It is with great sadness that the family of Theodore (Ted) Stainke announces his passing on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 99. He was born Dec. 18, 1905 in Poland to the late August and Ernestine Stainke. Ted […]
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The family of Emma Spicer sadly announces her passing on Monday, Sept. 19, 2005 at the West Haldimand General Hospital in Hagersville, Ont. in her 93rd year. Emma was born to William and Emily Alexander on Feb. 26, 1912. She married Edwin Spicer on June 21, 1933 and they farmed […]
Edna McKenzie, 84, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully as a result of complications from a series of strokes at La Verendrye Hospital on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005. She was born Nov. 29, 1920 in Emo, Ont. to Lesley and Ethel Cooper, and had resided in Rainy River District […]
Canadian-certified pedorthist Jim Pattison, C. Ped(C), of Prince Albert, Sask., attended the Calzatecnia conference sponsored by CIATEC in Leon, Mexico earlier this month. CIATEC is an organization formed by the co-operation of the shoe industry and the federal Mexican government. To open the conference, Pattison addressed a world-wide group of […]
The Devlin/La Vallee Volunteer Fire Department had six of its members attend the annual “Fire Con” in Thunder Bay last week. Jim Belluz, Ken McCormick, Jason Caul, Trevor Mills, Gary Greengrass, and Kelly Sterling all made the trip to attend this highly-intensive training. Fort Frances Fire Chief Steve Richardson also […]
In June of every year, Donald Young School gives an academic award to the top male in the Grade 8 class during its graduation ceremonies. Last June, Luke Judson was given this honour, making him the last in his family to receive the award. What is unique about Luke receiving […]
Last year, the students at Donald Young School in Emo raised $2,100 during the annual Terry Fox Run for cancer, and were treated to a pancake breakfast served up by the staff. This year, the students were challenged to raise $2,500. And if they did so, they again would receive […]
Abitibi-Consolidated Company of Canada will be conducting slash pile burning on the Crossroute Forest operations from Oct. 1-March 10, 2006. This burning will take place along the Mathieu, Pipestone, Cedar Narrows, Turtle River, Trout, Manion, Sunshine, Flanders, Camp River, and Hardtrack road systems. In addition, slash pile burning will take […]
Come out to the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market this Saturday for Meat and Cheese Day and taste some of the meats being produced locally in Rainy River District. Chef Bob Mathieson will be serving up some savoury selections starting at 10 a.m. Kim Cornell and Pat Clysdale-Cornell of Cornell Farms […]
A baby shower will be held next Tuesday (Sept. 27) at 7 p.m. in the lower level of St. Patrick’s Church in Emo to welcome the newest member of the Lado family (the family from Africa that was sponsored by the Emo community). Christian and Christine welcomed their third child—a […]
I’m in my 40s and I have never seen so many bears, or heard of so many bear sightings, in all my years until this summer. The spring bear hunt was cancelled in 1999 due to the persuasive voice of animal rights activists. These animal rights activists are very well-organized, […]
Mill closures and shutdowns, the never-ending softwood lumber dispute between Ottawa and Washington, and the recent U.S. ban on imports of most live Canadian cattle have dominated the headlines of late. But getting lost in the glare—at least on the national and provincial scene—are the woes facing another industry vital […]
