By Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

When manure is applied to a field it often results in an increased flush of weeds.  The question is often asked whether this results from weed seed coming through the livestock into the manure, or is it a response to the added nutrients.  Although the consensus seems to be that weed pressure increases with added fertility, there are a number of simple principles that will help minimize the risk of weed spread from manure to the field. 

It is now the Monday evening after the first long weekend of he year and the muscles in my back, my arms, my legs are telling me two things. The first is that I am out of shape. The second is that I am getting too old to do the hard physical labor.

Last week Rainy River Town Council announced that local businesses will receive a bit of a break on their taxes.
They will be lowering them to comparable levels of our neighbour, Emo.
All this in order to help them out in these tough times where the economic future of the community and the region for that matter are definitely uncertain, to say the least.

Have you ever tried to quit smoking even though you don’t smoke?
Well over the long weekend I had such an experience.
It did not occur until the second full day of our camping trip to Itasca State Park in Minnesota. That was the day after it was 85 degrees fahrenheit. In the morning it seemed as though Mother Nature was unsure what weather front would prevail. The colder one from the north or the warmer one just to our south.

By Ruth Brett
Contributor

The Lake of the Woods Township Council held their May meeting on the 8th with Mayor and all Councillors, Clerk-Treasurer P. Giles, Road Supt.E. Pearson, Fire Chief S. McNally and 6 visitors present.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

It is a feat of no small proportions. Two students from Rainy River High School nearly won a big business competition at the end of April.
Grade 12 accounting students Anders Moen and Vince Scott teamed up as did the rest of the class in pairs to participate in the online annual Sprott Business Competition hosted by Carleton University in Ottawa. There were 1,127 teams of two competing in it from February 20th to April 20th. Moen and Scott finished 5th, narrowly missing the top spot.

Editor's Note: This is part 2 in a 2 part series.

By Jack Elliott
Correspondent

Lake Sturgeon an Ontario Perspective

The latest check with Customs and Immigration reveals the Lake Sturgeon population in the Rainy River Basin have not been checking in when crossing the Canada/US boundary. This could all change for this shared resource.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Rainy River Town Council held its regular monthly meeting Monday evening.
It was a quick meeting with about 25 mins of the 75 it took being used up reading a new cemetery bylaw.

News Release
CNR

MONTREAL, QUEBEC—(CCNMatthews - May 10, 2007) - CN announced today the winners of the 2007 CN Safe Community Fund. Ten communities across Canada - all designated safe communities by Safe Communities Canada - have each received $2,500 to implement rail safety initiatives.