I recently stumbled upon a Ted Talk given by Robert Holden in 2018. Robert is a British psychologist who focuses his attention on “positive psychology and well-being.” Anyone who calls himself an expert on happiness is a friend of mine. I wasn’t familiar with Robert Holden or his psychology until […]
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By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The next Barwick Country Jam will be held this Friday (Aug. 23) in the Barwick Community Hall. Admission is $5 and includes some refreshments. Come out for a great of dancing and listening to some of your old time favourites. • • • The “Country Jam” in Emo on Friday […]
I recently spoke with two young graduates from university about what they viewed their beginning career moves. One looked to go on to post grad studies for a law degree to develop green energy policies for the future. The other was looking to begin his engineering career in developing green […]
Going into last week’s Bassmaster Elite Series event on the St. Lawrence River, I was feeling quite a bit of pressure to have a good tournament. I was sitting in 46th place in the 75 angler field through six tournaments of the 10-event season. We get points based on where […]
What a weekend! I was really hoping the rain would hold off until the races were over on Saturday night but that didn’t happen! We really wondered what to do for our steer auction and thought hard about setting up inside the barn, but we all looked at our weather […]
One company offered $10 million to Resolute Forest Products to buy the Fort Frances mill operation and was rejected by them. Riversedge was paid $1 for the Fort Frances mill operation, but before signing the final papers on July 9, Resolute paid a numbered company (Riversedge) $2 on July 2 […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The recent “Open Streets” celebration in Emo was a deemed a success by organizers and everyone who attended. The Northwestern Health Unit hosted a variety of drop-in games throughout the day, while the CIBC at the other end of the block held a taco in a bag lunch. Children and […]
The 31st-annual Kenora Bass International took place last week on Lake of the Woods and some impressive catches of bass, mostly smallmouths, were hauled across the stage at the Whitecap Pavilion. Though no records were broken, the overall weights were likely the best the tournament has ever seen. While all […]
Well, I am having a hard time to believe this, but it is the Emo Fall Fair Week! I can honestly say that I have nothing ready–other than the cattle, I guess. I don’t have one entry made! I will be working extra over-time these next couple of days to […]
The temperature went down to 13 degrees last night. I flung open the windows and crawled beneath my heavy blanket pulled up to my chin and slept comfortably, the air coming in the window fragrant and fresh. When I got up this morning, the air was still chilly as Gracie […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
The Rainy River District Fall Fair is upon us, and their slogan, “Come as a stranger, leave as a friend,” is sure to prove true. The fair takes place tomorrow through Saturday (Aug. 15-17). As always, there will be stock car races both Friday and Saturday night (Aug. 16 and […]
The 31st-annual Kenora Bass International bass tournament is set to take off in Kenora tomorrow (Aug. 8) with teams looking to capture 15 bass over the three day event in hopes of taking home the $20,000 first place prize. The KBI is the original bass tournament in Northwest Ontario. Originally, […]
