Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View

It’s upon us, people, the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship—the biggest sporting event in the district. Yes, that includes hockey. Like any sport, there’s so many interesting storylines attached to it. How will the bigger names do? Is there a dark horse among us? What role will Mother Nature play? […]

Milt Guba
This Week In Emo

Couple wished a happy retirement I extend happy retirement to Nancy and Norman Cain of Devlin, who had their party last weekend which I missed. Nancy retired from Crossroads School while Norman called it a day at the Emo Arena. We are going to miss Norm at the arena for […]

Born to Bob Johnson and Kaylene Olson, of Sleeman, Ont., a baby girl, Robyn Ilene, weighing 9 lbs. 8 oz. on July 7, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Trevor and Mary Jane, nee Blase, of Emo, Ont., a baby boy, Jeffrey Ryan, weighing 8 lbs. 7 oz. on July 11, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to David and Jennifer, nee Walker, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Alexander Walker, weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz. on July 11, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Rashid Lucas and Tania Smith, of Northwest Bay, Ont., a baby boy, Lamar Duran, weighing 7 lbs. 15 oz. on July 11, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Todd French and Melanie Heyens, of Devlin, Ont., a baby girl, Alexandria Dulcie, weighing 6 lbs. 4 oz. on July 12, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Tina Paypompee and Adrian Indian, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby girl, Ariana Jaylinda, weighing 7 lbs. 5 oz. on July 13, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Born to Christa Redford and Jay Bruyere, of Couchiching, Ont., a baby boy, Kaleb Jayson, weighing 9 lbs. 11 oz. on July 16, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Clifford Joseph Hill, 70, of Warner Lake, Ont., passed away Friday, July 19, 2002 at McKellar Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. with his family by his side. Clifford will be sadly missed by his loving wife, Deloris; daughter, Vicki and husband, Norman Peterson, of Warner Lake, Ont.; son, Terry and […]

It is with great sadness that the family of John Basaraba, 82, of Fort Frances, Ont., announce his passing Monday, July 22, 2002 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. John was born Sept. 23, 1919 in Shell River, Man. to John and Kathryn Basaraba. He moved to Fort […]

Peacefully, with his family at his side, Ray Hastie passed on at his daughter’s home in Winnipeg, Man. Ray was born Sept. 21, 1914 in Fort Frances, Ont., and he is survived by his wife of 63 years, Claire; daughter, Sharon Krestanowich; and son, Mark (Kris) Hastie. He also leaves […]