I’m a traditionalist. Always have been, probably always will be. This isn’t to suggest I abhor change, preferring instead to wallow in the status quo. Rather, I just shy away from change for change’s sake–especially when it comes to things or institutions that have been around for a long time. […]
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Most services that impact you and me day-by-day are delivered at the local government level.Provincial politicians used to decide on the programs and make the rules. Municipal governments dispensed them. But it’s all changing fast. Instead of playing delivery boy, municipal governments are now service managers. Councils shape services according […]
By Sam Anderson
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
You probably all have seen and heard of new products on the market that are supposed to help you catch fish. The latest of these products has been computer games. Famous bass organizations and hunt clubs have commercials on TV getting you to purchase their latest video, or should I […]
I know a little bit about centering a ball of clay. Or not centering it. As a young housewife, I took a night class in a western Canadian city and I still remember the feel of the clay in my hand. Making a pinch pot. Firing it. Glazing it. And […]
The Café in Hooterville was simply buzzing when I walked in the other morning. Puddin’ Pye was tipped back in the head chair at the debating table, his cup out for his third refill. “Well sir, let me tell you, did ya’ see it?” quizzed the Hooterville Sage in a […]
Word has been received that Helen Toth, a former resident of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at the Grace Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. on March 29, 1999. She was predeceased by her husband, Bela, in July, 1994. She was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1909. After the Second World War, […]
Ethel Dora Paterson of Scarborough, Ont., formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at Scarborough General Hospital surrounded by family on Saturday, March 27, 1999. She was born Jan. 17, 1913 to the late Arthur and Louise Message in Schreiber, Ont., where she received her early education. After completion […]
Doris W. Thayer, 99, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, March 27, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Doris was born Feb. 24, 1900 in Coudersport, Penn. to the late Horace Vredenburg and Minnie Quimby. On Nov. 28, 1920, she was […]
Louis Celos Boileau, of 660 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, March 25, 1999 peacefully at home with family members by his side. Louis, 78, was born in Fort Frances on Sept. 21, 1920 to Jean-Baptiste Boileau and Marie Louise Blais. He was predeceased by his parents, […]
On Sunday, March 21, 1999, Gerald Ryan passed away peacefully at Concordia Hospital in Winnipeg, Man. He was born March 25, 1930 in St. Vital, man. Gerald is survived by his wife, Aileen; son, Warren; daughter, Linda; son-in-law, David (Turgeon); and grandchildren, Matheson, MacKenzie, and Lindsey Dale. He also is […]
Wesley Harland passed away peacefully at home after 94 years of service and commitment to his family and friends. Wesley had the good fortune of marrying Agnes Lee on July 25, 1934 in Hazelcliffe, Sask. Agnes and Wesley together raised five children. Wesley remains a mentor and friend to their […]
