Norman “Kewaitinigapow” Peters, 74, of Stanjikoming First Nation, Ont., passed away Monday, May 2, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Norman was born Jan. 19, 1937 in Thunder Bay, Ont. to the late Jim and Mary Peters. Norman grew up in Kashabowie, Ont. His first jobs […]
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It is with great sadness that the family of Ellen Louise Grant announce her passing after a courageous fight with a rare blood disorder and kidney disease. She passed away peacefully at the TBRHSC on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Louise was born Feb. 29, 1940 in Fort Frances, Ont. She […]
Clifford Crawford, 97, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., and formerly of the Golden Age Manor, Emo, Ont., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. Clifford was born May 22, 1913 in Chapple Township, Ont. to the late Ephram and Margaret Crawford. Cliff grew up […]
Tabea went to be with the Lord, peacefully at her residence, on May 10, 2011 with her family at her bedside. Tabea was born in Basel, Switzerland on July 29, 1949 to Daniel and Ruth Nussbaumer and was the oldest of nine children. She received Jesus as her personal Saviour […]
Allan Shrumm passed away at age 60 on Thursday, May 5, 2011 with his family by his side. Allan was born to Ethel and Beauchamp Shrumm on Saturday, Feb. 17, 1951 in Emo, Ont., and lived his whole life on the family farm in Stratton, Ont. Allan loved his gardening, […]
It is with great sadness we announce the unexpected passing of Kenneth Valdimar Franklin Sigurdson on May 5, 2011 at the age of 66. Kenneth was predeceased by his father, Valdimar; step-father, Walter; mother, Edith; and brothers, Larry, Roy, and Fred. Left to cherish Kenneth’s memory are his two sons, […]
Carrie (LaBelle) Shypit Dear editor: Anyone travelling to Winnipeg should be advised that there is a woman in her late 50s, with long brownish/grey hair and glasses, claiming to be an ex-wife, wife, or sister of my father, Dale LaBelle. She tells people she has lost her wallet and all […]
Michael McKinnon Dear Mike: I was shocked to read the following in the April 20 letter from Glenda Belluz, a former trustee of the Rainy River District School Board: “Mr. Kircher and Mr. Lewis had said during their campaigns that they would go in and clean up the board and […]
I now retract all the times I have wished for a tech-savvy toilet in my own bathroom. A recent trip to the big city reinforced this inevitable fact when I found myself talking feverishly to a self-flushing toilet in the mall bathroom. It did not occur to me prior to […]
I took one of the best trips I’ve ever been on last week when I travelled out to Woodland, Wash. to visit the G. Loomis fishing rod factory. Woodland is located just north of Portland, Ore. and to get out there I flew into Portland. About 60 miles inland from […]
I’m not sure if it was something in the spring air, or perhaps the coffee at the Bakery in Rainy River had a little extra zip, but Tater and Chip—two supposedly-retired seniors—were acting like a couple of gophers hopped up on magic mushrooms. “I think it will work just fine […]
Let’s get this out of the way first: I love Twitter. Without it, and pretty much the entire Internet, I probably would go insane trying to find out the latest information in the sports world, especially when it comes to the ones that I like which aren’t particularly popular in […]
