There’s no harm in asking. That clearly was the mindset over in International Falls last week when Mayor Shawn Mason wrote to U.S. President Barack Obama inviting him to the dedication ceremony for the new James Oberstar Riverfront Complex on July 2—which also happens to coincide with the annual international […]
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Monique Bekesi Dear editor: My dogs are an extension of my family. And I know many people who would agree and categorize their pets as their family, as well. So when my eight-pound morkie-poo (Couper) jumped the fence and was hit by a vehicle on the highway, I was mortified. […]
Thelma Hansen, of North Branch, Ont., passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 at the Emo Health Centre in Emo, Ont. Thelma was born in Sifton Township, Ont. on July 8, 1924 to Maurice and Stella Neilson. During the time of the Second […]
Ralph Daniel McCormick was born on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 1918 in Burriss, Ont. to Daniel and Blanche McCormick. His life ended peacefully, at the Atikokan General Hospital Extended Care in Atikokan, Ont., on Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 after a short illness, with his wife and family at his side. Ralph […]
Dorothy Rummery (nee Martyn), 87, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011 in Schreiber, Ont. She was born and educated in Peterborough, Ont. before moving to Northern Ontario. On Oct. 11, 1943 she married the love of her life, Jack Rummery, who predeceased her in 1993. They […]
Together again. Peacefully, with her family gathered around her, Eileen Kathleen Christine Calder joined her husband of 67 years, Ernest John Howard Calder Sr., one year and one day to the date of his passing as he welcomed her home on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011. She was 84 years old. […]
Mary Lorraine Kuharski, 90, of Rainycrest Long-Term Care, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Jan. 29, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Mary was born March 31, 1920 in Minneapolis, Mn. to the late Francis and Rose Willis. Mary moved to Emo, Ont. […]
James Joseph Whitefish (Ogiimaabiinaysii), 72, of Lac La Croix First Nation, Ont., passed away Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born June 19, 1938 at Lac La Croix First Nation to the late John and Doris Whitefish. James worked for the […]
Mrs. Judith Lynne MacDonald (nee Marr) passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, in hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011 after a brief illness. Judy was born and raised in Fort Frances, Ont. She came to Thunder Bay to train as a nursing student […]
