Rainy River Record

Acclaimed singer Shy-Anne Hovorka entertained at RRHS last Friday, bringing an inspirational message.

Wendy Lemmon, right, received the Silver Watering Can Award for being Rookie of the year at the 15th Annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival Saturday! Making the presentation is event organizer Eltjo Wiersema.

Scott Downs, of Pinewood, was recently one of three nurses in Canada to be recognized by the 3M Corporation. Downs is seen here with the award. The other two winners were from Victoria, B.C. and Montreal, Que.

The group posed for a photo at the Manitou Mounds. They are, bk. row, l. to r., Andrew Hartnell, Eltjo Wiersema, Hilda Froese, Meg Suderman, Peter Suderman, Herb Kuhl, John Buhler and Dennis Wiebe. Fr. row, l. to r., Martha Olfert, Gail Braun, Marge Kuhl, Gill Stamler, Sheila Janzen, Pauline Buhler and Betty Wiebe.

Matt, Heidi and Dave Ivall seen here performing at Cornell's last barn concert of the season.
–Dave Ogilvie photo

On Saturday September 12 2009 about 8:00 p.m. the Rainy River Volunteer Fire Dept. was called out to a single motor vehicle accident two miles west of Stratton. Maria Teresa BigGeorge of Rainy River, was going west bound on Hwy. 11 in her 1999 Chevy Malibu. When she saw a deer in the middle of the road she swerved to miss the deer on the road and she lost control. The car entered the ditch and rolled over. Maria and the kids were all wearing seat belts at the time of the accident. Rainy River Ambulance transported Maria and the kids to Rainy River Hospital.

Jeff Morrison, of the Big Grassy Lightning shut the Wolves down in the later innings with his strong pitching performance.

The Big Grassy Lightning rallied to come from behind in the Rainy River Labour Day Fastball Tournament on Sunday. Back row, l. to r., Scott Major, Bob Copenace, Melvin Major, Jeff Morrison, Grey Wolf Skead, Ryan Jack and Chris Jack. Fr. row, l. to r., Coach Fred Jack, Tom Jack, Lionel Horton, Bill Copenace, Brian Hook, Talia Hook and Ryan Kirkrude.

The Rainy River Town Hall and Seniors Activity Depot were getting a nice face lift last week when all new windows were installed as part of a project to make the building more energy efficient.

If you wondered what was going on at the Rainy River Town Garage last week, the answer was found in the council news the last two months. Council hired Thermalitecs/Filmore Mechanical to do major energy efficiency upgrades to the building. Workers on the roof of the building can be seen working while a backhoe in the foreground which is seen burying pipe for the new geothermal heating/cooling system for the building. Total cost of the project is $334,500.