It is with profound sorrow that the family of Jennifer Lynn Yvonne Mainville announce her passing on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in Thunder Bay, Ont. Jennifer was born on June 28, 1986 in Fort Frances, Ont. She grew up in Couchiching First Nation and Fort Frances. After graduating high school she […]
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An evening of updates on technology and how to use in managing diabetes is set for Thursday, April 4 from 6-8 p.m. in the Shaw Room at the Fort Frances Public Library. Light snacks will be provided. Admission is free but an R.S.V.P. is required by March 28 by contacting […]
It’s with deep sadness the family of Joe Paldio announce his peaceful passing on Monday, March 25, 2019 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. after a courageous battle with cancer, with his nephew Mark by his side. Joe was born in Szucs, Hungary on Oct. 23, 1924 to […]
It is with great sadness that the family of John Gerley announces his passing on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at La Verendrye General Hospital. John was born on Jan. 31, 1928 in Paks, Hungary to Istvan and Zsuzsanna Gerlei. He came to Canada in 1952, first working the tobacco fields […]
It is with sadness that the family of Hugh Charles Masson announces his passing on Monday, March 25, 2019 in Crystal City, Man. at the age of 92. Hugh was born in Pilot Mound, Man. on April 1, 1926. The family resided in Wood Bay, Man. until the passing of […]
It is with profound sadness and broken hearts that we announce the passing of Carol Joyce Clifford on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Rainy River Health Centre, with her loving family by her side. Mom was diagnosed with lung cancer two short months ago. She fought a courageous battle […]
Rose May Bolzan, 96, of Fort Frances, Ont. passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2019. A visitation will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 7 p.m. at Green Funeral Home. Parish Prayers will be offered at 7:30 p.m. Funeral mass will be held on Monday, April 8, 2019 […]
It is not a dramatic charting of a whole new direction for the library. Instead, the new strategic plan recently unveiled by the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre is progressive, building on well-planned understanding about what a public library needs to be in the 21st century. The document is […]
With Easter being as late as possible, “Emo Spring Fever Days” are jumping a week ahead this year. Across the district from Atikokan to Rainy River and north to Sioux Narrows this marks the first big event of the year, a tradition that goes back more than 50 years. Even […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
With only 10 days left until the draw, tickets are still available for the Emo and District Lions’ “Lions Share Grocery Raffle.” Tickets are being sold at Cloverleaf Grocery, Walmart and Emo Feed, Hair & Body Shoppe and Tompkins Home Hardware. Tickets can also be purchased from any member of […]
The Bassmaster Elite Series season continues this week in South Carolina at Lake Hartwell. Hartwell is a large reservoir with plenty of deep, clear water and a good population of spotted and largemouth bass. With the continued winter weather at home I will say it’s nice to be back in […]
