It is with profound sadness that we want to inform you that after a brief but courageous battle with a very aggressive return of cancer, Juanita Susan Bruce (nee Bragg) passed away Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at her family log cabin by Pony Lake. Juanita loved the outdoors and was […]
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Everett E. Green Jr., 81, of International Falls, Mn., passed away June 28, 2008 at the Falls Good Samaritan Center in International Falls. He was born Aug. 28, 1926 in Virginia, Mn. to Everett and Ella Mae Green (Peterson). He graduated from the Falls High School in 1944. He later […]
Gertrude F. Gunderson passed away Saturday, July 12, 2008 at the Riverside Health centre in Rainy River, Ont. in her 91st year. She was born in Idaho to Florence Arsenault and Albert Langstaff, and moved to Rainy River at the age of six. She married Adolph Gunderson in July, 1936 […]
Marcia Felix, 99, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, July 11, 2008 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born May 20, 1909 in Skala, Ukraine to the late Michael and Pauline Momotiuk. Marcia came to Canada with her family […]
Word Monday night that town council will look into a safety concern regarding pedestrians crossing King’s Highway to access the Legion Park here is welcome news—and long overdue. The Times first raised this issue in 2006 when only the alertness of a driver prevented a potential tragedy involving a Third […]
Dear editor: Thanks for allowing me space in your newspaper. I am concerned about the putrid smell that comes in my windows, especially at night. Is it the lagoon or the mill? A smell like that sure can’t be very good for your health. It actually makes me nauseous. It […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Beatrice Loveday on July 3, 2008 at the Riverside Health Care Facility in Emo, Ont. at the age of 68. Beatrice was born on August 18, 1939 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Ed and Ann Holborn. In her earlier years […]
Minerva Jane Luikart died of natural causes on April 10, 2008 at the age 102 at the Waterford Care Center in Juno Beach, Florida. The memorial service will be held Saturday, July 12 at 10 a.m. with Rev. Curt Moermond officiating. The burial will be following the service at Memorial […]
Dear editor, Last week’s editorial caught my eye, or rather struck a nerve. I remember it as being a good thing to be taught from young on, to say, “Thank you,” whether it was for an apple and a piece of bread or on a special occasion, even for an […]
The recent audit by Stewardship Ontario found some glaring holes in the way Fort Frances handles its recycling program. Currently, the municipality collects all recycling waste into one stream and ships it off to a plant in Winnipeg where it is recycled. The town is on the hook for all […]
