Cattlemen were hoping for a strong sale to close out 1998 at the Stratton sales yard, and it seems they got what they wanted. More than 1,300 head of cattle, mostly calves, went through the auction ring there Saturday. Prices were strong, staying well over $1/lb. for the most part, […]
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Just four pounds first and second place but it was enough to give Wayne Both of Barwick top honours at the fourth-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival on Saturday. Both’s prize-winning pumpkin weighed in at 742 pounds, just ahead of former festival champ Sheldon Mose of Stratton, whose entry […]
At 88 years of age, still enjoying good health and going strong, Marg McLeod celebrated her birthday quietly on Sept. 29 at her King Street residence. A few friends and relatives visited to wish her many more years of good health and happiness. “Another day,” she said, sitting in her […]
The Morson Tourism Association held its sixth-annual “Steak Dinner and Dance” at the Morson Community Hall last Saturday night. Held to help raise funds for the printing and distribution of a brochure promoting the Morson area and all it offers, about 60 people were on hand for the event. As […]
Emo Public Library will be celebrating Ontario Library Week on Oct. 15-19. An annual opportunity for Ontarians to celebrate the contribution made by public libraries to the lives of millions of people across this province, this year’s theme is “Ontario Public Libraries, For Your Information.” Public libraries in Ontario are […]
Freeze up could spell disaster for Emo’s water supply and that has council there looking at its options tonight to nip the problem before winter hits. Any decision could depend on the price tag the solution comes with. But with freeze up normally in November, the municipality is hoping to […]
After six weeks of living with a domestic water shortage, Atikokan residents can feel more at ease these days now that the state of emergency there has been lifted. Construction on the Plateau Lake dam project also will begin soon. “The construction has already started on the road to the […]
One of the two local teams sent to the regional “Go for the Gold” competition near Sault Ste. Marie has earned a berth in the provincial finals this November at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. Stacey Angus, Rebecca Cornell, Angela Teeple, and Melissa Brant, who was a last-minute […]
Nuinsco Resources Ltd. officials will be at the Chapple Community Centre in Barwick tonight to outline the current status of their Rainy River District mine exploration project at the first of three information sessions slated this week. The second session goes tomorrow evening at the Red Dog Inn here in […]
Leo Pruys, Shawn Hyatt, Gary Victor Hughes, Allan Empey, and Bill Enge all participated in “Fire Con ’98” over the weekend, which offered specialized training in all aspects of firefighting. They drove down Thursday and returned home after the Sunday workshops. In order to get a certificate for this conference, […]
This Saturday should mark the final sale of 1998 at the Stratton sales yard and indications are the year will end on a high note. Peter Spuzak, president of the Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association, said yesterday he’s expecting almost 1,000 head of cattle to move through the auction ring this […]
Although the school year is well underway, local Catholic school board trustees were told at their regular meeting here Saturday that many unknowns remain in the education system. The topic came up during Education Director Paul Jackson’s report on staffing levels in schools across the board. He said enrolment levels […]
