Local News

Submitted by
Ken Boshcoff M.P.

Will the new softwood lumber deal help Northwestern Ontario? Canadian forest companies have been forced to pay huge tariffs, totaling over $5 billion to date, to the U.S. Government. Millions more have been spent on lawyers and consultants in both countries.

Ruth Brett
Contributor

The Lake of the Woods Branch of the Women’s Institute held their Annual meeting on April 19 with 10 members present. This past year they have collected $21.55 in pennies for the Associated Country Women of the World project “Water for All”. The total number of volunteer hours the Branch members spent on community projects in the WI name was 2550.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Five area kids made their way to Thunder Bay over the weekend to compete in the annual Normax Open chess tournament and all did quite well at the event.
Marty Johnston ended up winning the 16-17 year old category going undefeated after five games. “The only game I had trouble with was the final one against one of my long time rivals from Thunder Bay. But he ran out of time and I won.” Johnston received $120 and a trophy for the win.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Rainy River High School’s hopes for All Ontario Gold in Badminton were dashed last week when the girls doubles team of Chantel Heyens and Hillary Hansen lost all three of their games.

Ken Johnston
Editor

Rainy River High School’s soccer season is now underway and it looks as though it could be a stellar season for both boys and girls teams.
Over the weekend they travelled to Fort Frances for an exhibition tournament and both did really well there. The boys won three and tied one. They defeated Sioux Lookout (3-0), Red Lake (4-0) and Dryden (3-2). They tied against Thomas Aquinas (1-1).

Ruth Brett
Contributor

Council will support the” Hwy 621 Cause” as instigated by Katie Pentney and aided by Karen Sepers and Mary Withers and will send a letter to the Minister of Transport advising that Hwy 621 is in serious need of major repairs and request that the Ministry should rebuild the road.

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

May Feed cost is the biggest expense for cow-calf producers. Getting more production from pasture and extending the pasture season can reduce cost and improve cow body condition for milk production, calving and rebreeding. Old pastures can be improved by a combination of rotation, fertilizing and perhaps adding new plants if needed. It is generally not necessary or economical to work up run out pastures and plant a pasture crop.

Al Lowe
Contributor

In the hunter’s vocabulary, these are the ‘bluebills’. There are two different species, but they are quite similar, and hard to tell apart. One description of both species is that they are ‘black at both ends, and white in the middle’. This is a pretty good description for a distant observation, but there are other ducks which fit it too.

Ken Johnston

Rainy River High School Senior Jay Neilson is wrapping up his second year in district politics.
Neilson, who is President of RRHS student council is also the Student Trustee on the Rainy River District Board of Education. He has found the latter to be an eye-opening experience, one that he feels he will draw from for years to come.

Submitted by
Kristal Vandenbrand

April was Cancer Month. Everybody you talk to has experienced cancer in some form or another. Either they have been diagnosed with cancer, or a family member or friend has been stricken with the disease. It affects both young and old. Calli Vandenbrand, a 7 year old, Grade 1 Student from Stratton is no exception.