Rainy River Record

Nick Vogan won the Kids Morson Bass International Derby on Sunday landing three perch! To see all the photos from both days of the MBI click on Photos at left and look for the MBI 11 Gallery.

Jonathon Stamler, tour guide at the Rainy River Railway Museum is seen here with recently repainted interior of the facility. He said it took about two weeks to complete. The public is invited to come and check it out this Wednesday from 1-5 p.m. as this will be the last day the museum is open for the summer. He said many folks from all over the continent have come and visited the museum this summer!

2011 Emo Fair Queen Kaylee Heyens, flanked by First Princess Sarah Glover, left, and Second Princess Chelsea Mosley, were all smiles after being crowned Thursday night at the Emo Arena.

Like water gushing from a broken main, Gayla MacMillan, center, hosed council, Monday evening, with concerns about the two recent rate hikes to water and sewer. She brought other concerned citizens with her.

Susan Carpenter, right, took her oath of office Monday. She was the runner up in the election last fall and was asked to step up when Brent Anderson resigned last month. Fr. l. to r. Mayor Deb Ewald, Town Clerk Vel Vogan, Councillors Larry Armstrong, Ashley Stamler and Gord Armstrong.

Rainy River High and Riverview Schools have been bustling with activity this summer, especially on the outside of the buildings. As seen here from this photo Monday, work on all new parking lot surfacing is well underway. With school starting in just a few weeks, the smell of new pavement will surely still be in the air when kids return.

Lu Kaliska (right) learns the basics of using e-book readers from technology co-ordinator Raj Sritharan at the Rainy River Public Library’s ‘eReader Petting Zoo.’ The day-long event on August 4

Alaine Davin, Terry Bolland and Leonie Cockman are seen here moments before their departure on Sun Aug 14th. They stayed at Vaughn and Melanie Murrays, just north of the international bridge.

Don Gale, of Rainy River, will be inducted into the NWO Sports Hall of Fame next month!