Dear sir: I would like to express my concern about all the young children in our community who have to cross busy streets to go to school without the safety of crossing guards. My young son will be attending J.W. Walker School this fall and when he starts Grade 1 […]
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Dear sir: Here we go again—it’s the July 1 parade route. The Chamber of Commerce is starting the parade at the Shevlin wood yard and following Front Street to the Fort Frances Clinic parking lot. What’s wrong with this picture? The parade always started either at the old CN station […]
Dear editor: I would like to thank, and congratulate, the staff at Heron Landing Golf Course for an excellent experience in last weekend’s first-annual Men’s Open there. It was a first-class event from start to finish on a beautiful championship course. Everything about the weekend was fantastic, with the exception […]
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 […]
The family of Sophia Straume sadly announces her passing on Monday, June 20, 2005 in Port Alberni, B.C. Sophie was born July 16, 1937 to George and Lena Ballan. She grew up in Fort Frances, Ont. and lived here and in International Falls, Mn. for most of her life. She […]
After such a cool, wet, and downright dreary spring, the mood among district residents is decidedly more upbeat given that the sun has been shining for eight-straight days now (not counting the thunderstorms that rumbled through here Sunday night). And more summer-like weather is in the forecast, including temperatures in […]
