Well, nobody can complain about having nothing to do this weekend as the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society stages its annual fall fair in Emo. This event attracts people from all over the district, as well as visitors from afar, to enjoy the many activities the fair offers and catch […]
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The monthly men’s breakfast meeting will take place this Saturday (Aug. 16) at 8 a.m. at the Emo Legion. Costing $10 to attend, the featured speaker at the buffet breakfast will be Frank Drown from Kansas City, Mo., who can tell the story first-hand of five missionaries who were killed […]
The third-annual benefit concert for Oshki-Aa-yaa’aag Bimaadiziiwin Foundation (Good Life for Young People Foundation), which goes this Friday at Assabaska Heritage Park in Morson, is ready to kick off with cool workshops and a rocking concert sure to keep the youths entertained. The turnout for the first two years has […]
The weather co-operated for the fifth year in a row as the annual Bergland Family Fun Day was held Sunday. Kids enjoyed several games, including the always-popular minnow races, and also were able to tour the Lake of the Woods Fire Department’s fire truck. While many of the activities were […]
Lives have been lost—and hay crops destroyed—because of fires caused by spontaneous combustion. This year has been particularly bad for hay heating due to the hot, humid weather. If the hay crop is put into the mow above 20-25 percent moisture content, spontaneous combustion may occur. A hay crop that’s […]
The OPP will be holding a bicycle rodeo this Friday (Aug. 15) at 11 a.m. in the parking lot of the Cloverleaf grocery store in Emo in conjunction with the fall fair. Kids aged five-11 are invited to attend. “We’ve got skill courses designed for the kids riding their bikes […]
Adult education has grown in demand recently, meaning higher learning institutes have had increasing standards in adult accommodation. Currently, there are two local institutions that cater to this demand: Seven Generations Education Institute and Confederation College. Both schools have reported that among their adult students, many find themselves in situations […]
FORT FRANCES—Forget the treasure map because ‘X’ no longer marks the spot for people like Terry Newman. The local “Geocacher” has scoured the district and beyond in search of that mystery location—all for the thrill of saying he’s been there. “Geocaching” is a modern-day treasure hunt in which participants search […]
Well, we are just recently back from our wedding summer tour so I can get back into the column. Our travels took us all the way out to Calgary, Vancouver, and Victoria, and during this time in these bigger centres I noticed something that’s not so apparent in Fort Frances: […]
Ah, rivalries. There have been some good ones in sports lore dating back nearly 100 years. Red Sox versus Yankees. Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs (OK, the flame has flickered a bit in recent years). Celtics vs. Lakers. Canada vs. Russia. Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer. Tiger Woods vs. knee surgery. […]
A child can break down barriers in a neighbourhood. My next door neighbour has a young son who is four. He is outgoing. He is a curious young man who wanders about the neighbourhood talking to everyone. Everything catches his attention—and he isn’t bashful of asking a thousand questions about […]
Aug. 9 has always been a special day for me. As a child, I spent the day in upstate New York. As a late teenager and a 20-something, I spent the day in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Indiana, and Michigan. More recently, we’ve usually spent the day at 10,000 feet in the […]
