GLUEHEISEN–Born to Christopher and Gabrielle, nee Gregoire, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Jonah Gregoire, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. on Sept. 7, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont

ALLAN–Born to Ray Allan and Rochelle Bird, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Hayden Terrick, weighing 6 lbs. 14 oz. on Sept. 11, 2006 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

GRAY–Born to Adam and Dawn, nee Scott, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Jonathan Lee Alan, weighing 8 lbs. 12 oz. on Sept. 14, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

CALDER-MAINVILLE–Born to Jane Calder and Derek Mainville, of Couchiching First Nations, Ont., a boy, Sonny William Holden, weighing 9 lbs. 8 oz. on Sept. 14, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

RAYMOND–Born to Barry Raymond and Jennifer Maxfield, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Aurora Jane, weighing 8 lbs. 12 oz. on Sept. 16, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

After years of trying, I finally have something in common with a sporting legend. The celebrity I’m referring to is none other than former National Hockey League mega-star Mario Lemieux. Now I’m certain most of the readership currently is scratching their heads and wondering what an overweight sports reporter in […]

We are now into the election season. We have more than enough candidates for each office in Fort Frances while Emo will have an election for reeve. So far, though, only one candidate has come forward for Rainy River council. Municipal election day is Monday, Nov. 13—seven weeks away. Yet […]

Here I was about to go again. Pete had been away for five weeks and the story of my life was as dry and flaky as the skeletons of old dust bunnies. Then, just as I gave up trying to fish a column out of my humdrum universe, my cell […]

Ministry of Natural Resources’ FireRanger crew leader Mark Dillon, from Chapleau, demonstrated a technique called “cold trailing,” where firefighters actually feel inside stumps to check for residual heat after a fire. Dillon was one of the MNR firefighters who battled Fort Frances Fire #128—a 26-hectare blaze in the Preacher Lake […]

Allison Brown, far left, of Fort Frances, joined her grandmother, Shirley Brown, far right, of Nestor Falls, and her friends Gladys Jolicoeur of Stratton, second to left, and Elsie Miller of Morson, second to right, on Sunday afternoon for the Terry Fox “Marathon of Hope.” This year’s fundraiser drew 70 […]

These three girls showed off their moves during the ’50s/’60s dance at the Emo Legion on Friday night. Although most didn’t dress in the style, everyone seemed to have a good time groovin’ to the music provided by Yowza. The dance was a fundraiser for the W.I. Museum in Emo […]

Amber Morrison tied up her laces just prior to the warm-up exercises, led by Jackie Lampi-Hughes of Energy Fitness Centre, before the annual Terry Fox “Marathon of Hope” here Sunday afternoon. This year’s fundraiser drew 70 participants and raised more than $9,000. —Duane Hicks photo