To celebrate National Volunteer Week (April 9-15), the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau is writing a series of articles about volunteerism. We feel it is important to take the opportunity during this special week to heighten awareness of the responsibilities organizations must take when using volunteers. Imagine a day care centre […]
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Dear sir: On behalf of the International Falls youth curling team, I would like to express our sincere thanks to Mike Baranowski for another season of dedicated coaching to our young people. We have a team of eight sixth-graders who have been the recipients of Mike’s expertise, friendliness, and encouragement […]
“They don’t care if someone gets hurt.” That’s Ron Sandelovich’s feelings on CN’s decision to automate the rail bridges at Bear’s Pass and Five Mile starting May 1. “When nobody’s around, people will get hurt. I know kids are always playing around those bridges, but with no one there, something’s […]
Dear sir: I read the letter written by Al Kaczorek. Have a hard time understanding why he did not take down the whole number of the Minnesota boat and turn it in! I would like to assure Mr. Kaczorek that there are some of us “American Friends” who do take […]
Dear sir: I was saddened last week to learn of the decision of the Community Care Access Centre to no longer use the Red Cross Society for homemaking service. Once again, it seems a bureaucratic decision will affect the health care of our area, “fixing something that did not need […]
To the editor, The other day I saw something that I think deserved mentioning. I was walking at the water front at 6:30 a.m. and I saw an elderly couple walking toward me. I had seen them before, but this time they were carrying bags and they were picking up […]
The FFHS Millennium Reunion organizing committee is making a final attempt to contact area residents who attended the 1994 high school reunion but have not yet registered for the one coming up in July. The initial notice of the upcoming reunion was made early in 1998. At that time, a […]
Seeds are planted, watered, grown, and harvested. And in the case of Larry and Linda Lamb, they’re also cleaned. Lamb has retained distribution rights on many varieties of seed in Northwestern Ontario. His business began as an alternative to shipping seeds to Manitoba for treatment, and he’s since become one […]
Wood ash from the local mills, which could be used by farmers to improve soil quality is now being shipped by the truck load to landfill sites. Some Rainy River area farmers are hoping to work out a deal with the mills based on the success of other cooperative partnerships […]
A “Millennium Reunion” slated to take place in Lake of the Woods township this summer is expected to attract a substantial crowd, organizers said last week. Residents and former ones from the township, comprised of Morson and Bergland, as well as the unorganized areas of McCrosson-Tovell, Pratt, Sutherland, Spawn, Gameland, […]
A drive through Northwestern Ontario almost guarantees the sight of at least one Inukshuk, an Inuit tradition which is becoming one of many Canadian emblems. The stone structures are often built with a human shape and catch the eyes of most passer-bys. Tourists often who have never seen an Inukshuk […]
Gene Andrusco, 38, of Huntington Beach, Calif., passed away Monday, March 20, 2000 at his home. He was born April 6, 1961 in Fort Frances, Ont. He was a graduate of Garey High School in Pomona, Calif., where he lived for many years with his parents before settling in Huntington […]
