Dear editor: I just want to get something off my chest regarding the current gas and diesel oil prices. And while I’m at it–a bit about “outshopping.” I would like to make a point regarding the purchase of gas in the United States. If one is going that way for […]
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To the editor: I was wondering why the wayside washrooms have to be open so late in the spring and closed too early in the fall. We travel to Thunder Bay three times a week because I’m on hemo-dialysis. Those washrooms sure would come in handy. So why can’t they […]
Dear editor: They say small towns are filled with rumours and small talk, and stories spread like wildfire, especially in Fort Frances. Well, I’ve never appreciated this more than on Friday, March 3 when my eight-year-old son, Kevin, failed to return home after school. By 5 p.m., I had called […]
Each year in Canada, people are injured and others are killed by accidents that could have been prevented. In fact, 90 percent of all accidents are predictable and, with proper education, largely preventable. Falling into an open manhole or sewer, being crushed by some heavy item, or injured because you […]
When we think of the birds of spring, we usually think of the robin or some other nice one. But actually, the bird which comes back to us really early is the crow. You usually can hear him long before the snow has gone. In almost any other situation, the […]
On Tuesday, March 7, 2000, Gordon Galbraith, of R.R.#2, Emo, Ont., passed away peacefully in his sleep at the Emo Hospital. Gordon was born to Richard and Jeanette Galbraith on June 28, 1929 in Fort Frances, Ont. He attended school in LaVallee, Ont., and spent all his life in Rainy […]
Kenneth Carl Bebee passed away peacefully March 4, 2000 at the Extended Care Wing of the Atikokan General Hospital, where he had been a resident for the past six years. He was born Dec. 25, 1916 in Linton, N.D. He moved to Canada with his family when he was three […]
Mervin Hayes, 62 years, of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away peacefully Friday, March 3, 2000 at Thunder Bay Regional Hospital (Port Arthur) after a brief battle with cancer. Mervin was born Sept. 20, 1937 in Miscampbell, Ont. He will be remembered as a jack-of-all-trades–a putterer, who, with torch or carpenter’s […]
Albert Kehl, 89, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence Friday, March 3, 2000. He was born March 10, 1910 in Chapple Municipality, Shenston Township, Ont. to the late Frederick and Katherine Kehl. During WWII, Albert served overseas with the Royal Canadian […]
In loving memory of Gladys “Tucky” Elizabeth (Gorham) Polenske, who passed away Wednesday, March 1, 2000 at her home. Gladys was born at home in Rainy River, Ont. on Sept. 24, 1924 to Ruth and Ambrose Gorham and big sister, Charlotte. As a child and young adult, she loved the […]
Dear sir: It is a well-known fact that the Anglican parish in Fort Frances is in a state of turmoil with a serious dispute taking place between some members of that congregation and the Diocesan authorities. I have remained neutral in this matter, and have no intention of becoming involved […]
