“Meals on Wheels” has been a very worthwhile program here for more than 40 years, and hopefully it will continue long into the future. To do so, however, takes help. A recent push to get more businesses and organizations involved in delivering the meals has had some success but more […]
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Rick Wiedenhoeft Dear editor: Having read Eric Rude’s letter to the editor (“Help me understand), he asks a very good question to which all residents deserve an answer before you sign your name to the petition [against the proposed re-zoning of the “Nelson Street Park.”] I have no problem with […]
Eric H. Rude To the editor: Thank you for last week’s space, and as a follow-up I am looking for solutions. I am hoping we can solve this. I feel the town should promote development where it is best. Since the town now has chosen to enter the real estate […]
Barbara Morgan Dear editor: On Nov. 28, members of the District of Rainy River Law Library Association (“DRRLLA”) were advised that the judge appointed for the Ontario Court of Justice, in the Rainy River District, is relocating in May, 2012. The decision was made by the Chief Justice for the […]
WATSON-SIMMONS–Born to Robin Simmons and Caelynn Watson, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Dylan Issac, weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz. on November 24, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
In the early hours of Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011, my loving husband of 52 years was welcomed home. Russell was born at home in Couchiching First Nation on April 30, 1941 to the late Samuel and Margaret Jourdain. On Sept. 7, 1959, he married the love of his life, Annabelle, […]
Eric H. Rude To the editor: Help me understand what has changed. Why do we visit past issues to redo them all the time, and waste people’s time and taxpayers’ dollars? Why are we visiting the issue to re-zone the “Nelson Street Park” again for four or five lots, then […]
Wilma Kate Mary Moats (nee Turner) passed away Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011 at the Riverview Health Centre at the age of 89. She was born April 16, 1922. Left to forever cherish her memory are her children, Richard Moats of Regina, Sask., Jennifer Shaw-Read (Barry) of Ottawa, Ont., and Jill […]
John Steinke Dear editor: This is meant to make some reference to the antics of our mayor and councillors, and their employees, in our old and historic town. Remember the newspaper article comments right after the election? It gave us hope that they would be paying attention to, and dealing […]
The media has long been criticized for focusing too much on the “bad news,” with newspaper pages and newscasts dominated daily by coverage of wars, civil unrest, murders, natural disasters, economic chaos, and every other scourge that could possibly befall the human race. When it comes to teenagers, the stories […]
