MICHAEL R. TRUAX Michael R. Truax, of Minnetonka, Mn., passed away on Sept. 26, 2007 after a short illness. He had contracted Blastomycosis while working on a project in Canada. Mike was born Nov. 14, 1944 to Ellsworth and Hazel Truax in Fort Frances, Ont. He was predeceased by his […]
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Getting the message through to teenagers about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse, and other risky behaviour, is tricky at best. They certainly don’t like being lectured, and issuing edicts could well have the exact opposite effect—encouraging them to do things whether out of spite or curiosity. Compounding the […]
Dear Mike: After reading last week that former Mexico president Vicente Fox confirmed a U.S.-led plan to implement a unified North American currency (the “Amero”), I fear that Canada is going to lose its sovereignty—one piece at a time. And, under the Harper government, it’s being done without anyone telling […]
Dear editor: I was very disappointed Saturday morning to walk out into my front yard and find that someone had taken a large cement frog. This frog had been sitting on a large rock for the last two years without incident. It is quite heavy, and would have required a […]
VANDERHEIDE–Peter and Darlene Bosma and Sid and Ann VanderHeide are very happy to announce the birth of their grandson “Adam Joshua VanderHeide”. Adam was born on Aug. 16 in London, ON to Dr. Karen Bosma-VanderHeide and Ron VanderHeide. He weighed 9 lbs. 4 ox. and is a little brother for […]
We all know it’s better to pull off a Band-Aid in one quick motion rather than try to peel it away gently—the short stab of pain being preferred over the longer, albeit duller, ache. In a sense, that’s precisely the situation voters are faced with: whether we should have an […]
MILTON HENRY LAMPI Milton Henry Lampi, 71, passed away suddenly on Thursday, Oct. 4 , 2007 in his home on Nickleby Lake (Highway 11) near Atikokan, Ont. Milton was born May 3, 1936 in Finland Ont., third of the five sons born to the late William and Eleanor (Bragg) Lampi. […]
DONALD MORRISON JR. It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Donald Morrison Jr., 57, who died peacefully at his home on Friday, Oct. 5, 2007 following a courageous battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 13, 1950 in Rainy River, Ont. to Donald and Bessie […]
ALICE MARIE HOARD (Ah Kway Way) Alice Marie Hoard (nee Kelly), 79, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away Saturday, Oct. 6, 2007 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan. Alice was born March 10, 1928 in Kenora, Ont. to the late Harry and Mary Kelly. She moved to Fort Frances, Ont., […]
MARIE BROWN Marie Brown, 85, of Emo, Ont., passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007. Marie was born Oct. 30, 1921 in Swan Lake, Man. to the late George and Helen DeVos. She was married to Wes Brown in 1942 in Winnipeg, Man. and lived the first years of marriage in […]
JOHN WALTER LAW John Walter Law, 81, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Funeral services will be held Monday, Oct. 15, 2007 at 10 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. Friends may visit Sunday, […]
