(Ogiimaa-Anakwat) Curtis Brown, 42, of 235 Scott St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Sunday, May 23, 2004 at Couchiching First Nation, Ont. He was born Sept. 30, 1961 in Fort Frances. At an early age, Curtis, along with his family, moved to Minneapolis, Mn., where he was raised. He […]
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Edward (Ken) Olson, 71, of 137 Sixth St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born March 12, 1933 in Bergland, Ont. to the late Godfrey and Mary Olson. On Aug. 11, 1954, Ken was united in […]
John Richard Murray Kelso went to be with his Lord on Tuesday, May 18, 2004 at the age of 59 in Oliver, B.C. John is survived by his wife, Donna; daughters, Kristy Collins (David) and Kimberly Smith; three grandchildren, Kyle and Chelsi Smith, and Brendan Collins; mother-in-law, Chris Joynes; sister-in-law, […]
Lillian Evelyn McDonald, 80, of 941 Banta Blvd., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 12, 2004. She was born March 24, 1924 in Brantford, Ont. to the late Arthur and Ida Hodson. Throughout her life, Lillian focused her energy on providing a comfortable home for […]
Krista Lee Turcotte, 24, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away suddenly Sunday, May 23, 2004. Krista was born Oct. 8, 1979 in Fort Frances, Ont., and grew up here. She later moved to Thunder Bay, where she was attending Lakehead University to become a nurse. She enjoyed the company of […]
Two days and counting. In less than forty-eight hours, my partner, Patrick Langevin, and I will join 48 other teams on the Rainy River in search of elusive ol’ “marble eyes” in the third-annual Emo Walleye Classic. Over the past few weeks, we’ve been on the phone to each other […]
The Emo Meals on Wheels program, currently funded almost exclusively by the township, may become a thing of the past without an infusion of capital, it was learned last week. A meeting May 18 with the Meals on Wheels committee and Emo Reeve Russ Fortier revealed the 10-year-old van currently […]
With roughly 80 children and 50 adults on hand, the Emo Toy Library and Resource Centre last Wednesday officially joined the network of Ontario Early Years Centres that spans the province. Anne McKinnon did face-painting, Mike Loney had animal balloons for the youngsters, and Carmela Klug was on hand to […]
Last Friday was a busy day for Donna Kowalski’s Grade 1 class. The 22 students shed the familiar walls of Crossroads School in Devlin and instead took their education act on the road for the chance to learn about life in a rural community from the inside. The outing not […]
Chapple Heritage committee members tell me June 15 is quickly approaching, at which time registrations are due for the school reunion later this summer. If you’re planning to attend one of the meals provided by the Heritage committee, the concert, or dance on Saturday, June 31, you must pre-register. Forms […]
•Letterman Awards and Athletic Certificates—Trish Smith, Andrew Mueller, and Kevin Gemmell •MVP ‘A’ Football (Paul Renaud Trophy)—Andrew George •Outstanding Contribution ‘A’ Football (Marc DeGagne Award)—Kevin Tysz •Outstanding Defensive Player ‘A’ Football (Reece Scofield Memorial)—Jordy Botsford •MVP ‘B’ Football—Steve Boileau and Terry Carmody •MVP Junior Girls’ Volleyball (Horban Award)—Natalie Desjardins •MVP […]
If you’d asked me last week what I thought the most important thing about golf was, I would have said hitting the ball through the air in the general direction of the green. I would have been wrong. Not knowing a thing about golfing, I set off to Kitchen Creek […]
