Features – Page 1121 – Fort Frances Times

Gary Sliworsky - Agricultural Report

Pasture, feeding tips for dry conditions

1 August 2012

With the extended hot, dry weather we’ve been having, the following is the first of a two-part article with 10 tips for pasture and feeding in dry conditions: 1. Supplementing pastures may be necessary to keep animals from over-grazing This will mean moving them onto a “sacrifice” pasture and feeding. […]

Jeff Gustafson - Livewell

Long-time FFCBC ‘bridesmaids’ finally come through

1 August 2012

Anglers from all over North America converged on Rainy Lake last week for the 18th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship presented by Sunset Country Ford. And as is usually the case at this premier fishing tournament, everything went great throughout the entire weekend. When everything was said and done Saturday […]

Lucas Punkari - A View from the Nose Bleeds

FFCBC champs well-deserving of crown

1 August 2012

After waiting more than a decade-and-a-half to win the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship title, the joy on the faces of Mike Luhman and Mark Raveling was easy to see. But it wasn’t just the pair who was excited to capture the crown. If you walked around the Ice For […]

Births

JENSEN

1 August 2012

JENSEN–Born to Aaron and Ashley, nee Dickson, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Dylan Hunter, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. on July 22, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Births

MCKELVIE

1 August 2012

MCKELVIE–Born to Jamie McKelvie and Brittany Ballan, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Brielle Christine- Leigh, weighing 8 lbs. 12 oz. on July 18, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Births

DEGAGNE

1 August 2012

DEGAGNE–Born to Dan and Natalie, nee Lundon, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Isabel Olivia, weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. on July 18, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont. Proud grandparents are John and Betty DeGagne and Steve and Livia Lundon, of Fort Frances.

Births

PATTISON

1 August 2012

PATTISON–Born to Chris Pattison and Megan Kawulia, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Corgan Robert Scott, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz. on July 17, 2012 at La Verendyre General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Births

JARVAIS

1 August 2012

JARVAIS–Born to Leigh and Heather, nee Johnson, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Marina Lynn, weighing 6 lbs. on July 16, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Obituaries

JENNIFER LEA SUTTON

1 August 2012

It is with great sadness that the family of Jennifer Lea Sutton announces her unexpected passing on May 6, 2012 at the age of 36. Born March 28, 1976 in Thunder Bay, Ont., she lived in Fort Frances, Ont., Winnipeg, Man., Thunder Bay, and Niagara Falls, Ont. prior to moving […]

Obituaries

CECIL WILSON

1 August 2012

Cecil Wilson, 89, of Barwick, Ont., passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on Friday, July 27, 2012 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. He was born Sept. 27, 1922 in Emo to Bill and Cora Wilson (nee Thompson). Cecil grew up in Barwick among family and […]

Editorials

Hands off

1 August 2012

It was a seemingly innocuous paragraph at the end of an article listing items on council’s agenda for its July 23 meeting: “•authorization for the Fort Frances Power Corp. to prepare and deliver presentations on the matter of consolidation of Local Distribution Companies (LDCs) as proposed by the province.” In […]

Obituaries

PATRICIA LYNN JOHNSON

31 July 2012

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved wife, mother, and sister. Patti passed away Saturday, July 28, 2012 at her home, with family members by her side, after a brief yet courageous four-week battle with cancer. Patti was born March 10, 1957 in Fort […]