In loving memory of James Quenton Falconer, who passed away Aug. 17, 1997 at Lake of the Woods Hospital in Kenora, Ont. James is survived by his loving wife, Edna (nee Parks); his sons, Jim (Barbara) of Edmonton, Alta., and Paul (and friend, Donna) of Red Deer, Alta.; daughter, Janette […]
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Katherine (Katie) Bliss, 76, of Mine Centre, Ont., passed away Saturday, Aug. 16, 1997 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. Katie was born May 15, 1921 in Insinger, Sask. to the late Nickolas and Mary Serediuk. She was united in marriage on Sept. 11, 1946 to David […]
Doug Kelly, 52, of Sabaskong First Nation, Ont., passed away at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. on Friday, Aug. 15, 1997. He was born Jan. 23, 1945 in Sabaskong First Nation to the late Jim and Marion Kelly. Doug had lived all of his life in Sabaskong, […]
All along we’ve been told to be patient. To wait and see. To avoid making wild speculations until all the numbers are in. Preliminary numbers, even when prepared by people who are supposed to know what they’re doing, were brushed aside by shocked town councils, which weren’t eager to let […]
The Muskie girls’ alumni soccer team took advantage of a strong first-half wind to score three times–all by forward Keira Main–in a 4-1 victory here Friday night over last season’s squad. The wind seemed to dictate the territorial play at the Westfort field, with the alumni squad controlling field position […]
It doesn’t hurt to surf the ’Net when you’re looking for summer athletic camps. Just ask Karen Harris of Crozier., a six foot tall athlete of here, would certainly agree. Harris, 17 and standing six feet tall, spent a fair portion of her summer attending a volleyball camp in Nebraska […]
After winning the past two Kitchen Creek Classic men’s titles, and fresh off earning honourary all-American honours at a U.S. national golf tournament in Tulsa, Okla., it’s quite clear Gareth Payne knows how to compete under pressure. And now Payne will be looking to handle the pressure of winning his […]
Tagg’s, who sit atop the local men’s soccer league, went into last weekend’s “Borderland Ball Blast ’97” tourney stressing defence. And it paid off. After reeling off three straight shutouts, Tagg’s held Peach Valley (Dryden) scoreless through regulation time and the 10-minute overtime in Sunday’s final before winning the game […]
The Fort Frances Blue Jays brought home bronze medals after placing third in their division at the Ontario Special Olympics Summer Games in Chatham last weekend. The local team finished with one win against a pair of losses in three games. Danny Smith and Larry Flatt both homered in the […]
Although she is one of the dominant scorers in the Borderland Women’s Soccer League this season, MEC right-winger Keira Main calls her play-making abilities her most outstanding asset. Tied for second in scoring with Melissa Armstrong of Causeway (both with 16 goals), the 21-year-old former Muskie, who played in the […]
Dave and Norm Lindsay had a good day Sunday but they failed to win the “triple crown.” With victories at Shoal Lake and Fort Frances already under their belts, the Sioux Narrows brothers were heavy favourites going into the 10th-annual Kenora Bass International tournament last weekend. And while they weighed […]
The Muskie hockey team will be holding its tryout camp for the 1997-98 season Aug. 18-23 at Memorial Arena–two months earlier than in past years. The training camp, which usually begins in the last week of October, is a break from tradition, said head coach Terry Ogden, adding this year’s […]
