By Jack Elliott
Correspondent

Another attraction during RailRoad Daze in Rainy River this year, will be the Rainy River Fun Fly. Held annually, this year on Saturday, July 21 starting at 10:30 a.m., the Fun Fly is hosted by the Rainy River Radio Control Flying Club at their airfield one mile north of Rainy River on Byrnes Road.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Hannam Park will be alive with the sounds of music this Saturday and Sunday.
The Annual Rainy River Music Festival will be held in the park with a variety show slated for Saturday afternoon and the regular festival on Sunday afternoon.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Muggles from across the area will be under a magical spell in Rainy River this Friday night and early Saturday morning as a book launch party for the latest Harry Potter novel will be held at the old Rainy River Train station.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Giant beavers have been spotted on the Rainy River in the past few weeks. It is thought that they are searching for food and are thought to be card-a-bores instead of vegetarians.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

I don’t know of one person that isn’t mesmerised when they see a humming bird. Hummingbirds make their home in the forest and in urban settings. I am always utterly amazed when I see a hummingbird in the depths of the forest miles away from any roads or flowerbeds for that matter. Nonetheless, hummingbirds seem to be more prevalent in the urban setting where there are more sources of nectar available, from gardens and flowerbeds. You can increase your visits from the petite hummingbird by planting a few of their favourite sources of nectar in your yard.

By Mark Mast
RR Ministerial

What comes to mind when you hear the word unstoppable? To me it expresses that something coming and there is nothing I can do to stop it. Unstoppable… like a tornado, or a tsunami, or a stampede.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

We have about 25 species of Warblers here in Northwestern Ontario. While many of these little birds are mainly yellow or green, we so have some which, to say the least, are coloured differently. Here are some:

By Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

Canada’s New Government is enhancing measures to more quickly eliminate bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) from Canadian cattle and to protect producers from the potential consequences of receiving contaminated feed.

Dear Editor:
I just had to comment upon the statement in a recent letter to the editor: “My child has just completed the playschool program and I feel that it has prepared her for junior kindergarten.”

The countdown is well under way for this year’s bass tournament. The 2007 tournament actually began before Dave Lindsay and his father began their defense of their 2005 win. The angler entry forms had been photo copied as had the forms for the 2007 tournament draw.