WOOD–Born to Todd and Rae-Ann, nee Edgett, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Aaron Raymond, weighing 6 lbs. 4 oz. on January 25, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Anna Augusta (Wold) Morken, 90, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Jan. 31, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Anna was born Oct. 23, 1914 in Winona, Mn. to the late Melvin and Augusta Wold. As a child, she moved with her family to Northbranch, Ont. […]
Hermine Gerber, 89, of R.R.#1, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Jan. 31, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born Oct. 7, 1915 in Reitnau, Switzerland to the late Jakob and Emilie Hochuli. On April 18, 1940, Hermine was united in marriage to John Gerber […]
Lawrence Sharp passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 2005 at his home in Hamilton, Ont. at the age of 85. Lawrence started his cooking career at the age of 17 when his cousin, Frank Oster, “who was a fabulous cook,” took him to help in the bush camps. At the age […]
Gene Springer (Carmody), of Calgary, Alta., passed away peacefully on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2005 at the age of 75. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter, Deb Buray; son, Jim and daughter-in-law, Liz; three grandsons, Shane, Casey, and Drew; and two great-grandchildren, Jordyn and Jaiden. Also surviving are two […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Addie Oien, at the Emo Hospital in Emo, Ont. on Jan. 26, 2005. She is survived by her son, Pat Lipsette (Diane) of Florida; her daughter, Sis Steele of Devlin, Ont.; and five grandchildren, Bob Steele (Becky), […]
Building an abattoir in the west end of the district to provincial standards, rather than to more stringent federal ones, may seem tempting on paper—especially to district cattle farmers feeling the crunch from the “mad cow” crisis. For one thing, as Peter Spuzak, president of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association, […]
Dear sir: On the weekend of Jan. 15, my hockey team ventured west to Fort Frances from Thunder Bay to participate in an Emo tournament. The weather was cold, but the treatment we received was most certainly not. On Saturday, we lunched at Kettle’s Restaurant. Despite our behaviour (which can […]
Dear sir: This letter is in regards to the parking issues raised by Family and Children’s Services and 1578289 Ontario Ltd. The development stages of their complex should have had visitor parking worked into their overall plan. What did F.A.C.S. do at their old location? They certainly didn’t have 40 […]
Dear sir: I wish to compliment Diane, the driver of the handi-van, for the way she managed the incident last Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 26) when we found ourselves in the handi-van atop a snowbank on Second Street East. Yours truly, Sybil Mowe
