Local News

Ken Johnston

Rainy River’s fastball season started last Tuesday with Stratton visiting the defending league champs from last year.
Both teams played tight defense in the first three innings with only three Stratton players making it on base and two RR players doing the same.

Becky Molberg
Coach

The track team had their Conference Meet on Tuesday May 16th, and the girls continued their streak, getting 1st in the conference meet for the 8th year in a row.

Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

When starting seeds indoors you do not have to worry about the weather, insects or the myriad of plant diseases and fungi that can affect your outdoor vegetables, trees or flowers. There is one disease that you must be concerned with when starting seedlings in the house or greenhouse and directly in the garden, called damping-off and it can quickly turn the initial joy of seeing your young seedlings poke through the soil and start to grow into a complete crop failure almost overnight.

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

Following is part 2 of a two part article on baleage tips provided by Joel Bagg, Forage Specialist with OMAFRA.
Some producers have had success when wrapping large bales as “low moisture baleage”.

Al Lowe
Contributor

This bird is not a native to Canada, or even North America. Originally, it lived in Europe and through Siberia to China.
Several different species have been introduced, and have taken hold in many parts of Canada, and in a great deal of the U.S.

Pat Stoyka
Biggest Losers

On May 8th, while Pat & Frank were away cruising to Alaska, and indulging in the bountiful cruise ship cuisine, 32 members of the Biggest Losers program met at the Bergland School for their weekly weigh-in.

News Release
MPS

The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, today announced the Government’s plan to eliminate the long-gun registry and to better meet law enforcement needs while reducing burdens on law-abiding long-gun owners.

Ken Johnston

“Hold off getting your passport,” said Jerry Fisher of Morson Tuesday.
The official implementation date of requiring both US and Canadian citizens to have a valid passport to enter into the United States has been delayed to June 1, 2009. That is 18 months later than the original date.

Irene Hanson
RR Hosp. Aux.

Twelve members came to our regular meeting and as usual we opened with the auxiliary prayer.

The last minutes were read and approved. In business arising from the minutes, it was noted we had a booth at the Health and Wellness Fair, and helped serve the lunch. Also several of our members attended a meeting regarding the Beautification of the town, and we will participate.

News Release
MNR

An Ear Falls man has been fined $700 for shooting at a deer decoy across a highway, $1,500 for hunting without a licence and $100 for not wearing hunter orange.
Robert Boucha, 36, who pleaded guilty, has been banned from hunting for a year.