Local News

Ken Johnston
editorial@rainyriverrecord.com

The strong season for the RRHS Junior Boys Volleyball team continued last Tuesday at home when the Pelican Falls Timberwolves visited.

Ken Johnston
& Sariina Kalli

Shantelle Davidson of Rainy River became the first athlete in Lake of the Woods School history to make it to the Minnesota State Cross Country Meet as an individual thanks to the international sports coop between LoW School and Riverview School. While she attends Riverview School the sports cooperative allows her to compete in school sports in Baudette and that lead her to State this year.

Ken Johnston
editorial@rainyriverrecord.com

The Pinewood skyline changed dramatically last week when the steeple on Our Lady of the Way Catholic Church was removed.

Submitted
Bob McGreevy

On Wednesday and Thursday, October 24 and 25, the Rainy River High School sports teams packed their bags and headed for Red Lake and Kenora. Sadly, Mother Nature was not co-operative, and the weather turned bad shortly after the bus left the school. By the time the teams reached Vermilion Bay, it was apparent that road conditions were unsafe, and the bus headed back to Kenora, where the teams spent the night. At this point, the Red Lake games have not been re-scheduled.

Ken Johnston
editorial@RainyRiverRecord.com

There is a new group of movers and shakers in Rainy River and all of them are under the age of 17.

Coach Sariina Kalli

The Lake of the Woods boys cross country team may not have placed high in Section 8A Meet competition last week, but they did earn the highest academic honor in the Section.

Coach Sariina Kalli

The Lake of the Woods girls and boys competed in the Section 8A Cross Country Meet at the Twin Pines Golf Course Bagley last Saturday (Oct. 27), hoping to earn trips to the State Meet in Northfield Nov. 3.

Reuben Villagracia
news@fortfrancesonline.com

Talks are in the preliminary stages but the possibility of a live-release walleye derby coming to Emo have grown after a meeting last week between the Chamber of Commerce there and reps of other fishing tournaments from the district.

Jack Tynan
news@fortfrancesonline.com

A $500,000 price tag to refurbish the Northwestern Ontario Recycle Association’s processing plant in Dryden is the final blow for the organization, which is about to hand over operations to a Thunder Bay company.

Ken Johnston
Editorial@RainyRiverRecord.com

With fears of a flu Pandemic echoing around the continent, local Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) officials are issuing a call for the public to get the influenza vaccine.