Born to Victor and Joanne, nee Ingimundson, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Maya Genevieve, weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz. on May 17, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Todd and Catherine, nee Gadd, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Joelle Elyse, weighing 10 lbs. on May 20, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Andy and Ana, nee Ferreira, of Emo, Ont., a boy, Andre Filipe, weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. on May 20, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Phyllisity Jack and Patrick Gibbons, of Big Island, Ont., a boy, Caleb Edward, weighing 8 lbs. 8 oz. on May 21, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Conrad and Wanda, nee Hagen, of Barwick, Ont., a girl, Savannah Elaine, weighing 7 lbs. 4 oz. on May 26, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Kevin and Tara, nee Werenko, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Emma Jaylene, weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. on May 27, 2004 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

By the time this is published, I will be in Ottawa, where the Canadian community newspaper industry is gathering this week to salute its best from the past year. It also is a first for our industry in that publishers from both the English and the French press will come […]

Our contentious new bag tag, or garbage disposal, bylaw, you know, is merely a small part of a much larger picture being developed over a series of years while the Civic Centre continues shucking its responsibilities. This is the modern system known as “downsizing.” Eventually, justified by that mysterious “shortfall” […]

Apparently, the TV can go off as soon as the first team scores. Chances are good that team will win. That’s the way it’s been in the Stanley Cup final so far, in split home games with no team seeing much of an advantage over the other in that the […]

The “Wheels to Meals” program has 17 in attendance last Thursday at the Emo Legion. Those on hand played carpet bowling, then enjoyed a great luncheon. Tomorrow (June 3), the duo of Glen Hart and Ramona Smith will entertain the seniors with their favourite musical selections they enjoy to hear […]

Alvina (Dolly) McPherson, 77, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., passed away suddenly Saturday, May 29, 2004 at the Brunette Medical Center in Grantsburg, Wis. Alvina was born Feb. 18, 1927 in Couchiching First Nation to the late Charles and Ann Jane Bruyere. She attended boarding school at Couchiching First Nation […]

Mary Anna Collett, beloved wife of Richard (Dick) Collett, passed away suddenly Saturday, May 29, 2004 at the age of 83. Mary was born Aug. 13, 1920 in Fort Frances, Ont., where she lived all her life. Mary was a loving and caring person who enjoyed spending time with her […]