It’s no secret that alcohol and drug abuse is a serious problem here in Rainy River District—and every effort aimed at combating it is needed. That includes the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team, which will have to fold up its tent come March 31, 2009 unless the provincial […]
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By Gary Sliworsky, Ag rep, Emo Measuring pasture yields can be a challenge. The following article by Jack Kyle, grazier specialist with OMAFRA, gives you an idea of how to do it. With harvested forage or grain crops, we get an indication of yield from the number of bales, feet […]
Have you ever wondered about those flocks of brown and white birds which you see along the roadsides? The ones which move away with flashes of white. Most people call them snowbirds, but the proper name is Snow Bunting (Plectrophenox nivalis). These buntings are sparrow-like birds which live mainly on […]
Got a new credit card the other day. The scanners wouldn’t read the magnetic strip on the old one anymore. That’s either due to the radioactive high-test coffee down at the Bakery in Drizzle Creek or all the radiation from the hopped up cell phones all those railroaders around the […]
Should I be embarrassed that I chose to watch the Indianapolis Colts square off against the San Diego Chargers over the Grey Cup on Sunday night? Should I be handing over my Canadian citizenship—and banning myself from any future consumption of Canadian-made beer? Should I burn all my toques, and […]
Until last Thursday, I knew for sure who the “father” of the United States was. An honourable and principled man who, as a child, chopped down a cherry tree with his new hatchet and when his father asked who had done it, replied, “I cannot tell a lie.” That, of […]
Duane Hicks Town council unanimously supported proceeding with the request for proposal (RFP) process for the Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre on Monday night, bringing a measure of relief to library board chair Joyce Cunningham. “It’s a good feeling. Each time we get to a new stage, it’s […]
Dave Ogilvie “We made it work,” Doris Dyson enthused at her retirement supper and roast Saturday evening in the Barwick Hall. Dyson began her municipal career in Barwick in 1972. Since then, she’s worked with seven reeves, various councillors, and many different people in the municipal office. The evening began […]
Mitch Calvert Fort Frances native Christin Thomson isn’t letting a little thing called the off-season slow down her quest to land an LPGA Tour card. Thomson, 25, is spending the next month leading up to Christmas in Phoenix, Ariz. preparing for another full year of golf. “I’m working on my […]
Paige Desmond Thanks to a strong community response, the Rainy River District Substance Abuse Prevention Team has been granted an extension until Dec. 5 to collect signatures and letters of support from the community. As reported in Monday’s Daily Bulletin, the local SAPT needs the community’s help to keep its […]
Staff Those planning to apply for the vacant trustee seat on the Rainy River District School Board have until 3 p.m. tomorrow (Nov. 27) to get their applications packages in. No applications had been received as of noon yesterday, board chair Dan Belluz noted, although there have been a few […]
Duane Hicks In an effort to further promote medication recorders first launched earlier this year, Grace Silander, patient safety and risk management co-ordinator for Riverside Health Care Facilities, Inc., challenged town council on Monday to take the “Medication Recorder Challenge.” Silander presented council with medication recorders and, stressing the importance […]
