SHEPPARD–Born to Lance and Jaclyn, nee Davey, of Emo, Ont., a girl, Bailey Danielle, weighing 6 lbs. 15 oz. on December 13, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Gerald Perron, 77, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at the Virginia Regional Medical Center in Virginia, Mn. He was born May 3, 1933 to George and Gertrude Perron in Winnipeg, Man. He was united in marriage to Evelyn (Garrison) Perron in April, 1962, at which […]
Thelma Lee of Emo, Ont., and formerly of Stratton, Ont., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2010 at the Emo Health Centre at the age of 91. Thelma was born June 12, 1919 to Thomas and Sarah Scott in Huddersfield, England. She was the second-eldest of five children. After […]
Dear editor: The “Operation Christmas Child” collection centre is happy to announce the initiative was a success in the Fort Frances/Rainy River area again in 2010! We gave out more than 600 cartons. Then on Nov. 27, our district sent a total of 458 boxes to the Kitchener collection centre […]
Norma D. Pattison Dear editor: I first met “Ernie” about 12 years ago. In the entrance of Emo hospital, I saw the door push open and a big black-and-white cat, quite tall and lanky. Mouth open, he was roaring at the top of his lungs. He came on bouncy front […]
Stephen Forrest Erwin, 57, of 1220 Strachan Place, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born July 19, 1953 in Fort Frances to the late Walter and Loreen Erwin. Raised in Fort Frances, Stephen began his […]
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our dear mother, sister, grandmother, aunt, and friend, Jo-Anne Moore, 65, of Fort Frances, Ont. She passed away peacefully in the early-morning hours on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010, with her family by her side, after a lengthy battle with cancer. […]
One of the most heart-wrenching decisions any family faces is when an elderly loved one no longer can live in their own home, whether due to advanced age, health problems, or the fact younger family members don’t live nearby to help out with the daily household chores, to run errands, […]
Norm Guenette Dear sir: Recently I was afforded the opportunity to bring a class from Fort Frances High School to La Verendrye Hospital for an all-day presentation. Organized and staged by the local paramedics, we were there to participate in what is called the P.A.R.T.Y. program. I was in as […]
Margaret Ann Hudson Dear editor: Just thinking back to the Christmas party at Rainycrest on Friday afternoon–and what a great time it was! Rainycrest Auxiliary members assembled around 12:30 p.m., all donning Santa hats of some kind or another. The Activation staff then got all the chairs in place and […]
