Our ’50s and ’60s were well populated by UFOs! (most called them flying saucers and scoffers said “sun spots!”) Unidentified flying objects, as they became officially and seriously known, were being sighted everywhere, and our border skies must have been among their favourites haunts because almost every lake dweller here […]
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I recently visited the Warroad Pioneer newspaper office and met up with one of Cal Marvin’s sons, who was picking up the new Warroad senior hockey photo. The Warroad Lakers hockey team still exists but with a different name—the Islanders. And they’re on the trail for another Allan Cup title. […]
Spring cleaning is long gone from our house, but I still remember the smell of a “clean” house as a girl. Oh how we cleaned every nook and cranny. We scrubbed the closet shelves of “spare bedrooms” that were never used. We hung the parlor rug on the clothesline and […]
The local campus of Confederation College has scored another coup with the formal announcement Saturday that it and colleges in Minnesota will be able to share courses via videoconferencing starting this fall. Better still, all Confederation College campuses already linked by Contact North also can access the network thanks to […]
Dear editor: There was a time when I was quite proud to work for the Ministry of Natural Resources. Now I am not so sure. It has been a long and rocky road of downsizing, privatization, and starving budgets since 1992. The Harris regime has added yet another round of […]
Dear editor: Re: No-smoking bylaw Seven years ago, I seized an opportunity to build a business in Emo and provide service (i.e., convenience store) for the community and surrounding area. I relied solely on the continued support of my husband, family, hard work, long hours, and my customers to make […]
To the editor: I would like to make a few observations/comments regarding the current smoking/no smoking battle being waged in the Kenora/Rainy River districts. It appears to me the solution is a no-brainer, not all “public” places should be non-smoking. Restaurants/dining rooms should be smoke-free as there quite often are […]
Dear editor, Re: “Flaherty only supporter of north, says supporter” (Feb. 27, 2002) I was surprised to read Craig Nuttall’s letter comparing the political records of Jim Flaherty and Ernie Eves in the race to become the next leader of the PC party and premier of Ontario. Mr. Nuttall attacks […]
Dear sir: Whatever happened to people having a choice on how they live their life? I am a smoker. I have been going for coffee every day for years with a group of friends at a restaurant that used to be smoking but is now smoke-free. I still go to […]
Dear editor: On Monday morning, I heard an unsettling news item on CBC Radio. It was reported that a scientific study has found we can expect to have yearly infestations of forest tent caterpillars in Northwestern Ontario. The reason given was that the insects and viruses that can keep the […]
Elizabeth Helen McBride, 72, of 1809 5th Ave. E., International Falls, Mn., passed away at Falls Memorial Hospital in International Falls. She was born Dec. 3, 1929 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Alex and Leona Armit. She grew up and attended school in Fort Frances. In 1948, she was united […]
Bert Bosse, 44, of 525 Second St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital. He was born April 29, 1957 in St. Quenten, N.B. In 1985, Bert settled in Fort Frances, where he had lived since. He had worked as a self-employed […]
