“Follow your dreams for they will always lead in the right direction.” I’m not sure where I found this quote, or exactly when. But it doesn’t matter because the rightness of it is eternal. Dreams must always be followed. Dreams of travel. Dreams of fun and laughter. Dreams of careers. […]
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By Carolyn McTighe
Staff writer
Staff writer
Did you know greeting cards are a billion-dollar business? It’s estimated North Americans alone spent more than $6.3 million on them last year. If you consider that Valentine’s Day comes second only to Christmas in the greeting card wars, then you can figure a few dollars went into those sweet, […]
By Harry Vendetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
It was an evening of sheer magic when a crowd of oldtimers showed how Valentine’s Day should be celebrated. Look for it to happen again and again now that the local Volunteer Bureau, Seniors’ Coalition, and Good Neighbours Council have proved that love indeed can seem eternal. This was a […]
In loving memory of Helen Pretty, 80, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 16, 2001 at her home. Helen was predeceased by her husband, Irwin; parents, William and Edna Westover; sister, Iva; and brothers, Jim and Bill. She […]
Clifford Allen Barker passed away Feb. 12, 2001. He was born April 10, 1920. Cliff will be greatly missed by his devoted family, his loving wife of 57 years; five children; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two of his five siblings. Cliff grew up in Fort Frances, […]
Irvine Daryl Hayes, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, of Everett, Wash., passed away Feb. 8, 2001 with his family at his side. Irvine was born July 17, 1935, the youngest son of Lloyd and Vera Hayes at his grandparents’ farm, Dick and Charlotte Hayes of Barwick, Ont. He took […]
Ronald “Ron” Beadle, 45, of 150 Sixth St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Monday, Jan. 29, 2001 in the place he loved the most, working in the bush on Cedar Narrows Road. He was born Aug. 6, 1955 in Emo, Ont. Ron began working in the bush at […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
Surely, Lady Frances Simpson deserves a leading role in any 2003 pageantry surrounding this town’s 100th birthday party. And yet . . . . ! While it’s been well-documented that Lady Frances gave her name to Fort Frances, there have been certain doubts expressed as to the legitimacy of her […]
Residents in the west end of Rainy River District will not be dialing 9-1-1 until December. While all the municipalities have spent the money to have every road mapped and building numbered last year, Bell Canada is not prepared to have the service up-and-running until the end of the year. […]
The “traditional” way of life, as practised by Canada’s aboriginal people, is not something that can be studied from afar. Writing about the traditional ways–even in the most basic manner–is difficult, if not impossible. Those ways are meant to be experienced; to be passed on through direct, one-on-one sharing. That’s […]
A $700,000 technological pilot project announced for J.W. Walker and Alexander MacKenzie schools here last November is making progress in its implementation, principal Cauleen Stanley said. The process–to develop a home-to-school community through educational application of Information and Communication Technology (ICT)–is taking place simultaneously in the three phases, she explained. […]
As of September, 1999, the Minister of Education and Training mandated that all schools implement a TAP program. TAP programs are now a required part of every secondary students educational experience from Grades 9 to 12. •What is TAP? TAP stands for Teacher Advisor Program, which is designed to provide […]
