Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to attend many festivals, tournaments, pow-wows, concerts, trades shows, and special events across the Kenora-Rainy River riding. On any given weekend, our region is home to a number of special celebrations—not only through the summer months, but throughout the whole year. […]
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Hopefully everyone has received some of the rain that fell across the district over the past week. I know the amounts tend to vary. Last Thursday, for instance, we received six mm here at the Emo Agricultural Research Station while my home got 48 mm. And on Monday, EARS had […]
I finally have decided what I want to be when I grow up. After much deliberation, and trial and error that led me down some wrong paths, I am convinced I have found my way. I get excited just imagining this perfect career. I’m all a-twitter inside—a huge silly grin […]
Sailing has sparked a fresh start in so many ways for this gal, who is standing up and cheering because her ship has come in. I am happily involved as a budding member of the Rendezvous Yacht Club, and learning as much about life and myself as I am about […]
With the extended hot, dry weather we’ve been having, the following is the first of a two-part article with 10 tips for pasture and feeding in dry conditions: 1. Supplementing pastures may be necessary to keep animals from over-grazing This will mean moving them onto a “sacrifice” pasture and feeding. […]
Anglers from all over North America converged on Rainy Lake last week for the 18th-annual Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship presented by Sunset Country Ford. And as is usually the case at this premier fishing tournament, everything went great throughout the entire weekend. When everything was said and done Saturday […]
After waiting more than a decade-and-a-half to win the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship title, the joy on the faces of Mike Luhman and Mark Raveling was easy to see. But it wasn’t just the pair who was excited to capture the crown. If you walked around the Ice For […]
Last week I was in Owen Sound for the Ontario Cattlemen’s summer meeting and we actually met with the board and staff from the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, as well. We are dry here in Rainy River, but things were even worse there. For the most part, the entire province is […]
The cuts keep on coming from the federal government—and it would appear the reason we are not hearing announcements about them is because they are poorly thought out, unpopular, and strike at the heart of many essential services we Canadians depend on. This past week, for instance, we learned of […]
Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be an old woman some day—and it’s still a goal I hope to achieve. Maybe it was because I admired my Grandma Moser so much as a girl. I loved going to Grandma’s house. And, as far as I could tell, so […]
By Gary Sliworsky Ag rep, Emo With the extended hot, dry weather we’ve been having, the following is the first of a two-part article with 10 tips for pasture and feeding in dry conditions: 1. Supplementing pastures may be necessary to keep animals from over-grazing This will mean moving them […]
Sometimes I think I’m “all that” and I am! And then I do idiocy and dig my bicycle out of a two-year storage, plunk on a helmet made for a bigger brain, and pedal like the dickens (because I was going to be late) the 8.5 km to work. About […]
