Submitted by Evelyn Bourre
Legion Ladies Aux.

Legion Ladies Auxiliary held their monthly meeting on May 9th with President Hazel Tullett presiding. There were 16 members in attendance. The minutes from the April meeting were not available as our secretary was away.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

This Saturday the Alzheimer’s Society will hold its 5th annual Walk for Memories in Rainy River.
Last year nine participants raised a staggering $1,776.05 all of which is used to support local Alzheimers support programs and research.

By Guy Arpin
RRHS Athletic Director

Last Wednesday in Kenora, the RRHS soccer teams competed in the single “A” NorWOSSAA Championships.
In Boys semi-final action, RRHS defeated Sioux Lookout 1-0 to advance to the finals against St. Thomas Aquinas of Kenora. The boys lost a hard fought final game by the score of 1-0, giving RRHS the silver medal.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

It was an exciting start to the season for the Rainy River Legion Fastball club last Tuesday when Stratton took them to an extra inning.
After a moment of silence, with the teams on the baselines, for long time umpire Gus Lindberg, who recently passed away, it was time to play ball.

By Jack Elliott
Correspondent

While there was concern low water levels in the Rainy River might put a damper on the fishing opener, anglers young and old proved on Saturday there are still lots of fish in the Rainy River.

By Rebecca Tolen
Coach

The Rainy River and area youth soccer program is again vastly popular.
There are four different age groups for the program ranging from turning four this year to 14. This is the third year and each year the enrollment has risen. Players are from Rainy River, Bergland, Dawson, Pinewood, Stratton, and Baudette.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

The gardening season is well under way and most gardeners are pleased with their results so far. But what about fertilizing? Well fertilizing your garden is an important task that needs to be done, but it can be one of the most daunting and confusing tasks. This column will take the confusion out of what all of the numbers mean and how to choose a fertilizer to suit your specific needs.

Submitted by
Ken Boshcoff M.P.

In recent years, we have witnessed both natural and human caused disasters. We have watched news coverage of affected families living on their roof tops to avoid flood waters or hiding in basements during horrendous wind storms. With these images fresh in our minds, we must look at our own preparedness for a disaster to strike.

By Barbara Miller
RR Ministerial

I don’t know about you, but it seems particularly windy to me these days; and I am not sure why, but lately when its windy like this, images of the Holy Spirit keep coming to my mind.

By Al Lowe
Contributor

Spiders. Not too many people really like spiders. In fact, an awful lot of folk really detest them. But spiders, like everything else, have some very good points.
The most commendable one is that they eat insects - and insects are our very worst enemies in the natural world. One man estimates that the weight of insects eaten by spiders, in Canada, in a single year, would just about equal the weight of all of the people in Canada. They do away with billions and billions of insects each year.