One of my goals in life is to laugh every day. For that reason, I usually watch at least one old sitcom—Gilligan’s Island, I Love Lucy, The Beverly Hillbillies, Gomer Pyle, Green Acres, Get Smart, I Dream of Jeannie—the classics. This routine began in the 1980s when I first read […]
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The oldtimer who helloed me one day in Safeway could have been still in his 60s. He seemed alert and interesting and, for some reason I never learned, he also knew my name. Still slim and erect, he wanted to talk, so we did. Eventually, I found out his name […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
Due to the weatherman’s misbehaviour last week, the Emo hospital auxiliary’s annual “Strawberry Social” has been rescheduled for this coming Friday (June 21) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the hospital cafeteria. Admission is $2, and there will be a door prize draw. Also with the inclement weather conditions last week, two […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
With Fort High’s graduation ceremony set for tonight, the book on the 2001-02 Muskie season is officially closed. However, a handful of student athletes will continue to ply their trade at the college/university level next season. But before I start (cue “Pomp and Circumstance”), I’d just like to say while […]
Velma Anne Riordon (Cox) passed away peacefully in hospital on Thursday, June 6, 2002 with her family at her side. Velma was born on May 17, 1943 in St. Boniface, Man. to Frederick and Amy Cox. She enjoyed gardening, reading, and volunteering her time. She was especially proud of the […]
Mr. David Wesley Kinsman, 74, of Emo, Ont., and formerly of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away unexpectedly Monday, June 10, 2002 in Thunder Bay Regional Hospital—McKellar Site. He was born Feb. 8, 1928 to Merritt and Hilda Kinsman in Fort William, Ont. Wesley received his education at Franklin Street Public […]
Elizabeth (Betty) J. Crawford passed away suddenly March 11, 2002 in Weslaco, Texas. Beloved and greatly-missed wife of W. Roland (Roly) Crawford; mother of David in Calgary, Alta. and Denise Wepruk (Randy); and grandmother of Danny and Erin Wepruk in Red Lake, Ont. She was born June 21, 1928 in […]
Mary Agnes Cole passed away peacefully Monday, June 17, 2002 at Starwood Nursing Home in Ottawa, Ont. in her 94th year. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Lorne, in 1995. She was the daughter of John and Margaret Robertson, who emigrated from Scotland to the Red River Valley in […]
With the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing having declared the entire Rainy River District a disaster area Friday, town council officially agreed with the decision during a special meeting Monday night. “It’s a very good thing to do,” said Mayor Glenn Witherspoon. “All kinds of people don’t have insurance […]
A dozen of the 18 holes at Kitchen Creek golf course were re-opened over the weekend, with the pro shop predicting a full opening within the next day or so. The six holes along Kitchen Creek—#7, #8, #9, #10, #17 and #18 (under the new holing system)—remained closed because bridges […]
Rainy Lake water levels have exceeded those from last year—and are still rising. “The lake level is still rising but the rate of rise is slower,” Rick Walden, engineering advisor for the International Rainy Lake Board of Control, noted Monday morning. “It is six cm higher than the peak from […]
Despite the fact there’s no fires currently burning in the Fort Frances District, Ministry of Natural Resources FireRanger crews have had a hectic schedule over the past few weeks. “After last week’s storms, we’ve been very busy,” said Matt Myers, the MNR’s fire management supervisor here. He noted FireRanger crews […]
