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Tuesday May 12 2015 5 COLUMNS 15 Years Ago... Plane has trouble landing An airplane had trouble landing last week at the Fort Smith airport. A Beech 99 aircraft operated by North- western Air Lease Ltd. experienced landing gear prob- lems while landing at Fort Smith in the early afternoon on Friday. Two air crew members were the only occu- pants of the plane and neither reported any injuries. Issue May 9 2000 20 Years Ago... NWTel drops rates Lower long distance rates for Northerners are in the cards following NorthWesTels announcement of a new long distance savings plan earlier this week. The CRTC-approved plan called Teleplus is already up and running and open to to both residential and commer- cial customers. Issue May 10 1995 30 Years Ago... Postal shufe The Fort Smith post ofce and court house building has a new owner. Prodel a local rm that purchased the beleaguered building last year has in turn sold it to a former town resident Gelindo Berton of Italy. The build- ing was plagued with maintenance problems including a leaky roof and a frozen heating pipe that rained water onto the post ofce. Issue May 9 1985 ARCHIVES Northern Journal 2015 Join us online Like Northern Journal on Facebook and get the weekly news delivered to your feed FACEBOOK FEEDBACK A new study from the University of Alberta shows that the lichen eaten by caribou herds along the Arc- tic coast is being contaminated with mercury from the marine ecosystem. Mercury-containing caribou lichen on Arctic coast Nancy Vail This is what the elders have been warning us about Recent exploration at the Prairie Creek mine located within the Nahanni National Park Reserve shows the potential for mining operations to last much longer than originally identied in an early pre-feasibility report. Expected Prairie Creek mine life double initial estimates Patricia Sepp What happened to no de- velopment in Parks By DAWN KOSTELNIK Thisisenougheffortknock knockknockingonthedoor webegintosneakbacktowards home. Oh there you are Someonethoughttheysawyou at the emergency exit. Come along now. Mr. Adams with a British accent that comple- mentshisdeniteheadmaster attitude will be my teacher. He puts up with no nonsense and has directed us directly to where we should be going. My brothers are sent to theirnewclassesrespectively. WithhishandonmybackMr. Adams propels me into the class and announces This is a new student her name is Dawn. I expect that you will make her welcome to our class. I raise my eyes slowly from the oor and cautiously look around the room trying nottomakedirecteyecontact. WOW there is an assort- ment of kids in here. Eskimo kids and white kids all mixed up some are looking directly at me and are smiling. Their eyesaresmilingaswellnotjust their mouths. I notice a few of thepinchersintheclassbut thereareonlyafew.Holythis classisbiggerthanourw-h-o- l-e school in Fort Good Hope. Imeanthewholeschoolfrom beginnerstoGrade6.Thereis onlyGrade6and7inthisclass. Ihadencounteredthepinch- ers when people came to welcome us to our new home and community two days be- fore. While shaking my hand and smiling at me en masse some of the welcoming com- mittee had managed to inict morethanafewbitingpinches. Thesehadleftmyarmsandlegs covered in little black bruises. I had refused to acknowl- edge the attack knowing that this is a challenge to nd out exactly what kind of stuff I am made of. Sneaky mean little bullies. The pinches get harderandharderwithoutany responsefromme.Istandmy groundtheycantgrabhand- fuls of my skin without being noticed. I look them all right intheeyenowtheyareafraid theydontknowwhattomake of me this is good. Whatareafewbitingpinches that leave little black marks compared to the bloody noses andbeatingsthatIdhadinthe past This is disconcerting to mehowever.Thepeopleonthe Mackenzie River were direct. There was no way that they would smile and pinch they would walk right up to your faceandtellyouthattheydidnt likeyou.Itcouldthenturninto a bloody nose but you knew whereyoustood.Icantellyou that the double talk of white society still bafes me. Why would anyone say one thing and do another This is verystrange.Thereisnohonour in this duplicity. How can you everknowwhoyourfriendsare To be continued www.thewhitegirl.ca White Girl From Indians to Eskimos By LONE SORENSEN Aseitheraneworseasoned gardener it is very important toworkonincreasingyoursoil fertility. Soil is a living thing and it needs to be healthy so it can support plants to grow strong and big so they can ll your stomach. Soil has many partstoitshealthandworksin a way that is similar to how a community works. The more parts that work in harmony the more vibrant and fertile it will be. Last week I talked about giving to the soil the equal amountofgiveandtakeprin- cipleandlearningaboutwhat yoursoilneedsbyusingahome gardenerssoiltestingkit.You need to take a look at what is happeningornothappening in your soil. Plants need food nutrientsforhealthygrowth. NitrogenPhosphorusandPo- tassium N P and K play an importantroleinplantgrowth justasvitaminsmineralscar- bohydrates and protein do in your health. IlikeusingtheRapiTestSoil Test Kitbecauseitis inexpen- sive and has an easy-to-use capsule system. Everything is colour coded including the results. This gardeners home testing kit will not tell you ev- erything that is going on in your soil but it will give you the good idea that you need to do some work rst. Onceyoundoutwhatyour soil is lacking you can bolster itbyaddingfertilizer.Youcan ndorganicfertilizeronlineor perhaps in your community. Youcanlookatthe3numbers that all fertilizers have for instance 10 5 1 . These numbers always describe N P and K in that order so if you nd that your soil is de- cient in N and K for instance you can nd fertilizers that are higher in those numbers. Soil test instructions Totestthesoilingardenbeds where you will plant shrubs perennialsvegetablesorfruit digdown4incheswithatrowel andtakeasmallsampleatthat level. For lawns annuals and houseplants take a sample 2 or 3 inches below the soil sur- face.Removeanygrassweeds rootsrocksandthelikebuttry toavoidtouchingthesoilwith yourhands.Inalargeareatake severalsamplesbecausesoilcan vary.Dontmixthesamplestest themeachseparately.Placeeach Gardening with Lone More about soil How to use a home test kit soilsampleintoacontainerand let it dry naturally. When it is dry use the trowel or a spoon to crumble it nely and mix it thoroughly. The pH tester is the green one in the RapiTest package. Take off its cap making sure thecolourchartisinplace.Fill one of the capsules to the soil line with a soil sample. Hold the capsule horizontally over thetestchamberseparatethe halvesofthegreencapsuleand pour its powder into the test chamber. Use the dropper to adddistilledwatertothewater ll line. Put the cap back on and shake thoroughly. Allow the soil to settle for about one minuteandthencomparethe colourofthesolutionwiththe pHchart.Thisiseasiestifyou holdthetestuptothelightbut not direct sunlight. The ratio for nitrogen phosphorus and potash soil tests is 1 part soil to 5 parts distilled water. Put this mix- ture in a container and shake or stir for at least a minute to mix thoroughly. Then let it sit undisturbed until it settles whichmaytake30minutesto 24 hours depending on soil type. The clearer the solution the better although cloudi- ness wont affect the tests ac- curacy. Take the cap off the test you wish to make and take out a correspondingly coloured capsule. Using the dropper ll the test and ref- erence chambers to the ll mark with solution from your soil sample. Use only liquid avoid disturbing the sedi- ment. Hold the capsule hori- zontally over the test cham- ber separate the halves and pour the powder into the test chamber. Put the cap on and shake thoroughly. Allow the color to develop for 10 min- utes then compare it with the color chart. Repeat the test for all three soil elements. Keep this kit out of reach of children and pets and away from animal feed stored in- doorsincleandryconditions. Avoid touching the powders and wash your hands thor- oughly after making the tests. Soil testing info from httphomeguides.sfgate. comrapitest-soil-tester-in- structions-71198.html. Lone Sorensen is the founder of Northern Roots andhaslivedandgrownfood in Yellowknife for 27 years.