Surrounded by love and family by his side, it is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Glen Armstrong, on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the age of 59. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank (Bud) and Della Armstrong; brother, […]
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Robert Dwight Smalley, 66, of International Falls, Mn., passed away Friday morning, April 10, 2015 at the Ranier Roost with his loving wife, Dianne, by his side. Robert was born July 23, 1948 in Uxbridge, Ont. to Wilbur and Joan Smalley. Bob grew up in Marathon, Ont. along the north […]
Lillian Jolicoeur, 86, of Edmonton, Alta., passed away Monday, April 20, 2015. “LBJ” was predeceased by her parents; five siblings; and Fort Frances/International Falls friends Millie and Ed, Ruby and Lew, Ethyl, Dan and Nellie, and Helen and Rusty. She leaves behind many “which art nearest and dearest” in clans […]
NUSSBAUMER-Born to Gabrielle and Jeremy, of Fort Frances, Ontario, a boy, Rafael, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. on April 10, 2015 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
This past week, I was proud to help release details of a campaign commitment by Canada’s New Democrats to work with the provinces to create one million new child-care spaces and to limit the cost of these new spaces to $15 per day per child for parents. I was happy […]
With the quick warm-up in temperatures over the weekend, the ice on waters across Sunset Country deteriorated very quickly. By early this week, many of the small lakes were totally open and the ice had pulled away from shore on the bigger ones. So the ice-fishing season quickly came to […]
Well, lambing started with a set of triplets! All three were females so we are continuing on with increasing the female population at our farm. I still find them amazing little creatures–they slide out of their mommas like a wet washcloth but within a few seconds they are shaking their […]
The 48th edition of “Spring Fever Days” will unfold in Emo this Thursday to Saturday (April 16-18). Back in 1968, the businesses had their own door prizes. Later, with the assistance of a former resident, the Emo merchants had a draw for accommodations, tickets, and spending money to the Calgary […]
If it wasn’t for lists, I would never get anything done around here. Although I freely admit that sometimes just having a list makes me feel I’ve accomplished something—and sometimes that means nothing on the list really gets done at all. I just look it over, and cross stuff off […]
Time marches on. We get more and more familiar with this statement as we age, and on some days time marches with heavy boots right across our chest. Landmarks are something that keep us connected to the past—and perhaps those of us who have wandered away need those landmarks even […]
