Rainy River Record

Marty Kreger, left, receives a customer service award from RRFDC Chair George Emes.

Joe Dobransky, left, of Rainy River was on his way home from night shift Monday morning when he found an injured timber wolf between Stratton and Barwick. It was still alive and appeared to have been hit by a vehicle. It was injured and in shock when he stopped by the Record Office. He was going to call a vet and see if they could help it and if not MNR. Dobransky said the mother and another pup could be seen off the road watching.

During a recent Morson WI meeting President Carol Pratt, left, presented Barb Zebleckis, Betty Bartlett and Laurie Pentney with Women’s Institute Life Member certificates. Collectively they have more than 90 years of volunteer service in our community.

Ralph Galusha, left, and Bill Godin hoist the EWC trophy for the second time in three years!

New owners of Beaver Mills Market, Kristie Tesarsky, Don Tolen and Sandy Campbell hosted an open house of sorts on Friday as they celebrated the Grand Re-opening of Beaver Mills Market on Friday. They had cake and coffee and many draws for all their loyal customers that day and great specials all week. Sandy is holding her niece Serenity Dobransky.

Author Beatrice Mosionier brought her personal message to RRHS last Wednesday. Many students there have studied her writings.

Last week the former Pinewood Catholic School was levelled by Terry Sharp Construction. It has not been used for years and was built in 1950.
-Kevin Kennedy photo

The newly created Rainy River Community Garden received some of its final pieces last Wednesday. The Rainy River High School grades 10-12 shop class, using materials donated from Manitou Forest Products and John Gavel, built four cedar raised garden boxes. Last Wednesday they were installed and that evening the Community Gardeners met at the site to choose their plots and raised garden boxes. Above are members of the class that built the boxes, fr. l. to r., Adam Derouin, Glenn Tuesday-Archie, Avery Copenace, Owen Chang, Cody Mason, Mark Stamler, Derek Lauzon and Caiden Nordin.

The Rainy River Volunteer Fire Dept. was called out Monday evening after a lightning strike set a tree on fire along Hwy. 11. near the Canadian Border. Fireman John Jonassen is seen here cutting into the tree so they could extinguish the fire. To see this and other photos in colour log onto the Record's website at www.RainyRiverRecord.com.

Hydro One has been busy trimming trees away from the power lines in Rainy River. They have 180 trees to trim or remove from Rainy River this summer.