Raymond Anderson passed away Thursday, May 21, 1998 at the age of 76. He is survived by his loving wife, Noella; daughters, Lucy (Hilding) Nelson of Edmonton, Peggy (Allan) Danes of Prince George, and Kathy (Russ) Shield of Prince George; sons, Raymond (Linda) Anderson of Prince George, and Reginald (Jane) […]

David Bolen, 81, of 45 Roy St., Emo, Ont., passed away with family by his side on Thursday, May 21, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. David was born April 24, 1917 in Chapple Township to the late William and Margaret Bolen. He was raised there […]

James Horton, 72, of Mantiou Rapids First Nation, Ont., passed away Thursday, May 21, 1998 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. He was born Sept. 6, 1925 in Manitou Rapids First Nation to the late Jim and Mary Horton. James was raised in Manitou, and on May […]

It was a long time ago but we’ll never forget the “self-reliant” little girl with the golden ringlets. The little girl whose mother always said, “Smile, Shirley.” I loved seeing her on the silver screen, and I loved drinking my milk from a Shirley Temple cup. But most of all, […]

One of the birds which comes back early–as early as the robins–is the Killdeer. Most people are familiar with this bird as it breeds all across Canada from the Yukon to the Maritimes. Here in the northwest, it breeds as far north as Hudson Bay. You can often hear them […]

The Muskie girls’ soccer team heads into this weekend’s NorWOSSA playoffs here as the top seed after finishing 3-0-1 at a tournament last week in Kenora. The girls opened play Wednesday with a 6-0 drubbing over Dryden, paced by goals from Laureen Cousineau (two), Lynn Pollard, Lindy Holt, Tanya Hughes, […]

The Muskie girls soccer team have proven to be the class of NorWOSSA so far this season, finishing atop the standings after two tournaments and now head into this weekend’s playoff as the number-one seed. But head coach Struchan Gilson knows full well the playoffs are a much different story–recalling […]

Eight junior members of the Aquanauts competed at the Spring Sprint meet in Warroad on Saturday, with assistant coach Karl Gunderson saying all of them swam “very well.” “It was a fun meet for the kids, and it was good because it was a short trip that took just a […]

Calling them “future members,” Kitchen Creek golf pro Gord Workum taught almost 80 youngsters some of the finer points of the game during the first lesson of the Junior Swing class Monday night. After being rained out the previous two weeks, Workum, along with five other instructors, finally had the […]

Since winning their first three games of tournament play to start the soccer season, the Muskie boys’ team has dropped four of its last five games and now head into this weekend’s NorWOSSA playoffs with plenty of questions. “We had trouble offensively [last week in Kenora],” admitted assistant coach Jason […]

Susie Grynol, female novice national trampolinist, returned to Fort Frances on Monday feeling tired but fulfilled after competing in the national championships in Montreal. The Ontario team finished first in Canada, with Grynol placing sixth in Ontario. More than 200 national-level athletes from Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, […]

Sam Piccinato, Sherri Redford, and Rick and Andrew Stamarski were the big winners last Wednesday night at the banquet for the Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday night bowling leagues. Piccinato walked off with six individual awards, including high average (232) in the Tuesday men’s league, men’s high single flat (357) and […]