Wendy Saranpaa (nee Marr), 59, a resident of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully at home after a courageous battle with cancer on Sunday, April 22, 2012 with her husband by her side. Wendy was born in Fort Frances, Ont. She loved being with her daughters and granddaughters, and visiting […]
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VAN DER KROEF–Born to Bram and Mary Grace, nee Ans, of Devlin, Ont., a boy, Eric, weighing 8 lbs. 6 oz. on April 12, 2012 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Rena Petetski passed away peacefully, with her daughters by her side, on Wednesday April 18, 2012 at Headwaters Health Care Centre in Orangeville, Ont. in her 71st year. Beloved wife of Samuel (2011); dear mother of Catherine McGuire and her husband, Dr. Jeremy, and Janice Park and her husband, Philip; […]
David Harrison Skinner went peacefully to his eternal home on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. David is survived by his mother, Geraldine M. Skinner of Fort Frances, Ont.; his brother, Steven (Allison) and niece, MacKenzie, of Brantford, Ont.; and his aunt, Shelagh MacDowell of Winnipeg, Man. Also surviving are his cousins, […]
Obedience is defined as compliance with the wishes of another; an acknowledgement of authority. What a grand idea. I would like to be the authority and would be most pleased to have “Gracie,” canine member of my family, to be compliant. How would I achieve such status? Take one Miss […]
Over the past week, I had an epiphany of sorts, where I’m trying to avoid things that will bring me down or tick me off in life. In the world of sports, that seems to happen more often than not, with complaining about different things being part of seemingly every […]
Walk into any tackle shop and you are barraged by the selection of scented soft plastics available to anglers today. Bright-coloured packages contain every shape and colour imaginable in scented varieties to replicate forage options for the fish we chase. Do these scented soft plastics help us catch more fish? […]
By Melanie Mathieson The Gardening Guru If you are looking for an evergreen tree to add beauty to your landscape, then consider a spruce. There are many spruce species that are well-suited for growing well and surviving the winters in our zone. Spruce trees should be planted in a full […]
