BAILEY–Born to Michael and Cristol, nee Marquardt, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Lucas Adam, weighing 10 lbs. 2 oz. on September 30, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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LOIS MAHER Lois Maher passed away peacefully on Oct. 16, 2007, surrounded by her family, in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 78. Lois was born April 22, 1929 to Verna McKerrow and Fred Langford in Sudbury, Ont., but moved to London, Ont. as a young child. She graduated […]
JOHN WALTER LAW John Walter Law, 82, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Oct. 8, 2007 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. due to complications from a recent surgery. John was born Jan. 3, 1925 in Fort Frances, Ont. He worked for the CN Railway […]
RUTH BLISS With her husband and daughters at her side, after a lengthy and bravely-fought illness, Ruth Bliss passed away Sunday, Oct. 7, 2007 at St. Joseph’s Care Group in Thunder Bay, Ont. Born Aug. 30, 1919 in Coatdyke, Scotland, she was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Bryce. Ruth […]
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 […]
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 […]
