Ruth Winnifred Russell passed away peacefully Sunday, May 19, 2002 at West Lincoln Memorial Hospital in Grimsby, Ont. with her girls around her. Ruth, the heart of her family, was devoted to her role as wife, mother, and grandmother, following a career as a registered nurse. She expressed her caring […]
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Beatrice Abbott, 93, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital. She was born Sept. 24, 1908 in Stevington, England to the late John and Sarah Curtis. Beatrice came to Canada on March 4, 1920 and landed in Nova Scotia. She later moved […]
The Opposition and many Canadians are in an uproar today over word most of our ground troops will be pulled out of Afghanistan by this summer—despite a request from the U.S. military that we stay on to help fight the war on terrorism there. The reason? We simply don’t have […]
Dear editor: I would like to extend my sincere thanks to all the volunteers who put in many hours at the WHO conference held in Fort Frances on May 6-9. The conference was a resounding success due to the hard work of many, many people. The arena was turned into […]
Dear sir: Last Friday, our fellow native Canadians held their annual fish fry. I have said it before, and I will say it again, it is very nice of these people to share their beautiful harvest with us. I hope this custom can prevail for another quarter-century, or as long […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
They came from the fabulous and legendary land of Atlantis, where the pine trees grow even taller than local lumber piles were then and the drinking water lakes lie all around for wondrous fishing to attract anglers by the thousands. That is where everything verges on perfection and eternal success. […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
A final score wasn’t available by press time but by the time you read this, the first Little League baseball game between two local teams—Super One and the Lions of the ‘Major A’ division (boys aged 11-12)—occurred last night in International Falls. Chances are, one of those teams got their […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
An appreciation dinner was held at the Emo Legion last Thursday in honour of Rupert Hunter, who retired from the Emo volunteer ambulance service after some 25,000 hours. The gathering attracted about 50 people, with Ed Carlson handling the program as emcee. Presentations were made by Janet Judson, Mike Williams, […]
It was a long time ago. So long ago that I can hardly remember the journey. We were taking a three-day train trip from Edmonton to Toronto with two small children to attend my husband’s parents’ 50th anniversary. We had a special deal by travelling before school was out and […]
It is with great sadness that the family of George Anthony Drazenovich announce his sudden passing on Saturday, May 18, 2002. George was born Aug. 22, 1932 in Nashwauk, Mn. to Anton and Helen Drazenovich. He graduated from Nashwauk High School in 1950, served in the U.S. Air Force Fighter […]
The family of Richard “Dick” Kircher sadly announce his passing on Saturday, May 18, 2002. Dick was born Nov. 7, 1930 in Dusseldorf, Germany. He emigrated from Germany to Canada in October, 1951. He married Margaret MacKenzie (Maggie) on March 7, 1953. His first employment in Canada was in Sapawe, […]
Maurice Tkachyk, 73, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2002 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. He was born Feb. 9, 1929 in Sundown, Man. to the late Alexius and Mary Tkachyk. Mr. Tkachyk moved to Fort Frances in 1948, and worked for Boise Cascade […]
