Roland Roy, 79, of 1301 Emo Road, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, March 5, 1998 at his residence in Fort Frances. Roland was born June 4, 1918 in Fort Frances, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roy of Virginia, Mn. he attended school at St. Mary’s […]
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In one way, I love the Winter Olympics; and it was a mountain-top experience going to Nagano, Japan at the end of every day last month for an incredible show of athletic skill. But in another way, I hate those competitions. Somehow, I just can’t stand all that loss and […]
Joseph Elmer Wilson, 83, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, March 2, 1998 at his residence. Joe was born July 18, 1914 to the late William Wilson and Margaret Wilson (nee Watson). He was born and raised in the Fort Frances […]
Joseph Elmer Wilson, 83, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, March 2, 1998 at his residence. Joe was born July 18, 1914 to the late William Wilson and Margaret Wilson (nee Watson). Joe was born and raised in the Fort Frances […]
Ronald David Jourdain, 53, long-time resident of Vancouver, B.C., passed away unexpectedly there Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998. Ronald was born Dec. 26, 1944 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Lillian Jourdain of Couchiching First Nation, Ont. He was raised in Couchiching but later moved to Vancouver in his youth, where he […]
Lily Louisa Taylor, 96, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital. She was born April 15, 1901 in Bristol, England to the late Alfred and Julia Denford. Mrs. Taylor came to Canada in 1924 […]
Michal “Mike” Kepinski, 76, of 936 Portage Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital. He was born April 27, 1921 in Zabin, Poland. Mr. Kepinski came to Canada on Nov. 24, 1950 and later settled in Fort Frances. He had worked as […]
Andrew Roy Hogan, 81, of 607 Armit Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances. Andy was born March 24, 1916 in International Falls, Mn. to William and Senja Hogan of Emo, Ont. His father was a pioneering entrepreneur […]
Dear editor: Those who believe that Saddam Hussein can be negotiated with do not understand the criminal mind. Saddam understands only one logic–the law of the bullet. He attained, retained, and sustains his power by killing. It was not U.N. sanctions that have killed so many of “Saddam’s children.” Saddam […]
Dear sir: Sometime ago, a letter had been written to you questioning whether anything could be done to “help the kids hanging around the pool hall,” since it appeared that those young persons complained of having nothing to do. The author of that letter wrote it in the context of […]
Dear sir: The story of my life as I am, and as will be in the years to come . . . . In 1973, a child was born into this world as it is. It is very rough back in the world we live in. There are some people […]
Dear Mr. Behan: Often, the relationship between schools and their neighbours is less than cordial. This is not the case at St. Michael’s School. We are blessed with many wonderful and thoughtful neighbours. These special people spent many hours this winter gathering materials for rink boards, and building, flooding, and […]
