Born to Gordon and Karen Geyshick, of Lac La Croix First Nation, a baby boy, Keenan Chase Gordon, weighing 8 lbs. 8 oz. on April 17, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Born to Joel and Joelle, nee Baumann, of Emo, Ont., a baby girl, Rachel Grace, weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. on April 30, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
Before the Fort Frances Canadians could grab their hockey sticks and start swinging, they needed the recreational council behind them and that implied some cash and ownership as well as considerable responsibility. Our senior hockey players mostly had been good juniors before the war when names like the Jaycees, Kaycees, […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
The 32nd-annual Manitou fish fry is coming up this Friday (May 17) at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre just west of Barwick. A plaque commemorating the national historic significance of the centre will be unveiled in a ceremony getting underway there at 1:30 p.m. Those attending are reminded to wear warm, […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
Far be it for me to attempt a social critique on what passes for entertainment on TV these days, but watching and reading recent promos during the cavalcade of May sweeps finally prompted me to put fingers to keyboard and write about the biggest sports-related freak show out there. To […]
We all have our favourite stores—the grocery store, a special clothing store, a favourite bookstore. I especially like shopping at K-Mart. I buy videotapes and video players. Office supplies and kitchen supplies. Martha Stewart sheets and towels. Lubriderm and Healing Garden bath products. K-Mart combines quality with good prices, and […]
The backbone of any community is its people—and that was perfectly demonstrated here last week when Rainy River District hosted the World Health Organization’s conference on safe communities. Yes, there were some bumps, particularly on the Friday afternoon prior to the conference, as well as the disappointment of seeing a […]
Dear sir: Local #92 supported the Northern Action Group and Ontario Coalition for Social Justice’s “Unfit to Govern” campaign across Ontario on April 27-May 4. Along with our national union, we encourage all Ontarians to review the slash-and-burn policies of the Harris/Eves Tory government policies. The drastic cuts in welfare, […]
The family of Lloyd “Bud” Stinson regretfully announces his passing on Tuesday, May 7, 2002 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Bud was born May 30, 1920 in Fort Frances, Ont. He attended both elementary and high school in Fort Frances. On Aug. 28, 1943, he married Vergil Riley. Together, […]
