Kathy Cuthbertson Dear editor: To the students of Fort High! My family and I have had so many people ask why I am not managing the FFHS caf anymore that I thought this letter might help you to understand the reason why I am not. First of all, it has […]
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MCGINNIS-PITCHENESE–Born to Aaron Pitchenese and Jilana McGinnis, of Manitou Rapids, Ont., a girl, Jersey Jade, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. on August 25, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Sylvia (Sunny) Duffy passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, surrounded by her family, at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. She was born May 27, 1932 in Thunder Bay, Ont. and was raised in the Thunder Bay area. Sunny met Cecil Duffy and they were married on Aug. […]
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Greetings from the OSR crew! We ended our summer last week (Aug. 22-25) with a bang! On Monday, we headed out with Ralph Hill, a council member of Rainy River District Stewardship, to put up pine marten nesting boxes along Wasaw Road, north of La Vallee. We spent the day […]
M.J. Baranowski Dear editor, While I was growing up in Emo and not old enough to vote, my parents were devoted to the CCF party but when becoming of age to vote, I listened on the radio to all the parties’ promises on the oncoming election, and as the Liberals […]
Irene Bosma, age 93, of the Emo Health Centre Long Term Care, 170 Front Street, Emo, Ont. passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011. She was born Oct. 18, 1917 in Oostermeer, Friesland, The Netherlands to the late Johannes and Aukjie Dykman. On May 30, 1940, Irene was united in […]
On Aug. 27, 2011, God chose to call Maria Josephine Hettinga (Groenewegen) to her eternal home. Maria was born Feb. 18, 1925 in Harderwijk, The Netherlands to Frederik and Josephine Groenewegen. As a young girl she enjoyed swimming, skating and her schooling. She survived a difficult period during the Nazi […]
Shirley M. Kroll of Grand Rapids, Mn. passed away peacefully in her sleep at St. Joe’s Hospital in Brainerd, Mn. on Aug. 23, 2011 after a courageous lengthy battle with various health issues. Shirley was born in 1939 in Armstrong, Ont., Canada. She was raised and attended school in Canada […]
