Corinne Elliott, 92, passed away peacefully at the F.J. Davey Home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2000 at the age oof 92. She was the beloved wife of the late Robert; dear mother of Robert (Kathy) and Joyce McShane (Frank); grandmother of James (Linda), Heather, Carol […]
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Dear sir: In your Country Living section of the Dec. 22 edition of the Times (p. B9), your correspondent badly misinformed your readers regarding South African geography. The article stated that Riet Carnahan “went to the Kruger National Park in Cape Town.” That is equivalent to saying someone on a […]
Dear sir: I want to say a special thank you to someone who helped me several weeks ago. I truly believe in guardian angels, and on this particular day this lady was mine. I remember her as a friendly patron when I worked at the public library but unfortunately her […]
Jan. 1 has passed–did you ever make any New Year’s resolutions? Well, how about practising safety for starters! And I bet if you look hard enough, you will find hazards inside and outside your home. Most home hazards can be prevented by inspection and correction. Members of every household should […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
Every new year brings us the chance to cast off something old and troublesome; to look for, and in, new directions; and to make a fresh start at something good and worthwhile. Every decade seems to develop its special character. This century’s achievements have crowned those of at least the […]
By Sam Anderson
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Walleyes are, without a doubt, the most sought after game fish in the U.S. Midwest in the summer. But now’s a good time, too. Walleyes are often considered to be schoolers but under the ice, they seem to disperse into loose associations. Pinpointing them is often difficult but catching one […]
Somehow I’ve never thought of myself as lazy although Miss Foley–my high school homeroom teacher–did call me a procrastinator. But truthfully, I’ve never been too sure about her assessment because what I was actually doing was reading books when, in her mind, I should have been doing class assignments. And […]
By Bob Riege
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Over the last 1,000 years, ice fishing has changed very little. But as we near the next millennium, we are on the edge of a virtual revolution that will start the next ice age for the angler who prefers ice fishing. The problem with ice fishing, in many cases, is […]
It all started late one night with a loud churning noise in the kitchen. I raced quickly to see if the garbage disposal had run amuck. What I found was a frightening Star Wars-type event taking place in the oven. In retrospect, it probably was just a fire burning up […]
Dear sir: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Emo Centennial Committee, who made Emo’s 100th birthday celebrations an enjoyable, fun-filled year. My family and I took in many of the events and had a great time at them all. This wonderful group spent a lot of […]
Irene H. Anderson, 70, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Monday, Dec. 27, 1999 at Falls Memorial Hospital. She was born April 30, 1929 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Nick and Annie Halus, and attended school here. On Aug. 17, 1949, she was united in marriage to Nils F. Anderson […]
In loving memory of Joanna Marie Fraser, 18, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., who passed away Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Joanna was the daughter of John Daniel Fraser and Patricia Kathleen Fraser (nee Bruyere); and sister to Nathan Edward Bruyere and […]
