It is sad to see the “Hog Fuel” generator torn down and being hauled away as scrap metal. The multi-million-dollar investment by both the Province of Ontario and Resolute Forest Products was built to reduce paper manufacturing costs and extend the life of the “Kraft Mill” and paper mills in […]
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The Emo Legion Branch #99 will be buzzing with activities this Friday (September 23). The always popular Country Jam will host an evening of Old Time Country Music Friday evening (September 23) starting at 7 p.m. There will also be a Country Jam (October 21st.) The Emo Legion is also […]
So much happened last week! Bradley and I finished combining spring cereals on Monday and when I came in, I saw that my boyfriend/partner had called. I knew that wasn’t a good sign. I returned the call to find out that I had a dead animal. I was shocked and […]
For those who garden because they love flowers, they want their gardens to spill over with blossoms from early spring until the snow flies. In order to achieve this, many gardeners will resort to planting only annual flowers or interspersing annuals with perennials. But now there are some perennials available […]
Many children, and even a percentage of adults, have never had fresh pasta. All they know is that pasta comes dry in a box or bag. Not only is the texture of cooked fresh pasta superior to dry, the process of making it can be quite liberating. Making a well […]
While most of the bass tournaments across the region happen on the bigger waterbodies, like Rainy Lake and Lake of the Woods, there are a few that happen each year on smaller lakes. This past weekend, the annual Crow Lake Classic was put on again out of Hanson’ Hideaway Lodge […]
When the current big-league baseball season ends, no longer will you see pitchers indefinitely throwing to hold runners at first base, as they often do. No more wondering why the second-baseman is playing right field while the shortstop is on the wrong side of second base. Forget about going to […]
Since Thursday morning, our television set has been recording every CTV, CBC hour televising the death and funeral pageantry of Queen Elizabeth II. I am not the royalist that my wife is, but I have found it fascinating learning about the bits of history and the protocols leading up the […]
My daughter was riding the other day, strolling on her horse through a field of thick alfalfa, when suddenly, she was swarmed by an orange horde of Monarch butterflies. The experience left her giddy and curious, and left me envious. The farm she was riding on is owned by a […]
Well, we cannot complain about this incredible stretch of weather at all. The sun has been incredible and now with the harvest moon there is so much beauty all times of the day. As I look at the forecast there is some precipitation mentioned and it reminded me that there […]
Both Devlin’s Guthrie United Church and Emo’s Knox are resuming church services. Guthrie started services September 11. The congregation is moving forward with activities and will use other local clergy to enable them to do it. Guthrie Church services are at 9:45 a.m. Knox United (in Emo) will be holding […]
Every time I see Duane Forde on the TV screen during a CFL game, I think of George Dixon. When I see the panel of experts — Milt Stegall, Davis Sanchez, and before them Jock Climie, Henry Burris, Les Browne — I think of George Dixon. All ex-football players. All […]
