Donna May Wilson, 74, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Nov. 7, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Donna was born July 12, 1934 in Fort Frances to the late Joseph and Lillian Bone. She was raised on the family dairy farm on River Road in […]
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It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Loretta Barboni on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Loretta was born Jan. 1, 1943 in Stratton Ont. Loretta will be sadly missed by her sons, Brad (Marlene) and Rick (Mel); stepchildren, Terry […]
William H. “Bill” Jourdain passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, on Sunday evening, Nov. 2, 2008 at St. Joseph’s Hospice in Thunder Bay, Ont. He was born Sept. 29, 1930. Bill was predeceased by his parents, Sam W. and Maggie (nee Godin) Jourdain; brothers-in-law, Robert Carriveau and […]
Ken Boshcoff Dear editor: Thank you for this opportunity to express my gratitude to the people of Fort Frances and Rainy River District for the honour of serving them as their federal Member of Parliament for the past four-and-a-half years. I offer my congratulations to Mr. Rafferty and have now […]
Tess and Robert Coish and family Dear editor: We would like to take the opportunity to thank everybody who donated treats and decorations for our ”haunted backyard” on Hallowe’en night. We are very pleased by the response of our community to help. It was a great success as we saw […]
Elma TuckerJan Chabot Dear editor: The Arthritis Society’s campaign this year was a great success! We would like to extend a “huge thank you” to all captains and canvassers who gave their time to come out and help us with our door-to-door campaign. Without you, we never would have been […]
Rosanne Farmer Dear Mike: The Dance Fire Memorial committee would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended our unveiling on Friday, Oct. 10. It was gratifying to see so many people come out in support of our efforts to provide a lasting memorial to the 17 people […]
David Kircher Dear editor: The following is the presentation I made on Nov. 4 regarding the Rainy River District School Board’s financial polices and procedures prior to, and subsequent, to the incident reported at Fort Frances High School: I am speaking on behalf of those here tonight and for all […]
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream—and last night it finally came true. Forty years after Dr. King’s assassination, 40 years after the race riots that threatened to tear the nation apart, a black man stood before a throng of 250,000 cheering and crying people in Chicago to deliver […]
By Mitch Calvert, Staff writer Who says politics and hockey don’t mix? Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past several months, you would know that U.S. Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin—a self-described hockey mom—has been making regular references to the aforementioned “hockey mom” phrase, looking for an […]
Jan Judson Dear editor: Maybe someone can shed some light on a problem I have understanding the NDP’s stance on corporate taxation. I have been doing books for many years and in my understanding of finance, I feel they are leading the public astray. My understanding of proper financial papers […]
