Local News from Across the Rainy River District
School opening comes up as the next major event now that the cooler breezes of autumn have found us again and the Emo Fair has gone by after keeping its annual promise of rain. So, there is still time for some nostalgia on bygone school days. My own memories are […]
Donna Rogers was the winner of the Legion fun draw held during the annual Emo Fall Fair, pocketing $1,611.60. Lois Shine drew the winning ticket. Meanwhile, Ed Cousineau was the lucky winner on the raffle of a bench at the Emo Community Centre. • • • Cribbage winners at the Emo Legion […]
I’ve been west, I’ve been east. Now it’s time to find some middle ground. From my Alberta upbringing, to a spontaneous flight of fancy to the shores of Newfoundland and Labrador, to last week’s long and winding road to Fort Frances, I’ve come to understand some basic truths. The first […]
It’s been some time since I’ve told anyone my exact age. Not that I’m embarrassed about it. How could you possibly be embarrassed about the length of time you’ve been on this planet! It’s just a non-fact. It really doesn’t matter. The reason I don’t want to share my age […]
Maybe five men couldn’t make the world go around, but our oldsters—Billy Walker, George Henry, Bob Taylor, Bob Readman, and Louis Camirand—could look after practically everything concerning our old town hall for more than half-a-century. They could all handle authority, these leaders of our main municipal departments. They carried on […]
Are you interested in getting involved in your community? Then be a committee member. The Township of Chapple is looking for members to sit on a committee that would put together an emergency plan for their township and one that would determine a long-term goal for the R.V. park. If […]
Two rules I learned from my mother: 1). Never go on a vacation without your house in perfect order. Just in case you don’t come back. And 2). Never go away in the car without dressing up. Just in case you have an accident and have to be taken to […]
Before we embark on the final installment of “A Reuben with A View,” I’d like to list a few things I’ve wanted to lay down in the printed word. Things which simply placate my own ego and probably won’t be allowed to do when my run as junior sports reporter […]
“So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, good night. I hate to go and leave this pretty sight!” –So long, farewell, The Sound of Music I can’t believe I just opened with a quote from “The Sound of Music.” That has to be a forgettable first for any sports column. But it […]
“If you wish to live and thrive/Let the spider run alive.” “You kill a spider, you kill your luck.” “You kill a spider in a new house, the house will never be clean.” Spiders and good luck go together like a cup and saucer. Two thousand years ago, the Romans […]
During my university student newspaper days (it was only a year ago) in Ottawa, I had the chance to cover the hometown Carleton Ravens at the men’s university basketball championships in Halifax. “Blanket this thing. Leave nothing uncovered,” suggested my first sports editor upon leaving. We ended up squeezing three […]
Donna Morrish recently visited with her daughter, Helen Morrish, and with other relatives at Kelowna, for one week. Donna said, “I had a wonderful time, pleased with my trip and welcomed with open hand.” Donna’s daughter, Aurilla, from Dryden, accompanied her to B.C. Eddie Kaemingh and his family from just […]
