Florence Schram, 89, longtime resident of Stratton, Ont., passed away Friday, May 8, 1998 with family by her side at Rainycrest Home for the Aged in Fort Frances, Ont. Florence was born Oct. 15, 1908 in Stratton to the late Charles and Mary Ann Jolicouer. She was raised in Stratton […]
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The shooting incident last Wednesday morning, in which an off-duty employee of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources fired a shot at two Rainy River First Nation men netting sturgeon on the river, shows just how strained relations are between the band and DNR. And unless both sides start talking, […]
Dear sir: Last week, I had the pleasure of being a small part of the Rainy River District Music and Drama Festival. I would like publicly to commend the participants, the organizers and volunteers, and the teachers and parents involved. I think it a credit to the community that such […]
Dear sir: Regarding the “How to” prepare festival entry articles, I only collect the information from various people in our community. I think that children can be helped by being exposed to different approaches to solving problems. When local music or drama teachers share their approaches, children benefit from ideas […]
There are a lot of black birds but not all of them are Blackbirds. We have quite a few birds in the same family, including orioles, meadowlarks, and the bobolink. But we also have three black birds which are true Blackbirds, and can be quite confusing to the amateur birder. […]
Sometimes I’m tempted to shed responsibility. I crave a distant time and place when my parents told me how to spend my money, and my college advisor told me what to choose for a college major. When my doctor told me exactly what to do about my health, and my […]
Lena Krawchuk, 72, of 839 Armit Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, May 3, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Lena was born Dec. 29, 1925 in Fort Frances to the late John and Veronica Fichuk. On May 4, 1947, she was united in marriage to […]
William James “Bill” Freeston, 80, of Golden Age Manor, Emo, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Sunday, May 3, 1998. He was born Feb. 5, 1918 in Saltcoats, Sask. to the late Louis and Kathleen Freeston. Bill grew up in Neilburg, Sask. and […]
Lydia Cook Terry, 93, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Saturday, May 2, 1998. Lydia was born March 21, 1905 in Angus, Ont. to the late William and Sarah Carter. On Feb. 23, […]
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 […]
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 […]
