There are not too many people who are really fond of spiders. Spiders have a bad rap, for several reasons. For one thing, they walk funny, with a gait which we–and the movies–have associated with evil. We hear about poisonous spiders, and there are a few, but not really very […]
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By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
The Trends Research Institute in Rhinebeck, N.Y., regularly examines over 300 trend categories. Each year, it picks the 10 biggest changes in social, economic, and political structures. This year’s group is: Several of these have moved up in rank from previous years; others are new. Personally, I would like to […]
It’s never happened before. But that really doesn’t matter because it’s happening now. The demographics of society are changing radically. As a nation and as a world, we’re growing significantly older. For tens of thousands of years, people expected to live short lives and life expectancy remained steady at less […]
Frans Ludvig Hahr entered into eternal rest in his 95th year at the Sundre Hospital in Sundre, Alta. on Friday, Feb. 25, 2000. Frans is survived by his wife, Olga Maria (Persson); son, Alf and wife, Irene, of Sundre, Alta.; daughter, Ann Moore and husband, Bill, of Lynden, Ont.; grandchildren, […]
On Friday, Feb. 25, 2000, William Druzyk Sr., 92, passed away peacefully in his sleep at his residence. Bill was born to John and Rose Druzyk on Dec. 19, 1907 in Vita, Man. He moved to Fort Frances, Ont., in 1927 and began work as a sawyer for Mando paper […]
Lottie Alvina Larocque, 102, passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2000 at Dufferin Place, Nanaimo, B.C. She was born Sept. 26, 1897 in Langford, Liberty Township, South Dakota to Otto and Baro Ottoson. The family moved to Minnesota in 1904, then Canada in 1905, settling in the Blackhawk, Ont. area. In […]
James E. (Jim) McLay of Victoria, B.C. passed away Friday, Feb. 25, 2000. Born Aug. 19, 1930 in Devlin, Ont., Jim served in the navy for several years. He was predeceased by his parents. He is survived by his six children, Lynn, Donna, Karen, Jimmy, Bobby, and Ian; brother, Alan; […]
Steve Fadyk, 72, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000 at Valley Lutheran Hospital in Mesa, Ariz., where he was a winter visitor. He was born Jan. 13, 1928 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Mary and Harry Fadyk, where he grew up. He later moved to International […]
Five individuals, two organizations, and one business were honoured last week as recipients of the “2000 Heritage Awards” handed out by the Fort Frances Museum advisory committee. Individuals nominations included •Alice Widurski (nominated for her work with the Fort Frances Historical Society); •Dr. Arend Visser (nominated for his efforts in […]
Dear editor: I was very pleased to see the coverage and picture of the snocross races held in Fort Frances last weekend. Congratulations to Johnny Lundon, Brennan Kilmister, and Brian Degagne on their achievements racing. However, I was very disappointed to see that Pinewood, Ont. is not considered local. Peter […]
Dear sir: “Come and hunt Ontario’s pristine parks” could soon festoon tourism’s advertisements aimed at attracting big bucks from south of the border if Natural Resources minister John Snobelen refuses to acknowledge the opposing and more popular opinion of “hands off the parks.” As if it was not enough that […]
Dear sir: I was disappointed once again by the obvious bias and/or ignorance your newspaper has yet again printed! I am referring to your article on last week’s snocross in which you failed to mention the fourth local competitor, Peter Fuhrer. Peter lives in Pinewood, Ont. and to the best […]
