Dear sir: You can go back to the 1940s when the winner of the round-robin of the provincial curling showdown would represent their province at the national level. Then it was decided to bring playoffs into the format, with the top four teams playing off for the crown. The number-one […]
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Dear editor: I saw a couple of articles in the paper that irked me very much. First, Paul Martin’s proposed ban on hand guns will make it very hard on trappers. They will now have to carry rifles—and get them full of snow and dirt. Furthermore, the humane disposal of […]
Myrtle Frances Gaylord, 87, of 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005 at 11 a.m. at Knox United Church in Fort Frances. Rev. Marietta Marshall will […]
Peacefully, with his family by his side, Don Moffitt, 67, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Don was born Dec. 19, 1937 to Mary and Thomas Moffitt in MacDiarmid, Ont. He received his public school education in Dorion, Ont. and graduated […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Preston Perrault mourns his sudden passing on Friday, Nov. 4, 2005 in Winnipeg, Man. Preston was born Jan. 20, 1975 in Fort Frances, Ont. and was raised in Nigigoonsiminikaaning (Red Gut Bay) First Nation and later in Fort Frances. He graduated […]
VANDERHEIDE–Born to Ron and Karen, nee Bosma, of London, Ont., on Nov. 19, 2005, a son, Jesse Owen, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. Proud grandparents are Peter and Darlene Bosma of Fort Frances, and Sid and Anne Vanderheide of London, Ont.
MCMAHON–Born to Dan and Michelle, nee Rupert, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Drew Daniel, weighing 8 lbs. 2 oz. on November 21, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
STEVENS-JANSEN–Born to Amanda Stevens and Jonathan Jansen, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Healey Elizabeth, weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz. on November 27, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
MAINVILLE–Born to Melissa Smith and William Mainville, of Northwest Bay, Ont., a girl, Mahkoonse Lily, weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz. on November 28, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
MAINVILLE–Born to Hilary Morrisseau and Steve Mainville Jr. of Couchiching, Ont., a girl, Madison Elizabeth, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. on December 1, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Keitha Lynne Truax passed away Wednesday, Nov. 23 at Toronto East General Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born March 11, 1937 in Fort Frances, Ont., and was educated at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Toronto Library School. She was a long-time employee […]
Robert (Sonny) Medicine Jr., 39, of 1008 Scott St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly at his residence on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005. He was born Oct. 6, 1966 in Emo, Ont. to Robert and Eliza Medicine. Sonny attended Donald Young School in Emo and later graduated from Falls High […]
