James Edward Dalgetty, 69, passed away at St. Vincent’s Langara in Vancouver, B.C. on Sunday, Dec. 6, 1998. He is survived by his loving brother, Douglas of Vancouver and family; and sister-in-law, Jacqueline Dalgetty of Fort Frances, Ont. and family. There will be no service by request. In lieu of […]

Our dearest mother, Ruby Mary (Whalen) Friday, passed away Thursday, Dec. 3, 1998. Mom was born Dec. 25, 1911 in Renous, N.B. but the family moved to Blackhawk and Stratton, Ont. in the 1920s. She attended elementary school in Stratton and high school in Duluth. She entered the nursing profession […]

Gary Wayne Hicks, 58, of 228 Third St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Thursday, Dec. 3, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital. He was born May 18, 1940 in Windsor, Ont. to the late Frank and Louella Hicks. Gary had worked for Pilkington Glass Company in Cambridge, Ont. for […]

Terry Allan, 54, of Carpenter Township, Emo, Ont., passed away suddenly in Carpenter Township on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998. Terry was born Oct. 8, 1944 in Port Arthur, Ont. He was adopted as an infant by his grandparents, Cecil and Elda Allan. On Sept. 2, 1966, Terence was united in […]

This tree is one of that group of evergreens which is so important to the ecology and industry of eastern North America. It is found all the way from Nova Scotia to Manitoba, north to James Bay and south to Virginia. The White Cedar does not have needles like other […]

She was a very little girl at the time. But long before that, I had discovered that very little girls sometimes have very big questions. That day, I saw the thinking happening, as the little face wrinkled with perplexity. Then suddenly, she blurted out, “Where do people go when they […]

Tom Grant scored three goals to pace the Dryden Hornets to a 4-2 win over the Fort Frances B•Macs “AA” hockey team in the championship game of the Pizza Hut tournament in Thunder Bay on Sunday. The Hornets jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead before Kevin Webb, assisted by […]

In Novice action, visiting Rainy River nipped the Emo Wings 3-2, scoring twice in the third period to steal the win. Bryce Marmus (two) and Kalan Ewald tallied for Rainy River while Tristan Mose and Jordan Davis replied for Emo. The Emo OPP fared a little better against the Times […]

The town is keeping a tight lid on the new single ice surface set to be built adjacent to Memorial Arena and the Sportsplex in order to keep the price tag as low as possible, Mayor Glenn Witherspoon said yesterday afternoon. The final stamp of approval was given to the […]

St. Francis School captured the Region 1 Bantam volleyball crown here Saturday with a 15-9 and 15-13 win over Mine Centre and earned a berth to the all-Ontario showdown. St. Francis finished the four-team, double round-robin with a 4-2 record to earn a bye into the final. Thomas Aquinas, which […]

If there was any question the Muskies would be one of the dominant teams in NorWOSSA this season, that question was answered with an exclamation mark after a weekend series against Sioux Lookout here. The black-and-gold cruised to a 11-2 victory Friday night, then followed that up with a 10-3 […]

Calling it a “communication breakdown” between OFSAA and the Fort High athletic department, the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team did not compete in last week’s all-Ontario showdown in Barrie even though they qualified for it by winning the NorWOSSA crown. The Muskies earned that right with a 3-0 sweep over […]