When an ordinarily blonde Linda Plumridge, office manager at the Fort Frances Times, walked in Thursday afternoon as a reddish-brunette, she certainly caught everyone’s eye. But her dramatic change in hair colour only was meant to last over the weekend–and she was the first one to smile about that. “The […]
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If the first days of the new millennium bring power and heating interruptions to the district, the Atikokan Crisis Centre won’t be left out in the cold. It still will be a safe and secure place for women and children, executive director Kathy Latell confirmed last week. Contingency plans to […]
The old adage, “It’s not how you start but how you finish,” is one that is haunting the Muskie girls’ basketball program this week. That’s because both squads lost their respective NorWOSSA finals last Friday in Dryden after dominating league play during the regular season, each finishing atop the standings […]
Wendy Judson of Echo Lake Estates is hoping for a positive development after a meeting last week with Emo’s municipal council but she isn’t holding her breath until she sees something in writing. Judson and her husband, Tom, have been trying to get Echo Lake Estates, located in the west […]
Ever heard the old cliche, “What goes around comes around.” Well here’s proof. The proof can be viewed in the form of a quilt on display at the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 in Emo. With this being the time of year when we remember and pay respect to all […]
Passing Canada’s legacy to the younger generation is the appropriate approach to Remembrance Day. Students at district schools like Donald Young, Our Lady of the Way, and Sturgeon Creek marked Remembrance Day last Thursday with full honours,including observing a two-minute silence to remember those who fell in World War I, […]
The CEO of Riverside Health Care Facilities Inc. tried to set the record straight yesterday on what’s happening with the renovation project planned for the Emo hospital. Speaking at a “communications” luncheon at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre attended by reps from the municipalities and unorganized townships in the Emo hospital’s […]
Joan Elizabeth Cross, 68, of Crozier, Ont., passed away peacefully on Monday, Nov. 15, 1999 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. She has now been reunited with her beloved husband, Bill, who predeceased her Aug. 8, 1994. Joan was a familiar and friendly face to frequenters of Safeway, […]
In loving memory of Mary (Mayme, Nan) Legarrie, 87, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away peacefully at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Sunday, Nov. 14, 1999. Nan is survived by her two daughters, Lillian Morrison and Loretta McCormack, both of Fort Frances, Ont.; and daughter-in-law, Jo-Ann […]
Karl James “Carl” McDaniel passed away at Wellington Terrace in Elora, Ont. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999 at the age of 93. He was the beloved husband of Hazel (South) McDaniel; loved father of Joan (Urbane) Richards of Guelph, Joyce (Murray) Johnson of Brampton, Bernice (Fred) Disher of Fonthill, Helen […]
With the Muskie football team as dominating as it’s been in NorWOSSA play all season, opposing teams had to keep their mistakes to a minimum in order to stay in the game. Time and time again, the black-and-gold would quickly capitalize on a turnover or blocked punt to score a […]
Ontario’s decision to drop its overnight fishing rule for non-residents will top the agenda at the Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association’s annual fall meeting and banquet Friday in Emo. The afternoon has been set aside to discuss the latest developments in the border waters fishing dispute with Minnesota, including the province’s […]
