Joe Barron and Lonnie Lundmark were crowned the 2010 Red Lake Fall Classic champions Sunday evening, with a two day total weight of 27.92lbs. They secured the win by just over a half pound. The win is the second major tournament win this year for Lonnie - who was also half of the winning team at the Dryden Walleye Masters in June. Congratulations!

Four area fire brigades - Machin, Dryden, Wabigoon and Oxdrift - responded to the Labour Day fire early Labour Day morning at the Village Corner in Vermilion Bay (see CKDR News) (walchuk)

Fire fighters in front of the Village Corner are almost obscurred by clouds of smoke as they pour water into the fire, which was three hours old when this photo was taken at about 9 AM Labour Day (walchuk)

Fire fighters on the roof of the Village Corner during the Labour Day Fire that destroyed the popular Vermilion Bay business (walchuk)

Fire fighters are forced off the roof of the Village Corner - attempts to cut holes in the roof to get water through to the fire burning under the roof proved fruitless. (walchuk)

Fire fighters struggle to control stubborn flames that are between the roof joists on the Village Corner. The structure had a second roof installed over the original and when the fire spread between the two, it proved difficult to bring under control (Labour Day Monday) (walchuk)

Double-roof contstuction forced fire fighters to bring in heavy equipment to peel open the roof on the Village Corner in Vermlion Bay during the Labour Day fire that destroyed the popular business on the corner of Highway 17 and 105 (walchuk)

Aftermath of the Labour Day fire at the Village Corner in Vermilion Bay (Walchuk)

New doctor in Dryden David Goulet with his wife Tiffany. (Sept 3, 2010)

Audrey Huckell (ticket #0252) winner of the Dryden Trillium Lions and Dryden Lions Clubs 2010 Truck & Boat Draw along with family members receives her prize from Lions Clubs members and staff from Dingwall Ford and Woodlake Marine Ltd.

Local Dryden Area Insurance Brokers donate “Bipper” blankets to the Dryden Fire Service.
Blankets are for children and adults use at residential fires and vehicle collisions area wide.
Accepting the 16 donated purple blankets are, Captain Reagan Breeze and Firefighter Ryan Daubney of the Dryden Fire Service.

The blankets are a comfort to children and adults in a time of personal crisis at their home, or when involved in a vehicle collision and can help reduce the symptoms of shock that sets in, at any traumatic event that occurs.

(Sept. 3rd; Dryden Fire Service)

Dryden is in the running for a chance to win a $100,000 grant to build a new animal shelter.
Second Chance Pet Network is leading the initiative.
To help the Network's chances go to the Pepsi Refresh website and cast your vote. (www.refresheverything.ca/scpnshelter)
You can vote once a day until October 31st.
(Sept. 2nd; Pepsi Refresh)