Alexander Khober passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2014 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan, Ont. He was born Oct. 9, 1932 in Barwick, Ont. to Lydia and Alexander Khober. He was raised on the family farm in Blackhawk, Ont. with his nine siblings. Alex had a variety of jobs. […]
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Elda (Ilda) Kennedy (nee Lind) passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 at her home at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Sept. 18, 1922 in Rainy River, Ont. She was married to Edwin Kennedy in 1943 and became the mother of six stepchildren, Alan Kennedy, Vivian […]
Dear editor: Winter athletes had four years to prepare for the 2014 Winter Olympics being held in Sochi, Russia. But for the curling competition, 16 teams were picked by points accumulated in the four-year period, then they played off at the “Roar of the Rings” in Winnipeg. After round-robin play, […]
The Olympic Winter Games are set to begin in Sochi, Russia yet there seems to be a decided lack of excitement among Canadians as our athletes get ready to take on the world. True, whatever plays out in Sochi will never match the “high” the country experienced four years ago […]
Elda (Ida) Kennedy (nee Lind) passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 at her home at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Sept. 18, 1922 in Rainy River, Ont. She was married to Edwin Kennedy in 1943 and became the mother of six stepchildren, Alan Kennedy, Vivian […]
Don Clement passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 with his family by his side. As per Don’s wishes, there will be no funeral. The family has headed to the lake to spend time together. A celebration of Don’s life will take place at their lake home in the summer. A […]
Helen Audette, 74, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly at her home on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. She was born May 16, 1939 in Fort Frances to mother, Lena, and step-father, Nick Budko. She lived in Fort Frances all of her life. She was united in marriage to Andre […]
I am a big fan of knitting. Do you knit? I taught myself to knit when I was 20. I call it therapy—perfect therapy—but at 20, I didn’t know it was therapy. I thought it was just a bunch of stitches cast on that took a few tries to get […]
My childhood home was the second one built on the 800 block of Third Street East in Fort Frances. Art Debenedet had built the first home, which stood at the corner of Third and Frenette Avenue. There was another home at the corner of Third and Shevlin without any between. […]
Ice fishing. I tried it for the first time two weekends ago, and all I’ve thought about since is how much fun I had and “When can we go again?” Where have I been all my life that I didn’t try ice fishing until now? I live in Northwestern Ontario […]
This past week, NDP leader Tom Mulcair wrapped up his tour across Canada that focused on consulting with individuals, families, small businesses, and local governments to find ways to make life more affordable for Canadians. Let me explain the kind of things we heard during his stop in Thunder Bay—and […]
