Each year, fire kills more than 4,500 people and injures tens of thousands of others in the United States. In Canada, more than 450 people die every year and more than 3,500 people are injured. As a firefighter, I am concerned by the tragic fires that continue to claim the […]
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Ontario has 15 species of snakes–more than any other province–but of these only one is poisonous. That is the Massasauga Rattler, which lives around Lake Huron and Georgian Bay so it is no threat to us at all. Here in the north, we have, for all practical purposes, only one […]
Terry William O’Leary, 59, of Calgary, Alta., passed away at home on Monday, Oct. 4, 1999. He was born Feb. 17, 1940 in Fort Frances, Ont. After moving from Fort Frances to Atikokan, Ont., Terry worked at both ore mines in Atikokan for several years. He also worked in Calgary […]
Douglas Frank “Doug” LaBelle, 70, of Lash Township, Ont., passed away Sunday, Oct. 3, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Jan. 2, 1929 in Emo, Ont. to the late Frank and Hazel LaBelle. Mr. LaBelle had lived all of his life in Rainy […]
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother. Don Patrick McGee passed away peacefully on the morning of Sept. 22, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with family at his side. Don was born May 1, […]
Cooling water temperatures in the fall send monster walleyes on a devouring fever. Whether the lure is a minnow imitation crankbait, leech, or red tail chub on a jig, live bait rules in fall. This is a time anglers definitely should not overlook because walleyes turn on as if old […]
One of the hardest things in life is to maintain the delicate balance between the importance and unimportance of “stuff.” You know, the ever-present stuff we store in closets and cupboards. The stuff we treasure and at the same time often resent. I can still remember a half-century ago as […]
“Learn from the past, live in the present, plan for the future.” So goes a good proverb that has stood the test of time. And then along comes “management guru” Peter Drucker, who at age 80+ and still going strong, also has stood the test of time. He writes, “In […]
Dear sir: I would like to add my congratulations to John Dutton, Carol Lyons, and the Community Auditorium Committee for a job well done. The Rainy River District now has a first-class venue for concerts and other theatrical productions. It would have been nice if the rest of the citizens […]
Doris Jewett, 74, of 725 Morrison Cres., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Oct. 28, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital. She was born April 7, 1925 in North Branch, Ont. to the late Adam and Hannah Elliott. Mrs. Jewett had lived all her life in Rainy River District. She […]
In loving memory of Arthur Fischer, 85, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away peacefully Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1999. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Else; children, Hannelore and husband, Ulke Helder, of Bergland, Ont., Ralf and wife, Odette, of Winnipeg, Man., Monika and husband, Geoff Armitstead, of […]
Bernhard (Ben) W. Krahn was born April 21, 1957 at Dryden, Ont. At the age of 15, Ben was baptized upon the confession of his faith and became a member of the Pineview Mennonite Church at Barwick, Ont. On May 4, 1978, he was joined in marriage to Jane Martin. […]
