The beaches of Rainy River stretch for what seems to be endless miles.
While there is a small beach at the park, there are numerous other ones up and down just about every street.
While some of them disappeared on the weekend when it rained, for the most part they are still all intact.

Born February 27th, 1932 in Millidge Ontario, Shirley spent her childhood years in Richan and Dryden, Ont. After a short courtship with the man who swept her off her feet, Arnold Gill, she subsequently moved to Barwick, Ont, the town that became her home.

By Ashley Sharp
RRHS

On April 18th, second semester report cards are being mailed to all parents of students at Rainy River High School. Hope everyone did a good job on keeping up good grades!!
On Wednesday, April 25th, the Rainy River High School, 2007 Prom Committee will be driving around; Rainy River, Stratton, Morrison and Bergland, for a bottle drive looking for empty beer bottles, wine bottles, cooler bottles and any other types of alcoholic beverage bottles that you may have. If you have any of these types of bottles the donation is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions or concerns please call Mrs. George at 852-3284, at Rainy River High School.

By Saragh Fraser
Press Reporter

On March 21, 2007 the 4-H  Horse and Pony Club held it’s inaugural meeting at S.C.A.P school at 6:30 p.m.
Members recited the 4-H pledge and reviewed the and looked over the rules and regulations and handouts of 4-H. The group then elected Club Officers. Chelsey Brown was elected president, Jackie Wittich as Vice President, Courtney Peters as Secretary, Drew Macdonald as Treasurer, Saragh Fraser as Press Reporter and general membership is Jolene Storm and Sabrina Rempel. Leaders are Shari Reynolds and Jeff Fraser. The meeting was adjourned by Chelsey and ended at 8:00 p.m.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

Rainy River Town Council held a busy meeting last Tuesday, a day later than normal, due to the Easter holidays.
Library needs new home
The first item on the agenda was a visit from Rainy River Public Librarian Penny Shumaker. She presented council with the libary’s annual budget which has gone up from $44,045 in 2006 to $45,898. Shumaker said the taxpayers will not be asked for any more than the annual $30,000 they gave last year. “We have some fund raising to do but we think we can do it.”

By Ken Johnston
Editor

In an effort to put more “teeth” into the regulation of dog ownership in Rainy River, town council passed a new dog bylaw last Tuesday.
Utilizing language from the Animals for Research Act, Public Health Act, Dog Owners’ Liability Act and the Municipal Act, Section 103, council in effect gave the Animal Enforcement Officer the right to issue tickets under the Provincial Offenses Act allowing the courts to deal with violators in Rainy River.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

In this week’s Record there is a flyer from Norwest Mobility announcing that they will be phasing out analog cell phone service in the region.
However, analog users in the Rainy River District need not panic as of yet. Katie Crowe, Marketing Director with Thunder Bay Telephone, said Monday that they are going to phase out analog gradually and the Rainy River District is not on the slate for at least the rest of 2007.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

There is even more good news on the passport application front. The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (Services Ontario) office is also accepting completed passport applications.

By Melanie Mathieson
Gardening Guru

Now that you have your soil ready to roll it is time to pick a container and then repot your plant. Spring is a great time of year for this especially if is warm enough for you to do it outside.