Dear Mike: We would like to make people, parents of young children in particular, aware of the dangers of sliding near the water tower in the west end of town. This past Saturday, our three-year-old son nearly slid into the river, stopping only a couple of feet away on the […]
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As most everyone knows by now, after last Saturday, Fort Frances will be forever known to Canadians as the only town in the country to have been founded by the Simpsons. It all started when CBC correspondent Allen Abel, wrapping up a brief live interview with Sambo Fedoruk, captain of […]
Every time you pass the old Fort Frances High School, ask yourself a question: would Rusty Green want to buy that red brick mountain? As it stands here today, big, beautiful, and abandoned—with nobody seemingly interested in whether it lives or dies—why would anyone covet it? And who was Rusty […]
It’s getting a little too easy to be taken in by the romanticist’s view of ice hockey in Canada at this time of year. It’s something CBC’s “Hockey Day in Canada” has been known for in its past two broadcasts: strip down the role of big money and fame, or […]
There’s still time to purchase tickets for the “Sweater of your choice” raffle, organized by the Emo/La Vallee Community Cen-tre fundraising committee, which will be made Jan. 19. The sweater is being hand-knitted by Gail Patterson. After a break for the yuletide season, “Wheels to Meals” resumed its activities last […]
Morning is my favourite time of the day. I love to sip my coffee leisurely, while I check the weather channel. Today it was cold, but sunny. A perfect day! But what really makes my morning fun is exercise. Three times a week, I go to strength training classes. And […]
Pastor Robert Ek, 74, of Nickel Lake, Ont., passed away as a result of an accident near his residence Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002. Born and raised in rural southern Minnesota, he attended Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Mn., following a brief term of service in the U.S. Armed Forces. […]
In loving memory of Verda Beadle, 79, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002 with her family by her side. Verda was born April 25, 1922 in Burriss Township, Ont. to Glen and Susan Norris. She was united in marriage […]
Polly (Basaraba) Korman, 98, of Fort Frances, Ont., a resident of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, passed away Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002 at her residence. Polly was born Nov. 21, 1903 in Gimli, Man. to John and Catherine Basaraba. On July 12, 1919, she was united in marriage to Nick […]
