in Nipigon, Ont. to Hilma and Jusssi Halme. Lemmitty was educated in Nipigon and Port Arthur, Ont., and attended teacher’s college in North Bay, Ont. She […]
On Oct. 25, 2003, surrounded by family, Lemmitty Tyyne Lampi (nee Halme) passed away in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born April 4, 1912 in Nipigon, Ont. to Hilma and Jusssi Halme. Lemmitty was educated in Nipigon and Port Arthur, Ont., and attended teacher’s college in North Bay, Ont. She […]
“Operation Pumpkin” will be out in full force again this year to keep an eye out for mischievous ghouls and goblins the night before Hallowe’en, known as “Gate Night.” “It’s a crime prevention initiative that started approximately 15 years ago to address mischief and thefts that typically occurred ‘Gate Night’ […]
