With family members at his side, Jim passed away on Monday, September 17, 2001 at La Verendrye Health Care Centre. Born April 16, 1916 in Burriss, Ontario. Jim is survived by his wife Lois, three sons, Dennis of Kenora, Glenn (Judy) and Gordon (Nancy) of Fort Frances. Grandchildren, Kelly Witherspoon, […]
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Harry Zub, 81, a resident of Falls Good Samaritan Center in International Falls, Mn., passed away Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001 at his residence. Born Nov. 27, 1919 at Fort Frances, Ont., he grew up there but moved to International Falls in the 1940s. He also served in the Royal Canadian […]
It is with sadness that we announce the death of our beloved husband and father, Omer Mervin Williamson, 64, on Friday, Sept. 14, 2001 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Omer as born Aug. 6, 1937 in Rainy River, Ont. and lived most of his early years on […]
Mike Behan
Moving with Mike
Moving with Mike
In case you missed it Monday night, Dan Rather, long-time anchor of the CBS Evening News, broke down not once, but twice, during his appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman. It was clear right from the outset that Dan was choking back tears, his lips trembling, his voice […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
For the front-line New York City reporter, this was the ultimate story, his career-builder, and he jumped at it. Five thousand or more people gone up in smoke. Why this story of the World Trade Center disaster has topped even the Second World War! Any reporter on the job is […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
The Lake Superior Day of Encouragement invites you to a day celebration and training–featuring workshops for deacons, elders, pastors, caregivers, and youth and worship leaders–on Saturday, Sept. 29 starting at 10 a.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. The theme is “One In Christ” (Ephesians 4:3), presented by Roy […]
Last Friday, I went to my aerobics class. Look up. Look down. Look over your shoulder. Then over the other shoulder. Do windshield wipers with your feet. And so on. As usual, we sat in a mirrored room with music playing. And to my surprise, I actually enjoyed the exercise […]
Canada is at war. That is a phrase many Canadians–spared the horrors of two world wars and the Korean conflict–never thought they’d ever hear in their lifetime. Nor could anyone have dreamed war was on the horizon as we headed to work last Tuesday morning. Sure, Canada hasn’t actually declared […]
Dear sir: Hello to my friends in Canada, and particularly Fort Frances. On Sept. 14, my wife and I, after a week in the Canadian wilderness, were returning home to the Milwaukee, Wis. area. We encountered a long delay at the border, and were feeling frustated and somewhat testy at […]
Dear sir: It is with great disbelief that I find myself needing to write this letter in the aftermath of the tragic events of Sept. 11. Although I thought that I could not be more disturbed by a few ill-conceived comments at the tribute the town organized on Sept. 14, […]
No words can describe the horrific carnage that hit the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon, across the Potomac from Washington, D.C., yesterday morning. “Surreal” perhaps comes the closest. It played out like a plot from a Tom Clancy novel, or the climax of a Hollywood […]
