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News Release
MN DNR

In response to the spread of nonnative, invasive spiny waterflea to U.S. - Canada border waters, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has implemented new regulations on Rainy Lake, Namakan Lake, Rainy River and Lake of the Woods.

By Sariina Kalli
WW 5K

Solvay Pharmaceuticals and the Triple A Booster Club invite you to take part in the annual Willie Walleye 5K Run/Walk to be held Saturday, June 2, at 9 a.m. Race headquarters is the ambulance garage behind The Ranch House restaurant, and the race will start and finish on 1st Street. This event will kick off Baudette’s 16th Annual Willie Walleye Day celebration.

By Deidre Wilson
Brick by Brick

Students at RRHS who are raising money to build a school in Sierra Leone, Africa are very pleased to announce that they are almost half-way to their $12,000 goal.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

One of three Rainy River High School Students has returned from an “Encounter with Canada.”
Timo Brielmann, 17, was back at school last week after spending the previous week in Ottawa.

By Susan Douglas
Cov. Church

On, Saturday Apr. 21st, the Rainy River Canadian Legion will once again be bursting with spring colours as the Evangelical Covenant Church host their 2nd annual Spring Pie Social. Adorning the pretty tables will be a collection of flowered teapots & ivy, while enhancing the perimeter will be a variety of lovely quilts, runners and baby quilts, displayed by local craftswomen.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Did you know that it is approximately 2,370,000 steps from Rainy River’s end of Yonge Street to the far end in Toronto?
Well 11 teams of ten people set out in Toronto on March 5th to prove that. They are staff members at national office of the Canadian Cancer Society in Toronto.

By Melanie Béchard
Staff writer

Service Canada has received permission to offer passport receiving services in Fort Frances—and expects it to be up and running at month’s end.
“All of the preliminary checking and verification to expedite faster processing of passports, and eliminate the need for people to travel to either Winnipeg or Thunder Bay, will be done right in Fort Frances,” said Alec Faulds, director of Service Canada in Kenora.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Our Lady of the Way School (OLWS) in Stratton now has the sound of music echoing in its halls.
Thanks to the skills and the volunteer time of principal Brendan Hyatt, a 25 piece band has been struck up there.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

HOME FOR SALE–Blueprints are $2.50 and the complete package including windows, doors and frames delivered to your nearest railway station for $945. Note we will refund your blueprint cost once you order your home. Contact Timothy Eaton Co.