Dear sir: I have found it reassuring to hear that the hemo-dialysis unit in Fort Frances is on track for operation come the fall. It is my understanding that the room is coming along quite nicely, and that there are nurses hired and in the process of starting to, or […]
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Dear sir: I am (once again!) dismayed (but not surprised!) at the extremely poor coverage given of our recently-held Rainy River Festival of the Performing Arts. Each year this exciting event involves hundreds of young people and volunteers from across the district. The participants devote countless hours of practice perfecting […]
Dear editor: To the people living on Emo Road 2 north from Emo. Two weeks ago, I completed my annual pickup of garbage thrown from some of your car windows. I picked up from the cemetery back as far as my place as I have always disliked seeing the roadsides […]
Dear sir: I would like to thank the aboriginal people and their descendants for sharing their walleye and sturgeon with us–the under-privileged people who must wait until spawning season is over to commence fishing. The aboriginal people are to be congratulated for sharing their bounty with us. This is very […]
Helma Sophia Angus, 87, of 301-851 Colonization Rd. W., Fort Frances, Ont., P9A 2T3, passed away at La Verendrye Hospital on Friday, May 25, 2001. Helma was born in Worthington Township, Ont., on Aug. 24, 1913, the third child of Charlie and Tillie Widgren. She was raised in Bergland by […]
On May 15, 2001, his 37th wedding anniversary, John Wayne Herod entered into rest at Emo Hospital. Born Oct. 4, 1941 and raised on his parents’ Oneida farm, his early years were spent at Caledonia Allis Chalmers. He was married May 15, 1964 to Dianne Jerome, and they moved to […]
It is with great sadness we, as a family, announce the passing of Hazel Kathleen Douglas at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital (McKellar) on Tuesday, May 22, 2001. Hazel was born in Mather Township, Ont. on Dec. 8, 1914. She was a resident of Versa Care in Thunder Bay, Ont. […]
Arnold Shortreed, 82, of Watten Township, Ont., passed away Friday, May 18, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born April 20, 1919 in Emo, Ont. to the late James and Rose Shortreed. During WWII, Arnold served with the Ordinance Corps in Canada. Upon his […]
In loving memory of Frederick William Duncan, 80, of Fort Frances, Ont., who passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Frederick was born June 7, 1920 in Rainy River, Ont. to the late William and Mary Duncan. He spent the majority of his […]
William E. “Bill” Carmody, 53, of South St. Paul, was called home after a five-month battle with cancer on May 18, 2001. He was predeceased by parents, Bill Sr. and Eva; and sister, Eva. He is survived by loving wife, Janice; daughters, Kris (Rocky), and Karla; step-children, James (Jane), and […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
The sports fishermen are among us again, the determined-looking, all-male bands of strangers seeking overnight accommodations before catching the first planes out to the lakes. And they were piling up in our motels Monday with bad weather threatening to the north. We welcome their presence as a signal that all’s […]
