It was years ago, but I still remember the fun of being a pampered six-year-old. My baby brother was too small to play with and I was too small to baby-sit him. Thus, I had lots of time to read and play out my fantasies, and sit lazily under my […]
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Reuben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
There have been several close calls but the freak show known as the heavyweight boxing division hopefully is on its way back to a full recovery. You see, I’m happy Lennox Lewis knocked out Hasim Rahman to regain the World Boxing Council and International Boxing Federation world titles Saturday. Now […]
By Harry Vandetti
Just Passing By
Just Passing By
Of course, you’ve heard the old statement that life begins at 40? But what about 90? And did you realize there are pretty spry 90-year-olds everywhere you turn in this town? Remember, before you act too surprised, this is the community I like to call the New Atlantis for so […]
Milt Guba
This Week in Emo
This Week in Emo
Ella Jewell is looking forward to this Saturday (Nov. 24) as she will be celebrating her 90th birthday. A party is planned at Knox United in Emo between 2-4 p.m. She still drives her automobile and is able to get around without a hitch. Speaking of birthdays, Ashley Beaushene of […]
I love the seasons of the year. Winter brings back memories of being snowbound—not going to school and sitting by the fire with a book. With popcorn and hot chocolate. Sledding, tobogganing, cross-country skiing, and making angels in the snow. And Christmas at Grandma’s—the highlight of the year. Then came […]
Rueben Villagracia
A Reuben With A View
A Reuben With A View
“You weren’t all picked because you were good-looking people.” That was how George Bartlett, co-organizer of the annual Diabetes Celebrity Challenge, put it as to how he chose the 11 local “celebrities” this year. Well, I beg to differ, George. So my haircut is a little uneven. So I have […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
The Christian Parents Association (CPA) will hold its annual fall banquet this Saturday (Nov. 17) at 6:30 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo. If you have any items for the silent auction, contact Carol Kaemingh or Tina Mast in Rainy River. You are cordially invited to a family […]
Often in speeches, I ask the audience “How many of you would like to be 100 years old some day?” and ask for a show of hands. You’d be surprised how few people raise their hands. This, in spite of the rising possibility that they may actually live to 100. […]
Mike Behan
Moving With Mike
Moving With Mike
“I feel bad a lot of the time, and suffer from low self-esteem. Sometimes the pain of being bullied gets so bad that I think about suicide.” So writes a Rainy River District student in a letter to the editor I received yesterday afternoon in which he wishes to address […]
Just Passing By
by Harry Vandetti
by Harry Vandetti
In this “Week of Remembrance,” we, as Canadians, are finding ourselves being increasingly offended by our next-door neighbours who seem to have forgotten quite a lot. While we honour our thousands who fell in two great wars, it seems the Americans—late to enter those wars on our side, remember—are coming […]
Milt Guba
This Week In Emo
This Week In Emo
A survey, which was available to the public to fill out during Library Week at the Emo Public Library last month, found that 98 percent approved expansion needs. An open house, with free draws, balloons, and cookies/coffee, also was held in conjunction with Library Week. Prize winners included Bernice Campbell, […]
It’s been 16 years since we’ve seen The Greatest Show on Earth. That was the year my mother died, and she was our motivation. Oh, but she loved the circus! She tried to look at all three rings at once. She shuddered when the high-divers exchanged places and the tightrope […]
