The 24th-annual “Snowarama” ride in Atikokan in support of Easter Seals may be shorter this year due to the closure of many local trails, but it will definitely go ahead this Saturday. “Due to lack of snow and conditions of the trails, they are no longer travelling to White Otter […]
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Applying premiums for health care, replacing the “blue box” system, and bringing back the spring bear hunt are some of the things Labour minister Chris Stockwell would offer if he becomes Ontario’s next premier. “I can’t believe that the people who brought this system to fruition in the ’60s said, […]
Entry forms aren’t even ready yet but people already are talking about their plans to compete in the newest fishing tournament to hit the district. The first-annual Emo Walleye Classic will be held May 31-June 1 on the Rainy River. “The Walleye Classic committee is meeting tonight [Wednesday] to discuss […]
The largest crowd of the season packed into the Ice for Kids Arena last night to watch the Borderland Thunder hang on for a 2-1 victory over the visiting Dryden Ice Dogs. The Thunder, now unbeaten in their last 13 games, pulled to within one point of the front-running Ice […]
The Township of Chapple is hosting a retirement party in honour of longtime reeve Cecil Wilson this Friday (Jan. 25) from 2-4 p.m. at the Chapple Rec Centre in Barwick. Everyone is welcome to attend. Interim Chapple Reeve Bill Clink will say a few words on behalf of council and […]
In case you missed it, Health and Long-Term Care minister Tony Clement on Monday released a “comprehensive opinion survey” that detailed Ontarians’ priorities for the future direction of health care. And the results of this so-called “Dialogue on Health” initiative were, well, earth-shattering: Thousands of Ontarians want the government to […]
Yet another murder trial has come up and again the air is full of questions about the most famous one of all here—the so-called “hot stove murder case.” This has hung over our heads like a black cloud although the terrible offence actually was committed some 60 miles east of […]
A picnic in the winter. Now that’s something to remember! Sensible people would have looked at the thermometer before planning a wiener roast last Sunday. But when it comes to picnics, we’ve never been sensible. It all began back in Edmonton, Alberta in the bitter winter of 1966. For two […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
“I have to do some soul-searching right now. I’m a very frustrated man.” So said Shannon Sharpe, tight end for the Baltimore Ravens, after his team dropped a 27-10 decision to the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC divisional final Sunday. That was pretty much my reaction after going 2-2 in […]
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This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
Our former reeve, Maurice MacMillan, was released from the Emo Health Centre on Friday after being hospitalized there last week. Feeling much better, I’m sure Maurice will be showing up at the Wheels to Meals carpet bowling, which he enjoys to the fullest. Once again, students at Our Lady of […]
Peacefully on Monday, Jan. 21, 2002, Winona Mabel Tierney, 80, beloved wife of the late Jim Tierney, passed away at La Verendrye Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. “Noni” was born Aug. 5, 1921 in Douglas, Man. to the late Walter and Elizabeth Avis, and moved to Fort Frances as a […]
