Rainy River Record

Cindy Hamilton, formerly of Rainy River, hand makes moccasins and mukluks to ship all over North America from her home in Roosevelt, Minnesota.
–Ken Johnston photo

Cindy Hamilton holds a pair of mukluks she made that fetched $265 on ebay recently.
–Ken Johnston photo

Mya Lachance, granddaughter of the late Linda Johnston, whom the Alzheimer's Dinner was named after, just loved the stuffed ladybug she won on the Penny Table!

Alice Bremault, right, of Rainy River was the lucky winner of one of two extra draws held at the Linda Johnston Memorial Alzheimer's Dinner last Saturday in Rainy River. She is seen here being presented the painting by Exec. Dir. Lynn Moffatt. The Painting was generously done and donated by Patti Diebel. The other bonus draw was for a $100 gift card from Canadian Tire. It was won by Kim Brown of Bemidji, MN.

The Lake of the Woods Squirts hockey team came in second over the weekend at a tourney in Fort Frances. They are, back row l. to r., Coaches Robyn Hasbargen, Glen Carradice and Brent Birkeland. Middle Row l. to r. Nicolas Hanson, Shane Birkeland, Lemuel Carradice, Reece Chorney, Kade Chapman and Darrell Jonasson. Front Row l to r. Christian Tiboni, Jackson Arpin, Griffen Sonstegard, Gabriel Johnson and Kierra Krause.

Sarah Berg, right, of Rainy River, recently ran in the Disney World Marathon in Orlando, Florida. She set her best time yet; finishing in just under four hours!

Rainy River Cattlemen's Association President Murray McDonald addressed members at the annual meeting last Thursday in Stratton. See story on this website.

Barry Potter of OMAFRA in Thunder Bay, spoke to the Rainy River Cattlemen's Association at their annual meeting last Thursday in Stratton. His presentation was about a new two step weaning technique using an anti-sucking device as seen at right.

Tickets for the Alzheimer Chairs for Charity raffle are now on sale at the RR Record, RR Legion, The Walla Walla Inn, and various Alzheimer volunteers. They were all painted by local aritists Vivian Locking, Linda Wattson and Patti Diebel, who all donated their time. The Adirondack chair was custom built by Record Publisher Jim Cumming. It was won two years ago by Harry Arnould who donated it back to the raffle. The draw will be held in conjunction with the Annual Linda Johnston Memorial Alzheimer Dinner on Jan. 28, 2012 at the RR Legion.

The RRHS Owls sports teams hosted the Ignace Falcons on Friday. Here are the scores. Jr. Girls Volleyball, Ignace Default- RRHS win, Sr. Girls Volleyball RRHS defeats Ignace 25-8, 25-22 and 25-14. Jr. Boys Basketball RRHS wins 29-26. Sr Boys Basketball RRHS wins 47-41.