Nicholas Donaldson After an extra sale was added in 2017, the cattle sale season at the Stratton sales barn is now over. Saturday’s sale dealt with some less-than-ideal weather conditions but still managed to see 698 cattle go through the ring, selling for a total of $799,567.97. “I didn’t expect […]
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Katie Trigg, left, and Heather Durham eyed up some of the live auction items before the bidding began.
Submitted byHealth Canada Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally when the uranium in soil and rock breaks down. It is invisible, odourless, and tasteless. When radon is released from the ground into the outdoor air, it is diluted and not a concern. In enclosed spaces like homes, however, […]
Duane Hicks While many district residents not doubt were grumbling as they broke out the shovels and fired up the snow blowers over weekend, a few others made some snowy friends like these. The short-term forecast calls for more snow and flurries tonight, then a snowshower tomorrow but it looks […]
Irene Hill-Haver looked over all the items being raffled off before deciding which bags to put her ticket into during Sunday’s Remembrance Day Tea.
Look for occasional snow and flurries tonight, with an overnight low of minus-13 C (eight F). Tomorrow will see more snow, along with a high of minus-eight (18) and low around minus-17 (one). Then mostly cloudy skies are forecast for Friday, along with a high of minus-seven (19) and low […]
Dear editor: The Associates of Ste. Marguerite d’Youville was blessed to receive so many coats, hats, mitts, and boots from this generous community. They were distributed during our annual “coat drive” in late October. Many thanks to the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau for the use of their hall, to McTaggarts […]
Duane Hicks Garry Domres, the great-nephew of pioneer photographer William Hampden Tener, admired a preview copy of “Rainy River Valley Beginnings”–the soon-to-be available book featuring Tener’s photos during Thursday’s gala.
Derek Harrison provided folk music for the mood during Thursday night’s gala. While many guests dressed up for the event, the atmosphere was fun and relaxed.
Submitted A group of heifers meandered around the ring in front of buyers on Saturday during the fifth and final cattle sale of the year at the Stratton sales barn. The extra sale added on for this fall saw 698 head go through the auction ring for a total of […]
Press Release Carol Livingston graciously has donated a copy of the book, “Susan & Me: A Collection of Love Stories,” to the Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre. The book will be available for anyone in the community to read when they visit the library as a part of our […]
Duane Hicks It’s official–Fort Frances’ newest residents should be here late next week. The refugee family from Iraq is set to arrive in Thunder Bay on Thursday, Nov. 16, then be driven here to their new home the following day. “They’re really excited to be coming,” Kathy Mueller of the […]
