Rainy River Record

Neil Gushulak, a Rainy River native, identified the Brittle Prickly Pear Cactus last week for the Record. He is seen here holding it. Gushulak is an Engineer first and a biologist second. When studying biology he specializes in snakes and cactus.

Last Thursday a truck hauling chips to the mill overturned on the crossing at Miller's Creek holding up at least three trains.

Part of the landscape in Baudette for decades, the area's last local department store has announced it is going out of business. Last Wednesday they began liquidating the inventory. The business was originally located where Ronnings is now in Baudette.

While their job is to provide information to tourists, the Rainy River Ontario Travel Information Centre was the scene of its own tourist attraction. Its tower, sporting the building's sign, began to lean. Ed Kaun and Sons of Fort Frances has been busy this week repairling it and sidewalks in front of the provincially funded facility.

Pequana Playhouse presented Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs over the weekend with kids from both sides of the border acting in it. King and Court (back row left to right): Berit Bringsjord, Briann Brosdahl. Front row: Emily Fraser, Hannah Gamache, Delana Haglund

Due to wind conditions Canada Day Fireworks were postponed to Railroad Daze; but it was worth the wait as the fire dept. put on a spectacular show! Please see all Railroad Daze pictures under Photos/RR Daze 2010.