HAMILTON–Born to Justin Hamilton and Chelsey Armstrong, a boy, Evan Dominic Joseph, weighing 9 lbs. 1oz. on April 24, 2006 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario. A little brother for Logan.
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Jeannette L. Pearson passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at Palm Drive Hospital. She was the loving wife of the late Frank H. Pearson, RPT, for 25 years; the loving mother of Frank R. Pearson IV and his wife, Susan; the adored grandmother of Frank R. Pearson V, and Damon […]
Zoe Kathleen Walsh, 44, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. She was born Aug. 14, 1961 in Winnipeg, Man. to George and Norah Walsh. Zoe spent her early years […]
Kathleen Isabel Whalen passed away Tuesday, May 2, 2006. She had been born Oct. 9, 1908 in La Vallee, Ont, where she grew up as a child and she made many good friends. She later went to North Bay Teachers College, where she graduated and then returned to Blackhawk, Ont. […]
Kudos to the local chapter of Canadian Parents for French for refusing to let the French Immersion program here fall by the wayside without a fight. It’s the parents themselves, however, who now have to carry the ball. And that must start by attending a “town hall” meeting on the […]
Dear editor: The quest for Atikokan to become Kraft Hockeyville 2006 is alive and in full force. The community of Atikokan has been working very hard to ensure the hopes and dreams of our hockey fanatics in the community and region come true. I would like to take this opportunity […]
Dear editor: For the past several years, I have had the incredible privilege of coaching the Little League baseball team based out of Emo, Manitou Rapids, Barwick, and Stratton area. I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank our past and present sponsors. In our inaugural year, we […]
Dear editor: The Festival Committee wishes to extend a sincere apology to all those affected by the error in programming for the “highlights concert” on Saturday evening. For some unfortunate reason, a time to hand out awards to people who were not actually performing at the concert was omitted. The […]
Mary Pat Jourdain, 114, of the Atikokan General Hospital-Extended Care Wing, 120 Dorothy St., Atikokan, Ont., formerly of Lac La Croix First Nation, Ont., passed away peacefully at her residence on Thursday, May 4, 2006. She was born Sept. 21, 1891 in Seine River First Nation, Ont. to the late […]
Robert John (R.J.) Kennedy passed away in the early-morning hours of May 2, 2006 in his own home, surrounded and embraced by his family. After living ever so graciously with cancer for the past few months, he now rests in peace. R.J. was born April 22, 1952 to Elda May […]
JACKSON–Born to Phillip and Crystal, nee Kocuiba, of Calgary, AB., a boy, Sylas Lee, weighing 7 lbs. 11.5 oz. on April 15, 2006. Proud sister is Sydni, and grandparents are Carl and Violet Kocuiba of Fort Frances, Ont., and Norman and Dianne Jackson of Prince Albert, SK.
PETERSON–Born to Derek Peterson of Manitou and Pam Mandamin of Whitedog, a baby boy, Jessie Peterson, weighing 5 lbs. 3 oz. on April 22, at The Women’s Hospital, Winnipeg, MB.
