Jack Steinke Dear editor: Thanks to the Fort Frances Times for allowing us to air concerns about parking at Rainycrest. Even though handicapped ramps for parking lots are in use everywhere, it seems that Riverside Health Care management cannot afford a ramp at the Rainycrest parking lot. They have listened […]
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Shar Gilbert Hello Mike: I was unable to respond to your weekly poll question as there was no applicable answers offered. Most unfortunately, the question that was posed (“Are teachers right to boycott the FFHS graduation ceremony?”) was both misleading and inaccurate. It was not a question based on facts […]
Carol Ann Langford, 75, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Friday, June 24, 2016. Carol was born Dec. 22, 1940 in Fort Frances to Reg and Ann Langford. She lived in Fort Frances all of her life. She worked for Stedmans and Mel Newman as a young woman, then […]
Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of Michael George McPherson, 59, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at his residence. Mike was born July 22, 1956 in Fort Frances to the late Arnold and Pat McPherson. He worked as a contractor for many years, starting his […]
HUGHES-SWIRE-Born to Savannah Hughes and Dylan Swire, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Emmett James, weighing 8 lbs 3 oz. on June 14, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
PROVENZANO-Born to Taylor Lesperance and Jordan Provenzano, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Brooklyn Jean, weighing 6 lbs. 14 oz., on June 14, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
CHIVERS-WILSON-Born to Rob and Jenny, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a girl, Brantlee Violet, weighing 9 lbs. 10 oz., on June 12, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
I am writing this “Moos” column by candlelight Sunday night since our hydro was out for the second time that day. We certainly saw some crazy thunderstorm activity over the weekend. Luckily, we seemed to be on the edge of the hail earlier Sunday and I drove as fast as […]
Facebook and Twitter were alive with photos and memories of dads on Sunday. I didn’t post anything, but the number of memories of fathers got me to thinking about the impact my father had on my life. I remember a saying he often used: “If everyone is thinking and saying […]
I was thinking of heroes the other day—heroes whom I admired while I was in my “impressionable years.” I’m still impressionable so while I was watching the eulogies for the passing of Muhammad Ali and felt the ache at the loss of Gordie Howe, and the reminder that time marches […]
When the FLW Tour fishing season started back in early February down at Lake Okeechobee in Florida, I couldn’t count down the days fast enough until it was time to hit the road. Getting a break from winter was welcomed, and the opportunity to put the boat in the water […]
