Born to Kevin and Dana-Lynn, nee Tester of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Matthew Robert, weighing 8 lbs. 3 oz. on September 19, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Bob Swing and Pam Avis, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Samuel Aidan, weighing 7 lbs. 12 oz. on September 23, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Todd Morrisseau and Melanie Jones, of Red Gut Bay, First Nations, Ont., a baby girl, Samara Marie Faith, weighing 9 lbs. 7 oz. on September 25, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Steve and Liane, nee Ogden, a baby girl, Tori Anne, weighing 6 lbs. 15.8 oz. at 2:10 a.m. Sept. 28, at Falls Memorial Hospital. Grandparents Albert and Helen Toriseva, Cecil and Thelma Ogden, and Great Nana Solange Gill.

Born to Harold Gibson and Angela Hyatt, of Emo, Ont., a baby girl, Morgan Beverly, weighing 8 lbs. 11 oz. on September 27, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Jason Allen and Stephanie Weir, of Devlin, Ont., a baby boy, Colten William Roy, weighing 7 lbs. 10 oz. on September 29, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Larry Godin and Christine Wager, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Kyle Norman John, weighing 7 lbs. 14 oz. on September 29, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Alex and Dorothy, nee Morrison, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby girl, Abby Ruth, weighing 7 lbs. 8 oz. on October 3, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Peter Thomas Venne passed away Monday, Sept. 30, 2002 in his 78th year. He was the beloved husband of Leona O’Reilly for 56 years; loving father of Gail and her husband, John Acker, and the late Kevin; and loved grandfather of Tina and Tracey. He also is survived by his […]

Unless you were visiting another planet, or stranded on a deserted island here on this one, you know the big controversy gripping Canadians from coast to coast to coast last week was the heart-wrenching saga over whether Ron MacLean would be back as host of Hockey Night in Canada. That’s […]

Dear sir: In response to Harry Vandetti’s column in last Wednesday’s paper. Whether we’re selling our house or not is nobody’s business but ours, and it certainly isn’t important enough to write about in a gossip column. Having said that, it shouldn’t take a brain surgeon to figure that out […]

Dear sir: In an interesting and potentially-tragic twist, the latest Liberal affront to the members of Canada’s Armed Forces comes under the guise of spending instead of routine denials of the need to increase the military budget. The Liberal government is now coming under fire for the purchase of replacement […]