In loving memory of Lucy Fedoruk, 94, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away peacefully in her sleep Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Lucy leaves behind her four children, Lena and her husband, Lindy Wallen, of International Falls, Mn., William (Sambo) and his […]
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In the early hours of Feb. 24, 2001, Bill (Pud) Wilson, under a star-filled sky, peacefully passed away in his cabin on the shores of Frederickson Lake. Born in 1933, he spent his early years in the Emo, Ont. area. He loved sports and in his younger years pitched hardball […]
Edward Dustin, 74, of 215 Black Rd., Atikokan, Ont., passed away Friday, March 23, 2001 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan. Edward was born Sept. 2, 1926 in Port Arthur, Ont. to the late Edward and Abigail Dustin. On Oct. 14, 1949 in Port Arthur, he was united in […]
Elizabeth Lougheed, 93, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully Friday, Feb. 23, 2001 with her family and friends at her side. She was born Sept. 1, 1907 in Stratton, Ont. to the late John and Elizabeth Wardman. In September, 1927, she […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
I think I’ll stop taking my own advice. For years, I taught and coached people in time management. Over those same years, it seems I had less and less time. I’ve had to remind myself often to practice what I preach–and I do. As a result, I really do get […]
My son is a master potter. He begins with an ugly lump of clay, puts the lump on his wheel, and then with deft hands spins the clay. From there, he fashions a small beautiful vase, an elegant teapot, or a Goliath-sized bottle–sometimes more than six feet tall. And it […]
As if our doctors don’t have enough to worry about already, consider for the moment what Alzheimer’s and blastomycosis are doing to their daily schedules. Although Alzheimer’s may have been always with us, there is fresh emphasis on this disease of the mind because of concentrations of seniors such as […]
The second-annual Rainy Lake Ice Fishing Tournament took place Saturday afternoon on Northwest Bay and many of the 250 participants said it was about having a good time. “I love it,” enthused Chrissy Soderholm, who came to the derby with her husband. “We were here for the first one and […]
“The elk are finally here and doing very well at their new home,” Mike Solomon said last Thursday about the arrival of 48 elk to Cameron Lake earlier in the week. “The elk have all adjusted quite well to their new surroundings and they appear to have settled in,” he […]
Town administration has been able to squeeze $300,000 out of its operating costs for a new computer system at the Civic Centre. But during the committee of the whole meeting Monday, councillors decided to delay the expenditure because of the potential impact of Bill 140, which is expected to be […]
The Sioux Lookout Anti-Racism Committee is pleased to announce it has been selected by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation’s Awards Jury as one of the top nominees to be honoured at the 2001 Award of Excellence Symposium, “Inspiring Excellence to Achieve Change,” on March 2-4, in Vancouver. The official announcement […]
Each year, the grade one to three classes at Sturgeon Creek celebrate being in school for 100 days. They celebrate this by doing a number of activities involving the number 100. This year, the grade one-two class made projects out of 100 things. They made a chain out of 100 […]
