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Wet weather may have kept some people at home, but it failed to dampen activities as law enforcement agencies and emergency response teams held an open house Saturday at the Emo-La Vallee arena. Nearly 50 groups and organizations from across Rainy River District and northern Minnesota attracted more than 400 […]
Despite the poor weather Saturday, the Emo Lions Club’s annual walk-a-thon attracted 32 participants, who either walked, ran, biked, or ’bladed from the Emo Curling Club to Tom Judson’s gate and back. T.O.P.S., Ringette, the Rainy River Safety Association, Crossroads School in Devlin, the Sea Cadets, and Girl Guides were […]
General manager Brent Tookenay could have asked for more out of the Borderland Thunder’s second season, but that might look greedy. The local Junior ‘A’ hockey squad had a season chock full of pleasant memories that had Thunder fans buzzing with excitement from the first drop of the puck. Borderland’s […]
Rainy River First Nations once again will be kicking off the long weekend with its 33rd-annual Manitou Fish Fry this Friday and the public is invited to participate in fun, food, and, of course, fish. The feast will be held at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung Historical Centre (Manitou Mounds). To get there, […]
With another planting season about to get underway, farmers across the province are faced with the same old issues concerning prices, yields, weather, and wildlife. Yes, wildlife. Every year, farmers face loss and damage from wildlife that raid their crops—sometimes as new shoots and sometimes as ripe seed. And every […]
There are some people in the world who are fortunate enough to land the dream job. OPP Cst. Geoff Hartley is one of those. From the time he was a small boy growing up in rural Ontario, dogs have been his constant companions. So when he joined the OPP 18 […]
The minor hockey hardware cupboard is bare. All levels of the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association have been accounted for now with the recent announcement of the PeeWee division’s post-season awards. George Halvorsen (Fort Frances Lions) earned the Bud Hebert Trophy for Most Valuable Player while Ben Morrisseau (Fort Frances […]
Neither side has lost, and both want that trend to continue. The Muskie boys’ and girls’ soccer squads entered the NorWOSSA championships in Kenora today with no blemishes on their record in pre-season league play as they both look to defend their titles from a year ago. The teams each […]
The Wellington Dukes were supposed to be the feared gunslingers, but their Maritime mission turned into an episode of “How the West was Won.” The Dukes, who had captured the Dudley Hewitt Cup here last month, got no respect for their #1 ranking in the Canadian Junior ‘A’ Hockey League […]
More than 300 people turned up at the Devlin Hall on Sunday afternoon for a delicious family feast—and to give the Crossroads community rink project a financial boost. Sunny skies and the smell of deep-frying walleye fillets undoubtedly were contributing factors as people from all across the district took advantage […]
Last Sunday, the Christian Reformed Church in Emo celebrated G.E.M.S. during the morning worship. The girls actively participated by reading scripture, ushering, welcoming visitors and members, and taking up the offering. It also was preparatory to celebrate the Lord’s supper during the morning worship service this Sunday (May 18). Also […]
