On Monday, the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary hosted a Christmas luncheon for all the auxiliaries under the Riverside umbrella.
Members from the La Verendrye, Emo, and Rainycrest auxiliaries were present, as well as Bill Gushulak and Deane Cunningham from the Riverside Foundation for Health Care.
The La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary held its monthly executive meeting on Dec. 5 in the small conference room at the hospital.
Reports were received from all the directors in attendance.
Hockey news, fashion tips, TV and movie listings, retirement strategies, updates on Celine Dion. All of this information now constitutes local media—at least according to federal Heritage minister Melanie Joly.
With a busy schedule that currently finds champion fiddle Scott Woods in Alberta, with shows to follow in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Knox United Church here will be the first Ontario stop as the group heads back home.
The concert at Knox is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m.
The weather outside may be frightful but residents of Rainycrest are warm and busy during this cold November.
The Remembrance Day Tea was a special event. Hallett Hall was beautifully decorated with white tablecloths while each table centerpiece was a white cross with bright red poppies.
The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists and community volunteers will take part in the annual Christmas bird count on Saturday, Dec. 16 this year.
Organized by the Audubon Society, some 72,000 volunteer bird counters in more than 2,500 locations across the Western Hemisphere will participate.
December is going to be a very busy month for members of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary.
Upcoming events include the “Christmas Lottery”—a 50/50 draw that will be made on Dec. 11.
There are 3,000 tickets to be sold, at $2 each, so we are counting on our membership to sell lots of them.
It would be wonderful if all tickets were sold.
Serenity Dobransky of Rainy River is a nine-year-old child who has congenital hip dysphasia.
Due to her condition, the daughter of Benji and Amanda Dobransky has had to undergo eight surgeries, with the first one being at just three months of age.
She also has the potential need for a hip replacement in the near future.
Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally when the uranium in soil and rock breaks down.
It is invisible, odourless, and tasteless.
When radon is released from the ground into the outdoor air, it is diluted and not a concern.
It was a good year for bluebirds, with more pairs per trail than in any of the past 26 years of this project.
There were problems early on as spring came early, resulting in birds arriving too early.
