I’ve been away from the page. I’d love to say it was because I was in the places of my heart, like the Grand Canyon or the magnificent mountain territory of Wyoming, or on a long highway under the wild Montana skies. Nope. Those away destinations remain in my shoebox […]
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I don’t suppose many of us can recall the day we took our first steps, the letting go of the coffee table, with our arms raised for balance, our legs slightly stiff, undoubtedly a look of surprise on our face and a feeling of being almost superhuman. It must have […]
NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley had an abundance of disdain for the concept of athletes being role models. The former great with the Philadelphia 76ers and Phoenix Suns even authored the script and did the voice-over for a Nike commercial in the mid-1990s which said as much. But, as I learned […]
Dear editor: On behalf of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary, I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming response to our fall tea on Saturday. Without the willingness of the membership to volunteer many hours, it would not be possible. A special thanks to the local businesses and the […]
Dear editor: I am happy to announce our 30th anniversary celebrations of the Sister Kennedy Centre were a complete success. We had more people participate in these events than we ever dreamed of—having seniors come in from Rainy River, Manitou Rapids, Emo, Devlin, Couchiching, Atikokan, and International Falls, Mn., as […]
It is with great sorrow that the family of Gerald Wallace Allan, 52, announces his passing on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 in Trinidad. Gerald, the only son of Wallace and Gladys Allan, was born Nov. 28, 1960 in Emo, Ont. He graduated from Fort Frances High School and then Confederation […]
Aimee Rochelle Adams, 33, of Couchiching First Nation, passed away suddenly on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances with her loved ones by her side. She was born Sept. 4, 1980 to Calvin and Peggy Adams. She lived in the Fort Frances area all […]
Kenneth Elmer Carlson, 78, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Oct. 24, 2013 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Dec. 28, 1934 in Tovell Township, Ont. and had lived all of his life in Rainy River District. In 1951, Kenneth began work at the […]
It may not be an official town-sanctioned honour, but it’s great to see the creation of an annual award to recognize the contributions of local senior citizens. That’s not to say they haven’t been saluted over the years—a majority of the 25 recipients to date of the Fort Frances Citizen-of-the-Year […]
