Born to Corey and Andrea, nee Shute, of Emo, Ont., a baby boy, Chase Norman Frank, weighing 8 lbs. 12 oz. on November 22, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.
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A Reuben With A View
The region finally has had its first taste of real “break out the shovel” snow. And with less than a month to go before Christmas, things like goodwill and kindness are starting to become a little more noticeable. That being said, I’d like to take a quick time-out from all […]
Moving With Mike
It quickly was degenerating into one of those “It seemed like a good idea at the time” situations. That revelation came late Saturday afternoon—either when the freezing rain made the “curling sheet” atop the parade float so slippery that no one could stand on it, or when the 40 mile […]
It was years ago, but I still remember the fun of being a pampered six-year-old. My baby brother was too small to play with and I was too small to baby-sit him. Thus, I had lots of time to read and play out my fantasies, and sit lazily under my […]
So it’s been one vicious chunk of weather, this belated introduction to the sorry side of our calendar. Our first snowstorm has been a horror and then freezing Sunday, wrecking driving conditions probably for the rest of the week at great cost to you and your insurance companies. It’s all […]
As a follow-up to an operational review of the Northwestern Health Unit over the past six months, district municipalities and the public will get a chance to hear what the consultants found at a meeting here Tuesday night. “For several years, several municipalities have wanted this,” said Dr. Peter Sarsfield, […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team will host the International Falls Broncos on Tuesday night in round one of their annual “Battle of Borderland” exhibition showdown. But more importantly, the game will mark the first time fans can get a look at this season’s young Muskie squad—comprised of 16 first-year players. […]
A former Fort Frances resident who now works at a Windsor post office will find out in the next few days whether he’s a victim of anthrax-tainted mail. Wilf Schnekenburger, 30, was doing sorting mail around 8 p.m. (EST) on Sunday when he noticed a substance coming from one or […]
They had to wait until the final draw with their own destiny out of their hands, but the Bryan Bonot rink earned a berth at the senior men’s provincial playdowns after going 5-2 in district play this weekend. The Stratton rink finished second overall in the standings behind Gary Ball […]
The Muskie boys’ hockey team split a pair games in Sioux Lookout over the weekend, dropping their NorWOSSA record to 1-2. The black-and-gold earned a convincing 6-1 victory Friday night only to have the tables turned on the them Saturday with a 7-4 loss. After falling behind early in that […]
The Borderland Thunder got one back in the win column here Sunday after doubling the last-place Thunder Bay Wolves 4-2, ending a seven-game winless streak. The Thunder (8-7-5) avoided falling below the .500 mark for the first time since the opening weekend of the season, but still sit in third […]






