Emo’s first-ever walleye tournament coming up May 30-June 1 on the magnificent Rainy River is getting a lot of attention of late—even if the event is still three months away. I’m told a few spots remain open. If you’re interested, call Colleen (482-2171) or Dale (482-3093). They both also said […]
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Our television set is always tuned to the weather channel. We check the weather with our first cup of coffee in the morning and before we go to bed, and sometimes in between. We’re glued to the weather channel when the spring storms threaten, checking the progress of a tornado […]
When three new banks descended on this town within the same week and we could savour our own “gold rush,” everyone here realized we had somehow or other struck it rich! Else, why this financial flurry, or what’s going on here anyway? By then, of course, everyone was starting to […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
Looking at gender in sports has always been a pretty thorny issue. If someone uses the term “lady” or “girls,” it might be taken the wrong way. I think the one dominant observation I’ve heard firsthand from people after watching girls play hockey has been, “It’s not bad, but it’s […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
It would be just another visit with son, LeRoy, and family in Minneapolis, looking after the household while he and his wife were gone to Florida to visit her folks at their winter retreat. At least, so thought my wife, Adelia. She should have got her first clue something was […]
Now that the sleigh-dog racing events are underway in the Yukon and Alaska, I kind of miss our own pooches sprinting down Scott Street every winter as us kids with dogs of all sizes would give our all. This gives you a small idea of my own background in wintertime […]
It’s pretty difficult to get down on televised sports these days. From various all-star games to the recently-completed football playoffs to that little event called the Winter Olympics going on as you read this, one can’t complain about anything. Well, almost anything. Recent pre- and inter-game entertainment at these events […]
It was so many years ago that it seems like another lifetime. Our special friends from Edmonton came for their first visit to our home on the Plains. We were acclimatized by then, but still missed our Canadian friends. What fun we had! Swimming and boating at Pete’s Puddle, eating […]
Sometime before my favourite country singer, the late Johnny Horton, made his fortune doing tunes like “North to Alaska” and “The Battle of New Orleans,” a local group decided to make its mark, too. They would take a ride down the mighty Mississippi and see its southern terminus to try […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
A pioneer of our community, Hilda Alberts, passed away Sunday, Jan. 27 at the Emo Hospital. A celebration of her life was held last Thursday (Jan. 31) at St. George’s Anglican Church in Emo. A reception followed at the Golden Age Manor, where she had resided. On Friday morning at […]
Our household revolves around Phoebe—the gentle white dog that came into our lives four-and-a-half years ago. She came from Omaha, Neb., where she lived four years. But her first year is a mystery. She was adopted from the pound when she was one year old. The mystery is—why did this […]
Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
I’m sure no fans were in an uproar over what took so long for the Superior International Junior Hockey League to announce its playoff format. But the behind-the-scenes story about the league’s push to have one of its teams compete for the Royal Bank Cup is just another example of […]
