It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dianna Engstrom on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 at Squamish General Hospital in Squamish, B.C. after many years of battling cancer. She was surrounded daily by her family and many close friends. Dianna is survived by her son, Doug (Barbara); […]
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I am compelled to take photos of old abandoned houses. I can’t help myself. I used to have my camera in my car specifically for this purpose whenever I was behind the wheel. Now I have an iPhone that simplifies the process, though the quality of my photos may have […]
“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” A.A. Milne, of “Winnie the Pooh” fame, penned that quote long ago. But I’ll bet you a box of chocolate-covered cherries he stole it from his wife, Dorothy, when he overheard her whispering what he […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Irene Lillian Huntley announces her passing on Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Rainycrest Long Term Care, Fort Frances, Ontario. Irene was born on January 7, 1933 in Eriksdale, Manitoba to Arthur and Abelone Izzard. She came to Fort Frances in the […]
It is with great sadness the family announces the sudden passing of Lyle Martin, 79, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Lyle was born on April 6, 1937 in Devlin, Ont. to Alex and Eileen Martin. He was united in […]
With great sadness, the family announces the passing of Robert “Bob” Hebert, 62, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances with his family by his side. Bob is survived by his son, Michael; and stepdaughter, Jenny (Matt) and his granddaughter, Charlie, […]
Katherine Ivah Anderson passed away quietly and peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 at the age of 57 after a brief illness with cancer. Kathy was predeceased by her father, Alan. She is survived by mother, Inez (Bob McLean); siblings, Linda Madigan (Mark), Dan, Doug, and Kevin (Caryn Myers) and […]
Most of the time I would be ever so grateful to be one or two inches taller. For a short time when I was 10 years old, I towered above everyone else in my class at Sixth Street School. Alas, then my growth hormones decided they had better things to […]
Driving through Fort Frances on Sunday evening, I was surprised by all the outdoor lights that are illuminating yards in our community. From large blow-up snowmen to white lit deer and moose and dancing lights across the front of homes, the darkness that falls shortly after four in the afternoon […]
“I laughed so hard my water broke . . . and I’m not even pregnant.” A story goes with those words—words I recently found inside a card at a card shop, but not just any card shop. Let me explain. Le Tablier Blanc was a card shop on College Street […]
