Shannon Carlson, left, and Pam Carlson MacDonald hosted an art and literature table inside the Emo Legion in conjunction with “Spring Fever Days.” The table featured an array of books and paintings created by the two sisters.
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Sam Odrowski After some initial confusion over the Cloverbelt Co-op program opening a distribution centre in Fort Frances, those behind the “Healthy Living Food Box” would like to reassure residents that their program won’t be affected. In fact, it’s still running smoothly, with close to 350 boxes of fruits and […]
Duane Hicks A portion of the new location of Titan Manufacturing is being used to continue to make roof and floor trusses as it has done since 2015. The trusses are made from finished wood that has been machine stress-tested and graded beforehand while glulam manufacturing uses under-utilized wood and […]
Duane Hicks The finger joint machine at Titan Manufacturing is key to the operation, making it possible to manufacture glulam boards from shorter pieces of wood by cutting finger joints in them to create a high-strength longitudinal bond between the pieces.
Sam Odrowski Emma Rae Pattison took a peek Saturday afternoon as Stacy Kreger of the Hair and Body Care Shoppe in Emo snipped off her locks of hair that will be donated to support someone on their cancer journey. The hair-cutting was part of the salon’s annual “Cuts for Cancer” […]
Sam Odrowski Thousands of residents from across the district once again made the trip to Emo for its annual “Spring Fever Days” held Thursday to Saturday. Emo Chamber of Commerce president and organizer Dave Goodman said the event was a great success and noted the village was exceptionally busy over […]
Barely two weeks after a horrific bus crash on a highway in northern Saskatchewan claimed 16 members of the Humboldt Broncos Junior ‘A’ hockey team, Canadians are in mourning again after a lunatic in a van mowed down innocent pedestrians walking along Yonge Street in Toronto on a beautiful Monday […]
Sam Odrowski A group of local children held a “Save the Bees” fundraiser Saturday by selling iced tea to raise money for the purchasing and planting of “bee-friendly” plants such as wild flowers, daisies, and sunflowers. The stand was set up outside the Fort Frances Curling Club, where the Mother’s […]
Dave OgilvieEmo correspondent The Emo and District Lions Club’s “Share Grocery” raffle is now done for another year. Thanks to all our awesome patrons who bought tickets to help us help our district! You are all amazing. Club president Jodi Pellerin and secretary Joanne Ogden will be contacting all the […]
Sunday marked “Earth Day” in Canada. It also was the warmest day in Rainy River District so far this year, embracing the warmth of spring. Earth Day is celebrated around the world, having begun as a mission of U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson in 1970. I look around my yard and […]
My father called me Winnie Pooh when I was little, dropping the “the” so as not to be accused of violating copyright laws (I’m sure that was the reason). When I re-read the letters he wrote to me just before he died, letters I’ve read at least a hundred times, […]
