John (Jack) Harold Cross, 65, of 573 Sherbrooke St., Winnipeg, Man., passed away at Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001. He was born Nov. 4, 1935 at Barwick, Ont. to the late Herbert and Winifred Cross, and lived many years in Rainy River District before moving […]
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John Cross passed away Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001 at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg, Man. He was born Nov. 4, 1935.
It is with great sadness that Jeff and Eileen Gagné, of Fort Frances, Ont., announce the loss of their infant son, Jordan Stephen Gagné, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital. The loss is shared by grandparents, Steve and Kathi Gagné, Penny Gagné, and Bob Fedoruk and […]
Mrs. Marguerite Penney, 96, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001 at Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont. She was born Oct. 26, 1904 to the late James and Margaret Armstrong in Chapple Township, Ont. Marguerite married the late George Penney in May, 1925 and […]
Leslie Clare “Les” Pattison, 70, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away following a brief illness with cancer Friday, Jan. 5, 2001 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. He was born Aug. 28, 1930 in Fort Frances to the late Donald and Marion Pattison. Les lived all of his […]
For the first time ever, the Muskie boys’ hockey team has been invited to play with the best-of-the-best in the Manitoba Tournament of Champions this week–and the coaches feel they will hold their own. “I think we will do very well. If we play to our capabilities, we will do […]
Locals curlers will be in Dryden this weekend in hopes of advancing to the men’s district playdowns in Kenora later this month. Rinks skipped by Don DeBenedet, Kevin Busch, Tom Fry, Lorne Jackson, and Raymond Roy are among the 18 competing at the zone bonspiel, which gets underway Friday at […]
Despite not being able to complete one event due to a broken sled, Steve Arpin took top honours in four of his five Ice Oval races last weekend in Roseau, Mn. They included the SP 440 L (ProX 440), SP 600 L (ProX 600), SP Champ (Champ 440), and Formula […]
Emo minor hockey teams had a strong week against visiting Fort Frances teams in recent action. In Atom action, the Emo Hawks clawed their way to a 4-3 victory over the visiting MEC Bulldogs (Fort Frances). Tyler Cottam netted the game-winner with three minutes to go. Terry Carmody (two) and […]
The four Muskie court teams will resume NorWOSSA action here next Tuesday against Dryden and the coaches are confident their squads will only get better. Three of the teams–the boys’ senior and junior basketball squads and the senior girls’ volleyballers–sport 3-0 records heading into the midway point of the eight-game […]
Economic development dominated the all-candidates’ forum here prior to the municipal election in November, and it’s clear from Mayor Glenn Witherspoon’s annual New Year’s outlook that it will continue to be the buzzword in 2001. In fact, the mayor ranked telecommunications, attracting new business, and waterfront development as the top […]
The local K of C ‘AA’ PeeWee hockey team split a pair of games over the holidays, dumping visiting International Falls 7-1 on Saturday but losing 6-5 against host Steinbach last Friday. Andrew Morrison, assisted by Riley Burnell, had given the Falls an early 1-0 lead but it was all […]
