Have you ever operated blind?
Well that is how we felt last Monday and Tuesday at the Record.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

The weather was perfect for the 32nd Rainy River Open Golf Tournament held on Aug. 5, 2007 at Oak Harbor Golf Course in Baudette.
45 golfers, 38 men and seven women took to the course in a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. for two rounds of nine holes.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Have you ever seen a lazy ant? I am sure you haven’t but you certainly at sometime in your life have had to deal with an infestation of ants either in your home or yard or garden.

By Susan Douglas
Red Hat Society

Our Hawaiian Luau scheduled for July 24th to Sable Island took a little turn due to extreme heat of 96F. Lady Linda of La Di Da (Linda Budreau) offered the use of Oak Grove Camp and beach for our red hat pleasure. The ladies were decked out in Hawaiian hula skirts complete with neck & head leis, or colourful bathing suits & cover ups. While half the party of 22 took to swimming with red & purple noodles, the others joined Captain Larry (Budreau) & Deck Mate (Garrett) for a cruise up & down the beautiful Rainy River. Lady Dolly of La Tea Da (Dawn Jarvis) was the envy of the synchronized swimmers, floating in her water lounger. Lady Carolina Rose (Carolyn Kreger) used her powerful prowess to control Queen La Diva (Susan Douglas) from floating down river, as Queenie chatted away, slipping off her water noodle. ( Lady Carolina jiked “look who’s off her noodle” and probably considered letting the Queen float away for her previous antics on the beach with water guns aimed at the unsuspecting sun bathers.) Queenie, however, rested upon the raft, now spouting water from her mouth, instead of the pistols! She was joined sunning with newcomers Lady Belle (Sydney McIntosh), Sheila McIntosh, Bev Langer and Lady Eleanora. (Eleanor Wiersema).

By Al Lowe
Contributor

Ontario has 15 species of snakes, more than any other province. Of these only one is poisonous. that is the Massasauga Ratler. It lives around Lake Huron and Georgian Bay so it it is no threat to us here.

By Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

While driving around on hot summer days, many of us have probably seen cattle herded together around the only trees in a pasture.  Unless you are a cattle producer, you probably haven’t given much thought to the importance of providing summer shade for cattle.  The following is from Kevin Teneycke, Manitoba Agro Woodlot Program.

Have you driven on Highway 621 lately?
It is under construction, however the construction began and has stalled.
The old prime and surface asphalt has been ripped up for miles. But the oil truck is not scheduled to be there until later this month.

By Ken Boshcoff
MP T. Bay-RR

A few weeks ago, I wrote about some serious concerns that were raised in the Toronto Star about the efficiency of the ecoEnergy Retrofit Program. I am very pleased to report that EcoSuperior in Thunder Bay continues to provide an expert auditor with extensive experience (he has conducted over 700 audits to date). Both pre and post renovation audit services are available through EcoSuperior for Thunder Bay area home owners who are looking to improve their energy efficiency. We are fortunate to have such excellent services available in Thunder Bay and I continue to be hopeful that Atikokan, Fort Frances and Rainy River will soon have similar providers.

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing away of Linda Joan Johnston, 54, of Rainy River, Ontario.
After a courageous battle with cancer, Linda peacefully left this Earth for Heaven on Thursday, August 2, 2007.