It is with great sadness that the family of Reginald Dupuis announce his passing on Friday, May 24, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Reginald was born July 8, 1928 in Alberton Township, Ont. to the late Julius and Lucie Dupuis. On Sept. 4, 1954, he […]
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It is with great sadness that the family of Robert “Bob” McRae announce his sudden passing on Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Bob, born Dec. 17, 1956, was the only and favourite son of Verna Tkachyk. He was a good-hearted and thoughtful man […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Terry Wreggitt announce his sudden passing on Tuesday, May 21, 2002 at the age of 58. He had lived most of his adult life in Toronto, Ont. with his wife, Catherine, and his children, Terry Jr. and Cassandra.
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 […]
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, […]
