Dear sir: This letter is to the person(s) who came into my yard late Saturday evening (April 6) and stole my 11-year-old son’s skateboard “Grind Rail.” It is made of steel tubing, is six feet long and painted black, and is quite heavy, which leads me to believe that a […]
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Dear Mr. Editor: I have come back several times on foot back into Fort Frances since they opened the new Customs facility on our side of the border. I am writing to comment on how another set of lights is so needed for the safety of those pedestrians, such as […]
Howard Reesman passed away peacefully in Calgary, Alta. on Wednesday, April 3, 2002 at the age of 94 years at the Father Lacombe Nursing Home. He was predeceased by his wife, Bea (Lottie Beatrice), nee Hutchings; two brothers, Homer and Harold; and sister, Reba. Born in Kirksville, Mo., Howard grew […]
Anson Boshkaykin, 90, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence Sunday, March 31, 2002. He was born March 15, 1912 in Turtle River, Ont. Anson had lived most of his life in Seine River. He had worked as a trapper, […]
The family of Wilfred F. Lockman sorrowfully announce his passing on Tuesday, March 26, 2002 in Winnipeg, Man. following a brief illness. Wilf was born Sept. 18, 1923 in Hillsburg Municipality, Man. But at an early age, he moved with his family to a farm north of La Vallee, Ont. […]
Daniel Francis Leroy Sheppard, better known as Roy, passed away unexpectedly March 13, 2002 at the Midland General Hospital while recovering from surgery. His granddaughter, Dawn-Marie, and great-granddaughter, Regan, were beside him. Roy was born to Francis and Bridget Catherine (O’Leary) Sheppard in Toronto, Ont. on Feb. 22, 1921. At […]
Under the “Oh no, not again” file . . . Yes, that dreaded “T” word is being floated around again by town leaders. As in “twinning” Fort Frances with another town/city. Also as in “time (and money) wasted.” This time around, 10 years after our last foray with “twinning,” Fort […]
Dear sir: When I fell on ice on west Scott Street, a group of men driving truck tapped their horns to help when care was needed. The fact the truck drivers were alert enough to call out for help was commendable and I do thank them. I don’t know who […]
Dear sir: I am confused. I wonder who are the terrorists? Are they the individuals who strap explosives to their bodies and blow themselves up in the hope that they might kill some of the people who have stolen part of their country? Or are they the young, trained soldiers […]
Dear sir: I have been following the ongoing no-smoking debate in the Fort Frances Times on-line. I was born in town and since we in Toronto already have had this shoved down our throats by the internationally renowned idiots who run Toronto city council, I thought I might add my […]
Dear sir: After reading Dr. Sarsfield’s rant in the March 20 issue of the Times, I felt compelled, once again, to weigh in and voice an opinion on the smoking/non-smoking debate raging in Fort Frances. The first question that came to my mind after reading the article was “Who Doesn’t […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
In between the carnivals and circuses that used to arrive every summer, Fort Frances would welcome an assortment of “barnstormers,” as they were known elsewhere, so our New Atlantis never lacked for thrills and entertainment long before TV was born! These performers were regularly fall, winter, or early spring visitors […]
