Dear Mike: Three months after I moved to Fort Frances, I was presented with a bill from the town for a sidewalk re-build in front of my new house three years prior. Of course, I was a little upset that none of this was identified by the town during my […]

KIVIMAKI–Born to Chris and Sarah, nee Freeman, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Scott Lant, weighing 7 lb. 15 oz. on June 17, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

JOURDAIN-TRAUBENIK–Born to Shawn Traubenik and Dawn Jourdain, a girl, Naudia Rose, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. on June 19, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

HEATWOLE–Born to Robert and Maxine, nee Schlabach, of Barwick, Ont., a boy, Jason Paul, weighing 6 lbs. 5 oz. on June 21, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

COUNCILLOR–Born to Jennifer Helliar and Nathaniel Councillor, of Devlin, Ont., a boy, Nate Charles Nelson, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. on June 22, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont

It is with great sadness that the family of George Tucker announces his passing on Friday, June 24, 2005 at the age of 83. George was born June 26, 1921 to George and Jane Tucker in Fort Frances, Ont. He had lived all of his life in this area, settling […]

Robert. W. Phillips of International Falls, Mn., beloved father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at Woodrest Health Care in Walker, Mn. on Sunday, June 26, 2005. He was 95 years young. He was born to Leila and Chester Phillips, one of a set of twins, on May 30, 1910 in […]

Hans Fritzemeier, 86, of Emo, Ont., passed away Thursday, June 23, 2005 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo. He was born Sept. 24, 1918 in Sonderborg, Denmark to the late Heinrich and Sophie (Hansen) Fritzemeier. Hans came to Canada in November, 1951. He had worked for INCO in Copper […]

The family of James Livingston is sad to announce the sudden passing of a loving, caring husband, father, grandfather, brother, mentor, and friend on June 15, 2005 in Colins, Ont. Jim was born Aug. 8, 1947 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Irvin and Helen (Sisco) Livingston. Jim met his wife, […]

Principal Gord McCabe, during his opening remarks at Fort Frances High School’s graduation ceremony last Thursday evening, acknowledged the “over 190 lives . . . over 190 different roads taken to get here . . . over 190 sets of dreams.” But while Thursday’s ceremony certainly was a time to […]

Dear sir: Does anyone out there have a sentimental story concerning one of their pets—dogs, cats, bunnies, horses, ponies, lambs, birds, raccoon, etc. I am looking for all nostalgic stories by those owners of pets, particularly depicting their love, loyalty, and respect. Many pet owners truly and firmly believe their […]

Dear sir: I would like to respond to Mr. David Leskowski’s letter to the editor (“Keep you eyes clear”) in the June 8 edition of the Times. While this issue has impacted the tourism industry more than any other issue in recent years, I couldn’t disagree more with Mr. Leskowski’s […]