For all those district kids who headed off to college or university for the first time this fall, the old song, “I’ll be home for Christmas,” suddenly has new meaning. Why, it may even bring a tear to the ’ol eye—even though they’d never admit it. Yes, the excitement and […]
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Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
It recently was brought to my attention that the Canadian Mint will issue a gold coin worth $200 in honour of the Winnipeg Falcons—the team that won the first-ever Olympic ice hockey gold medal in 1920. The coin could be a real collectible for the sports lover in your family. […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
Barwick Community Church will host its annual Christmas banquet this Sunday (Dec. 16), followed by musical entertainment featuring the Longnecker family. Everyone is welcome, noted Pastor Leslie Abbott. A reminder a community Christmas Dinner will be held Christmas Day (Dec. 25) at 1 p.m. at Knox United Church in Emo. […]
Ronald (Ron) W. Martin passed away peacefully in Winnipeg, Man. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2001. He was born in McIrvine Township, Ont., in 1918. He had lived in various parts of Canada, including Sioux Lookout, Kenora, Calgary, Thunder Bay, and most recently Winnipeg. Ron was a member of the Masonic […]
It is with tremendous sadness, that the family of Karen Elizabeth Morrison announce her passing after a courageous battle with cancer. Karen died peacefully on December 2, 2001 at home surrounded by the love and support of her family and friends. Karen was born April 6, 1945 to Fritz and […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
Beginning about right now, we would open our annual sales campaign that resulted in sending a Fort Frances boy or girl away for a week on a Christmas trip to a U.S. city. And believe me, this got exciting here back in the ’50s! As agent then for the Winnipeg […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
I had never been more embarrassed to be from Thunder Bay than I was Friday night. Some background info on why I’d say such a thing would probably help. Upon meeting the coaching staff of this year’s local KC PeeWee ‘AA’ travelling team in September, assistant coach Bob Dobransky handed […]
By Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
Christmas is coming and so are the school/church concerts. The Emo Centennial Choir will kick the season off this Monday (Dec. 10) at 7:30 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. A silver collection will be taken up, with a portion of the proceeds for the food bank. Crossroads […]
It’s been years since we’ve sent Christmas cards, but still a few of our closest friends remember us every year. We hear from my college friend, Margaret, a writer in El Sobrante, Calif.; from Lee and Fran, my uncle and aunt from Wooster, Ohio; from Harvey and Darlene, who live […]
The “Re-inventing Fort Frances” committee is generating quite a buzz among residents here these days, at least as far as the weekly poll on the Times’ Web site was concerned. In what was sure to be a record in terms of number of responses (at least, until the Web site […]
Dear sir: It started with the spirit of giving, a shoe box full of gifts, and $5 for shipping and you have changed the life of a child—at least for one Christmas. Many thanks are extended to all in our community, and throughout the district, who participated in “Operation Christmas […]
Dear sir: What is being done to protect people from second-hand smoke? Where does the responsibility lie? Do Canadians not have the right to expect clean air? With these questions in mind, it clearly deserves a response. The key to the issue surrounding second-hand smoke seems relatively simple—exposure to second-hand […]
