Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Barwick Community Church will host its annual Christmas banquet this Sunday (Dec. 16), followed by musical entertainment featuring the Longnecker family. Everyone is welcome, noted Pastor Leslie Abbott. A reminder a community Christmas Dinner will be held Christmas Day (Dec. 25) at 1 p.m. at Knox United Church in Emo. […]
Beginning about right now, we would open our annual sales campaign that resulted in sending a Fort Frances boy or girl away for a week on a Christmas trip to a U.S. city. And believe me, this got exciting here back in the ’50s! As agent then for the Winnipeg […]
I had never been more embarrassed to be from Thunder Bay than I was Friday night. Some background info on why I’d say such a thing would probably help. Upon meeting the coaching staff of this year’s local KC PeeWee ‘AA’ travelling team in September, assistant coach Bob Dobransky handed […]
Christmas is coming and so are the school/church concerts. The Emo Centennial Choir will kick the season off this Monday (Dec. 10) at 7:30 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. A silver collection will be taken up, with a portion of the proceeds for the food bank. Crossroads […]
The region finally has had its first taste of real “break out the shovel” snow. And with less than a month to go before Christmas, things like goodwill and kindness are starting to become a little more noticeable. That being said, I’d like to take a quick time-out from all […]
It quickly was degenerating into one of those “It seemed like a good idea at the time” situations. That revelation came late Saturday afternoon—either when the freezing rain made the “curling sheet” atop the parade float so slippery that no one could stand on it, or when the 40 mile […]
So it’s been one vicious chunk of weather, this belated introduction to the sorry side of our calendar. Our first snowstorm has been a horror and then freezing Sunday, wrecking driving conditions probably for the rest of the week at great cost to you and your insurance companies. It’s all […]
There have been several close calls but the freak show known as the heavyweight boxing division hopefully is on its way back to a full recovery. You see, I’m happy Lennox Lewis knocked out Hasim Rahman to regain the World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation world titles Saturday. Now […]
Of course, you’ve heard the old statement that life begins at 40? But what about 90? And did you realize there are pretty spry 90-year-olds everywhere you turn in this town? Remember, before you act too surprised, this is the community I like to call the New Atlantis for so […]
Ella Jewell is looking forward to this Saturday (Nov. 24) as she will be celebrating her 90th birthday. A party is planned at Knox United in Emo between 2-4 p.m. She still drives her automobile and is able to get around without a hitch. Speaking of birthdays, Ashley Beaushene of […]
“You weren’t all picked because you were good-looking people.” That was how George Bartlett, co-organizer of the annual Diabetes Celebrity Challenge, put it as to how he chose the 11 local “celebrities” this year. Well, I beg to differ, George. So my haircut is a little uneven. So I have […]
The Christian Parents Association (CPA) will hold its annual fall banquet this Saturday (Nov. 17) at 6:30 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. If you have any items for the silent auction, contact Carol Kaemingh or Tina Mast in Rainy River. You are cordially invited to a family […]
