Clifford Crawford, 97, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., and formerly of the Golden Age Manor, Emo, Ont., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2011. Clifford was born May 22, 1913 in Chapple Township, Ont. to the late Ephram and Margaret Crawford. Cliff grew up […]
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Tabea went to be with the Lord, peacefully at her residence, on May 10, 2011 with her family at her bedside. Tabea was born in Basel, Switzerland on July 29, 1949 to Daniel and Ruth Nussbaumer and was the oldest of nine children. She received Jesus as her personal Saviour […]
Allan Shrumm passed away at age 60 on Thursday, May 5, 2011 with his family by his side. Allan was born to Ethel and Beauchamp Shrumm on Saturday, Feb. 17, 1951 in Emo, Ont., and lived his whole life on the family farm in Stratton, Ont. Allan loved his gardening, […]
It is with great sadness we announce the unexpected passing of Kenneth Valdimar Franklin Sigurdson on May 5, 2011 at the age of 66. Kenneth was predeceased by his father, Valdimar; step-father, Walter; mother, Edith; and brothers, Larry, Roy, and Fred. Left to cherish Kenneth’s memory are his two sons, […]
Carrie (LaBelle) Shypit Dear editor: Anyone travelling to Winnipeg should be advised that there is a woman in her late 50s, with long brownish/grey hair and glasses, claiming to be an ex-wife, wife, or sister of my father, Dale LaBelle. She tells people she has lost her wallet and all […]
Michael McKinnon Dear Mike: I was shocked to read the following in the April 20 letter from Glenda Belluz, a former trustee of the Rainy River District School Board: “Mr. Kircher and Mr. Lewis had said during their campaigns that they would go in and clean up the board and […]
WILLIAMS-SEVER–Born to John Sever and Jenilee Williams, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Taydan Charles, weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. on April 25, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Mind-boggling is perhaps the best word to describe Monday’s federal election that saw Stephen Harper finally deliver on a long-sought Conservative majority, the NDP win 100-plus seats (more than double their previous high) to form the Official Opposition for the first time in the party’s 50-year history, and the Liberals […]






