JACK Selby, who died recently at the age of 75, finally lost his long battle with the disease that latterly blighted his participation in the outdoor activities he so much enjoyed and which were an important part of his life.

VISITORS to our small corner of the far north-west are often struck by the beautiful variety it presents to the naked eye.

A CALM nature is a very desirable characteristic for anyone to possess but particularly so for someone regularly faced with stressful situations, such as a hotel manageress.

WITH the passing of John Malcolm Green, of Havengore, Huna, at the age of 73 on August 18, Canisbay parish has lost one of its outstanding characters.

NANCY Sinclair was born on March 17, 1932, the only daughter of John and Ann Macdonald who lived in Blair Atholl, where John, a railwayman, helped Ann run the Garry Guesthouse.

MAY Yarker, a well-known Far North artist and friend of the late Queen Mother, has died at the age of 93.

A FORMER rector of Wick High School has died. John Macleod passed away at his home in Hollesley, Suffolk, earlier this month after a short illness. He was 71.