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, […]
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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 […]
It is with saddened hearts that we announce the passing of Euphemia (Pheme) Larsen, nee Hyatt, at Pioneer Ridge in Thunder Bay, Ont. on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010. Euphemia was born Sept. 29, 1921 to John and Jessie Hyatt. She was raised and lived in the rural Fort Frances, Ont. […]
JACK-YERXA–Born to Stacey Jack and Cameron Yerxa, of Manitou Rapids, Ont., a girl, Honey Christine, weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz. on November 29, 2010 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
Heather Gustafson Dear editor: In memory of my friend, Jack McComb. Anyone who has lived on Rainy Lake, visited McComb’s Landing, stopped at The Great Bear, or were just good old friends of Jack knew a solid and steady man with an amazing grin that kept you on your toes. […]
Victor E. Guimond, 75, formerly of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Nov. 27, 2010 in Kamloops, B.C. It is with great sadness that the Guimond family bids farewell to this amazing man. Victor is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Gladys; sister, Mabel; children, Diane (Ernie), Donna (Dennis), […]
