Evylen Havelin, 76, of 1129 Second St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Saturday, Sept. 5, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. She was born Nov. 27, 1921 in Port Arthur, Ont. to the late Henry and Grace Corbett. On June 22, 1943, Evylen was united in […]
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Alan John (Cork) Brady, 64, of Devlin, Ont., passed away peacefully Saturday, Sept. 5, 1998 at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. following a short battle with cancer. He was born in Sault St. Marie, Ont. on Oct. 26, 1934. Cork started work for Bell Canada in 1956 and […]
Linda Wiens
A small car drove in and out stepped a slightly greying man and two teens. “Remember me? Allan Earle [with son an daughter],” he said. Yes! A 1970 heavy equipment operator graduate, and son of Cliff McIntosh’s recreation director friend, Del Earle, formerly of Marathon. Allan used to challenge me […]
The local public school board would do well to adopt former U.S President Harry S. Truman’s bold pledge that “the buck stops here.” At the very least, the board should give the impression that somebody is in charge of the “multi-use” project at Westfort. Right now, the only one people […]
Dear sir: On behalf of the Sioux Lookout Hudson Association for Community Living staff and residents, Victoria and Barb, who recently attended the Emo Fall Fair and concerts, we would like to thank the many people who made our trip a huge success. Special thanks goes out to Bill who […]
Dear sir: Last Wednesday, our baseball team had a fun game planned against a team that drove all the way to Devlin from Sioux Narrows. I was disappointed and embarrassed when I drove into our beautiful ball park in Devlin. Someone had strewn toilet tissue around and dumped all the […]
Dear Mr. Editor: A “Minute of Silence, a Moment of Sound”–these are the watchwords of the United Nations International Peace Day. On the third Tuesday in September at noon, people throughout the world are invited to join the delegates of the United Nations General Assembly in a minute of silent […]
To the editor: I think a great big thank you is in order to Stacy and Wayne Johnson, who have done a wonderful job down at the Sorting Gap Marina the past couple of years. The time and effort they put into turning our marina into a place of beauty–where […]
Last June was “Safe Kids Week” and to celebrate the event, Safe Kids Canada and Johnson and Johnson sponsored a home safety challenge. As a family, you went around the house with a safety checklist. Why the interest in safety? It’s quite simple! For children in Canada and the United […]
Reuben Oliver Frederick Arason, 70, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1998 at the Hospice Wing at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Duluth, Mn. due to complications associated with a stroke. He was born May 6, 1928 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Sig and Alvena […]
John Gavel, 71, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Aug. 31, 1998 at his residence. John was born Dec. 6, 1926 in Gent, Belgium to the late Leon and Anna Gavel. As a young boy, John spent many summers on farms where he developed […]
Daniel James Steiner was born Aug. 7, 1977 near Barwick, Ont. At the age of 15, he experienced the second birth, giving his heart to the Lord. He was baptized at the age of 16 and became a member of the Woodside Mennonite Church at Sleeman, Ont. It was a […]
