It’s that time of the year, the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair takes place this week in Emo, August 19, 20, and 21. Although there isn’t a midway this year, there will be a large variety of events from agriculture, old fashioned games, vendors, the logging contest and […]
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Emo Fair week has arrived. Though it might not be exactly like normal it has arrived. I still have big plans of at least making some entries for the exhibit hall. Marlee stayed out last night so she could work on some of her art and picture entries. We thought […]
I find that one of the absolute joys of cooking is creating and playing around with different flavours and ingredients to bring a dish together. So to help you achieve success when you’re firing up the barbecue, here are a couple of our favourite homemade barbecue sauces that we use […]
There are a lot of lures out there that catch fish. The best ones catch everything, not only the species that they were designed for. When I think about some of the best all-around lures in my boat there are several that deserve an honorable mention for being great at […]
Well, I am feeling a tad bit overwhelmed today. There is plenty going on, not just for me but for many others. We are dealing with a severe drought and we are losing cow herd numbers daily. We have started to see hay come into the district, but this is […]
There are many reasons to send concern sympathy and get well wishes to people in our rural area. Sincere sympathy to the family and friends is Raymond Jewell. His wife Linda, daughter Rachel plus all family members and Raymond’s many friends will miss him deeply. I remember Raymond as an […]
A road trip revisited. The peaches weren’t ripe yet when we arrived in the southern Ontario, but the sweet cherries were in full season. I picked up a basket at the first fruit stand and tucked right in. Soon I had the van, my shirt, and hands littered with pits […]
For many Canadians, the Summer of 69 was a hit song by Canadian rocker Bryan Adams. For Montrealers, it was the start of a love affair between a city and a baseball team, one that lasted until 2004. Until the Expos, baseball fans had never seen a major-league game outside […]
In winter Olympics the Canadian women’s hockey team have kept us on the edge of our seats every four years as they have gone up against the American women. This summer Canada’s women’s soccer team defeated the US team in the final minute of play with a single goal in […]
Wendi Stewart
I recently watched a documentary about the creation of Disney’s Atlantis: The Lost Empire, which was released in 2001. The documentary film is not new, but I stumbled upon it quite by accident. The narrator spoke of an approach to production that Walt Disney himself created called plussing. The word […]
I don’t do well with goodbyes. It has never been my strong suit. “See you next time” has never been much of a comfort, though goodbyes are an inevitable part of living. My fun-packed “company’s coming” extravaganza was always going to end with a goodbye; there was no way around […]
One in five Northwestern Ontario residents have not received a single Covid vaccine. If you are going into Walmart or Safeway to shop, it means that, statistically, one in five shoppers has not had a single dose. That statistic alone mandates that we must continue to wear masks indoors. It […]
