Kiera Kowalski A student from St. Andrew’s College in Winnipeg escorted his eminence, the Metropolitan Yurij, into St. George’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church here Sunday morning, where he was greeted by the local parish with gifts of bread, salt, and flowers. He then led a special service commemorating the church’s 70th […]
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Fr. Robert Hladiuk, one of the five priests who helped with Sunday’s service, venerated the cross beforehand. He previously served as a parish priest here from the late 1950s to the early ’60s.
Staff The progressive pot of the Rainy River District Regional Abattoir’s weekly “Catch the Ace” draw is expected to hit nearly $4,800 as it reaches its 10th week. This week’s draw will take place on Saturday (July 22) at 4:30 p.m. at the Rainy River Legion, in conjunction with “Railroad […]
Kiera KowalskiSummer reporter Local air cadet Elizabeth DeGagne is headed overseas for a trip of a lifetime. She flew out Friday afternoon from the Fort Frances Airport headed to London, England as part of the Air Cadet Exchange. “I am really looking forward to meeting all the people I’ll be […]
Nicholas Donaldson The Town of Rainy River once again is gearing up to host its annual “Railroad Daze” celebration tomorrow through Sunday (July 20-23). Now in its 30th year, co-organizer Brittany Bowman promises a wide range of events for all ages over the course of the weekend, beginning with a […]
Nicholas Donaldson “Keith and Renee,” the Manitoba-based country music duo of Keith Macpherson and Renee Lamoureux, have had many memorable performances in their career. But last Thursday evening’s barn concert at Cornell Farms on La Vallee Road North seemed to have an especially big impact on the two musicians. Having […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent A reminder the Nevin Bonot Memorial golf tournament will take place this Saturday (July 22). To register your team, call the Emo Legion (482-2250) on Monday to Saturday from 3-6 p.m. Watch for posters or check out the Legion’s Facebook page for more information. Then a week […]
Fr. Roman Bozyk and his wife, Genia, travelled from Winnipeg to attend Sunday’s anniversary service and luncheon. He was one of the five priests who helped conduct the service at St. George’s that morning.
Nicholas Donaldson Martin Drainage has come up from Arthur, Ont. to install tile drainage in a few fields in the district with their specialized, self-propelled drainage plow. Pictured is a crew member down in the starter hole getting the tile set up to start a new line. The large shank […]
of the RRDSB This rubble is all that’s left of the old classroom wing of Donald Young School in Emo after it was demolished last Thursday. The new section of the school, built directly in front of the now demolished building, will be ready for students to attend this fall. […]
Duane Hicks Local artist and classic car enthusiast Ed Halvorsen has put together a display of vintage auto parts at Fine Line Art Gallery to help promote the Canadian Coasters’ 50th anniversary tour in town this week. Numbering among the local businesses getting into the spirit of the tour, the […]
St. George’s choir members Dorothy Wepruk, Jackie Dobransky, Marcia Zeleny, Joan Hughes, Linda Rajala, Mark Kowalchuk, and Elma Wepruck sang a few traditional hymns in Ukrainian at the luncheon at La Place Rendez-Vouz following the service.
