Mildred “Bubs” Treftlin, 82, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. She was born June 5, 1920 in Fort Frances to the late Charles and Rebecca Payne. In earlier years, Mildred worked at the Electric Bakery for a […]
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Wesley Harold Edward Johnson, 65, passed away at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital (Port Arthur) on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002. He was born March 7, 1937 in Spruce Lake, Sask. Wesley worked as a carpenter in British Columbia until his retirement. In 1995, he and his wife, Ramona, moved to Barwick, […]
Despite mediocre results, at best, with a 49.52 percent return rate, town council on Monday night voted to stick with the mail-in ballot system for the next municipal election in November, 2003. One cannot fault council for trying to generate a better voter turnout for municipal elections, which traditionally ranks […]
Dear sir: This is “the old guy with the plaid tam” again. I’ve been a bit confused lately, more confused than usual, as your eyebrows raise! It wasn’t long ago that my name was added to “Rapid Robert” and now that I have purchased my new motor bike, they have […]
Dear editor: This is in reply to Mr. George Bartlett’s recent letter thanking “whoever is responsible for the flowers” on Third Street West and at the Central Avenue intersection. As a member of the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce’s beautification committee, I want to thank Mr. Bartlett for his kind […]
Dear sir: I am concerned about some comments in a letter to the editor in the Fort Frances Times, the Rainy River Record, and the West End Weekly last week entitled “We’re killing our fishery.” The letter may have led readers to believe that the opinions of the “biologist” that […]
The names roll off the tongue like a who’s who of auto racing giants. Gilles Villeneuve. Alain Prost. Dale Earnhardt. Richard Petty. A.J. Foyt. And, in my mind, the greatest of them all, Mario Andretti. I was fortunate enough to grow up watching all of these legends on TV, battling […]
Spike Struve and Dan McCarthy may have been among our best-liked businessmen after they set out to prove there could be dollars in dealing with the commercial fishermen of Rainy Lake. Spike was a Canadian and Dan an American, establishing their popular fish house and dock on the upper river […]
