Dear sir: I am a snowbird and have just returned to Fort Frances, hence the delay in responding to Harry Vandetti’s “Just Passing By” column of March 6. First, I would like to thank Harry for showing sympathy to Israel in their war. Also, the mentioning of all the Jewish […]
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Born to Nathan and Lonnie (nee Sultvedt) of Fossoton, Mn., a baby boy, Mason Gregory Donald, weighing 5 lbs. 12 oz. on February 26, 2002. Proud grandparents are Greg and Pauline Perreault of Fort Frances and Don and Joyce Sultvedt of Lengby, Mn. Proud great-grandmothers are Theresa Perreault of Fort […]
Roberta Joan Grimson (nee Morrison), 57, passed away at Estevan, Sask. on Monday, April 8, 2002. She is survived by her husband, Milton of Estevan, Sask.; son, Chad of Estevan, Sask.; daughter, Tara of Estevan, Sask.; brothers, Doug (Beverley) Morrison of Estevan, Sask., Michael (Heather) Morrison of Big Valley, Alta.; […]
“George Armstrong is the luckiest man I know,” J.A. Mathieu told me one day. “He gets a contract to build a highway and finds a gold mine!” The old logger could be accused of expressing some jealousy here, having just lost a lawsuit that left Armstrong as sole owner of […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
There are times on this job where I catch myself thinking how generally nice the atmosphere in this town can be. Now I know what you’re thinking right off the bat. No, I’m not on the payroll of the Town of Fort Frances to provide a public service announcement, nor […]
“Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind,” wrote Samuel Ullman at the turn of the last century. At the time, Ullman was already past 70. Furthermore, his hearing loss had forced him to retire from his business. But his retirement afforded him an opportunity […]
