On your mark, get set . . . wait! Poor weather this spring has left the Emo Speedway in post-winter condition, prompting the Borderland Racing Association to push back its starting date a second time to May 25. “We were supposed to have it on [May 11] then [May 18],” […]
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Joe Edmonds had never heard of road rage before Jan. 29, 2000—the night a fatal car crash killed his eldest son, Jason, and two of his friends. Now he runs the Jason Edmonds Foundation for Road Safety, dedicating his life to stopping this roadway killer. “Every car on the road […]
For Erik Gustafson and Jonas Watson, giving a presentation in front of their class is their worst nightmare. But these two students faced their fears Tuesday as they explained to a Grade 7 class at Robert Moore School what it feels like to stutter. “I was nervous at first ’cuz […]
The 32nd-annual Manitou Mounds fish fry is set to sizzle this Friday beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (“Place of the Long Rapids”) Historical Centre. “Last year we had 700 people and we’ll [see] more this year, probably close to 900 people,” said Lou-Ann Bombay, band manager of Rainy […]
Mayor Glenn Witherspoon demanded the town figure out a way to give breaks to new businesses after council voted 4-2 on Monday night in favour of denying a request for financial relief for sewer, water, and driveway invoices by North American Lumber. “I’m against this. There has to be a […]
Looking for a camp for your artistically-inclined eight to 15-year-old? Well, River Theatre’s summer musical theatre program in Emo is now accepting registrations for its session running July 29-Aug. 9. “It’s a two-week program that runs from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Emo Legion,” […]
Since February, Jack Cameron has been living in a world he hasn’t enjoyed for years—one with pitch perfect sound. “If I wasn’t still working, I wouldn’t have noticed it,” he said yesterday while visiting Lori Germain, local hearing instrument dispenser with the Canadian Hearing Society, to get a new ear […]
“I’m the arsonist.” That’s probably not the greeting one expects from an 82-year-old but former longtime Alberton resident Bud Cyr was joking and waxed nostalgia about the old hall which he was about to torch. “My first-ever memory at the hall was a Christmas concert, I was five or six […]
I could hear the happiness in Joe Bodnar’s voice as I talked to him Monday evening regarding the Mother’s Day fish fry that was held Sunday at the Devlin Hall. Almost 300 fish dinners were served during this event, which was a fundraiser for the Crossroads community rink project. Perhaps […]
Drawing the line at 21 contestants, this year’s Fun in the Sun king and queen pageant will feature 11 girls and 10 guys vying for their respective crowns. “We’ve got a lot of them,” admitted Rachel Thiessen, who is organizing the pageant for a second year in a row with […]
If there’s one thing the Muskie girls’ soccer team isn’t lacking, it’s confidence. And why not? They’re 6-0 in NorWOSSA play so far this season, having outscored their opponents 24-1, and once again are the runaway favourites to win their fifth-straight league title. All that’s left is to make it […]
Grade 1 and 2 students at Mine Centre School kept their grandparents enthralled with jokes, songs, poems, and even a puppet show there last Thursday. “We thought it was great. A great example of what they’re learning, and it helps them gain confidence in front of an audience,” said Connie […]
