It is with great sadness that the family announce the passing of Mary Sokil, 97, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont., at her residence on Thursday, March 3, 2011. Mary was born Aug. 5, 1913 in Winnipeg, Man. to the late Stephan and Christine Burak. She moved to […]
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Hayden Beckett Dear Mr. Editor: My name is Hayden Beckett. I am writing to thank all of my coaches from IP1 Timbits hockey. I had a great time in my first season. The coaches and parent volunteers made my first season of hockey amazing! I had a coach who worked […]
Dan Belluz Dear editor: What has the previous school board done over the past number of years? It kept the focus on the students in our system while being fiscally responsible! The previous board created strategic plans that were student-focused and consistently passed balanced budgets that supported the students in […]
Frank Fraser Dear editor: I would like to extend my apologies to the two “young ladies” who were at our front door at 2 a.m. this past Saturday (April 9). We were watching a movie, and dozing off on the couch, when I heard what I thought was something scratching […]
Ken Grynol Dear editor: I wish to applaud all the people who came out to the April 5 public school board meeting in total support of David Kircher. This meeting should have been held in a larger room. The walls were lined up with people standing, both doorways were jammed, […]
Walter Horban Dear editor: An overflow crowd of people came out in support of David Kircher at last week’s public school board meeting at Robert Moore. They were disappointed that the board’s vote had not changed and that Mr. Kircher would be censured. Their feeling was that Mr. Kircher had […]
Melanie Mathieson Dear editor: With the pending election, there are no shortages of campaign workers contacting us at home. On April 4, I was contacted by a campaign employee representing NDP candidate John Rafferty. This call was annoying to begin with, coming during dinner at 6:10 p.m., and the caller […]
Robin McQuaker Dear editor: Since the announcement of the latest unnecessary federal election, I can’t help but notice how biased and pro Liberal that CBC Television and its anchors are. It’s to the point where they are attempting to make policy. I find this disgusting. I also wish that Peter […]
Tom Pearson Dear Mike, I read about the criminal who was trying to smuggle his children into Canada and was caught at the border in Fort Frances. I commend you [Canada Customs] on a great job. He was a criminal and should be treated as such. I also just was […]
DOWTY–Derek and Christina, nee York, announce the arrival of their daughter, Kayla Janelle, weighing 8 lbs., 1 oz. and 22 inches long, born on March 15, 2011 at Rainy Lake Medical Center hospital campus. Maternal grandparents are Bill and Rose (Liedke) York. Paternal grandparents are Kevin and Shelby Dowty.
Jacqueline “Jackie” Carolyn (Garland) Gustafson passed away peacefully at her home on Rainy Lake with her loving husband, Raymond Ernest-Clifford, by her side on Friday, April 8, 2011. Jackie was born Aug. 26, 1934 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Cecil and Rita Garland. Jackie graduated from Fort Frances High School, […]






