Frank William Boyda, 70, of 188 Pine Cres., Atikokan, Ont., passed away suddenly Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004 at Cole Lake, Ont. Frank was born Dec. 14, 1933 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late William and Elizabeth Boyda. Frank began working at a young age for the Canadian National Railways. […]
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It is with deep sorrow that we announce the all-too-soon passing of a truly wonderful man, Robert Joseph Veran ‘RV,’ of Atikokan, Ont., who passed away with his loving family at his side after a courageous five-month battle against cancer on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2004. Born in Atikokan on Nov. […]
Bernice Evelyn Plasky, 86, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Oct. 1, 2004 at her residence. Bernice was born Oct. 10, 1917 to Sigfried and Agnes Haglund in Verndale, Mn. She was united in marriage with Charles Plasky on June 12, 1937 and together […]
It seems the newly-renovated J.W. Walker School here, which held its official grand opening last Wednesday evening, is a big hit with all concerned. True, there still may be hard feelings among some parents that three smaller schools—namely Alexander MacKenzie, Sixth Street, and Alberton Central—were closed for the sake of […]
Dear sir: In my Letter to the Editor last week, I left out a team that had won the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship twice, tying them with the Lindsays and the Lindners. That team, of course, was Jim Moynagh and Joe Thrun. To have three teams account for 60 […]
Dear editor: I am a retired American teacher. Since retirement, I have collected picture postcards of Canadian and American cities, particularly those cards which depict somewhat full views of the city. I am seeking cards of Fort Frances, and am hoping that you will print my letter and that some […]
Dear editor: The Friends of the Fort Frances Public Library held its second-annual “tag day” last Friday (Oct. 1) and it was a great success. This year, our project is raising funds to purchase new shelving for the adult section of the library, which will be a better height for […]
Dear sir: The executive of CUPE 65 (Rainycrest) insists that the board of directors and Rainycrest management stop using the media to spin public opinion against the hourly employees of Rainycrest. On Friday, Oct. 1, Mayor Dan Onichuk publicly stated on B•93’s “Talkback” show that the employees of Rainycrest should […]
Heart of gold Dear sir: Nellie is the youngest of seven girls. An older sister residing in Brandon, Man. turned 96 last month and her older, older sister will reach her 100th birthday Dec. 4. She recently moved to Fort Frances from Edmonton—a 22-hour drive that she said was hard […]
Denise Louise Gill (Williamson), 32, of Kenora, Ont., formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Friday, Oct. 1, 2004 at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora. Denise was born July 4, 1972 in Fort Frances. She was predeceased by her grandfather, Bernard James Hutchins in 1982; […]
Simone Caron, 71, of 1606 Colonization Rd. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Monday, Sept. 27 in Fort Frances. Simone was born in Ansonville, Ont. on Oct. 1, 1932, the fourth of 12 children, to Leon and Angelina Pepin. She lived in Ansonville until the age of 36, […]
Einar Nording, 92, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, passed away Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004 at La Verendrye Hospital here. He was born Nov. 2, 1911 in Gemenoker, VasterBotten, Sweden to Frederick and Sofia Nording. He came to Canada as a young man, joining his brother in […]
