WEBB–Born to Sean and Brenda, nee Woodgate, of Devlin, Ont., a baby girl, Emma Laurette Rosalyn, weighing 6 lbs. 3 1/2 oz. on June 2, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

SCHRAM–Born to Jason and Heather, nee Olson, of Stratton, Ont., a baby girl, Andrea Mae, weighing 8 lbs. 1oz. on June 3, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

YERXA–Born to Krista Yerxa, of Couchiching, Ont., a baby girl, Mikaelah Dawn, weighing 6 lbs. 15 oz. on June 4, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

YERXA–Born to David Yerxa and Cherie Morrison, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby girl, Justice Talisha Galithea, weighing 8 lbs. 14 oz. on June 6, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

KENNY–Born to Todd and Shannon, nee Moore, of Fort Frances, Ont., a baby boy, Brett Terry, weighing 6 lbs. 15 oz. on June 6, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ont.

Harold Allen, 82, of Devlin, Ont., passed away Thursday, June 7, 2001 at McKellar Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont., with his loving family at his side. He was born March 2, 1919 in Emo, Ont. to the late Thomas and Helen Allen. Harold lived all his life in the Devlin […]

Mike Behan
Moving with Mike

“Grassroots for the Canadian Alliance,” which wants to dump Stockwell Day as party leader, officially unveiled itself yesterday in Ottawa. Of course, they’re not to be confused with “Grassroots for Day,” which is the movement launched last month to keep Stockwell Day as leader of the Canadian Alliance. Neither one […]

By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By

Whenever I meet outdoorsman Teddy Davis and family in the Dairy Queen here, we dust off this legend again and wonder how it ever ended. The legend concerns a very lonely old fisherman, a doctor from Madison, Wis., who came among us for a great number of summers, almost 60 […]

The impact of declining student enrolment hit home last night when the Rainy River District School Board held a special meeting to pass its 2001-02 budget. The bottom line is simple: fewer students means less money from the provincial government. And that, in turn, meant the board had to make […]

Dear sir: I believe a reply to Donalda Mainville’s letter of June 6 is in order. I will answer in comments in order. I did not pull fish by the hundreds, it was the thousands over a period of 65 years, and it was thousands of dollars of licence fees […]

Dear editor: We had the privilege of accompanying a group of grade eight students from St. Francis School on a camping trip to Riding Mountain National Park. Their behaviour, enthusiasm, and respect for everyone made us proud to be part of the group. The Outfitters commented on their excellent behaviour. […]

Dear editor: I had the opportunity on the first Saturday in June to host the Grand Master of Masons of Ontario at a reception at a local hotel. He and his wife were accompanied by many Grand Officers and spouses from southern Ontario. Masons and wives from all over Northwestern […]