Local News

Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

Last month brought a lot of rainfall and cool days. This led to questions about how much nitrogen was lost from the soil – or the real question, “How much extra fertilizer should I apply to keep from losing yield?” This question cannot be answered precisely, since many variables enter the picture, but OMAD Soil Fertility Specialist Keith Reid can make some educated guesses.

News Release
NWHU

The Northwestern Health Unit’s Sexual Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) and HIV programs are launching a „Risky Business‰ health promotion campaign in May to raise awareness about:

Susan Douglas
Queen Bee

Les Rouge Rogues of Rainy River started the year with a bang, as red balloons popped at our 6th anniversary party. The banquet room at the Roadside Restaurant was tense as friendly competitors Lady La Tea Da (Dawn Jarvis) and Lady Annabelle, Woman of Note ( Anne Mailloux) competed for the most hearts play down. Dawn made quick work of getting Anne to use the word ‘I”, thus receiving the biggest prize, The Red Hat Society book by Sue Ellen Cooper herself.

Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

1. Many plants can be planted in combinations so as to complement each other in fragrance, growing productivity, and even protection from pests and disease.
This is called companion planting.

News Release
Circuit City

Circuit City Stores, Inc. and InterTAN Canada Ltd. today announced that on or before June 30, 2005, all stores currently operated by InterTAN Canada Ltd. under license from RadioShack Corporation will be re-branded as THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY. The introduction of THE SOURCE BY CIRCUIT CITY stores begins today with the unveiling of the Toronto Eaton Centre location.

Allan Gardiner
Ontario Federation of Agriculture Executive Committee

As residents of Ontario struggle to maintain green spaces for environmental and recreational purposes, farmers have growing concerns with the disappearance of productive farmland - land that is being designated for landfill purposes.
Our government should be leading the way with research that will give citizens improved options for dealing with their waste. Aggressive research to find alternatives to landfills is becoming increasingly important.

Ken Johnston

“Kirk to Enterprise. Are you there Dr. McCoy?”
Science fiction has become reality at Rainy River Health Centre with the unveiling of the new Telemedicine station there last Thursday.
Joining more than 100 other stations the two way video conferencing centre allows patients to have appointments with specialists who may be hundreds of miles away without having to travel.

Ken Johnston

It was as close to the All Ontarios without going as they could get.
The Rainy River High School/SCAP Owls boys soccer team travelled to Wawa late last week to compete in NWOSSA soccer championships.

Wes Gilbertson
Summer Reporter

If you had to select just one word to sum up the 2005 Emo Walleye Classic, it would be “big.”
As in big turnout. The fourth-annual EWC boasted a full field of 60 teams for the first time while spectators packed the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre to take in the daily weigh-ins and other festivities.

Ken Johnston

The Rainy River Legion fastball team started their season off with a 5-0 victory over Red Gut Bay last Tuesday in Rainy River.
For the first two and a half innings it was a pitcher’s dual. It was scoreless until the bottom of the third when the wheels fell off Red Gut’s pitching. Dan Usiski, Jr., started things off with a walk. Nick Ashworth then hit a perfect bunt to advance Usiski to second and get himself to first.