It is with great sadness that Devin and Barbara-Ann Eldridge of Fort Frances, Ont. announce the loss of their infant son, Gabriel Couper Eldridge, on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Their loss is shared by maternal grandmother, Evelyn Hicks of Fort Frances; paternal […]
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Nick was a man who cherished life and it is with great sorrow that the family of Nicholaus Leslie Gurski announce his passing on Friday, Jan. 26, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Nick was born April 28, 1921 in Teulon, Man. to John and Anna […]
Victor Hughes of Devlin, Ont., our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001. Victor was born Jan. 14, 1929 in Rainy River, Ont. to Wallace and Ivy Hughes. He attended school there and as a young man, called crews for the C.N.R. In April, 1948, he […]
Mary Isabel Rodegard, a gentle, selfless, caring wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001. Mary was born in Shenston Township, Barwick, Ont. on Aug. 16, 1908, the eldest of three children, to Isabel and Alexander MacKenzie. She married Eddie Rodegard in 1938, and together they made […]
Eileen Elizabeth Anness, 95, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001. She was born March 20, 1905 in Minnesota. Mrs. Anness moved to Stratton, Ont. at the age of three months and then later moved to […]
Ingeborg Fritzemeier, 88, of Emo, Ont., passed away Monday, Jan. 22, 2001 at her residence. She was born Jan. 20, 1913 in Sonderborg, Denmark to the late Nichalas and Anna Hansen. Mrs. Fritzemeier came to Canada in 1952. She had lived in several places until moving to Emo in 1981, […]
The Muskie senior boys’ basketball team earned bronze at the John Piper Classic tournament in Winnipeg this past weekend. “We didn’t stay for the final game because we weren’t in it,” head coach Paul Noonan joked Monday morning. “The team that beat us in the semi-finals went on to win […]
Their plan is simple–stay focused, curl well, and make the playoffs. “Our main goal is to make the playoffs, which is the top three teams [after round-robin play],” remarked Kathie Jackson, who is taking her Fort Frances rink of third Kim Beaudry, second Kelly Wagar, and lead Stacy Beacham to […]
Area residents will be able to hear the zoomin’ sounds of snowmobiles as racers take to the track here again Feb. 3-4 for the second-annual international sno-cross racing event. Local racers Johnny Lundon (Fort Frances) and Thatcher Haggberg (Nestor Falls) also are scheduled to hit the track. “Johnny Lundon is […]
Skates and Blades (Fort Frances) captured the Novice title at the 10th-annual Robin’s Donuts Minor Hockey Classic in Thunder Bay last weekend, blanking the Nipigon Elks 2-0 in the final. After a scoreless first period, Cole Calder netted an unassisted at 8:38 in the first period. Blake Wepruk (also unassisted) […]
The junior girls’ volleyball team struck gold at an eight-team tournament in Dryden this weekend. “They played extremely well,” remarked head coach Struchan Gilson. “The more games they played, the more they improved.” Gilson said he split his squad into two teams, with the majority of veterans playing on one […]
A smooth-skating team with pinpoint passing, the Roseau American Legion Atom ‘AA’ squad rolled over the host Emo Leafs 13-2 in recent minor hockey action. Roseau jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period, then outscored the Leafs 5-1 in the second to grab a commanding lead heading […]
