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 […]
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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 […]
Emo once again hosted a wonderful weekend of “Holly Daze!” The parade was just awesome! Maddie and Marlee each brought a friend along and this year with our “dog” theme, we not only tossed out candy canes but milk bones for all the dogs watching the parade! Marlee’s friend, Ella, […]
Ice-fishing really has evolved over the past couple of decades when you consider that we’ve gone from sitting on a bucket using tree branches for strike indicators to having insulated portable shelters, power augers, and high-end graphite rods. The annual St. Paul Ice Show took place this past weekend and […]
Fort Frances Coun. Ken Perry must be applauded for his relentless efforts to highlight the ludicrous situation revolving around railroad taxation in Ontario. As Coun. Perry repeatedly has pointed out in several letters to the editor over the past three weeks, Fort Frances currently receives just $3,623 annually from the […]
Jacklynne Faragher-Guimond Dear editor: Remember when a “menu” was something one drooled over while deciding what to order for dinner? Today, the world of technology uses that word (menu) on electronic devices, supposedly to be helpful. I am all for “helpful” and I have practised patience many times while waiting […]
Coun. Ken Perry Dear editor: In order to realize what it is that I have been speaking of in my last two letters to the editor, one needs to understand the scope of the problem. The numbers are staggering and, if I would have begun the first letter with numbers, […]
Dino Morelli, 77, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Dino was born on June 6, 1939 in Aiello Calabro, Italy to Domenico and Rosina Morelli. The family immigrated to Canada in 1953, settling in Fort Frances. […]
