Archive - Jul 17, 2008

If the KEDA was located in another country they maybe would have an excuse for not checking on the progress of the fish company. When the new fisheries started with the support of this organization the fish were supposed to come from the Thunderbay area. I agree with the Wagners on the change of plans which now gives the location of the fish supply to be Rainy Lake. This organization has not followed up on the progress of this company at all.

Utterly Otterly Day is tale of discovery

Mary Casanova says “there’s more than a little of me in ‘Little Otter’.”
The award-winning and distinguished Ranier author is referring to the main character of her latest picture book “Utterly Otterly Day,” published by Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Art works to be displayed during centennial festival

Artists from the United States and Canada are invited to gather on either side of the Ranier Rapids on the afternoon of July 27 to make Ranier the subject of an artwork.
The art will be displayed during the city’s centennial festival on Aug. 16.
Artists may gather in Seven Oaks Park near the Duluth Street Dock in Ranier or at the “Lookout Tower” in Seven Oaks in Pither’s Point Park in Fort Frances from 2 to 6 p.m.
Artists are encouraged to pack a picnic meal and bring their art supplies.

City supports KEDA receiving legal opinion on attorney

Koochiching County’s economic agency is seeking proposals for legal representation while International Falls officials are asking for a legal opinion on an alleged conflict of interest with the agency’s current attorney.

Two incumbents and five newcomers have filed for positions on the Koochiching County Board.
Filings for the Koochiching County Commissioner District 3 position and District 5 position opened July 1 and closed Tuesday at 5 p.m.
Kallie Briggs, who now holds the District 3 position, and Mike Hanson, who holds the District 5 position, have filed for the commissioner positions.
Newcomers Paul Eklund, Sheila Johnson and Brian McBride have filed for the District 3 commissioner position.

The 11 year old All Star Team is headed to the State Little League Baseball Tournament after winning the District 4 Little League Tournament this past weekend in Grand Rapids.
The team went 3-0 in the tournament with victories over Aitkin, Hibbing and Itasca.
“The boys played very solid all weekend and I was very proud of the whole group,” head coach Darrell Ulrich said.

Thumbs up to Brandon Hartzell for playing all 45 holes — 186 strokes — at the Smokey Bear Invitational with the same ball.

Thumbs down to the city of New York for approving the demolishing of Yankee Stadium.

Thumbs up to all the high school kids who volunteer their time for summer programs for the younger kids. It's great to see the older kids being role models for the younger children. It's great that they take their time to invest in the lives of other kids. It's great that they spend their summers doing something they enjoy plus something that will help someone else.

Number of women motorcyclists growing

One of the biggest shifts taking place in the motorcycling industry right now is the growth and impact of the female riding population.

Since 1998, the number of women riding motorcycles has grown 36 percent, reports the Motorcycle Industry Council. One in 10 buyers of new motorcycles is a woman. More than 4.3 million women can operate a motorcycle.

And locally, women motorcyclists are invited to ride in the Second Annual Women's Ride on July 27th.

The Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce, B-93 FM Radio and the Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship present “Quest for the Best” local talent show on Tuesday, at 6 p.m., at the Sorting Gap Marina in Fort Frances.
Advance tickets at $13 each are available to purchase at the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce and at Canadian Tire in Fort Frances. Tickets at the door will be priced at $15 each.

I don’t know if the weather we are having this summer can be attributed to climate change but I do know I am challenged to get my garden to grow. The Vigilance collection of the library has a number of new gardening and farming books that might help. “The Self-Sustaining Garden: a guide to matrix planting” by Peter Thompson explores the notion that by combining plants into self-governing communities you have less work to do. Although the book is designed for climates that only get to about minus 13 in the winter, some of the ideas are applicable to our area.