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 […]
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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, […]
A very interesting pattern develops on stained water lakes. It revolves around sunlight. It’s difficult to say exactly why but on cloudy days, you’ll catch most of your fish in the weeds; on sunny days, most will come off the rocks. It’s not a hard and fast rule but it […]
Summer time, and the living is easy . . . . Our Northwestern Ontario climate and terrain make this a great season to enjoy life. But sometimes we get so preoccupied with preparing for the ever-changing future, that we don’t savour the present. Life rushes by all too fast, and […]
The North Western Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA) held an “emergency meeting” Monday in Emo to discuss the border water issue with the States. The U.S. opposes Ontario’s decision to pass a law which restricts non-resident anglers from retaining any walleye or sauger caught on the Ontario side of Rainy River […]
Being told by the coaches that your chances of making a team aren’t very good isn’t exactly the type of feedback a player wants to hear. But that’s exactly what happened to Muskie senior basketball player Evan Woodlands at the Northern Ontario tryouts in Sudbury earlier this week. Woodlands admitted […]
The OFSAA 2000 soccer committee has decided to use four fields when Fort Frances hosts the all-Ontario girls’ soccer championship next June. The decision, reached at last week’s general meeting, is the best way to organize a 16-team, four-pool tournament, co-organizer Jason Kabel said. Tournament officials originally had planned to […]
When Tyler Cannon, 10, went fishing with his best pal, Alex Shoemaker, nine, on their first “Kids for Fishing” trip Saturday, he did what any young angler would do for a pal and lent him a piece of tackle. While Cannon caught his own small perch, little did he know […]
