Doreen Geary, 70, of 618 Second St. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away suddenly at her home Saturday, Jan. 2, 1999. She was born July 28, 1928 in Fort Frances to the late Gordon and Inez Breckon. Doreen received her education in Fort Frances, and was a graduate of Fort […]
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After a courageous battle with cancer, Marlene Gouliquer (nee King) passed away at the Emo Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998 in her 60th year. Marlene was born in the family home in Stratton, Ont. on Feb. 1, 1938, the second oldest daughter of Gwen and the late Allan King. […]
Francis Gailling passed away peacefully Dec. 30, 1998 at his home in Edmonton, Alta. at the age of 74 years. He was born Nov. 4, 1924 in Bremen, Sask. to the late Rosa and Mathias Gailling. He is survived by his wife, Galina; and also leaves to mourn his five […]
Mr. Donald Young Bamford, husband of Barbara Bamford, of Water Street, Miramichi, N.B., passed away at the Miramichi Regional Hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 1998 at the age of 68. Born in Blissfield, N.B., he was the son of the late William and Jennie (Mersereau) Bamford. He was a retired […]
Once again today, it’s time to say “happy birthday.” Not once but 30,000 times because that’s the number of our fellow citizens who, on this one day, will turn over the calendar to age 60. It would have been a very different picture had we lived 300 years ago. In […]
OPP detachments in Fort Frances, Kenora, Red Lake, and Dryden have set up drop boxes so people can help out a Grassy Narrows family which had their house and all their possessions wiped out by fire Christmas Day. Around 1 a.m. on Christmas Day, Kenora OPP were called to the […]
The Bantam “AA” B•Macs doubled a team from Omaha, Neb. 4-2 yesterday afternoon to pull within one victory of capturing the International Falls Invitational tournament. The 3-0 Fort squad closed out the five-team, round-robin showdown against Hibbing at noon today (the score was not available as of press time). The […]
After an eight-day layoff, the Muskies will be looking to burn off those extra Christmas calories when they travel to Mesabi for a pair of exhibition games. The black-and-gold will square off against Mesabi East tonight, then take on Austin tomorrow. While the Muskies are gunning to improve their 1-3 […]
Bob Tkachuk capped off a perfect day on the court here Saturday by beating James Knofe of Winnipeg 3-1 in the best-of-five ‘A’ final during the annual Boxing Day men’s squash tournament. It was the second year in a row Tkachuk has won the tourney title while going undefeated. In […]
Scott Grynol scored with just over a minute left in the first period to pace the KCs (Fort Frances) to a 1-0 victory against the Emo Predators in recent PeeWee ‘AA’ action. Both teams pressed during the second and third periods but neither one could score. The Predators lost their […]
Winter has finally come to all of us in the U.S. Midwest. It is a slower time of the year than the spring, summer, or fall. But it also is a time of the year to reflect–and to offer some resolutions for the upcoming fishing season. Sometimes at this time […]
Anglers fishing lakes across Northwestern Ontario will be taking home smaller limits next year for many species, the Ministry of Natural Resources has outlined in its 1999 Regulations Summary. Highlighting the changes are a reduction in the daily catch-and-possession limit for walleye/sauger from six to four–only one of which can […]
