Dear editor: This is to the owner and/or passenger of the red pickup who attempted to shoot deer across from my house and on my family’s property in Miscampbell Township on Highway 611 North at 5 p.m. on Dec. 10. A hunting licence is not a licence to trespass or […]

Dear editor: Here we are, nearing the end of one year and preparing to enter a new one. For some of us, this is a time of personal reflection. Were our goals met, achievements achieved, and resolutions resolved? Some of us already might have resolutions for the New Year and […]

Dear editor: I’d like to address this letter to the person(s) who, in the wee hours of Sunday morning (between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m.), decided it would be fun to steal Christmas decorations. You may have thought you were stealing from just the homeowner and it was no big […]

Dear editor: Thank you for the space in last week’s paper to express my views on “shopping in Fort Frances.” Since I work in a retail store downtown, I had lots of comments. I tried to keep count but I lost track at 200—all of which were positive to my […]

ALICE MARGARET EMES Peacefully, with her family at her side, Alice Margaret Emes passed to her eternal rest after a short illness on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Alice was born Jan. 25, 1918 in Balmoral, Man. to the late William and […]

ANNA M. MOSE On Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007 at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont., Anna M. Mose, 95, passed away peacefully with her family at her side. Anna was born in Winnipeg, Man. on Nov. 29, 1912 to the late Ernest and Edna Angus. She was raised on […]

WILLA KNOTTS At La Verendrye Hospital on Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, Willa Knotts (McDermid), of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at the age of 77. Willa was born Oct. 17, 1930 to Margaret and William Kidd in Port Elgin, Ont., grew up there, and married Donald McDermid. Together they raised […]

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 […]