MOSE–Born to Shane Mose and Leanne Hahkala, of Miscampbell, Ont., a boy, Garrett Eldon, weighing 6 lbs. 11 oz. on September 2, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

BOMBAY-SMITH–Born to Kristina Bombay and Ryan Smith, of Emo, Ont., a girl, Hailey Blair, weighing 10 lbs. 2 oz. on September 1, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Okay, whose big idea was this ceramic tile thing? This question burned in me (or was it the pain in my flattened knee caps) late Sunday night as I was hunched over for the third hour on the floor in the bedroom painting grout lines with sealer and using a […]

Four years ago—1,457 days—our lives changed. On 9/11/01, we stayed glued to our television sets. We saw images of absolute horror. Pictures of magnificent courage. And heard sounds of irreparable heartache. It was like witnessing a Life magazine photo spread unveil itself before your eyes. This is a column I […]

It’s probably because I was an only child that I’ve always been fascinated by large families of more than half-a-dozen children. Such as I used to know while growing here, like the Ukrainians around my home or French and Irish families here and there. Early on, I was impressed, for […]

Last Thursday, I felt pretty stuffy and I was sure I was getting a cold. My daughter, on the other hand, insisted it was only an allergy. After all, she said, “It’s the height of the ragweed season.” But by Friday morning, there was no doubt. I had a doozy […]

David Orchard submitted a column to the paper this week, which begins by saying that Canada did not lose any oil-generating capacity in Alberta. The oil sands continue to grow and expand, and were not shut down by Hurricane Katrina. As well, the Hibernia oil field in the Atlantic Ocean […]

It is with great sadness, and yet great respect for a special life lived, that the family announces the passing of Earle Clendenning on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005. Earle was born in Winnipeg, Man. to Arthur Burnett and Margret May Belle Clendenning on Sept. 27, 1929. They both predeceased him […]

Garnet Emile Councillor, 66, of Northwest Bay First Nation, passed away Thursday, Sept. 8, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Garnet was born Feb. 23, 1939 at Northwest Bay First Nation to the late Rennie and Agnes Councillor. He had lived all his life in the […]

Teddy Ann Brigham, of 202 Mercury Ave., Atikokan, Ont., passed away peacefully Aug. 2, 2005 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan. Teddy Ann was born March 5, 1942 to Marvin and Ardelle Brigham. She was born and raised north of Emo, Ont., where she attended school in a one-room […]

Evelyn Norris, left, and Margitta McLeod had a laugh reading “What Colour is Your Underwear?” to children during storytime at the Fort Frances Public Library this morning. —Melanie Béchard photo

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