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Year 140, Issue 37
Thursday, March 10, 2011 • 44 pages
Rawn missed, but derby still shines
THE AESTHETICS IN THE RUNNING Fraser Holmes of Renfrew, Paul Gillespie of Kanata and Andrew Bryant of Carp play the song Sweat You Out. It’s one of 12 song finalists in the 18th annual Canadian Radio Star National Songwriting competition in this weekend’s Radio Star National Songwriting competition. The winner, to be announced Saturday morning, wins $10,000.
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The Renfrew Collegiate Raiders boys snowboard team captured Ontario high school gold at Camp Fortune last week. The RCI girls’ snowboard and cross-country teams have also enjoyed success this season.
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STEVE NEWMAN steve.newman@metroland.com
Larry Rawn was a tireless volunteer who led by example. He helped the Castleford Charity Ice Fishing Derby that was resurrected six years ago reach a record registration of more than 800 people last year. Then Rawn lost his life. Seeking to save a boater on the Bonnechere River last year, he came to the rescue, then drowned before he could reach shore. For Don Storie, another key organizer of the derby, it was hard to lose his friend. Asked what he misses most of Rawn, Storie mouths the word “camaraderie” before becoming choked up and unable to continue the sentence. Moments later, he says he has also lost a close friend who was one of his fishing and hunting buddies. Vern Barr, who has succeeded Rawn as derby president, says the group will miss Rawn’s organiMercury photo by Steve Newman zational skills and ability to get things done. Another derby organizer and close friend of Rain or shine, this Arnprior foursome is ready for whatever comes from the sky. From left, Rawn’s, Val Miller, was at the Horton Community these Castleford Charity Ice Fishing Derby participants are Dustin and Brooke Blanchard, Centre Saturday afternoon helping to organize the sister Tracey Craig, and friend Jamie Carr. draw-prize winners for the 2011 derby. Taking a moment away from working with fellow volunteers, she said, “This is tough, tough, tough. This time of the year he’d usually be over at my house two or three times a day.” She chuckles at how Rawn would regularly check ered at the Renfrew Armouries Saturday up on how derby preparations were going, but she’ll STEVE NEWMAN to recognize the Renfrew County Agricul- mostly miss his enthusiasm. steve.newman@metroland.com “He was on top of everything all the time,” she tural Wall of Fame’s newest members. The once-annual event that began in says, standing next to the new Larry Rawn MemoIt was a fine time to put farmers on a rial Trophy. 1996 now occurs every three years. pedestal. A crowd of more than 185 people gathSee ‘Castleford’, page 14 See ‘Special’, page 3
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