OLSON–Born to Theresa Olson, of Sleeman, Ont., a girl, Ava Dawn, weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz. on July 9, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

HAGLIN–Born to Tim and Laura, nee Hele, of Emo, Ont., a boy, Evan Dale, weighing 7 lbs. 11 oz. on July 12, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

COUSINEAU–Born to Brad and Deborah, nee Cochrane, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Elizabeth Lezlie, weighing 6 lbs. 14 oz. on July 13, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

My old farm hand, Andrew Doucette, now in his 90s, breezed in for a visit on his three-wheeler and brought back a load of memories. For a couple of years, he helped my son, Earl, and Wayne Cross, now a veterinarian, stow mountains of hay into our barn as well […]

Times’ reporters Wes Gilbertson and Emmanuel Moutsatsos participated in the Memorial Tournament held at Kitchen Creek on Saturday afternoon. The tournament was won by Kevin Webb, with more than 25 golfers taking home prizes from the round. Gilbertson and Moutsatsos did not. Here is their tale: < *c>• • • […]

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” That quote from famed French novelist Marcel Proust appeared on my daily calendar. Late last Saturday sitting at my desk, I thought about the quote and tried to look at our wooded backyard with […]

It’s Monday morning of “Bass Week” in Fort Frances. The temperature overnight had plummeted down to 19 C. Mark Fisher had just launched his boat and it’s only 6:15 a.m. He is not the earliest to launch, but I have to chuckle. A sticker on his SUV, in big bold […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Ardell Brigham announces her passing on Sunday, July 17, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 87. She was born March 30, 1918 in Rainy River, Ont. to the late Jack and Gladys Gillies. […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Charles Edwin (Chuck) Hammond announces his passing on Wednesday, July 13, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 92. Charles was born Jan. 28, 1913 in Crozier, Ont. to the late Charles and Eliza […]

Katherina (Kay) Gushulak, of Kamloops, B.C., passed away Sunday, July 10, 2005 at 79 years of age. She is survived by her loving husband, Nickolas; children, Carol (Ken) Churchwell and Julian (Dianne) Gushulak, all of Heffley Creek. B.C.; and grandchildren, Wendy (David) Fera and Christopher Gushulak, Melanie Norton, David, Vance, […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Jean Mary-Rose Zub announces her peaceful passing on Friday, July 8, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 79. She was born Sept. 22, 1925 in Rainford, England to the late James and Rose […]

With baserunner Shawn Leahey (left) keeping a close eye on the action, Sarah McTavish, the first baseman for Good Vibrations, tried to track down a shallow fly ball Sunday during the ‘A’ final of a slo-pitch tournament in Devlin. While McTavish didn’t get to this ball in time, Good Vibrations […]