Born to Errol and Rebecca, nee Friesen, of Stratton, Ont., a baby boy, Jabez Joseph, weighing 4 lbs. 15 oz. on November 29, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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Born to Pastor Duane and Shawna, nee Morken, of Winnipeg, Man., on December 26, 2001, a little blessing, Tianna Rae, weighing 6 lbs. 2 oz. at St. Boniface General Hospital. Proud grandparents are Mel and Eleanor Morken of Fort Frances and Pastor Robert and Pyrma Masters of New Brunswick.
We like to think of ourselves as adventurous, free-spirited, independent beings who long to go wherever the wind may take us. In reality, though, we’re really just pathetic creatures of habit; mired in the cozy security of “the ol’ routine.” And nothing throws a curve ball into the “routine” worse […]
The gripping scene of Ben Hur as a galley slave is still vivid in my mind. After seeing that classic movie almost 30 years ago, the horrible inhumanity of man to man surfaced in both my nighttime dreams and daytime thinking. How could people do it? How could they make […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
The popular “Wheels to Meals” program at the Emo Legion will resume next Thursday (Jan. 10), beginning with carpet bowling at 10:45 a.m., followed by the meal and card playing. Regular sessions also are slated Jan. 17 and 24, with the first carpet bowling tournament of the new year planned […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
I was not in town last season as the Muskie boys’ hockey team knifed through every team en route to the gold medal at OFSAA ‘A/AA’ showdown in Burlington. So I had a lot to learn about this squad, which has gone through quite the metamorphosis this season. But one […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team is off to Winnipeg to defend their consolation at the annual Tournament of Champions, which runs Thursday through Sunday. The defending ‘A/AA’ all-Ontario champs are the only team from NorWOSSA that will compete in the 10-team, two-pool tourney. Also playing will be seven Manitoba-based schools […]
Fort Frances firefighters spent New Year’s Eve battling a stubborn warehouse blaze at 815 Williams Ave. Police and fire crews responded to the scene around 6:40 p.m. Monday to find the back of the building already engulfed in flames. “The back half of the building was completely gutted,” said Fort […]
Can’t think of a New Year’s resolution? How about dedicating some of your time this year to be part one of the biggest events of the summer—the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship. “We had five directors leave this year so we’ve been looking at getting those positions filled,” new FFCBC […]
