It is with great sadness the family of Jean Martens announce her sudden passing on Saturday, Aug. 23, 1997. She was born in Fort William, Ont. on June 7, 1921. She attended school in Fort William, and worked at the Canada Car there during the war. She was united in […]
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It seems hard to believe another summer is almost over. Oh, this isn’t to say the last week of August won’t bring nice weather, or the month of September for that matter. But the telltale signs of fall are here once again. Another Emo fair is history, the fastball, soccer […]
Town council is wasting its time grappling with a decision on whether to allow questions on charitable gaming halls and the municipal bus on the ballot in November. On the gaming issue, it appears the people’s decision will be moot because the province intends to award casinos to companies next […]
To the editor: While on the bus back to Winnipeg, my daughter, Stephanie, woke up and asked the question, “How much longer before we get there?” I said, “We’re halfway there.” She said, “Well then, I’ll count to see how long before we get there.” Well, she stopped counting at […]
Dear sir: Quick reaction by a group of residents, fishermen and passers-by averted what could have turned into a major fire on Clearwater Lake on Thursday, Aug. 7 around 2 p.m. We live on the lake at Sunny Cove, about three miles up the lake from the government dock. Our […]
If you’re like me, you sometimes get tired of discerning what’s ahead, planning and scheming. It’s summertime. So forget that future stuff for today. Come, wallow in the past with me. I want to tell you about my brother, Gord. You know Gainsborough’s famous painting, “The Blue Boy”? The anemic […]
Ever since the dawn of recorded history, man has cherished the eagle as a symbol–of freedom, of strength, of fierce pride. The Romans carried eagles of gold with them to war, and when the Americans sought a symbol for their country, the great white-headed eagle seemed made for the purpose. […]
I’m torn between two moods today. On the one hand there’s the black despair of what could happen yet in life–the sickness, the pain, the loneliness, the want. And I know enough about living to know such despair is not without its reasons. But on the other hand, there’s the […]
Mrs. Marguerite Lichtenstein passed away peacefully at Pioneer Ridge Home for the Aged on Aug. 19, 1997 after a lengthy illness. Born Nov. 3, 1922 in Moose Jaw, Sask., she grew up in Fort Frances and married Richard Lichtenstein on June 1, 1946. Following this, they moved to Atikokan, where […]
In loving memory of James Quenton Falconer, who passed away Aug. 17, 1997 at Lake of the Woods Hospital in Kenora, Ont. James is survived by his loving wife, Edna (nee Parks); his sons, Jim (Barbara) of Edmonton, Alta., and Paul (and friend, Donna) of Red Deer, Alta.; daughter, Janette […]
Katherine (Katie) Bliss, 76, of Mine Centre, Ont., passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, 1997 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Katie was born May 15, 1921 in Insinger, Sask. to the late Nickolas and Mary Serediuk. She was united in marriage on Sept. 11, 1946 to David […]
Doug Kelly, 52, of Sabaskong First Nation, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Friday, Aug. 15, 1997. He was born Jan. 23, 1945 in Sabaskong First Nation to the late Jim and Marion Kelly. Doug had lived all of his life in Sabaskong, […]
