Dance Community Association’s Rhonda Hyatt, left, Carol Burnell, Troy Magill and Dance Community Association president Keith Munro were all on hand as Magill was presented his winnings from the Dance Township 50/50 draw on Wednesday, December 29. The draw was made on Boxing Day at Devlin’s Corner Store, with the […]

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It’s been a long time since the “human Factor” has been celebrated at the Stroke Prevention Clinic, Fort Frances. “Covid safety measures meant we were no longer meeting stroke survivors and their families face to face,” explained Marilyn Erwin, stroke nurse here for the last 14 years. “Our only contact […]

I see the faces, or rather the eyes behind the masks of people on the street and in the grocery store. Those are my only interactions with the world these days and though limited, those eyes tell the story of our collective sense of being. We are weary. Not every […]

Is this Groundhog year again? Are we repeating everything that went on in 2021? I would hope not, but the similarities are too real. We are in almost total lockdown again. Visitation to Rainycrest is being restricted, but care givers can be tested so that they can continue to visit. […]

With the Arctic Vortex hard upon us it was time to resurrect this gem. A 100% true tale from decades past. The kids are long grown and left home. Mom and Dad are safely ensconced in Florida dodging Covid, but warm. Those are the two things sages say are inevitable- […]

1987-2021 Ryan was born to proud, loving parents Micheal and Johanne McInerney (née Anfossi) on June 1, 1987, in Geraldton, Ontario. He was deeply loved by his older sister, Shauna, and younger brother, James, the three maintaining a strong lifelong connection through humor, ingenuity, music, and philosophy. The McInerney family […]

Adelia Marie (Nelson) Guba, 87, of Emo, finally had enough of Cancer, she said “I am tired.” She passed away peacefully December 26, 2021, with family by her side. She was born premature on a wintry day, January 14, 1934, on the family farm, in Myhre Township near Williams, only […]

Leonard Larsen, 86, of Bergland, Ontario, passed away on Sunday, January 2, 2022, after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 6, at 2:00 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bergland under the direction of Northridge Funeral Home. […]

Died Friday, December 24, 2021 at ARCH (Algoma Residential Community Hospice), age 75. Grace was the daughter of the late Emil and Nan (née Curran) Rajnovich, and granddaughter of the late Jack Rajnovich (Mary, née Simunovich), born in Croatia and the first Rajnovich to emigrate to Canada, and the late […]