I am very happy today. And how could I not be happy? The sky is so blue and everything is vibrantly green. The flowers are at their peak–red, pink, and bright orange. From my window, I see the tall trees in our backyard swaying in the wind and hear a […]
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By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
Long ago they traded their dreams of great wealth for enduring friendships. So, about a week ago, the Mine Centre-ites gathered again among the lakes and gold-bearing rocks their ancestors knew to celebrate attachment to a great pioneering name in the recreation industry. The Mudge name fits well into our […]
Peacefully, on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2001, Pearl Walkey passed away at Pinecrest Home for the Aged, Kenora, Ont., at the age of 92. Pearl was born Sept. 8, 1908 in Little Falls, Mn. but moved to Fort Frances, Ont. as a child. She married Clayton Walkey on July 16, 1935. […]
Margaret Hellen Edenburn 76, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday August 12, 2001 at St. Boniface Hospital, Wpg. Manitoba. Margaret was born on March 22, 1925 in Welland, Ontario to the late George and Nellie Miner. During World War II, she was stationed in Eastern […]
Betty Bennett passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, 2001 at the West Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Grimsby, Ont. in her 81st year. She was the loving wife of the late William Russell Bennett (1998); and dear father of Dr. Fred Bennett and his wife, Betty, of Dundas, Ont., Bill Bennett and […]
The Bear is taking on the big guys. Bearskin Airlines, which began 38 years ago as one float plane serving remote Northern Ontario native communities, plans to launch a commuter service Sept. 10 between Toronto and Ottawa. It hopes to attract business travellers, especially the high-tech crowd, with seven round-trip […]
A group of alarmed north-end residents attended last night’s town council meeting to demand more information about the mill effluent that flooded their backyards last week. “It is very scary. Any information we have we’ve obtained on our own,” said Walker Avenue resident Sue Fletcher. A number of residents on […]
The Town of Fort Frances reached a $24,250 out-of-court settlement with Borderland Hockey School owner Terry Mihichuk last month, which was made official at last night’s council meeting. The notice of discontinuance actually was signed and made official on July 23, said CAO Bill Naturkach. Mihichuk had filed suit in […]
After collecting storm damage reports over the last week, town council will decide tonight whether to go ahead and apply for disaster relief funding from the province. The town had been encouraging municipal departments, organizations, and residents to bring their damage reports to the Civic Centre in order to assess […]
Aaron Loken made it three in a row at the Kitchen Creek Classic men’s golf tournament yesterday, edging out local golfer Greg Ward by one stroke. The International Falls resident fired rounds of 72-72 to finish the two-day tourney at even par 144. Ward opened with a 71 on Saturday […]
The Northwestern Health Unit posted Pither’s Point beach as “unsafe for swimming” early Friday afternoon due to high bacterial counts found during routine sampling. The beach will remain closed until satisfactory test results are obtained from continued sampling, the health unit said. The latest closure came just one day after […]
Kitchen Creek will be centre stage this weekend as 120 of the region’s top golfers compete in the annual “Classic” tournament, which goes Saturday and Sunday beginning at 8 a.m. each day. Two-time defending champion Aaron Loken of International Falls will make the short trip north to defend his crown. […]
