MCKINNON–Born to Joanne Haney and Mike McKinnon, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Joelle Kristen, weighing 8 lbs. 10 oz. on November 27, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

DOBRANSKY–Born to Amanda Venables and Ben Dobransky, of Rainy River, Ont., a girl, Serenity Marie, weighing 7 lbs. 9 oz. on November 27, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

BROWN–Born to Kenneth and Renee, nee Martin, of Emo, Ont., a boy, Ryan Kenneth, weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz. on November 26, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

GIBSON–Born to Wellington and Krista, nee Vos, of Barwick, Ont., a girl, Miah Donna, weighing 7 lbs. 6 oz. on November 25, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

RUTH SAUVE Ruth Sauve passed away Friday, Nov. 30, 2007. She was born Nov. 27, 1925 in Fort William, Ont. to Jack Fraik and Mary Pretulac Fraik. Ruth went to school in Westfort and Stanley before the family moved to Fort Frances, Ont. in the early 1930s. Ruth is survived […]

Former town councillors Al Bedard and Nick Wihnan deserve kudos for standing on their principles. Both failed to win a seat in last November’s municipal election yet neither one chose to run in the Jan. 14 byelection because they don’t believe it should be held in the first place—arguing the […]

Dear editor: Last Friday, Carol and I travelled to Emo to join their “Holly Daze” celebrations. After a really great dinner at the Emo Inn, we were treated to their Christmas parade, followed by a spectacular fireworks display on the riverfront—complete with hot chocolate to keep us warm. And finally, […]

Dear editor, Sorry for the passion expressed here, but I recently have been troubled by politics (as if that is considered a surprise) and feel compelled to write this letter. In the past several months, I have read article after article, editorial after editorial, and watched CBC news clip after […]

Dear editor: I read in Monday’s Daily Bulletin an article about the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce urging Fort Frances residents to “Keep your town in business,by keeping your business in town.” I am insulted that the blame is put on “the consumer” for lack of business in Fort Frances. […]

ISABELLA (ELLA) NORTON It is with deep sadness that the family of Isabella (Ella) Norton annunces her passing at her residence at 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007. Ella was born Aug. 15, 1920 in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1942, she married her husband, Walter Norton […]

IVA MAE KOSKI Iva Mae Koski, 84, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances. Iva was born July 8, 1923 in Border, Mn. to the late Joseph and Mary Ellen Kennedy. She was the youngest […]

Elaine Rose Jourdain, 62, of Couchiching First Nation, Ont., passed away at her residence on Monday, Nov. 26, 2007. Elaine was born on Feb. 23, 1945 in Fort Frances, Ont. to the late Gilbert and Florence Perrault. She had worked as a nursing assistant in International Falls, Mn., as a […]