Dear editor: I would like to thank the person who threw the high chair behind my house. Just because you have no use for it anymore doesn’t give you the right to throw it into someone else’s property for them to dispose of. It is acts like this that prove […]
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Nadine Eckert, 85, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2007 at the Falls Good Samaritan Care Center in International Falls. Nadine was born July 8, 1921 in Canada. She grew up in Canada and sang in a band. She moved to Littlefork, Mn. in 1967 and then […]
In loving memory of our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Darlene Elizabeth Jourdain, who passed away Saturday, April 28, 2007 at the age of 60. She was born Dec. 24, 1946. Darlene will be sadly missed by her son, Charles (Dorthy) Jourdain; grandchildren, Tina and Jerry; and great-granddaughter, Danielle of Edmonton, […]
It is with heavy hearts that the family of Billy-Jean McKee announces her sudden passing on Sunday, April 29, 2007 in Red Lake, Ont., which has been her home for the past three years. Billy was born in Winnipeg, Man. on July 13, 1981 but she lived her childhood years […]
Raymond Douglas “Paicoogabo” Copenace, 48, of Big Grassy First Nation, Ont., passed away on Monday, April 23, 2007 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. With regret and sadness, we will forever miss you . . . loved by mom, Lucy Copenace; siblings, Josephine Copenace, […]
Ann Lily Rinneard, 68, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at the Sudbury Regional Hospital, St. Joseph Health Care Centre. She was the beloved mother of Steve Rinneard (Cathy Castanza) of Azilda, Ont. and Rob Rinneard of Barrie. Ont.; cherished grandmother of James, Jason, and Troy; dear daughter of the […]
Rainy River District may be off the beaten track so to speak, but that doesn’t mean we can’t rise above our relative isolation. Case in point the two local farms which received regional awards on Friday in Thunder Bay under the Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence program. Pine River […]
Dear sir: On behalf of the Kidney Foundation, I would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank everyone who made our March door-to-door canvass a huge success. Through the tireless efforts of our captains, canvassers, and contributors, we have raised $8,635 in our area, which covered Fort Frances, Couchiching, […]
Dear editor: Recent research by Henrik Svensmark and his group at the Danish National Space Center points to the real cause of the recent warming trend. In a series of experiments on the formation of clouds, these scientists have shown that fluctuations in the sun’s output cause the observed changes […]
To the editor: Re: Students learn realities of drug abuse (April 25 edition of the Times) How about talking to kids about the realities of prohibition? About how prohibition is more of a danger to users and to society than legalized drugs ever could be? Or about how prohibition makes […]
Dear Mike: Beta Sigma Phi was able to contribute $7,300 to the Canadian Cancer Society this year from the proceeds of our annual “Daffodil Drive for Cancer.” However, events such as these never “just happen” without the contributions of volunteers and committees. I would like to hope that, like me, […]
Dear editor: “No violence against children is justifiable; all violence against children is preventable.” These powerful words were penned in August, 2006 by an independent reviewer who was commissioned by the United Nations to study the state of child rights and specifically looked at violence against children. These words need […]
