Blueberries. In a pie, muffins, blueberry crisp, on your morning cereal, or straight up by the handful, right off the bush. You can’t beat ‘em. They are truly one of the real treats of living in the north. Of course anything worthwhile takes some effort. With blueberries it’s picking them. […]
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Dear editor: We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to the people of Barwick and Chapple’s Centennial Committee for a great celebration! Barwick looked great, the parade was unique, meals were very tasty, hospitality super, great fireworks, visiting with old friends, and many more things that we shall not soon […]
Dear Editor: Bell Canada’s feeble excuse for poor service in Bears Pass is laughable. By claiming that recently installed equipment works 100 percent but doesn’t communicate with other equipment makes me wonder. If I need a hearing aid, do I go to an optometrist? Sincerely, John Bekeris
Dear sir: My aunt’s maiden name was Jones. She lived in a village called Tingrith in Bedfordshire, England many years ago. I am trying to find her because I have received information that she is in Fort Frances somewhere. She served in the W.R.N.S during the second world war and […]
Mr. Norman Lyle Meyers of Wildwood, Alta. passed away Monday, Aug. 16, 1999 at the age of 51. Left to mourn his loss and cherish his memory are his loving wife, Linda; and his daughter, Nona and husband, Murray Bratt, and their children, Sandra, Brian, and Laura, all of Hinton, […]
On Sunday, August 15, 1999, Irene WIlliamson passed away at the Victoria Hospital, Winnipeg. Irene was born Sept. 11, 1906 in Clandeboye, Manitoba to Alexander and Sarah Jane McBain. She married John Clarence (Kelly) Williamson July 6, 1929, and over the years they made their home in Griswold, Clandeboye, Portage […]
With great sadness the family of Lloyd Robert Tilley of Blackhawk, ON, mourn his passing at home at age 64, on Saturday, August 14, 1999 after suffering from a long illness. In his earlier years he did what he enjoyed most as a hunting and fishing guide. He cherished and […]
Minnie Susanna (Min) Caspersen, born in London, England in 1903, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early hours of Monday, July 12, 1999 at Cascade Residence (CR2) at Burnaby General Hospital. She was predeceased by her husband, Harald (1978); her son, Donald (1990); her grandson, David (1994); and […]
Dear sir: To that dear young whipper-snapper who wrote the piece on Vern O’Donnell and his grandkids in last week’s Times. For a young whipper-snapper you must be to cast vile aspersions on the facts by suggesting Mr. O’Donnell is less than a legend in anyone’s mind. Not just his […]
To the editor: The letter in the Fort Frances Times on Aug. 4/99, entitled “Fed Up,” was not submitted by me! The opinions expressed in no way reflect my views. Signed, Bill Baranowski
Dear editor: We would like to thank the volunteers, the organizing committee, and the people of Barwick and Chapple for an outstanding job during the weekend of the 100th birthday party. Also to the Jacksons and the Woolseys for the pancake breakfasts. It was a weekend we will long remember. […]
