Susan Lorraine Smith, 43, of 577 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 1999 at her residence after a lengthy illness. Susan was born in Owen Sound, Ont., where she was raised. In 1979, she met Bill Adams and together they settled in Calgary, Alta. until 1996, […]
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Lyla M. Golding, 64, passed away peacefully at McKellar Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Friday, Jan. 22, 1999 surrounded by her family. Lyla was born Aug. 11, 1934 in Dance Township (Rainy River District). She worked as an RNA and was a member of the first graduating class of […]
Margaret Andres, 76, of 339 Third St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Margaret was born June 7, 1922 in Theodore, Sask. In 1923, she moved with her family to Fort Frances. Margaret worked as a local telephone […]
Charlene Windego, 30, of 417 East Francis St., Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 1999 at Port Arthur General Hospital in Thunder Bay. Charlene was born Nov. 28, 1968 in Emo, Ont. She was raised in Thunder Bay, Ont., and united in marriage to Bradley Windego on April […]
Emil A. Morrisseau, 72, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., passed away Friday, Jan. 15, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Oct. 11, 1926 in Northwest Bay First Nation, Ont. to the late Alfred and Margaret Morrisseau. Emil had lived most of his life […]
On the heels of cutting fish limits for resident and non-resident anglers alike, the province is now expected to go a step further–this time targeting non-resident anglers solely. The local Ministry of Natural Resources office here refused to comment yesterday morning on a proposal expected to become law by this […]
First, she went out and pulled off an upset win at the “Northwesterns” in Rainy River last month. Then last Sunday, she went a step further and pulled off an impressive win in the final of the Northern Ontario junior women’s playdowns in Iroquois Falls. So what’s next for Angela […]
Two Fort Frances teams–the OPP Midgets and B•Macs–squared off at the Emo Arena last Monday (Jan. 11). The OPP jumped out in front quickly on goals by Scott Witherspoon, Merv Rose, and Jeff Savage while Esselink and Hayward replied for the B•Macs. Then the B•Macs came on strong in the […]
An area tourist operator charged the province’s decision to scrap the spring bear hunt in Ontario is strictly a political one that will affect the financially viability of hundreds of businesses across the region. Bud Dickson, owner of Canoe Canada Outfitters in Atikokan, also stressed tourist operators were not given […]
The Emo Cowboys downed the Whitefish Bay Rangers 6-2 on Sunday afternoon to win their own Bantam tournament at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre. The Cowboys jumped on the scoreboard first on Donald Kellar’s marker, assisted by Matt Meyers, at the five-minute mark of the opening frame. Ken Vargas and […]
Dear sir: Once again, I and several others attended what has become a regular 7 p.m. Friday session at the Salvation Army Citadel on the so-called Year 2000 bug. The sessions stress preparing for possible “Y2K” emergencies. Those who are prepared will be less of a burden on any emergency […]
Dear sir: Only a few short weeks ago, we faced the daunting task of raising $300,000 to complete our community’s commitment of raising $1.2 million for our new Rainy River health facility. Well, folks, we did it! Not as a single group, town, or organization but a collection of individuals […]
