If you ate today, thank a farmer. That’s the message the Agri-Food Education Committee is trying to get across during the inaugural “Canadian Agriculture and Food Celebration” this week. Although the week didn’t officially kick-off nationwide until Monday, the local committee–headed up by Kristine Carpenter, Shirley Morrish, and Pat Clysdale-Cornell–got […]
District News
An enclosed “agriplex” could be just the thing to open up numerous revenue-generating opportunities for the district–and that’s exactly what the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fair board wants to build. Gary Beck, who sits an the agriplex sub-committee with fair board president Ken McKinnon, Keith Caul, and Allan Teeple, […]
If confidence is the key to success, then Kelly Moulik is going to go far. The 18-year-old Fort High student from Nestor Falls is working on two demo packages, including one with her uncle Jim Peterik, who co-wrote and performed the ’80s hit “Eye of the Tiger” as part of […]
The weather may have been cold but the prices were fairly hot during the Rainy River Cattlemen Association’s annual fall calf sale Saturday at the Stratton sales yard. Bids went as high as $1.94/lb on the lightweight calves, with several of the more heavier cattle being sold at $1.50/lb. or […]
Don Cronk’s smile was almost as big as his pumpkin Saturday after the Murillo resident grabbed top honours in the annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival at Hannam Park, taking home a $1,000 cheque and the “Golden Hoe.” Cronk’s 554-pound pumpkin weighed in well ahead of Dr. Ewan Affleck’s […]
Extra shelter has been rounded up for the fifth-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival, which goes this Saturday at Hannam Park in Rainy River. Dr. Ewan Affleck, who started the event in 1995, said the same tent used last weekend for the walleye tournament will be set up for […]
Courtney Calder, Joe Sletmoen, Simone LeBlanc, and Jen Sletmoen intend to hit the books to prepare themselves for the provincial 4-H “Go for the Gold” showdown Nov. 6 at the Royal Agriculture Winter Fair in Toronto. The foursome clinched a berth Saturday during the regional competition at Donald Young School, […]
Barwick’s former general store now houses Chapple’s history after it was christened the Chapple Museum at an official grand opening ceremony yesterday at 4 p.m. First owned by George Hughes, then Frank Gill, then Gill’s son, Arnold, the museum was donated to Chapple’s heritage committee about two years ago by […]
Despite objections from the Rainy River First Nation, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources intends to remove another 300 juvenile sturgeon from the Rainy River for transplant in the Red River watershed. Netting of the fish is slated to start next week. The young sturgeon–measuring about 22-32 inches in length–are […]
With only two teams confirmed and one more a possibility, a local “Go for the Gold” competition no longer is necessary, meaning the squads will advance straight to the regional competition slated Sept. 25 at Donald Young School in Emo. Event organizer Kim Jo Calder, a long-time leader with the […]
Too much cool, rainy weather–and not enough sunshine–has made this year a tough one for giant pumpkin growers across the district, Dr. Ewan Affleck said. While last summer was an incredibly good one for pumpkin growing, Dr. Affleck said this year only a very serious and skilled grower would be […]
The annual kids’ fishing tournament on Rainy Lake near Ranier, Mn. last Saturday was a success. Sponsored by the Rainy Lake Sportfishing Club, tournament chairman Kim Everson said the derby has averaged about 120 kids over its 15-year existence (there were 122 entered this year). Kids of all age fished […]
