It is with deep sadness that the family of Helene Sofronuk announces her passing on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral arrangements are pending, and a complete obituary will follow.
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Buddy Paul Cyr passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. He was born in Naicatchewenin First Nation on Nov. 28, 1938 to Roderick Cyr and Lucy (Smith) Cyr. He lived his life to the fullest, and enjoyed spending time […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Patrick Bartel announces his passing on Friday, Jan. 9, 2015 at his residence. Funeral arrangements are pending, and a complete obituary will follow.
Happy 2015 to everyone! If nothing else, 2015 has brought us some very winter-like weather with both snow and cold reaching us. We seemed to coast right through December but now the normally-long month of January is proving to be a little more stubborn. I found 2014 to be a […]
I like January sunshine—sunshine that melts the snow and ice off the roads and leaves the roads bare and dry, looking almost brand new. Last Friday was just such a day with everything looking beautiful and peaceful. It’s early January days, with 2015 just barely out of the starting blocks, […]
Honestly, this has been the best, most genuinely “soul-filled-with-peace” holiday season I’ve had in years. I didn’t mope about my past, I didn’t pick apart my present day, and I didn’t fret about my future. I, quite simply, was “right here, right now.” I won’t be able to express, within […]
Last August, forms from the federal government arrived in the mail for me to apply for my Canada pension and Old Age Security. They came as a shock since I really had not thought that I was “old.” To me, my mother and her friends were old—all having well passed […]
After rolling through December with some nice, mild weather, we have been welcomed into the New Year with some real Canadian winter temperatures. It’s been so cold over the past few days that I’ve been getting flashbacks to the “polar vortex” we experienced last year. Fortunately, the long-range forecast is […]
I love all kinds of pickles–sweet dill pickles, pickled beets, gherkins, capers, pickled eggs, pickled cauliflower, green tomato pickles, bread and butter pickles, “stackers,” and especially my mother’s homemade pickles. According to legend, pickles have been spicing up otherwise bland meals for more than 4,000 years, when the people of […]
With the future of Our Lady of the Way School in Stratton still in limbo, the Northwest Catholic District School Board now is weighing the merits of consolidating St. Michael’s (JK-Grade 3) and St. Francis (Grade 4-8) here. Given the multi-billion-dollar deficits the province continues to face, the Ministry of […]
Dear editor: I arrived in this town in 1954. The sewer and water system was designed previous to that. The town’s construction required all weeping tile to be drained into the sanitary sewer system. It seemed to be working well at the time. However, as time progressed, so did the […]
Dear Santa: Thank you for everything you brought me for Christmas. You continually surprise me with all that you accomplish on Christmas Eve. However, you missed one thing. I didn’t receive the Stratton/Morley History Book (I have been asking for 11 years!) Were the books too heavy for your sleigh? […]
