Dear Mike, I would like to give recognition to the all those involved in getting the roads open after the flooding of the past week. It was a tremendous job to get all those routes passable. I also would like to thank all of our family, friends, and neighbours for […]
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To the editor: On Sunday, June 2, 2002, I travelled to Thunder Bay. As the roads were damaged by a storm, I returned home through Minnesota on June 13. I crossed the border at International Falls, one trip, yet I had to pay for two crossings at the toll gate. […]
The oldtimer who helloed me one day in Safeway could have been still in his 60s. He seemed alert and interesting and, for some reason I never learned, he also knew my name. Still slim and erect, he wanted to talk, so we did. Eventually, I found out his name […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
Due to the weatherman’s misbehaviour last week, the Emo hospital auxiliary’s annual “Strawberry Social” has been rescheduled for this coming Friday (June 21) from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the hospital cafeteria. Admission is $2, and there will be a door prize draw. Also with the inclement weather conditions last week, two […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
With Fort High’s graduation ceremony set for tonight, the book on the 2001-02 Muskie season is officially closed. However, a handful of student athletes will continue to ply their trade at the college/university level next season. But before I start (cue “Pomp and Circumstance”), I’d just like to say while […]
One of my goals in life is to laugh every day. For that reason, I usually watch at least one old sitcom—Gilligan’s Island, I Love Lucy, The Beverly Hillbillies, Gomer Pyle, Green Acres, Get Smart, I Dream of Jeannie—the classics. This routine began in the 1980s when I first read […]
Elizabeth Freudenberger, 91, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Friday, June 14, 2002. She was born March 4, 1911 in Kislod, Hungary to the late Andrew and Teresia Pinter. Elizabeth immigrated to Canada in October, 1951 and settled in […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Lilly Boldero, 77, of Pattullo Township, Ont. announce her passing Saturday, June 8, 2002 at the Emo Hospital in Emo, Ont. Lilly was born Nov. 29, 1924 in Pattullo Township to John and Emma Brown. She spent all of her life […]
Ruby McCoy, 81, of 275 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away peacefully at La Verendrye General Hospital on Sunday, June 9, 2002 with her family by her side. She was born June 22, 1920 in La Vallee, Ont. to the late Archie and Mabel Topham. On Sept. 10, […]
In loving memory of Katherine Leek, 75, of Crozier Township, Ont., who passed away Thursday, June 6, 2002 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Katherine was born Aug. 26, 1926 in Holland to Adelbertus and Anna Maria Groot. On Feb. 10, 1954, she was united in marriage to […]
Marjorie Sybil Joyce Leatherdale, nee Stevens, born Oct. 27, 1919 in Hove, England, passed away in Fort Frances, Ont. on June 6, 2002. She was predeceased by her husband, Lyall (1982); and son, Patrick (2001). She is survived, and will be dearly missed by, her children, John (Kim), Mike (Kami), […]
Mrs. Elsie Davidson, 68, of Thunder Bay, Ont., passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness on June 6, 2002 with her family by her side. Elsie was born March 31, 1934 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Alfred and Veronica Allan. She was married to Fred on April 11, […]
