Mr. Antony Joseph Jaculak, 45, a resident of West Donald St., Thunder Bay Ont., passed away at McKellar General Hospital there Friday, May 1, 1998. He was born April 23, 1953 in Rainy River, Ont., the youngest child of Fred and Antonina Jaculak. Tony attended elementary and high school in […]
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Henry “Hank” Van Drunen, 78, of Devlin, Ont., passed away Friday, May 1, 1998 at the Emo Hospital in Emo, Ont. He was born Jan. 20, 1920 in Cook County, Ill. to the late Anton and Anne Van Drunen. In 1924, he moved with his family to Emo. During World […]
Edward Arthur “Eddie” Smith, 60, of Northwest Bay First Nation, Ont., passed away at his residence Thursday, April 30, 1998. He was born May 17, 1937 in Northwest Bay First Nation to the late Margaret and John Smith. Eddie was raised at Northwest Bay, and worked as a logger in […]
Dear editor: I feel it is important to respond to recent concerns about the “Lands for Life” planning process and the mining industry. There are many strong feelings about the “Lands for Life” discussions and the comprehensive planning process for our Crown lands. This is not surprising. It is a […]
Dear sir: Hopefully, you will find space for these lines, written by a relic from the past. If my English seems somewhat stilted, it is because I have now been living in Norway for more than 50 long years. In spite of the great time lapse, I still cherish fond […]
Ralph Richardson, 87, of R.R. #2, Devlin, Ont., passed away Sunday, April 26, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Aug. 19, 1910 in Sunnyside, County of Durham, England to the late John and Isabel Richardson. Mr. Richardson came to Canada in May, 1927 […]
Sophie Kutzak, 93, of Burlington, Ont. passed away peacefully at the McCall Continuing Care Centre in Mississauga, Ont. on Thursday, April 23, 1998. She was born in Gardenton, Man. in 1904, and was the wife of the late John Kutzak. She moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in 1936, and had […]
Annie O’Connell of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly at her residence Thursday, April 23, 1998. Annie recently celebrated her 90th birthday. She was born March 30, 1908 in Big Fork, Ont. to the late Patrick and Mary O’Connell. Annie attended school […]
John Sevenhouse, 99, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., went home to be with his Lord on Wednesday, April 22, 1998 at his residence. John was born July 4, 1898 in Phoenix, Ill. to the late Henry and Annie Sevenhouse. He moved to Burriss, Ont. in 1931, […]
How can you live without time? Or more accurately, how can you live without a time “piece”? That’s the question I had to ask myself many times last week high in the Colorado Rockies. To begin with, my wristwatch kept perfect time, faithfully signalling one activity after another. But then […]
Well men, we’ve had the biscuit. Done. Kaput. We’re obsolete. We may be wanted but soon we won’t be needed. First a little background. For hundreds of centuries, two genders had to be in intimate contact for reproduction. Men were the hunters and warriors. Women tended the hearth and nurtured […]
There are probably more stories about the wolverine than any other mammal in America. It is supposed to have amazing strength, be extremely intelligent, and have a very ugly disposition.Whether these stories are all true or not, no one really knows. The wolverine is the shadow in the deep woods, […]
