Mervyn Arthur Lloyd Green, 62, of Atikokan, Ont., passed away suddenly Tuesday, May 26, 1998. He was born in Devlin, Ont. on Feb. 29, 1936, the eldest son of Lloyd and Thelma Green. Mervyn worked for J.A. Mathieu at Sapawe, Canadian Charleston Ltd., Domtar, MacLeod Cockshutt Gold Mine, the Department […]
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Edward Holborn, 86, of Rainycrest Home for the Aged, 550 Osborne St., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at his residence Tuesday, May 26, 1998. He was born Feb. 29, 1912 in Souris, Man. to the late William and Mildred Holborn. Edward moved to the Rainy River District in 1941, and […]
Cicely Cole, 86, of Cranbrook, B.C., passed away Sunday, May 24, 1998 at Steepleview Extended Care in Cranbrook. Cicely was born Dec. 4, 1911 in Manchester, England to the late Charles and Cicely McWatt. In 1922, she moved with her family to Canada and settled in Fort Frances, Ont. On […]
Basil Albert Eide, 66, of 1057 River Rd. W., Fort Frances, Ont., passed away at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg, Man. on Sunday, May 24, 1998. He was born April 20, 1932 in Midale, Sask. to the late Albert and Margit Eide. Mr. Eide was a long-time resident of […]
Napoleon (Meilleur) Mayer, 95, passed away peacefully April 24, 1998 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan, Ont. He was born in St. Alair, Mn. in 1902. As a boy, he moved with his family to Fisher Branch, Man., where they homesteaded. In 1926, he married Sara Gosselin and they […]
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 […]
