By Al Lowe
Contributor

Esox lucius. The pike family of fishes is made up of various pikes, the muskelunge, and the true pickerels (not the Walleye, though). The Northern Pike is by far the best known of the pike family.

AGRI-NEWS

By Gary Sliworsky
Ag. Rep.

Calving season is right around the corner. Following is part 1 of an article on congenital defects that can occur in cattle.
Congenital defects can cause abortion or be present at time of birth. They are uncommon but do occur in most breeds of cattle. Defects are abnormalities in skeleton, body form, and body functions. Abnormalities may result from genetic or environmental causes. When the environment is the cause, adjustments can reduce further economic losses. However, genetic (inherited) causes are much more complex and difficult to correct.

Sunday evening, my wife began planning the meals for the week. Perhaps her afternoon trip to the grocery store, and feeling the pinch of the cold outside air prompted her to plan a stew for Monday night.

Wow!
What an amazingly busy week!
Traditionally January is a very quiet month and the first two weeks were no exception to that rule.
However, last week I felt like I was in mid March when all the winter activities wind down and I am running from event to another.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

He has participated in the Rainy River Walleye Tournament (RRWT) since day one but now is left feeling like he has been punched in the gut. Lorne Jonassen received word last week that he was kicked out of the RRWT for a period of one year.

These first 10 days of January have felt anything but like the winters that I remember. I would like to think that the cold days I remember from my youth and 20’s were all a figment of my imagination, but every day, there appears to be another news item talking about global warming.

By Paula Clifford
Coach

In November the team made an application to the Wayne Gretzky Foundation/Canadian Hockey Foundation Launch The “Future Team Canada” Program.
Not thinking they would ever hear from them again they were ecstatic when they did.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

The last time the LoW/RR/Indus Girls High School Hockey team faced Fort Frances it was a nail biter and nothing changed on Thursday when Fort Frances visited Rainy River to play them again.

By Irene Hanson
Contributor

Eleven members came to our regular January meeting, and it was really good to see you all. We opened with our auxiliary prayer, followed with the reading of the last minutes and financial statements.

By Ashley Sharp
RRHS Student

The first week back to school was a busy one at the high school with several home games being played.
The Owl’s court sports played the Ignace Falcons on Tuesday and the Sioux Lookout Warriors on Wednesday. The Junior and Senior Girls and the Junior boys beat the Falcons, while the rest of the games where hard fought against incredibly skilled teams.