Lions Park was teeming last Thursday afternoon as people from across the district–and beyond–turned out en masse to celebrate Emo’s centennial. Reeve Brian Reid and the rest of Emo council were piped down to the waterfront by Fort Frances Highlander Dr. Bruce Lidkea, where council officially greeted their “pioneer family”–Tim […]
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To say Mary Curtis and the rest of the centennial planning committee were pleased with how Emo’s 100th birthday party went last week would be an understatement. Curtis said the three-day celebration met every expectation the committee had–and then some! “We were very pleased with the attendance and the weather, […]
While Canada was enjoying its 132nd anniversary last Thursday, Emo likewise was having a fantastic time kicking off its three-day centennial celebrations. People came in from all parts of Ontario, and as far away as New Mexico, Arizona, Alberta, Quebec, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota to take in the festivities. With […]
Last Saturday morning, I bought my “Y2K” insurance. And in the afternoon, I used it for the first time. How well I remember the click . . . click . . . click of the keys. And the throw of the carriage. It’s the way I wrote letters and journals […]
By Norb Wallock
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Catch-and-release. The term explains itself. An angler catches a fish and then lets it go, alive, back to the water. At first, it was mostly fly fishermen and muskie enthusiasts who were doing it. But now there are more people picking up on it–serious anglers concerned with the future of […]
Florence Kerr-McInnes, 83, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away July 6, 1999 at La Verendrye hospital. She was born Jan. 20, 1916 in Edmonton, a section of London, England, to Florence and William Harman. As a young child, Florence lived in Lucknow, India for two years where her father was […]
It is with deep sorrow and loss the family of Catherine Alice Bruyere, 59, must announce her sudden but quiet passing in her home on the morning of July 5, 1999. Born Catherine Perreault on Jan. 18, 1940 at Couchiching First Nation, Ont., she lived all her life in the […]
Helen Katherine Halverson, 68, of 1231 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, July 5, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Helen was born Sept. 2, 1930 in Emo, Ont. She attended the Fort Frances High School and graduated from grade 12 in 1980. She […]
Surrounded by her loving family, Alda M. (St. Pierre) Richert, in her 79th year, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 4, 1999 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was the dear daughter of the late Andrew Napoleon and Evelina St. Pierre; […]
It is with our deepest regret and sadness that we announce the passing of our mother, Amelia E. Bruyere, at Couchiching First Nation, Ont. on Friday, July 2, 1999. As we mourn the loss of our beloved Mom, we take comfort in knowing that she left us in the manner […]
Lyla Hodge, 77, of Devlin, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Friday, July 2, 1999 with her family by her side. Lyla was born July 16, 1921 in Emo, Ont. to the late Cecil and Aileen Grant. For many years, she lived in […]
Peacefully in her sleep on July 1, 1999, Ruby Adele Ganjé (Beauregard) entered into eternal rest at the Georgian House Home in Tacoma, Wash. She was born Nov. 29, 1915 in Rainy River, Ont. She was predeceased by her parents, Melinda Beauregard (Feb. 23, 1968) and Henri Beauregard (Sept. 11, […]
