Born to Kyla Whitecrow and Adrian Chapman, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Benjamin Daniel, weighing 6 lbs. 14 oz. on May 22, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
Just how are we fixed for bright ideas when it comes to community survival? That was immediately the question of the week when we heard about the disaster striking Kenora with its loss of up to 500 papermill jobs. This affects Fort Frances to an alarming extent considering we are […]
KBHW, the Christian radio station based in International Falls, has scheduled its annual “sharathon” for Aug. 7-9. Volunteers from both sides of the border will be on site to take pledges. Anyone interested in helping out can contact Peggy Gustafson at 1-218-285-7398. Upcoming programs being aired on KBHW include “The […]
Mike Behan
Moving with Mike
Moving with Mike
Forgive me if I seem a little nervous this week but this is a debut, of sorts, for “Moving with Mike.” And I’d be fibbing if I denied having a few opening night jitters, so to speak. You see, thanks to today’s launch of the Fort Frances Times’ new Web […]
We have some brilliant birds in Northwestern Ontario but here’s one which we don’t really have very much–not yet, anyway. The cardinal is a bird which is almost all red–at least, the male is. He is vermilion red all over, except for a bit of black around his beak. He […]
In loving memory of Margaret Williams, 77, of Emo, Ont., who passed away Saturday, May 26, 2001 at the Emo Hospital. Peggy will be greatly missed by her husband, Wesley; sons, Brian (Christine), Roger, Ralph (Sandra), and Bruce (Helen); grandchildren, Sherri, Owen, Christopher, Kurt, Matthew, Katherine, Sarah, and Erin; sister, […]
Jean Eliza Barron (nee Armstrong), 81, a resident of Creston, B.C., passed away at the Creston Valley Hospital on May 26, 2001 after a valiant struggle against cancer. She was born Dec. 28, 1919 at Macoun, Sask., where she was raised and received her education, excelling in track and field […]
Walter Caribou Sr. passed away Sunday, May 20, 2001 in Grand Portage, Mn. He was born Dec. 25, 1914 in Minnesota. He was united in marriage to the former Alma Redsky of Lac La Croix. Walter lived in Nett Lake and Grand Portage most of his life. He was predeceased […]
Following a successful comeback after a four-year absence last year, the Rainy Lake Multicultural Association is planning Culturama again this summer during “Fun in the Sun” celebrations. Slated for June 30 at the Memorial Sport Centre, co-organizer Bev Kotnik said the event once again will be a one-day affair. “It […]
With potholes, shifting, and cracks, road construction and repairs continue to plague town council’s agenda. “I would question the wisdom of taking money out of one project and putting it into frost tapering,” noted Mayor Glenn Witherspoon as the committee of the whole debated what should be priorized in repairing […]
