PLETT–Born to Greg and Letricia (nee Wilson) of Steinbach, Manitoba, Twins: a boy, Lucas Alexander, 6 lbs. 7 oz. and a girl, Brooklyn Nicole, 6 lbs. 1 oz. on October 6, 2005. Grandparents are Alex and Linda Wilson of Emo, Ontario and Menno and Susan Plett of Steinbach, Manitoba.

STROM–Born to Riley Ogden and Trevor Strom, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Cassidy Alexandra, weighing 6 lbs. 5 oz. on October 8, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

GIBBINS–Born to Jocelyn Gibbins and Ryan Big George, of Morson, Ont., a boy, Elgin Marques, weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. on October 10, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

PETERS–Born to David and Shari, nee Milanese, of Sleeman, Ont., a boy, Gregory Davis, weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. on October 10, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

CALDER–Born to Brittany Cain and Joel Calder, of Fort Frances, Ont., a boy, Treyden Noah Gordon, weighing 8 lbs. 13 oz. on October 11, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

FRASER–Born to Jeff and Lisa, nee Kaplar, of Rainy River, Ont., a boy, Cameron Alexander, weighing 9 lbs. 4 oz. on October 12, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

BRANDLI–Born to Darrin and Jacqueline, nee Dupuis, of Fort Frances, Ont., a girl, Victoria Rose, weighing 3 lbs. 15 oz. on October 13, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Andrew (Andy) Larry, 43, of 410 Third St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Sunday, Oct. 16, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Nov. 11, 1961 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. to Lawrence and Roma Stewart. At the age of four, Andrew moved with […]

Edith Susan Soderholm, 88, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Monday, Oct. 17, 2005 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Edith was born April 17, 1917 in Hillsburg Municipality, Man. to the late William and Margaret Lockman. She enjoyed knitting, sewing, baking, and fishing, and was a great […]

Dear Mike: I was a member of the audience at the public meeting on the doctor shortage last Wednesday night and was both very pleased and optimistic about the presentation, but very dismayed by the lack of positive or open-mindedness of the press and some questioners. It is very apparent […]

Dear sir: I’ve been reading the tirades of our sports reporter, Emmanuel Moutsatsos, and how his reporting of district sporting events has made him disliked by many local residents. I would like to do a poll to see how district residents really feel about him and, at the same time, […]

Dear editor: I attended last Wednesday’s meeting about the medical clinic. I was quite impressed by Mr. Punch’s evaluation of our situation here in Fort Frances. He seemed to have all the answers at his finger tips, but he missed some of the problems. All we would have to do […]