Shirley Geil, 90, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016 in Santa Rosa, Calif. She was born in Fort Frances, Ont. in 1925, a daughter of Howard and Mabel Wees. She grew up in Fort Frances, spending her summers at the family cabin on Rainy Lake, fishing and swimming, and […]
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Albert Hogue, 103, passed away Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016 at his home at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Albert was born on June 30, 1913 in Bluff Creek, Man. He left the family farm in Silver Ridge, Man. to work in Ontario, where he met and married Aline […]
Eila Ellen Martin (nee Sammalisto) passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016 at the Riverside health care facility in Emo, Ont. Eila was born in Tarmola, Ont., near Thunder Bay, on May 4, 1924. There she attended the SS #3 Gorham School. In later years, her family moved to […]
Carl Joseph Perreault, 82, of St. Helens, Ore., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016 in his home in St. Helens. He was born June 7, 1934 in Fort Frances, Ont. to Amos and Laura Perreault. His wife, Jane, whom he was with for 57 years, passed away in June, 2015. […]
With deep sorrow, the loving family announces the passing of John Malverne (“Mal”) Steele, age 100, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 at Hogarth Riverview Manor in Thunder Bay, Ont. Mal was born in Fort Frances, Ont. on Aug. 7, 1916 to John and Nellie Steele. He met Hazel Harnett and […]
For as long as I can remember, I have been able to read. I still have “The New Winston Primer,” as well as the “First Reader” and the “Second Reader,” in my library. “Once a Wee Wee Woman lived in a wee wee house. The Wee Wee Woman had a […]
There are many things you need to think about when starting a farm. Some of these things are: what do you want to produce, where are you going to produce it, how are you going to gain the skills to do so, and how are you going to finance this […]
Here we are the week before the Emo Fair week! Yikes! So much to do and little time to do it. I ended up taking last Friday off and having the girls out to work on “Fair Stuff.” I can honestly say they have trained their calves on their own. […]
The annual Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair is coming soon, and with that comes the crowning of the 2016 queen and mini-king and queen. This crowd-pleasing event takes place Thursday, Aug. 18 upstairs of the Emo LaVallee arena. If you wish to register your son or daughter for […]
