Dear sir: I would like to bring to your attention a special anniversary that will take place on June 15. Fifty years ago, Fort Frances and surrounding communities converted their telephone system to dial operation. I was one of the installers that worked for Bell, and installed the new phones […]
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Dear Mr. Behan: I am writing you to provide clarification on an article regarding on-farm slaughter provisions published in the May 21, 2008 edition of your newspaper. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs held a public session in Stratton on the evening of May 15, where information […]
John Harrison, of London, Ont. (formerly of Fort Frances, Ont.), passed away at Parkwood Hospital in London on May 25, 2008 in his 87th year. Beloved husband of Dorothy; and predeceased by his cherished first wife, Shirley. Dear father of Shelley Stupnisky (Bud) of Morris, Man., Philip (Kathy) of North […]
Donald Kuchma, 84, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Don was born Aug. 13, 1923 in Stuartburn, Man. He moved to Fort Frances in 1956, where he had lived since. He had worked as a bartender for a few […]
Ruth (Davis, Campbell) Garner, daughter of Edwin and Ida Davis, passed away Dec. 31, 2007. She is survived by son, Duane, and wife, Joyce; three grandchildren, Mary Jane, Kenneth (Kim), and Karen; five great-grandchildren, Richard, Marissa, Jon, Matthew, and Sarah; and two great-great-grandchildren, Elizabeth and Gwendolyn. A burial and graveside […]
Michael Edgar Amirault passed away suddenly at his home in Edmonton, Alta. on Friday, June 6, 2008, at the age of 51. Mike, or “Eddy” as he was known to his friends, was born May 19, 1957 in Fort Frances, Ont. He lived most of his early life in Fort […]
Peacefully, at his residence on Thursday, June 5, 2008, Donald N. Roth of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away at the age of 74. Donald was born Aug. 2, 1933 in Rainy River, Ont. to Norman and Germaine Roth. He resided in the Fort Frances area, working at the local […]
A private family memorial service and interment at Hamilton Cemetery in rural Racine, Mn., for Aila O. “Eileen” Milender, 90, of Stewartville, Mn., will take place at a later date. Mrs. Milender passed away Friday, May 23, 2008 of natural causes at the Stewartville Care Center where she had resided […]
A great outcry roared across the land last week. No, it wasn’t over whether Foreign Affairs ministers should be dating women linked to organized crime. It did not revolve around legislation aimed at curbing greenhouse gases or the Liberals repeatedly skipping confidence votes in the House of Commons to avoid […]
Donald Kuchma, 84, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Don was born Aug. 13, 1923 in Stuartburn, Man. He moved to Fort Frances in 1956, where he had lived since. He had worked as a bartender for a few […]
Peacefully, at his residence on Thursday, June 5, 2008, Donald N. Roth of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away at the age of 74. Donald was born Aug. 2, 1933 in Rainy River, Ont. to Norman and Germaine Roth. He resided in the Fort Frances area, working at the local paper […]
Unexpectedly on Monday June 2, 2008, at his residence in Black Hawk, Ont, Gary H. Teeple passed away at the age of 51. Gary was born in Emo, Ont on November 21, 1956 to the late Ellard and Helen Teeple and was one of eight children raised on their dairy […]
