Nicholas Donaldson A calf checked out potential buyers on Saturday during the first cattle sale of the season at the Stratton sales barn. Some 1,338 head of cattle were sold for a total of $1,616,042.45–money that, for the most part, will stay here in the district.
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Nicholas Donaldson Not a single hair was safe at the 20th-annual “Cuts for Cancer” outside of The Hair & Body Care Shoppe in Emo on Saturday. The six participants raised a total of $8,497, which will go to Tamarack House in Thunder Bay.
Customers at Emo Feed Service got a special treat Saturday with a farm animal petting zoo in conjunction with “Spring Fever Days.” It featured cattle, goats, lambs, pigs, rabbits, and a turkey in pens across the road from the storefront.
Fort High students ran a car wash in the Cloverleaf parking lot in Emo on Saturday to raise money for their upcoming “Chem-Free Grad” party. The rain held off long enough for them to also have a successful time selling hotdogs and baked goods while garnering about $1,850.
A small brush fire on an unmarked property in Watten became out of control due to strong winds on Good Friday. The fire jumped to the tops of the trees, making it more difficult for the small Watten fire crew to battle it. Without the help of the Couchiching Fire […]
Duane Hicks Declan Doyle, manager of direct customers at the Independent Electricity System Operator (ISEO), presented Joerg Ruppenstein, president and CEO of the Fort Frances Power Corp., with its 2011-14 Conservation Target Achievement Award on Friday during the 2017 Business & Community Expo at the Fort Frances Curling Club. They […]
Kiera Kowalski Aaron Meyers, Ryley Booth, and Owen Riches of the FFHS First Responders demonstrated how to properly administer CPR to “Rory,” a $60,000 robot they practise on. He reacts to medical situations like a normal human being so the responders can have a more realistic experience while honing their […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Grace Petsnick was on a different level than the rest of her competition during Friday’s Bronco Booster JV Track & Field Invite meet at Falls High School, collecting three gold medals and a silver in individual events in the girls’ Grade 8-9 division and another two medals […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Connor Nelson, left, had to get on his horse to stay even with the speedy Asher Chorney of the Rainy River Owls during Fort High’s 1-0 triumph in pre-season exhibition action here last Thursday afternoon.
Joey Payeur Muskie captain Maggie Jean, left, and Lynelle Westover of the Rainy River Owls weren’t taking it easy on each other just because their teams were playing a pre-season exhibition game last Thursday at Fort High. The black-and-gold won the game 3-0, with Jean scoring one of the goals. […]
Duane Hicks Jean Richards showed off Ed Halvorsen’s pair of entries for the Fine Line Art Gallery’s annual spring art show, this year entitled “Then and Now,” which will open this Friday from noon-7 p.m. The exhibit will run through the month of May.
