The Emo Library received a generous donation of $2,500 on behalf of the Emo Thrift Store. This will help offset costs to the library. This donation was made from the proceeds of the thrift shop’s sales.Congratulations to Shelby Rea and Brandon Rea on the birth of their first child. Colson […]
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My story is like last week; we need better hay-making weather. The hay that I had cut a week ago on Friday was baled up this Friday and for the first time in my history of hay making, we were leaving ruts in the field. After checking the weather forecast […]
Just a few facts about some of the most common tree species in our area. Knowing a few more things about these trees helps you to understand how and why they grow the way they do, and why not all trees grow in the same areas. Pines Jack pine produce […]
It was a busy weekend for bass anglers across the Sunset Country region with two of the bigger events of the season taking place. In Fort Frances, the Canadian Bass Championship ran Thursday to Saturday on Rainy Lake and up in Kenora, another group of anglers fished the Bronzeback Classic, […]
The Dance Hall Township Community Association is holding another 50/50 draw. The tickets are on sale for $10.00, with 4,000 tickets being printed. They are being sold by Rhonda Hyatt, Keith Munroe, Joeann Hyatt, and Lisa Hammond, as well as district businesses Hair and Body Care (Emo) West Side Bait […]
The best interview I never did was with Greg Norman. Several years ago, I was a golf magazine editor, and Norman was an appropriate subject for a feature. The interview never took place, in person, because Norman’s “people” said he would only answer submitted questions, in writing. To say I […]
Have you ever looked at the soil in your garden and considered it as anything more than soil? If not, you should – there is a lot more there than meets the eye. It performs many functions that you may not be aware of and having good quality soil in […]
When the 2022 Bassmaster Elite Series schedule was released last year, the mid-July stop at Clayton, New York and the St. Lawrence River caught my attention. Having been to this venue a few times in recent years I had seen first hand that it is one of the top smallmouth […]
To be honest, I am a little bit stressed out and sad about the lack of hay I have made. I held off cutting until Friday night because we had three inches of rain at my place Sunday and Monday. The tires of the tractor are still wet going across […]
Oceans of vibrant, fluorescent yellow fields of Canola often fill the landscape of Saskatchewan and Alberta as far as the eye can see. Locally, and through much of southern Manitoba, the fields of Canola are just coming into bloom. This year farmers planted 21.4 million acres in Canola. That is […]
I am on my way home from my long journey to Churchill – The Great Northern Adventure, I am calling it. It has been an adventure for sure, with a few twists and turns to keep things interesting. I’ve learned a few tips that I’m going to write down in […]
My first train trip was fifty-seven years ago. From Winnipeg to Vancouver. I was ten years old. I don’t remember many of the details of that trip, but the journey was the highlight of our family’s adventures. I know we boarded the train late at night, my sister and I […]
