Senja Larson, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at the Atikokan General Hospital. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
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Madonna Marie Morrish (nee Dumeney), of Princess Court in Dryden, Ont., passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 20, 2014. Madonna, or Donna as she was more readily known, was born July 16, 1916 in Superior, Wis. to Alfred Joseph Dumeney and Aurilla Josephine King Dumeney. She was the fifth of 12 […]
Lillian Joyce Calder passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, on Saturday, May 24, 2014. Mom was born in Gaspe, Que. on Oct 18, 1924 to Gladys and James Lucas. Lil was one of 13 children. Lil and Stan (Beaver) met in Montreal, when he was stationed there […]
Robert Hurst Anderson, 76, of High Point, Brooksville, Fla., passed away at Oak Hill Hospital. with his family by his side, on Thursday, May 15, 2014. Bob was born in Grand Forks, N.D. on Oct. 4, 1937 to Clifford and Catherine (Harmer) Anderson Sr. Bob graduated from the North Dakota […]
Joey Payeur The road trip has been so enjoyable the previous two times, Dougie deBernardeaux is bringing plenty of friends to share it with this time around. The starting running back for the Muskie football team will be attending the North Dakota State University Bison high school football camp in […]
Joey Payeur Thunder Bay’s Daniel Flewelling (background) and Collin Maronese ignored any warnings about a “no-fly” zone as they caught big-time air while battling in the Junior MX-3 division at the season-opening race of the Superior Dirt Riders’ circuit Saturday at the Emo Motorcross track.
Duane Hicks Shower renovations Darryl Galusha, director of seniors’ services and administration, eyed up the renovations recently done in one of the shower rooms at Rainycrest Long-term Care. Facility maintenance staff also recently fixed up a dedicated foot care room to provide better service and care for residents there.
Heather Latter Mary Strain sprinted to the finish line and was the top female participant (with a time of 20:34) during the second-annual “Beat the Band” 5K run/walk, which saw about 60 people join in. A fundraiser for the FFHS band and Muskie track-and-field team, the event also staged a […]
Courtesy of Chris Marchand – Dryden Observer Muskie Sierra Cousineau, right, was ferocious in her pursuit of the ball against a Dryden Eagles’ opponent during the teams’ 2-2 draw in NorWOSSA action there last Wednesday. Both the Muskie girls’ and boys’ teams finished the regular season in first place to […]
Staff With warmer temperatures here to stay, it’s finally okay for residents to stop running their taps. “You can stop ‘bleeding,’” Operations and Facilities manager Doug Brown announced at last night’s council meeting. “The weather’s changed and the frost is just about out of the ground,” he noted. Since January, […]
Heather Latter More than 60 participants took off from the Sorting Gap Marina on Saturday for the second-annual “Beat the Band” 5K run/walk. A fundraiser for the FFHS band and Muskie track-and-field team, the event also hosted a 1K kids’ run before.
Duane Hicks A raccoon is to blame for a brief power outage locally shortly after 3 a.m. today. Fort Frances Power Corp. superintendent Brian Mueller said a ringed-tail bandit entered the FFPC’s substation at Eighth Street and Walker Avenue, climbed one of the towers, and made contact with a 115,000-volt […]
