Last August, forms from the federal government arrived in the mail for me to apply for my Canada pension and Old Age Security. They came as a shock since I really had not thought that I was “old.” To me, my mother and her friends were old—all having well passed […]
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After rolling through December with some nice, mild weather, we have been welcomed into the New Year with some real Canadian winter temperatures. It’s been so cold over the past few days that I’ve been getting flashbacks to the “polar vortex” we experienced last year. Fortunately, the long-range forecast is […]
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 […]
With the future of Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton still in limbo, the Northwest Catholic District School Board now is weighing the merits of consolidating St. Michael’s (JK-Grade 3) and St. Francis (Grade 4-8) here. Given the multi-billion-dollar deficits the province continues to face, the Ministry of […]
Dear editor: I arrived in this town in 1954. The sewer and water system was designed previous to that. The town’s construction required all weeping tile to be drained into the sanitary sewer system. It seemed to be working well at the time. However, as time progressed, so did the […]
Dear Santa: Thank you for everything you brought me for Christmas. You continually surprise me with all that you accomplish on Christmas Eve. However, you missed one thing. I didn’t receive the Stratton/Morley History Book (I have been asking for 11 years!) Were the books too heavy for your sleigh? […]
It is with great sorrow that we say goodbye to Charles Gerald Joseph Lambert, who passed on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015. Chuck was born on Nov. 23, 1968 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. to Gerald “Bucky” and Edna Lambert. Through Chuck’s many adventures, travels, and larger-than-life […]
After a short struggle with cancer, Leslie Marie Mills passed away on a sunny day at home on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 at the age of 63. She leaves behind her husband, Terry Mills; sons, Mark Gagnier (Gale), Wade Gagnier, and Steven Mills (Jennifer); six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Leslie […]
Melvin Milton Mosbeck passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 with his girls by his side. He was born April 23, 1940. He leaves behind two brothers, Cecil and Billy and a sister, Patricia Mosbeck Macdonald; and six daughters, Gwenda (Sidney Stus), Connie (Rob Chalifloux), Shelley (Leonard Kutra), Bobbi-Jo, Holly (Danny […]
Charlene Susan Snelgrove, 59, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, Dec. 26, 2014. She was born on Oct. 12, 1955. Charlene moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in October, 1993. She became part of the Community Living Fort Frances family. Charlene was known for her unique sense of humour […]
Lloyd George Degelman 78, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre in Thunder Bay, Ont. Lloyd was predeceased by his parents, Joe and Lydia Degelman; brother, Donald Degelman; and his wife of 55 years, Karen Degelman (Gagne). Lloyd is […]
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Hermina Fletcher, 76, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2014 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral arrangements are pending and a complete obituary will follow. Online condolences may be offered at www.northridgefuneralhome.com
