Grace Lavina Fults Van Drunen, 94, a pioneer resident of Dance, Ont., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2000 at the hospital in Emo, Ont. Grace also was the last member of the family of Wesley and Lucy Fults to whom she was born Sept. 24, 1905 in Burriss Township. Grace […]
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Dear Mike: Thank you for publishing the picture of the 1953 Muskie football team in the Wednesday, Jan. 26 edition of the Times. This letter would be of interest to other FFHS football players. On Friday, July 7, at the beginning of the FFHS Millennium Reunion, there will be a […]
Dear sir: This letter is in response to Gary Sundmark’s letter, “Try enticement, not coercion.” I agree with Mr. Sundmark on two issues. First, the price of trail passes is too high and anyone that knows me knows I have been very vocal about this issue. I also think the […]
In loving memory of Lois Laverne Dalseg, who passed away suddenly Friday, Jan. 28, 2000 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. at the age of 56. She was predeceased by her parents, Edmond and Florence Veillieux; husband, Dennis on Oct. 27, 1998; and sister, Mary Arylene Dutilleo. Lois […]
Bernice Huber, 66, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2000 at her residence in Fort Frances. She was born March 3, 1933 in Camper, Man. to the late Rudy and Lillian Busch. She moved to Fort Frances in the 1950s to work as cashier for a […]
Margaret Cowper McLeod, 89, a resident of Emo, Ont., passed away Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000 at the Emo Hospital in Emo. Margaret, the first child and eldest daughter of William and Mary Ann (Ferguson) McQuaker, was born Thursday, Sept. 29, 1910 in her parents’ home in Dilke Township. She started […]
Peacefully in her sleep, with her family at her side, Elsie Margaret McCasey passed away Friday, Jan. 14, 2000 at Pinecrest Home for the Aged in Kenora, Ont. Born to Walfred and Arvida (Brodahl) Lundin in Bergland, Ont. on March 2, 1917, Elsie lived all of her life in the […]
By Linda Wiens
Quetico Centre
Quetico Centre
Each new year reminds us to look back, and ahead, to get a sense of “the bigger picture.” The dilemma is always whether to try predicting the long term, which becomes an exercise of wild imagination; or the short term, which is an extension of what already exists. Here are […]
The “mood” of the fish–aggressive, neutral, negative–is a major consideration in successful ice fishing. Good ice fishermen will find a way to trigger neutral fish into biting, and the best of them can trigger some negative fish into doing so. Jigging walleyes is the most deadly method of all, if […]
It was Ruth who was there years ago when a tiny girl needed surgery to lengthen the shortened tendons in her thumbs. The hospital was a very scary place for a four-year-old–especially when aides came rushing in too late, slid her quickly onto the cart, and hurried her down the […]
Dear sir: The Lake of the Woods Millennium Committee is meeting on a regular basis to continue with the planning for the Homecoming to be held Aug. 4-7. With the year 2000 finally here, details of the event are rapidly taking shape to make this a weekend for all to […]
Agnes Harland of Emo, Ont. passed away at home Saturday, Jan. 15, 2000 after a courageous struggle with health problems. Agnes lived a full life; she was quick to express her many blessings, and was able to enjoy her 90th birthday on Jan. 1, 2000. Agnes was an exceptional woman. […]
