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Rainy river to be featured on episode of The Dime Store Fisherman

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Smile.... you are on the Dime Store Fisherman!

Colleges to visit RR Wednesday

September 24/10 Thunder Bay-A number of Ontario Colleges are visiting High Schools within the region, as well as in the City of Thunder Bay, as part of the annual College Information Program (CIP) tour.
Algonquin, Boreal, Cambrian, Canadore, Centennial, Conestoga, Fanshawe, Georgian, Humber*, Lambton, Northern, Sault and Confederation College will have booths at regional high schools as well as Confederation College in Thunder Bay.
Dates and times are as follows:
Wednesday, September 29 Rainy River High School 2-3:15 p.m.

Lots of anglers but few fish at Kids' RRWT

By Ken Johnston
Editor

The KidSport RRWT proved again this year to be even more popular than last years!
Organizers planned for 85 kids and 87 showed up!

LoW Cross-country team does well at Mega Meet!

Submitted by
Ann Patten

The Lake of the Woods Cross-Country Team competed at the 40th Milaca Mega Meet in Milaca, MN yesterday, Sat Sep 25th.

Bergland to hold pumpkin contest Saturday

By Ken Johnston
Editor

The community of Bergland, about 25 minutes north of Rainy River will be hosting its 1st annual Pumpkin Contest this Saturday.

Ney brothers win 12th RRWT

By Ken Johnston
Editor

For many anglers in the 12th Annual RRWT, Mother Nature proved to be tougher than them, leaving many of them with empty live wells.

Armed robbery occurs in Kenora

(Kenora, ON.) On 14 Sept. at 1:00 AM OPP responded to a call of an armed robbery that occurred on Lakeview Drive in Kenora. Suspects entered a local restaurant gaining access to the office. They were able to get away with an undisclosed amount of cash prior to police being called. Members of Kenora detachment are being assisted by the detachment Criminal Investigations and street crimes unit.
Daylight Break and enters

No one files for Reeve in Morley Township: New council can appoint one

By Ken Johnston
Editor

No one filed for the position of Reeve in Morley Township last Wednesday.
This was the second call for nominations for the position currently held by Gary Gamsby.

Kids' RRWT still a go despite fire

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Even though the main sponsor of the annual Kids' RRWT, Village Corner, recently burned down, they are still going to make the event happen.

Baudette plans to commemorate 1910 fire

October 7, 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the Great Forest Fire of 1910 which raged across a vast area of Northern Minnesota. The fire destroyed hundreds of thousands of acres of forest land, leveled the town of Baudette and its sister village of Spooner (now East Baudette), and wiped out the communities of Pitt, Graceton and Cedar Spur. Approximately 40 people died and thousands were left homeless with winter fast approaching.

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