Dear sir: I would like to compliment the staff at the Sportsplex for the excellent job they all did for the kids during “Summer Explorers.” Lyle really enjoyed it, and the staff kept the kids all occupied with crafts, places to go, and things to see and learn. It was […]
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Dear sir: I would like to know why the board of the Fort Frances and District Association for Community Living will not start talks with CUPE #65 to settle this strike. This cannot be working as why do they have to get people to do things (like doctor appointments, etc.) […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
Two more elderly residents passed away last Thursday (Aug. 30). Sylvia Olsen left us while hospitalized at Emo Health Centre at the age of 91. Funeral services for Mrs. Olsen were held Monday afternoon from Calvary Baptist Church, with Pastor Andrew Hall officiating. She and her two sisters, Gertie MacMillan […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
Now it’s football time as our Atlantis athletes warm up to a favourite occupation. Today their spectators recall the glories of past seasons and know that nothing beats the charge that follows the first snap of the pigskin. That hockey will follow is another verity in this land of the […]
Statistics report that the most read part of the newspaper is the headlines, followed by the comics. I’ve read both of those for years. But now, I’m also an avid fan of the crossword puzzles. What got me started was the conversation about crossword puzzles in my water aerobics class. […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
This is the week I pause to reflect on what could have been, and the benefits I should have derived from all my education, but I’m almost bereft of words. If this seems stupid, so it should. In dear old Atlantis again this week, we hustle our youngsters out the […]
Mr. Jim Bosma is back home here after a short stay at La Verendrye. Their daughter, Margaret of Thunder Bay, stayed with her mother while Jim was hospitalized. We wish you better health, Jim. Barbara Viehbeck of Thunder Bay, son, Davis, and daughter, Sarah, visited here recently. They motored to […]
It was 30 years ago when we built our house. At first, we were situated in a wheat field with no trees. But still, we had a wonderful view of a neighbor’s orchard that blossomed in the spring, and behind the orchard was a picturesque old barn. We loved it. […]
