Dorthe Victoria (Petri) Marr, 85, passed away peacefully at Emo Hospital in Emo, Ont. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004 after a short illness. Born in Beltrami County, Mn. on June 25, 1918, she immigrated with her family to the Blackhawk area in 1924. Her education was by correspondence, but mostly […]
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The party leaders have staked out their platforms, the candidates have said their piece. Now it’s our turn. Once again, residents of Rainy River District are being asked to help determine the make-up of the next Parliament in Ottawa. And if you believe the polls, our votes could be the […]
Katrina (Katie) Fedoruk, 87, of 158 Sixth St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born Oct. 26, 1916 in Fort Frances to the late Thomas and Mary Yurchuk. Katie moved to La Vallee for a […]
John Robert Madison, 91, passed away Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004 at Pinecrest Home for the Aged. He was born April 22, 1912 at his parents’ homestead near Golden Vale, Sask. He retired in June, 1974 after 39 years of teaching, the last 29 of those in the Kenora Lakehead High […]
Katrina (Katie) Fedoruk, 87, of 158 Sixth St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born Oct. 26, 1916 in Fort Frances to the late Thomas and Mary Yurchuk. Katie moved to La Vallee for a […]
Margaret Helen Hughes, 88, of 425 Nelson St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at her residence on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004. She was born April 28, 1915 in Fort Frances to the late Margaret and John McVey. She was predeceased by her first husband, David Andrew Vance in 1947; […]
The municipal council of Fort Frances has been quite forthright about the community’s financial shape. The town’s financial books may not be as rosy as they have been in the past decade, but the community’s reserves do cover its total debt. With that said, though, it must be understood those […]
Dear sir: The Ministry of Natural Resources is proposing to issue a second deer tag for hunters this fall, with the change in regulation slated to be posted on the Environment Bill of Rights in early February. Earlier, the MNR had stated the snow depth cracked the 50-cm (20-inch) mark […]
Dear editor: Wal-Mart has arrived in Fort Frances and what a great way to introduce themselves to our community. Last Thursday morning, a presentation was made to four local charities, and Friends of Animals was one of the grateful four. We cannot express enough thanks for the money received, which […]
Dear sir: In response to Gord Pyzer’s column, “Winter shaping up to be a killer for deer,” that appeared in last week’s Fort Frances Times. Well, the killer of deer in winter conditions such as we are experiencing now is the month of March, when the weather moderates enough to […]
Florence (Flo) Busby, 87, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of Green Manor here, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004 at her residence with extended family at her bedside. She was born Aug. 30, 1916 in Nuneaton, England to the late Arthur and Annie Goodman. […]
Florence (Flo) Busby, 87, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., formerly of Green Manor here, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2004 at her residence with extended family at her bedside. She was born Aug. 30, 1916 in Nuneaton, England to the late Arthur and Annie Goodman. […]
