Norma K. Trott of International Falls, MN passed away Tuesday morning, June 19, 2007 at the Falls Good Samaritan Centre in International Falls, MN. Norma was 86 years of age. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 22, 2007 at the Evangelical Covenant Church at 10 a.m. with visitation […]
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The Rev. Thomas Wilkinson, born March 23, 1919 in Medicine Hat, Alta., passed into the presence of the Lord on May 28, 2007 in the Peace Arch Hospital in White Rock, B.C. Mr. Wilkinson ministered as a pastor with the Evangelical Covenant Church for 40 years. He faithfully served in […]
The announcement that a 12 bed youth detention centre was to be built in Fort Frances came as a surprise to most residents. The commitment by the Children and Youth Services Minister to build the facility is a welcome note. The communities of Fort Frances and Couchiching First Nation began […]
Dear sir: Not being a politician, not ever having joined a political party, and most of all never having been in politics, I have to ask this question: Does anyone out there actually know what ‘political correctness’ is? I mean, if we were to take the lead by example from those […]
Dear editor, Celiac disease is becoming recognized in the district as a debilitating health problem including both children and adults. Celiac disease, now known to be hereditary, is caused by a gluten antigen in various grains, mostly wheat. Now the headline news today is a weight reduction prescription, used extensively […]
Dear sir: It is reported that Veteran Affairs Minister Greg Thompson has referred to a promise made by Prime Minister Stephen Harper as a “silly promise”. In a letter dated June 28, 2005, Harper said: “A Conservative government would immediately extend the Veterans Independence Program services to widows of all […]
To the editor: Can the people who took our mommy’s bike please bring it back. We ride our bikes to get ice cream and go to the park and to go swimming, now we can’t do anything fun. Mommy’s bike is mostly red, with black and white and silver. It […]
Alex Markowski, age 77, of 806 Fourth St. E., Fort Frances, Ontario passed away quietly, with his son and daughter-in-law by his side, on Thursday, June 14, 2007 at the Health Science Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Alex was born on August 1, 1929 in Fort Frances, Ontario to the […]
JEWELL–Lee and Katharine, nee Kellough, of Acton, ON proudly announce the safe arrival of their twin boys, Nathan Frederick John, weighing 4 lbs. 9 oz. and William Lloyd Samuel, weighing 4 lbs. 1.5 oz. at Oakville Hospital on Friday, April 27, 2007. God’s loving gift & double blessing for grandparents […]
OLSON–Born to Kevin Olson and Jodie Hoskins of Saskatoon, Sask., a girl, Megan Elizabeth, weighing 6 lbs. 13 oz. on May 13, 2007 at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon, SK.
HOLDEN–Born to Brad and Jodi, nee Steele, of Fort Frances, ON, a boy, Grady James, weighing 10 lbs. 7 oz. on May 18, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
ROSE–Born to Tom Rose and Laurel Chabot, of Couchiching, ON, a girl, Jersey Nicole, weighing 6 lbs. 2 oz. on June 6, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
