How many birds could you possibly see in Northwestern Ontario? Well, it takes quite a bit of looking to find a sensible answer to this question but here goes my estimate. According to “Birds of Canada” (Godfrey), about 518 species of birds have been seen in Canada. This includes a […]
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By Sam Anderson
Outdoors Pro-Mo
Outdoors Pro-Mo
It’s been said by experts in marketing trends that if you try to look ahead two years to predict what will be the hottest-selling item, you’ll be wrong. That’s because nine times out of 10, it hasn’t even been invented yet! In the outdoor world, changes and innovations typically burst […]
Word has been received of the passing of Richard Thomas Larish, 67, of the Faribault/Kenyon, Mn. area on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999 at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis, Mn. The Larish family lived in the Devlin/La Vallee area from 1968-1971, with the children attending local schools. His widow, […]
Pearl Campbell, 105, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at her residence Sunday, Oct. 31, 1999. She was born June 10, 1894 in Fairbury, Neb., the daughter of the late George and Sarah Parker. At age nine, she moved with her family to Dauphin, Man. […]
Dorothy Vernon Wilkins, 92, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Oct. 29, 1999 at La Verendrye General Hospital. She was born Sept. 17, 1907 in Portage La Prairie, Man. to the late Emily and Frank Myers. Dorothy moved with her family […]
Helen Gertrude Hammond, of 1112 Victoria Ave., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, Oct. 29, 1999. She is survived by her husband, Charles Hammond; and children, Dalton, Gay, Robert, Leathia, Randy, Art, and Barbara. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1999 at 9:30 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in […]
Lillian Florence (Armstrong) Wing passed away peacefully at the Burnaby Hospital in Burnaby, B.C. on Oct. 27, 1999 after a lengthy battle with leukemia. Born April 29, 1927 on her parents’ farm north of Emo, Ont., she lived in the area until moving to Oregon and then Vancouver. Surviving are […]
Romeo Jodoin, 70, of Pinewood, Ont., passed away at his home Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1999. He was born July 23, 1929, the youngest son of Eugenie and Theophile Jodoin. He was predeceased by his parents; three brothers, Sylvio, Theodore, and Florentin; and one sister, Solange Harwood. Romeo attended college at […]
In loving memory of Allen Big George of Big Island First Nation, Ont., father, grandfather, sibling, and friend. In the minds and hearts of many, you paved an unforgotten road. We cherish the time you spent with us. Your quick laugh and witticisms were exceptionally heart-warming. We remember your charisma […]
There were two questions heading into last Friday’s showdown here between the first-place Muskies and the third-place Dryden Eagles. First, could the black-and-gold stop Dryden’s vaunted rushing attack led by star running back Byron McKenzie? And second, could the Eagles stop the Muskies? The answer was yes to the first […]
As if a fee increase for hunting and angling licences isn’t bad enough, what’s most irking some locals is that non-residents won’t face a similar jump. “I’m not happy with [the increased fees],” noted local hunter Murray DeGagne. “Why are residents being targeted and not non-residents?” Shawn O’Donnell, president of […]
With the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team uncharacteristically off to a slow start against the host Kenora Broncos last Thursday, head coach Gord McCabe elected to call a time-out. Looking sluggish and uninspired, he felt they needed a break. And it wound up being their most important time-out of the […]
