Emo once again hosted a wonderful weekend of “Holly Daze!” The parade was just awesome! Maddie and Marlee each brought a friend along and this year with our “dog” theme, we not only tossed out candy canes but milk bones for all the dogs watching the parade! Marlee’s friend, Ella, […]
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Ice-fishing really has evolved over the past couple of decades when you consider that we’ve gone from sitting on a bucket using tree branches for strike indicators to having insulated portable shelters, power augers, and high-end graphite rods. The annual St. Paul Ice Show took place this past weekend and […]
Fort Frances Coun. Ken Perry must be applauded for his relentless efforts to highlight the ludicrous situation revolving around railroad taxation in Ontario. As Coun. Perry repeatedly has pointed out in several letters to the editor over the past three weeks, Fort Frances currently receives just $3,623 annually from the […]
Jacklynne Faragher-Guimond Dear editor: Remember when a “menu” was something one drooled over while deciding what to order for dinner? Today, the world of technology uses that word (menu) on electronic devices, supposedly to be helpful. I am all for “helpful” and I have practised patience many times while waiting […]
Coun. Ken Perry Dear editor: In order to realize what it is that I have been speaking of in my last two letters to the editor, one needs to understand the scope of the problem. The numbers are staggering and, if I would have begun the first letter with numbers, […]
Dino Morelli, 77, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Dino was born on June 6, 1939 in Aiello Calabro, Italy to Domenico and Rosina Morelli. The family immigrated to Canada in 1953, settling in Fort Frances. […]
Molly J. Stout, 66, of Marshfield, Wis., passed away Sunday, Dec. 4, 2016 at her home with her husband, Dave, of 47 years by her side. Funeral services will be held Friday, Dec. 9, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Marshfield, where the visitation will be […]
On the evening of Monday, Nov. 28, 2016, Dmytro “Metro” Badiuk passed away peacefully at the age of 98 with his family at his side. And though he is leaving behind so many who will miss him, some happiness is to be found knowing he will be reunited with his […]
