Luis Rego, 76, of Winnipeg, Man., passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 at the Victoria General Hospital in Winnipeg. Luis is survived by his wife of 50 years, Maria; their two boys, Manny (Michelle) and Johnny (Tamara); grandchildren, Brody, Ethan, Boudy, and Jaxon; […]
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Esther Gertrude (Buffington) O’Brien, of Assiniboia, Sask., passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 at the Assiniboia Union Hospital with her daughter, Dawn, at her side. Esther was born on Sept. 15, 1938 to Robert and Nettie (Kehl) Buffington in Fort Frances, Ont. The youngest of seven children, she was […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Tim Vennechenko announces his passing on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 in Fort Frances, Ont. after a short battle with cancer. Born on March 8, 1953 in Fort Frances, Tim worked in the mill for 40 years and was a Legion member […]
With sadness we announce the passing of Helen Nelson. Helen was born to Charles and Mabel McNally on April 23, 1933 in Rainy River, Ont. She was raised in Harris Hill, north of Rainy River, along with her 10 siblings. She had many fond memories of her time there. She […]
Doreen Mounk (nee Killins), devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend to so many, passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer. She left this world surrounded by loved ones. Doreen was born to Gladys and Ard (Archie) Killins on Aug. 31, 1926 in Fort […]
It is with profound sadness that the family announces the sudden passing of Danielle Big George, 23, of Naongashiing First Nation (Big Island), Morson, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 at her residence. Danielle was born on Jan. 30, 1995 to Mary Big George and Daniel Bluebird. Danielle embraced the […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Brett Hahkala forced Minnesota Iron Rangers’ goalie Synjen Amende to make a difficult glove save as he set a screen in front during his squad’s 6-2 win in SIJHL pre-season action Sunday night at the Ice For Kids Arena here. Hahkala scored and added […]
Jamie Mountain Nick Lucas of the Fort Frances Lakers tucked home his squad’s final goal of the game on a breakaway during their 6-2 win over the Minnesota Iron Rangers in SIJHL pre-season action Sunday night at the Ice For Kids Arena here. Fort Frances swept the home-and-home series after […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team were working hard on running offensive plays during practice Monday afternoon at Fort High. The black-and-gold will head to Thunder Bay this weekend for an exhibition tournament before hosting the Dryden Eagles in their NorWOSSA regular-season opener next Thursday (Sept. […]
Jamie Mountain With the NorWOSSA regular-season opener rapidly approaching, the Muskie senior boys’ volleyball team knows it has little time to get ready. The Muskies will host the Dryden Eagles next Thursday (Sept. 20) and with that in mind, head coach John Gibson noted his squad will be looking to […]
Sam Odrowski Anna Gagne showed off her layup skills during the junior girls’ basketball tryouts held at Fort High on Thursday. Each of the girls trying out for the team took turns doing layups to hopefully impress the coaching staff.
Jamie Mountain Having experience on a team always is a good thing–and it’s something the Muskie junior boys’ volleyball squad is stocked up on this season. Ashton Cousineau, Declan Webb, Jaxon Gartzke, Joseph Hardy, Peyton Avis, Tristan Yerxa, and Zakary Kellar all were selected to the Region 1 14U boys’ […]
