MARTIN–Born to Stan andTeresa, nee Krahn, of Stratton, Ont., a boy,Trevor Kyle, weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz. on September 2, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

MEDICINE-HORTON–Born to Lisa Mikonini and Marcel Medicine-Horton, of Rainy River First Nations, Ont., a girl, Grace Frances, weighing 6 lbs. 4 oz. on August 30, 2007 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

CAMPBELL–Born to Jeff and Nicole, nee Katona, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Amorin Alexis, weighing 8 lbs. 12 oz. on August 30, 2007 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

ASHWORTH–Born to Amy Anderson and Mathew Ashworth, of Rainy River, Ont., a girl, Diana Jade, weighing 8 lbs. 5 oz. on August 30, 2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

PENNEY–Born to Kim of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Kaydon Austin, weighing 6 lbs. 12 oz. on August 28, 2007 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

ROMYN–Born to Colin and Melinda, nee Teeple, a girl, Georgia Alice Marie, weighing 7lbs. 8.5 oz., on August 26,2007 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

BLACKHAWK-MOSHER–Born to Jessie-Ann Blackhawk and Quenton Mosher, of Manitou Rapids, Ont., a boy, Antonio Q.J., weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz. on August 23, 2007 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

There certainly were two good news stories on the medical front here this past week. Just yesterday, Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc. received formal approval from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care to proceed with purchasing a CT scanner for La Verendrye Hospital here. District residents clearly showed they […]

Dear sir: I wish to pay tribute to our local firefighters. You really only learn to appreciate them when they are called upon to come to your rescue. And we learned the evening of Sept. 3 (Labour Day), the day lightning struck and burned down our garage, that this is […]

Mrs. Mildred Roblin, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007 at the age of 97. Mildred will be sadly missed by her family and friends. She is survived by three daughters, Barbara (husband Jim) Archer of Cochrane, Alta., Maxine Levesque of Ottawa, Ont., and Arlene Urquhart of […]

After a lengthy but courageous and dignified battle, our dear husband and father, Walter, aged 80, passed away Aug. 2, 2007 at St. Boniface Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Marion; three sons, Richard (Aline), Rodger, and Raymond; granddaughter, Selina (Chris Kuyp); great-granddaughters, Tianna and Talia; and grand-stepson, Josef. […]

MIODUSZEWSKI–Born to Adam and Kim (nee Kennett) of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., a girl, Sydney Aela, weighing 7lbs.7 oz. on August 20, 2007 at Sault Area Hospital. A little sister for Noah. Proud grandparents are Steve and Velina Kennett of Devlin, Ont. and Bogdan and Elizabeth Mioduszewski of Ottawa, Ont.