Leo Fedorchuk, 78, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1999. He was born July 18, 1921 in Arbakka, Man. to the late Paul and Daria Fedorchuk. During World War II, Leo served with the Royal Canadian […]
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In loving memory of Kenneth Paul “Ken” Sandmoen, aged 82, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away suddenly on Monday, Sept. 20, 1999 at LaVerendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances., Ont. Ken is survived by his wife Susan, daughter Beverly Sandmoen of Fort Frances, Ont., his special granddaughter, Melissa Ogden, […]
Dorothy May Kells, nee Easton, of Escott, Ont., passed away at Brockville General Hospital on Thursday, Sept. 16, 1999. She was born in Rainy River District on May 23, 1911 and married to the late Harry Lee Kells. Dorothy was the loving mother of Patricia Schaper of Houston, Texas, and […]
In loving memory of Wilena Frederica Runkowski, aged 88, of 550 Osborne Street, Fort Frances, who passed away peacefully at her residence on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1999. Wilena is survived by her nephews Ralph Eggen of Crown Point, Indiana and Bogdan Fraczkiewicz of Fort Frances and their families. Wilena was […]
Dear sir: In response to the article, “Clinic in hunt for more doctors,” that appeared in the Fort Frances Times on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 1999, I would like to clarify and correct the information that was reported. •The Health Professionals Recruitment Tour, not “team,” is sponsored by the ministries of […]
Dear sir: A friend suggested I visit the new Townshend Theatre, which he said was a real credit to a community of our size. I took his advice and was in complete agreement with this assessment! Whenever I hear the name Townshend, my personnel computer triggers my memory button. I […]
Dear Mr. Editor: A Minute of Silence, a Moment of Sound–these are the watchwords of the United Nations International Peace Day. On the third Tuesday of September at noon, people throughout the world are invited to join the delegates of the United Nations General Assembly in a minute of silence […]
Dear sir: Hi, it’s me again, Joey Lee, and I just wanted to let everyone know what a great time I had at the “Bassin for Bucks” tournament in Sioux Narrows last weekend. Although we didn’t do all that great, it meant a lot to me that my step-dad, Rod […]
Dear editor: The Ministry of Natural Resources has directed forest planning management teams to defy the law by relaxing the 260-hectare legal limit on the size of clearcuts. In part, this is compensation in exchange for the forest companies’ co-operation in fulfilling the “Lands for Life” mandate. Moreover, the MNR […]
Bicycles are associated with more childhood injuries than any other consumer product other than the automobile. Each year in Canada and the United States, hundreds of children aged 14 and under are killed in bicycle-related accidents and more than 400,000 are injured. Some 90 percent of bicycle-related deaths are the […]
I suppose the Mallard is the most familiar duck in the northern hemisphere. That grey body, brilliant green head, and substantial size are its distinguishing marks. If you need more, the red breast, the white collar, and the orange feet and legs will give you some more confirmation. The female […]
Lately, for some reason, I’ve been thinking a lot about success in life. What it is? Who has it and who doesn’t? And who sets the criteria? People have such different ideas about success. Some spell it $uccess. Some dilly-dally with it, never really defining it for themselves at all. […]
