Dear Mike: I’m sorry to hear about the mill shutting down and wish the best to those affected. The reason for this letter is to help Fort Frances residents avoid further loss. Those who saw their mutual fund accounts drop when the dot.com bubble burst, and suffered losses again in […]
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Dear Mike: I am writing on behalf of myself to address the “Hockeyville” 2014 bid for Fort Frances. I, as well as 19 others, have taken the opportunity to go to the website and write a memory or story in hopes to get Fort Frances into the top eight of […]
The family of Wilfred “Willy” Woods announces his passing on Monday, Jan. 20, 2014. Willy was born in Fort Frances on July 24, 1944. He was a resident of Eau Clair, Wis. at the time of his passing. A complete obituary will follow.
Time will tell if they’re successful or not but you have to admire the dogged determination of those involved in trying to build an assisted living facility in Fort Frances. After countless meetings, as well as having conducted a survey, toured the new facility over in International Falls, and made […]
Gerald Brennard, special brother of Donna Derhak (Waterloo, Ont.), passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Gerald was born March 22, 1949 in Fort Frances. He will be sadly missed by his sister, Donna. Gerald was predeceased by his sister, Elsie […]
Gerald Brennard, special brother of Donna Derhak (Waterloo, Ont.), passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Gerald was born March 22, 1949 in Fort Frances. He will be sadly missed by his sister, Donna. Gerald was predeceased by his sister, Elsie […]
Here we are—already the middle of January! Time sure does go fast. I should be calving in one month so I need to get myself organized, stuff in place, and supplies ordered. My cows still are living quite contently in the bush and have been much happier these past few […]
It’s safe to say that all of us enjoyed the “tropical” weather that showed up over the past weekend. I know I did! After nearly a month of bitter cold, it’s nice to get a little break from the deep freeze or, as some people have been calling it, the […]
Ever wonder why seniors are so cranky? Well, we have reasons other than regretting our misspent youth (that’s so far in the past, shrouded in the rose-coloured mists of time, that we generally only remember the goods bits). No, crankiness pretty much revolves around current events aggravated, no doubt, by […]
There’s change afoot. Can you feel it? I can—and it has me happily rubbing my hands together and doing a high-five with anyone willing. We’re starting off 2014 with a positive foot forward with the UN declaring that “Small-Scale Organic Farming [is the] Only Way To Feed The World.” This […]
I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy, safe, and healthy 2014. As we enter the new year, there is no shortage of political and economic developments to keep tabs on. It may be fitting, then, to look at the year ahead. The main political battle […]
Just the other day, during a quiet moment on the drive home from a wonderful day of snowshoeing, my good friend gently said to me, “And you have an anniversary coming up?” I turned my head in his direction with a curious stare of pause. “An anniversary? No. No anniversary,” […]
