Since arriving in Florida about a week ago, I have been following the weather back home and it looks like things still haven’t really shaped up. Although I’m not going to complain about the weather here in Florida, I can tell you it’s been anything by tropical here, as well. […]
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The wintery weather is really getting to me—especially the wind! As I approach calving time, it actually makes me tired just thinking about the extra work the cold causes. I finally moved my cows home in preparation for calving. Of course, the wind was whipping across the big open field […]
Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an old woman some day—and it’s still a goal I hope to achieve. Maybe it was because I admired my Grandma Moser so much. I loved going to Grandma’s house and as far as I could tell, so did everyone else. […]
Down here on The Beach, our daily routine over coffee covers much the same territory as it does everywhere else old toots congregate. Just the accents are different. “How y’all doin’ this mawnin’, J.D.,” I asked a native ’Baman (Alabama), lapsing into a drawl he could understand. “Well, sir, let […]
Dear Mike: We on the Fort Frances Public Library Board are very much aware of the challenges facing our town. We appreciate the effort of councillors as they wrestle with the budget. That having been said, as reported in the press, one councillor recently made inaccurate statements. Unfortunately, that could […]
Dear editor: The topic of conversation everywhere you go these days is the very long cold spell we’ve had in December and January. But we really have nothing to complain. If you watch the news, you’ll see that the weather they’ve been getting east, west, and south of us is […]
Dear editor: I find it ridiculous that with the town’s budget being reduced again, the soft services are the first to be diminished (“Council sets sights on service cuts,” Jan. 22). The library, for example, accounts for approximately two percent of the town’s budget, yet is a constant target of […]
It is with great sadness we inform you that Erna (Geissler) Hodgson of Stratton, Ont., beloved wife, mother, and Oma, passed away Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014 at the age of 71 after an unexpected illness. Erna lived in Northwestern Ont. since emigrating from Germany in the early 1960s; she has […]
We are sad to announce the sudden passing of our dear mother and grandmother, Marguerite Husser, at the age of 79. She was born May 3, 1934 in Bischholtz, France to the late Catherine (Froehlich) and Michel Jung. At a young age, she experienced first-hand the ravages of World War […]
Wilfred “Willie” Woods, 69, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014 with his beloved daughter at his side. He was surrounded by family and his dearest friends throughout his final days. Willie was born July 24, 1944 “just in the nick of time,” as his mother had spent all […]
Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of Charles Miller, 64, of Morley Township, Ont., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014 at his residence. A complete obituary will follow.
It is with deep sadness that the family of Phyllis Bedard announces her passing, at the age of 93, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. with family by her side. Phyllis was born March 15, 1920 in St. Catharines, Ont. She later […]
