Born to Leslie and Sherry, nee Wagler, of Mine Centre, Ont., a baby girl, Wendy Grace, weighing 6 lbs. 2 oz. on June 19, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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In loving memory of Jeffrey Louis Shoemaker, who was suddenly taken from us on Monday, June 24, 2002. Jeff was born March 18, 1988 in Fort Frances, Ont. He loved camping, four-wheeling, snowmobiling, baseball, video games, music, and W.W.F. wrestling. He leaves behind to mourn his father, Jonathan; mother Donna […]
Linda J. Burnet passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 22, 2002 in Fort Frances, Ont.; her husband of 36 years, R.J., at her side. Linda was born in St. Thomas, Ont. 57 years ago. She was raised by Harold and Jean Winter from Tillsonburg. She is survived by her immediate family, […]
The abrupt loss of the “Blue Box” service here last week, though well-publicized for several months prior to June 30, still clearly hit a nerve among Fort Frances residents. On the plus side, that means more and more people are used to recycling—and have accepted programs like the “Blue Box” […]
Dear editor: As so many others in our community, I was shocked and saddened to hear our “Blue Box” services were being discontinued. I understand the economic rationalization but I believe that, ecologically, it’s a real step backwards for Fort Frances. Every Sunday night, I have looked up and down […]
Dear Mr. Editor, Re: “Everyone appreciates people like ‘Bud’” by Harry Vandetti. I think Mr. Vandetti should have verified his “story” from Byrtle Kovachenko before going to press. Nelson Brown and many others are good neigbours of ours. Nelson did lose animals—two small pigs and a donkey. They managed to […]
Dear editor: Recently, myself and five other friends made a fishing trip from Wisconsin and Minnesota to Ontario. On our way through Fort Frances, we had the misfortune of having the axle break on one of our boat trailers. Within five minutes, a very nice young local couple had come […]
To the editor: Re: Condition of the Crow Rock landing and road, which was badly damaged on June 10 by the storm. I called the ministry June 28 and spoke to the person in charge of road repair. I told her the road and landing at Crow Rock were badly […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
With so much sunshine following our floods, it becomes appropriate right now to stop and remember Estevan, Sask., officially saluted as the “Sunshine Capital of Canada” at the time we joined it in community twinship about 15 summers ago. It had been nationally decided to pair up towns of similar […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
The game of horseshoes is a fun pastime. One more time—horseshoes is a recreational activity between family and friends of all ages. Got that? Good, now let’s talk about how bragging rights—and a mild sum of money—can turn the friendliest of games into a feisty competition. While most people were […]
