Early last week, I got a phone call from my good friend and fishing partner, Chris Savage. He and one of his co-workers, Dennis Chevalier, had been hunting a really big whitetail deer for most of the season. They had been taking turns, putting in many days sitting from dark […]
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It’s beginning to becoming as inevitable as a story on a riot taking place in a Walmart electronics department on “Black Friday.” But yet again, the Minnesota Wilderness—who called Wisconsin home for the previous two seasons—are turning the SIJHL into their own playground and leaving the rest of the league […]
Eric Anderson passed away Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 at River Heights Lodge in North Battleford, Sask. at the age of 79. He was born March 5, 1933 in Devlin, Ont. to Axel and Ivah Anderson. He received his education in the Box Alder one-room schoolhouse and Fort Frances High School. […]
Gilbert Gillies, formerly of Emo, Ont., passed away Monday, Nov. 26, 2012 at his residence at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 92. Gilbert was born May 11, 1920 to William (Bill) and Erma Gillies of Emo. He was united in marriage on Jan. 21, […]
It is with great sadness to announce that Henry (Hank) Wendelin Nelson, 91, of Emo, Ont., passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2012 at Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. in Fort Frances, Ont. He leaves his wife of 63 years, Frances Nelson; sons, Wade Nelson (Marlene), August Nelson (Mike), Mark Nelson, […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Emelia Mutz (Duchnicki) announces her peaceful passing on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 95. Emelia was born April 24, 1917 in Fort Frances. She attended St. Mary’s School and Fort […]
Dear Mike: I’m sorry to hear about the recent layoffs at the mill. I know this is a big loss for everyone in town. I wanted to share some information that could be helpful to those who have been affected. It is a formula for handling situations like this, where […]
Dear editor: It was with great concern that I learned that Resolute Forest Products is idling its kraft mill and paper machine in Fort Frances, affecting 239 workers and their families. I and the Conservative government are keenly aware of the challenging conditions facing the forestry sector over the past […]
Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.) held its inaugural “Hats Off to Seniors” gala Nov. 16 as a way to thank local individuals, businesses, and organizations that have supported the group since its inception in August, 2010. But it is the S.A.L.T. members themselves, as well as those who sit […]
