Born to Matt P. Gushuliak and Jackie Lyn Busch, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby girl, Hailey-Lyn, weighing 8 lbs. 2 oz. on September 22, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.

Born to Les and Pamela, nee Bobczynski, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby girl, Emily Irene, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. on September 24, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont. Proud grandparents are Irene Bobczynski and Ed and Jeanne Kaun, great-grandmother Teresa Kaun and big brothers Jamie […]

Born to Sean and Rosanne, nee Dubois, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, John Vincent, weighing 6 lbs. 15 oz. on September 27, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Ken Kabatay and Anita Johnson, of Seine River, Ont., a baby girl, Novalee Marie, weighing 8 lbs. 6 oz. on September 29, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Mike Behan
Moving With Mike

Let me come clean right off the top. I did not attend the BIA’s first “Harvest Festival” on the 200 and 300 blocks of Scott Street on Saturday, nor did I attend the “unveiling” of the town’s awesome second heritage mural on the side of the Masonic Lodge earlier that […]

Reuben Villagracia
A Rebuen With A View

You have to be at least a little curious. A little curious how the Muskies’ old NorWOSSA football rivals–the Kenora Broncos and Dryden Eagles–are faring in their respective debuts in the Winnipeg High School Football League season. Allow me to be your go-between. Just think of me as a note-passer […]

Milt Guba
This Week In Emo

“An Ancient Splendor” will be shown Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Barwick Hall. This full-length production traces the history of God’s expression to man in the Word, whether spoken, written, or manifested in human form as Jesus, the Son of God. From creation to modern day, the […]

Patrick James O’Connor, 96, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001. He was born June 7, 1905 on Sable Island, Lake of the Woods, to the late Patrick John O’Connor from County Clare, Ireland, and the former Sarah Jane […]

James Kraft, 62, passed away Thursday, April 5, 2001 in Stratton, Ont. A graveside service will be held Friday, Oct. 5, 2001 at noon at Riverview Cemetery in Fort Frances, Ont. Friends are invited to attend, with a luncheon to be held at the Red Dog Inn following the interment.

Echoing the oft-heard economic development debates heard at council sessions throughout the area, the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce will push for government programs to assist with development in the north. During its annual meeting in Kenora last weekend, NOACC passed numerous resolutions supporting economic development incentives and enhancements. […]

The 2001-02 season of Kids & Co. is set to kick off Thursday with “Special Blend,” a dancing duo who will perform a mixture of jazz, street, ballet, and break-dancing to lively music at the Townshend Theatre. “It’s a really good show for kids,” noted organizer Gaby Emond. “We’re increasing […]