Jerry Tricomi passed away Jan. 8, 2008 in St. Louis, Mo. He was the beloved husband of the late Lorine Tricomi; dear father of Terry, Karen, and Sally (Mickey); dear grandfather of Tera and Eric Doner; brother of Ernest Tricomi; and dear uncle and friend to many. He was a […]
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Peacefully, on Feb. 25, 2008, Eva M. Lowes of Rainy River, Ont. passed away at the age of 90. Eva was born April 29, 1917 in Baudette, Mn., the daughter of Edward and Florence Kearney. Eva was united in marriage to Albert (Ab) Lowes in 1935 in International Falls, Mn. […]
It is with great sorrow that I announce the passing of my dad, Robert (Bob) John Beninger, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2008 at his residence at Fellburn Care Centre. He was predeceased by his wife, Patricia Beninger; parents, Lou and Annie Beninger; and baby brother. Left to mourn his passing […]
Dear editor: We have followed with interest the events that have transpired over the past couple of days. We own property in Fort Frances and pay school taxes, and feel strongly on the issue of bullying. We have witnessed cyberbullying throughout our school system and are pleased that the Lakehead […]
Dear editor: After attending the public meeting on Monday, Feb. 18, I am still opposed to the proposed abattoir site in Emo. Neither council nor the abattoir committee said anything to guarantee me that our fears about this abattoir will not be realized. The streets that the added traffic from […]
Dear editor: Our current Emo council wants to move our town forward by making it an attractive place to live—a place where our children will want to remain. For the most part, they are doing a good job. I do, however, have to question some of the choices that have […]
Dear editor: We want to say thank you to all of the people and businesses who have contributed to the “Community Chest.” Recently, when we had to go out of town for medical care, I contacted this group through a phone call to Linda Hamilton. She made a few phone […]
Dear sir: Your newspaper is doing an admirable job of providing news coverage of the despicable video depicting six local high school students mocking native traditions, apparently while under the influence of alcohol. But I am curious why you choose to use quotation marks in referring to the “racist” video? […]
Dear editor: On Feb. 15, aboriginal communities decided to pull their students from Fort Frances High School, citing safety concerns, in response to an overtly racist video that surfaced on the Internet of six female students who made a mockery of aboriginal peoples. Education Director Jack McMaster’s comments that the […]
Dear editor: I have not a computer so, of course, I do not have the Internet and so I did not see what these Muskie girls did. I understand it had nothing to do with their hockey game, so why are they being punished for something they did on their […]
Dear editor: How very sad that these stupid girls acted without thinking, and now their actions have been blown so out of proportion that even gangs from Winnipeg and Thunder Bay have “hits” out on them. Rumour has it that there’s an e-mail going around that the gang members actually […]
