Cattle Sales Celebrated

50 years of cattle sales at the Stratton Sales Barn will be celebrated this weekend.

The Rainy River Cattlemen's Association will be marking the anniversary tomorrow with public tours and a community bar-b-que.

President Ken McKinnon credits volunteer support for helping the yard endure many ups and downs over the years.

"When it started 50 years ago it was volunteers who donated material and labour to put it in," says McKinnon. "It's the same today. It's the volunteers who kept the organization stable."

Festivities are the Barn begin tomorrow at 1 in the afternoon and are open to the public.