Local News

Al Lowe
Contributor

This bird is not native to North America, but to Eurasia. Some folk decided that they were going to bring to America all of the birds which were mentioned in the works of Shakespeare. So in 1890 Starlings were released in New York CIty.

Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Many gardeners can be confused by the large number of trees and shrubs on the market today and all of the different varieties that seem to be in one family. You can even have a tree family with some hybridized species that fall under the shrub category. Because this is a hybridized species that has been genetically altered from a wild specie, you usually you do not find versions of these shrub species in the wild.

Emmanuel Moutsatsos
Fort Frances Times

While millions watched the New England Patriots show why they are the best in the world at what they do this past Sunday afternoon with the upstart Pittsburgh Steelers coming close, but not close enough, to knocking the defending champs off their pedestal, Doug McBride and Steve Ballan were doing the same with several hundred paying witness at the Rainy River Walleye Tournament.

New Administrator
RRHS has a new Vice-principal, Casey Slack, who replaces Kendal Olson who is now the principal of Riverview and McCrosson-Tovell schools.
Slack is originally from Southern Ontario but had his first teaching job in Dryden. It was his memories from that first job that brought him back to the region. “I have always loved the way of life here.”

Ruth Brett
Contributor

Lake of the Woods Township Council met at Morson on Sept.6th at 6pm to hold a public meeting. This meeting was to hear what the community had to say with regard to the following issues- 1) should Council consider dissolving the ward system in the township; 2) what kind of development, if any, should there be at the Morson government dock area; 3) should certified drawings be required for all owner design structures. The result, after some discussion, of the public’s opinion was that no one was in favour of the certified drawings; there were comments both for and against dissolving the ward system; and there were many constructive suggestions regarding the government dock area. Council will take all that feedback under advisement. 16 visitors left the meeting at 7:10pm.

In the Sept. 13, 05 RR Record RRWT Special Edition there were some errors. Here are the corrections and some changes made since then:
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Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

Farmers may be looking for ways to trim fuel costs as farm diesel prices hover near $0.80 per litre. You can start by using practices to improve efficiency.
One practice that minimizes fuel consumption is the no-till method that requires fewer passes over the land to till and plant crops. No-till farming has been used by some farmers over the years but the current rising trend in fuel prices has encouraged more producers to look into these practices. Fuel savings vary for different producers who use the no-till method. Fuel savings of around $7 to $8 per acre can be expected when compared to traditional farming practices.

Al Lowe
Contributor

This common little insect is one of a small family known scientifically as the Pieridae. There are three groups, the Whites, the Sulphurs, and the Orange-tips.
The names give you a pretty good idea of their colours. All of them are quite small, about 2 inches or so across the wings. The main wings often have black marks at the tips, black dots or splotches, and some have black edges.

Laurel Desrosier
FWI

Forest Women’s Institute met on August thirtieth at the home of Laurel Desrosier. There were eleven members present. The meeting was opened with the Women’s Ode read by Rose Hanson. Roll call was bring bears to help fill the police cruiser. This was answered by eleven members.

Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Most gardeners will agree that the clematis is a fantastic vine that produces months of beautiful flowers. So why do many gardener’s shy away from adding this spectacular vine and its many choices of colours to their garden? It amounts to the simple reason that many gardeners are confused or intimidated by the fact that a clematis needs to be pruned. This column will hopefully demystify how and when to prune your clematis.