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Owls bring home silver from NORWOSSAs

Coach Donnie Gall

On November 8th the junior boys volleyball team took the court against the Atikokan Voyageurs in the NORWOSSA Semi Finals.

Area to have 911 service soon

Ken Johnston
Editorial@RainyRiverRecord.com

It won’t be long and the confusion of what number to call for an emergency in the west end of the district will be gone.

150 musicians and vocalists prepare to perform

Ken Johnston
editorial@RainyRiverRecord.com

In a little over two weeks about 150 people from all along the Rainy River, and both sides of it, will be performing one of history’s greatest musical creations.

Drunk driver border law said to hurt tourism

Ken Johnston
editorial@RainyRiverRecord.com

Members of the Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA) met in Emo Friday and topping the agenda was the issue of people with Impaired Driving convictions facing difficulty in entering Canada.

Carpenter named new figure skating coach

Ken Johnston
editorial@RainyRiverRecord.com

With nearly 20 years of skating experience to back her, Randi Carpenter, 23, has taken on the full time job of being the local coach for the Rainy River Figure Skating Club (RRFSC).

McCormack is disaster relief rep. for Morson

Submitted By
Ruth Brett

Lake of the Woods council met on Nov. 6 at the Bergland Council Chambers 7:14. Bills for the month of October in the amount of $92,531.54 were approved for payment.

Area hospitals get cash injection from province

The Ontario government will provide $2,087,717 to 38 health facilities in Northwestern Ontario through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), Northern Development and Mines Minister and NOHFC Chair Dan Newman announced.

Live theatre returns to RRHS this week with “The Diary of Anne Frank”

Ken Johnston
editorial@RainyRiverRecord.com

The curtain will rise for the first time in two years at Rainy River High School this week as Owl Theatre presents the Diary of Anne Frank.

Schools get higher math and english grades

Ken Johnston
editorial@RainyRiverRecord.com

Students at Rainy River District Public Schools showed a marked improvement when the test results for the provincial Grades 3 and 6 reading, writing and arithmetic came in last week.

9-11 weighed heavy on hearts at Nov. 11th

Ken Johnston
editorial@RainyRiverRecord.com

“Those of us who did not grow up in war times found it easy to talk about war in the abstract (on Remembrance Day). They have been rudely awakened by September 11th, now realizing the price that was paid with thousands and thousands of lives for our freedoms,” said Legion Chaplin Pat White Sunday, during Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Rainy River Legion.

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