By Jack Elliott Contributor Jumping to conclusions is not only unfair to the other party; it can also be downright dangerous. Recently my wife, the Pearl of the Orient jumped to two conclusions. First she concluded the wet pool floor was not slippery, and second that jumping into the concrete block wall would not be too hard on her head. She was wrong on both counts. This started off a whole chain of conclusion jumping as, post incident, we walked down the street, the Pearl with her beautiful shiner that no amount of makeup could disguise.

By Gary Sliworsky Ag. Rep. Boise Cascade of International Falls is looking to bring wood ash from its paper mill into the Rainy River District to spread on agricultural land. The ash contains potassium and other nutrients and elements that can be beneficial to agriculture. It also contains an appreciable amount of liming material which can be beneficial in raising soil pH. This ash program has been going on in Northern Minnesota for the last 8 years, providing lime and fertilizer to more than 10,000 acres in a 70 mile radius of International Falls.

Submitted by Ken Boshcoff M.P. Over the past year, we have heard the Prime Minister and Minister of Justice criticize the Official Opposition for “delaying” or “stalling” their justice legislation. In his speech on October 18, 2007 to introduce Bill C-2: The Tackling Violent Crime Act, Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said, “Although we accommodate many of the opposition’s amendments, the bills were held up in opposition-controlled house committees or the Liberal majority in the Senate for a total of 976 days”. So, what’s the real story?

The hunting season has now totally open across the Rainy River District. Our newest reporter Ron Wolf discovered how plentiful the deer population is when going to attend the cattle sale on Saturday, his vehicle was struck by a deer causing considerable damage. One employee last Friday counted 34 deer on his drive to work from Clearwater. On Saturday, driving to and from Dryden, I noticed at least one successful party with a deer down just off the highway. Employees have told me of sightings of large wolves in the area that seem not to be afraid of humans or cars.

While Halloween is usually a strange time of year, this week promises to be exceptionally bizarre for me. Anyone who has lived in Rainy River for the past 25 years knows that my mom, Norma-Jean Johnston, loves Halloween. She never ever fails to come up with a new way to scare, trick and treat kids and adults alike at her 203 3rd St. home each Oct. 31st. However, this year she will be notably absent from the scene as she has to go in for some surgery today (Oct. 30th). While I have known my dad to be scary at times, he just won’t cut it as a replacement this year.

By Ken Johnston Editor A number of factors in the past several years have been slowly eating away at area snowmobile clubs and now Rainy River, Emo and Fort Frances are considering amalgamating into one to save the movement in the district. Acting Rainy River Wildlands Snowdusters Snowmobile Club Chair Brian Russell said that lack of snow, high trail permit costs and bureaucratic regulations have steadily seen the club here go from 140 members to 13 last year. Lack luster snowfalls over the past four or five winters has meant less time and good conditions for the sport.

Norman was born on November 8, 1937, in Rainy River, Ontario, Canada to Ebenezer and Mary Evans. He was raised in Rainy River and graduated from Rainy River High School. He received a BA Degree from the University of Minnesota. Following his education he served two years in the United States Army.

Roland Asselin passed away peacefully at Riverside Health Care in Rainy River, Ont. on Saturday, Oct 20, 2007.
Roland was born April 3, 1926 in Pinewood, Ont.

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The Rainy River Volunteer Fire Dept. started up the “Smoke Alarm Program” in the town limits.