Last week was the first of a two-part article on blackleg, a disease of cattle–and less frequently of sheep–caused by a soil-borne bacterium. This week’s article continues by looking at the diagnosis, treatment and control, and prevention of the disease. Livestock owners should familiarize themselves with the signs of this […]
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Those who work out in the Memorial Sports Centre weight room and watch 38-year-old Dave Mitchell and 45-year-old Dean Patrow lift weights may dismiss them simply as a couple of older guys pounding the iron–maybe trying to relive something that had long since passed. But those who know them well […]
The trip’s rarely dull for motorists heading up Highway 502. The highway, which runs from Highway 11 north to Dryden, is rarely driven without some sort of excitement along the way. Going north, the first few kilometres of the highway are deceiving. With new pavement and a picnic area, it […]
The Emo Bulldogs will compete in the ‘AA’ World Series qualifier June 15-16 in Rice Lake, Wis. The Bulldogs, who went to the world series last season, are guaranteed a berth but are playing in the qualifier for seeding purposes. This means another team can come out of the RRFDL […]
The Rainy River Future Development Corp. elected three new members and re-elected two others during their May 29th meeting at the Fort Frances Curling Club. New members Eugene McPherson (Couchiching), Rob Kilgour (Devlin), and Donna McDonald (Devlin) will join chairman Telford Advent (Stratton) and incumbent directors John McTaggart (Fort Frances), […]
Safe Kids Week 2001 ran May 28-June 3 this year. Every spring, Safe Kids Canada and Johnson & Johnson join forces in a major national campaign on children’s safety. This year, they focused on scalds and burn prevention. Many people, including children, are killed each year as a result of […]
For the first time in many years, the local Salvation Army’s “Red Shield Appeal” campaign is falling far short of its goal. The target for 2001 has been set at the same amount as last year–$22,000–but only about $15,000 has been raised by the end of last month. More than […]
Longtime Muskies Adam McTavish and Sarah Noonan won’t be leaving Fort High empty-handed. The two collected most valuable player awards in each sport they played this past school year–and took home their respective Athlete of the Year awards. McTavish and Noonan, along with Siobhan Devlin, also were named to the […]
Dr. M. E. Kennedy and her staff could not be more pleased with the recent addition of dental specialist Dr. Maria Partida to their team. A former resident of Mexico, Dr. Partida made the trip to Fort Frances two weeks ago to begin her new job and rebuild a life […]
A large tax hike on residential properties here due to Bill 140 may be avoided after all because of a cut in the education tax. “There’s no doubt about it, the decrease in our share of school tax has made it much easier,” noted Mayor Glenn Witherspoon. The recent announcement […]
Four men from the Fort Frances area have been convicted of constructing a cabin on Crown land without a work permit. Don Roth, 46, of Fort Frances, Marvin Smith, 53, of Devlin, Gary Gushulak, 50, of Dryden, and Alan Eide, 47, of Fort Frances were each fined $1,500 plus a […]
With the June 12 entry deadline fast approaching, the Fort Frances centennial committee is still looking to the community for some ideas for logos and slogans to promote the event. “There’s been a fair amount of talk but nothing going on. We haven’t received any entries,” CAO Bill Naturkach, a […]
