Since the season-opener last weekend, the Rainy River has been littered with anglers feverishly pre-fishing for the 2005 Emo Walleye Classic. But as the annual event kicked off Friday morning, many were worried their efforts might have been all for naught. Emo angler Greg Bombay spent two days—and successful ones […]
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Borderland Thunder head coach Dave Allison will be behind the bench for the Iowa Stars next season as they make their debut in the American Hockey League. The announcement was made Thursday at a press conference at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines by the Dallas Stars, which will be the […]
The eastbound lane of Highway 11 was closed for a few hours yesterday afternoon after a beaver dam collapsed and released water onto the roadway. The closure was located at Manion Lake Road, about 10 km east of Mine Centre. An official for the Ministry of Transportation said the water […]
With the Fort Frances area having received about 5.6 cm (2.2 inches) of rain in a 24-hour period as of midnight on Wednesday, and more on the way, the town has begun pumping untreated sewage into the river to relieve stress on the sewage treatment system. “Because of the heavy […]
Armes Alfred “Art” Ellman passed away with his family by his side on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at the age of 88 after a brief illness. Armes was born Oct. 4, 1916 in Winnipeg, Man. He moved to Devlin, Ont. at a young age and lived with Rhoda and William […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources reminds the public and contractors to contact the ministry, the local Conservation Authority, and the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans before starting projects in or near water. Dredging, filling, bank stabilization, water crossings, removing aquatic plants, sunken log retrieval, and the construction of docks […]
As is so often the case, when a deal is struck, the benefits can spin off to affect others, as well. That appears to be the case in the historic land claim agreement that was officially signed Friday afternoon during the annual Rainy River First Nations fish fry. Among the […]
The first time Ontario Attorney General Michael Bryant paid a visit to Rainy River District was at the annual Rainy River First Nations fish fry last May. At that time, he only had held the job (which also includes responsibility for aboriginal issues) for seven months and could be forgiven […]
Randy Booth of Barwick was the lucky winner of the picnic table and benches that the Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary was raffling off. The set was generously made and donated by Percy Champagne and the Roseberry Runway. Special thanks to them for their support. • • • Donald Young School here […]
Head librarian Shirley Sheppard last week was showing off some of the new books the Friends of the Emo Public Library helped to bring in. The group recently raised $500 by raffling off an acoustic guitar and lessons. With that money, the EPL was able to bring in some new […]
Young dancers from Dancemakers Studio here were the only Canadian group to participate in the 13th-annual Minnesota Talent Search in Eden Prairie earlier this month. A group of 24 girls from Rainy River District, aged nine-18, brought home a number of trophies and awards from the event, where more than […]
Tickets for the Emo Walleye Classic raffle, featuring a Crestliner boat, Yamaha motor, and trailer package supplied by Tompkins Hardware as the first prize, are still available. Tickets, which cost $10 each, are available at Tompkins Hardaware, Village Variety, Meyers Clothing, Visser Auto, Emo Drugs, Emo Inn, The Corner Closet, […]
