The community of Emo is getting behind Jack and June Winik by holding a benefit shower for the couple next Monday from 7-9 p.m. at the Emo Legion. The Winik’s home and their belongings were destroyed by a fire Feb. 16. Both of them were away from the house when […]
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Rural residents got a chance to voice their concerns to the official opposition earlier this week during round-table sessions at the Emo ag office with Liberal MPPs Frank Miclash (Kenora), Pat Hoy (agriculture critic), and John Cleary (rural affairs critic). Miclash, who’s riding has been amalgamated with Rainy River for […]
It’s either sink or swim for building a new kill plant when the abattoir steering committee presents its information on the subject March 23 at Our Lady of The Way School in Stratton at 7:30 p.m. The committee has spent the better part of the past year finding facts and […]
In one way, I love the Winter Olympics; and it was a mountain-top experience going to Nagano, Japan at the end of every day last month for an incredible show of athletic skill. But in another way, I hate those competitions. Somehow, I just can’t stand all that loss and […]
Joseph Elmer Wilson, 83, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, March 2, 1998 at his residence. Joe was born July 18, 1914 to the late William Wilson and Margaret Wilson (nee Watson). He was born and raised in the Fort Frances […]
Joseph Elmer Wilson, 83, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, March 2, 1998 at his residence. Joe was born July 18, 1914 to the late William Wilson and Margaret Wilson (nee Watson). Joe was born and raised in the Fort Frances […]
Ronald David Jourdain, 53, long-time resident of Vancouver, B.C., passed away unexpectedly there Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998. Ronald was born Dec. 26, 1944 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Lillian Jourdain of Couchiching First Nation, Ont. He was raised in Couchiching but later moved to Vancouver in his youth, where he […]
Lily Louisa Taylor, 96, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Feb. 28, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital. She was born April 15, 1901 in Bristol, England to the late Alfred and Julia Denford. Mrs. Taylor came to Canada in 1924 […]
Michal “Mike” Kepinski, 76, of 936 Portage Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Feb. 27, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital. He was born April 27, 1921 in Zabin, Poland. Mr. Kepinski came to Canada on Nov. 24, 1950 and later settled in Fort Frances. He had worked as […]
Andrew Roy Hogan, 81, of 607 Armit Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 1998 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances. Andy was born March 24, 1916 in International Falls, Mn. to William and Senja Hogan of Emo, Ont. His father was a pioneering entrepreneur […]
Time pressures are a major stress agent in our lives. But why, when we have so many time-saving devices, and more holidays and vacation time, than 30 years ago? Some people don’t actually take the holidays they are supposed to have. But many do–and still feel time stress. One cause […]
It’s hard not to notice Dr. Richard Carlson these days–positioned as he is with two books on the best-seller lists. Books that capture your imagination and insist that you read them. “Don’t Sweat and Small Stuff . . . and it’s all small stuff.” And “Don’t Worry, Make Money.” As […]
