If you are a bass angler you have likely heard of or fished with the “Ned Rig” over the past few years. It is the simplest, stupidest looking fishing bait you have ever seen but for bass and most species of fish across the Sunset Country Region, it is probably […]
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By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
“Marzie Days” was on Saturday at Alf and Barb Redford’s–grandpa and grandma to Marzie. The day was fun with the abundance of hearty plants ( of all kinds) delicious burgers, homemade baking, and of course a lot of visiting and reconnecting. Approximately $7,550.00 has been mad thus far for this […]
There is no sense in commenting on the weather because I believe we are all of the same opinion. All I can say is Mother Nature better plan on making up for this later this year! • • • We planted a few more areas before the rain came last […]
I am having a mixed green salad for supper tonight. I’m not expecting your applause for my healthy meal choice nor do I think you should care about what I am eating, but I do hope you care about what I am going to tell you about the dressing I […]
Every two weeks we put two blue boxes on the boulevard. At our home, the blue boxes contain a mixture of empty cereal boxes, clear plastic containers that once held strawberries or some other fruit, salad dressing bottles and empty gallon jugs that once held milk. Asselin Transportation collects all […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The Emo and District Lions will be holding their annual Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides of Canada on Sunday, May 26 starting at 1 p.m. at the Emo Arena. Come and join them with or without you pups and help them raise money for Dog Guides of Canada, enjoy […]
What a great long weekend! If only we just had one more day–right? I have to say it won’t go down as one of the warmest weekends of all, but the sun was shining! Actually, I had to go in and put my long-johns on when I was cutting grass […]
I bet you thought I was going to write about dandelions, those yellow works of art that began popping out on my lawn yesterday (May 11) as I write this, like sunshine in the grass. But I’m not going to. I wrote about dandelions in my very first column back […]
By Robin McCormick
Devlin correspondent
Devlin correspondent
Busy times are coming up ! The Emo Walleye Classic takes place this weekend. Weigh-ins take place Friday at 4:30 p.m. and Saturday at 4 p.m. Weigh-ins are held at the Emo LaVallee Arena. There will be penny tables, a variety of food available and as always the Guthrie United […]
The third Saturday in May is a date that all walleye anglers mark on the calendar because it marks the opening day of a new walleye season in Northwest Ontario. As a kid, my Dad always planned an outing on this day. We usually went to Tranquil Channel on Lake […]
We finally made it to the cabin. Earlier this year, the International Joint Commission had expressed concern that flooding on Rainy Lake might occur with the record snow fall through the winter and heavy rains last October, but we were able to pull right up to our dock. The lake […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondence
Emo correspondence
The Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 is hosting a night of musical entertainment and dancing. Pat Porter, who performs at the Border Bar in International Falls will be performing from 7-11 p.m. on June 7. Admission to the evening is $5. Watch for further information in the weeks to come, […]
