We celebrate the love of Richard Whalen. He was a brother, an uncle, a husband, and a good friend to many. He was united in marriage to June, making lasting memories with family and friends. He was born on June 10, 1948 and passed away on May 24, 2018. Richard […]

Cheri Speidel, of Belle Fourche, S.D., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 at age 59 after a several months’ battle with cancer. Cheri was born in Belle Fourche, the fourth of four children, on Dec. 4, 1958 to Gottlieb and Rheba Speidel. The family began dairy farming in Spearfish, […]

It is with great sadness that the family of Francesca Marinaro announces her passing, with family by her side, on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan, Ont. Francesca was born on Sept. 25, 1931 in Grimaldi, Italy to Pasquale and Teresa Abate. She grew up […]

It is with heavy hearts that the family of Raymond Gushulak announces his peaceful passing, with his family at his side, on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 at the Atikokan General Hospital in Atikokan, Ont. He fought a courageous two-year battle with cancer. Ray was born on Oct. 26, 1945 in […]

It is with great sadness the family of Leonard Haver announces his passing on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. Peacefully, with his nieces by his side, Len has gone on to embrace a home free of pain and to join his loved ones. Leonard was born on December 30, 1928 in […]

of Clint Bruyere Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Brett Hahkala jumped to avoid the oncoming check from Nicholas Koch of the Minnesota Iron Rangers during his squad’s 6-2 win Saturday night at the Hoyt Lakes Arena. Hahkala scored twice over the weekend to help the Lakers roar out to a 2-0-0-0 […]

Jamie Mountain The competition was good during the first session of the Muskie girls’ hockey team’s annual try-outs Monday afternoon at the Ice For Kids Arena. Those on hand engaged in various drills in hopes of impressing head coach Chris Sinclair and the rest of the coaching staff. The sessions […]

Jamie Mountain Muskie quarterback Brady Meeks rambled his way down the left sideline en route to a 14-yard touchdown to open the scoring in the second quarter of his squad’s 14-8 victory over the Elmwood Giants on Friday afternoon. The pivot had six carries for 17 yards in a winning […]

Jamie Mountain Tatum Glowasky wasn’t about to give Julie Jones of the Dryden Eagles any room to breathe during the Muskie junior girls’ basketball team’s 41-24 win last Thursday afternoon in the NorWOSSA season-opener at Fort High. Keisha DeBungie scored a team-high 10 points to pace the Muskies’ offence.

Ben Smith looked to unleash a powerful spike to the Dryden Eagles’ side of the court during the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team’s 3-2 loss (25-22, 25-19, 21-25, 18-25, and 10-15) last Thursday afternoon in the NorWOSSA regular-season opener here. The squad then was eliminated in the quarter-finals at the […]

Jamie Mountain They say defence wins championships but the Muskie football team also is finding out it can win you games early on in the season. A week after blanking the host Tec Voc Hornets 42-0, the black-and-gold’s defence came up huge yet again in a 14-8 victory over the […]

Press Release October is Healthy Workplace Month and the Northwestern Health Unit is inviting you to participate in our sixth-annual Workplace Wellness Challenge! Last year, 80 workplaces across the region, including 800 employees, took part in the challenge–and we hope to see even more in 2018. Many of us spend […]