It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sally (Mum). She was born Oct. 15, 1933 in Lash Township, southeast of Emo, Ont., and left us to our memories on Jan. 10, 2015. Sally attended school at Lash #10 and Alysworth, and then graduated from Fort Frances […]
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Lena Winik, 92, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances. Lena was born Aug. 5, 1922 to Oliver and Mary Cholette in Notre Dame Du Nord, Que. The ninth of 11 children, Lena was […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Martin Grinsell announces his passing on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, at the age of 79, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Marty was born June 8, 1935 in Fort Frances, Ont. He is survived by his wife, Arlene, of 52 […]
Wanda Duffy, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
It is with deep sadness that the family announces the passing of Martin Lawrence Grinsell on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. A celebration of life for Marty will be held at a later date. A complete obituary will follow.
Sharon Gail Plourde, 77, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully, with her loved ones by her side, on Monday, Jan. 12, 2015. Sharon was born in Fort Frances on Sept. 28, 1937 to Henry and Stella Dick, and lived here all her life. Sharon was united in marriage on […]
Sometimes when you write a story, facts and figures conflict and may or may not be accurate. I take, for instance, information that was published in the Fort Frances Times on Nov. 5 when the minister of natural resources and forestry revealed that Expera had been offered more than 700,000 […]
I love all kinds of pickles–sweet dill pickles, pickled beets, gherkins, capers, pickled eggs, pickled cauliflower, green tomato pickles, bread and butter pickles, “stackers,” and especially my mother’s homemade pickles. According to legend, pickles have been spicing up otherwise bland meals for more than 4,000 years, when the people of […]
I must confess—I am a rule follower. I never harboured any notions of being a rebel while I was growing up. I didn’t stay out late to break curfew. I was a relatively well-behaved teenager. I struggle, as an adult, to enter a building through the exit, like at Home […]
