Another successful Cattle Sale is behind us. We sold 1544 head for a total of $5,332,698.73. I haven’t taken the time to compare it to our last sale, but I think the prices were a bit softer but still good compared to past years. Like I say every sale, this […]
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The Lavallee Seniors Committee is hosting a luncheon next Tuesday, October 28, at the Devlin Hall. The luncheon starts at noon, homemade soup, bunwitches and dessert will be served. Call Lisa at 276-7555 or Pat at 276-3042 to reserve a spot. There will be a Fire Prevention Presentation following the […]
September 8, 1943 – October 15, 2025 With profound sadness the family of Ray Bragg announce his passing on October 15, 2025 after a lengthy illness. Ray was born in Emo, Ontario September 8th, 1943. He grew up in the Rainy River district on the homestead farm in Finland, ON. […]
Joanna Margaret Lee, 87, of Int’l Falls, died peacefully September 30, 2025, under the kind and excellent care of the ICU and Hospice of St. Mary’s Duluth. The family wishes to also thank the staff of Rainy Lake Medical Center for their prompt care. Their kindness gave us an extra […]
EVENTS CALENDAR The Next 55+ movie Matinee at the Fort Frances Library in the Shaw Room is Tomorrow, Friday Oct.17, 1-3 p.m. Featuring Maybe I Do. “Michelle and Allen are in a relationship. They decide to invite their parents to finally meet. Turns out, the parents already know one another […]
Roger William Langhorne Greenhalgh, born February 13, 1941, in Gravesend, Kent, England, passed away peacefully on September 11, 2025, following a lengthy illness. Roger was a dedicated Mechanical Engineer whose career took him and his family across Canada before he ultimately settled in Thunder Bay. He was a social and […]
September 1, 1933 – October 9, 2025 Ronald Albert Haver passed away peacefully on October 9, 2025, at the Emo Long Term Care Facility, at the age of 92. Ronald is lovingly remembered by his daughter June Haver and her spouse Bruce Shaw, along with their daughters Ashley and Jen […]
We were sitting at the kitchen table, the young hockey player and me. He was home alone, at the hockey household where he was staying. His “house mother” was the former wife of one superstar, and the mother of another. He was living in the shadow of what is still […]
‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ feels like a fever dream. I’m sure I’m not the first person to write that out. I can imagine several critics who first went to see Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 adaptation of the classic vampire novel wrote something similar in their notebooks as the film played for […]
By Robert Animikii Horton
Northern Reflections
Northern Reflections
It was a Tuesday night, the kind of late spring evening that isn’t quite warm yet but carries the conjuring of seasonal change. My best friend Dan and I merged onto Interstate 94 with purpose. A mission. A destination. The goal was simple: Tool’s long-awaited album Lateralus was being released […]
We are at our children’s home in Calgary as I write this column. Winter arrived Saturday night and seems intent on staying for a few days. When we travel, the electronics come with us. I have a computer. My wife has a computer. My Android watch and our cell phones […]
