The Emo Library received a generous donation of $2,500 on behalf of the Emo Thrift Store. This will help offset costs to the library. This donation was made from the proceeds of the thrift shop’s sales.Congratulations to Shelby Rea and Brandon Rea on the birth of their first child. Colson […]
Robin McCormick – Devlin Correspondent
The Dance Hall Township Community Association is holding another 50/50 draw. The tickets are on sale for $10.00, with 4,000 tickets being printed. They are being sold by Rhonda Hyatt, Keith Munroe, Joeann Hyatt, and Lisa Hammond, as well as district businesses Hair and Body Care (Emo) West Side Bait […]
Castin’ for Cash was enjoyed by all last Friday and Saturday, July 8 and 9. When the final fish were weighed, the top three teams were Jeff Bragg and Ross Steele, followed by Jeff Kreger and Brayden Kreger, and third place went to Brian Gustafson and Bryan White. The biggest […]
The Emo Museum is holding a pie and coffee fundraiser this Friday, July 8 from noon to 3 p.m. All proceeds are to help the Rainy River District Women’s Institute Museum. The Museum opened July 4 and is open for the summer. Admission is a free-will offering. Come out and […]
The always popular “Castin’ For Cash” takes place July 8 and 9 this year. Bill and Nell Godin — proprietors of Lake Despair — along with volunteers, work hard to make sure this is always a successful tournament. There are likely to be about 50 teams competing for the top […]
Schools in the Rainy River District last day of school is June 24. Schools held end-of-year events last week. Crossroads held a fish fry last Thursday evening (June 16). The food was delicious with fish, french fries, baked beans, and all the fixings making up the menu. There were all […]
Many rural schools in the district are enjoying end of the year festivities. Last week Crossroads students and staff attended the annual Pow Wow at Naicatchewenin First Nations (North West Bay). The day was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The viewing of traditional dance, and excellent food was superb. Students were […]
The hardworking crew of people raising money for the Dance Hall renovations are set to go with a garage sale. The sale takes place this Saturday, June 11 at 384 Hammond Road, the sale is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be a large variety of items. Call […]
The Emo and District Hospital Auxiliary Strawberry Social will take place June 10th. at the Emo Hospital Cafeteria (under the tent) on June 10. This fun event takes place from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The cost is $5 at the door. The Auxiliary members would like to thank the community […]
The Emo Walleye Classic is set to launch this week, May 26,27 and 28th. This is considered to be northwestern Ontario’s Premier Walleye Tournament. Its easy to see why as the committee, volunteers and the community put many hours of dedication into making this event enjoyable to all. There are […]
The Christian Reform Church held their annual pancake breakfast during Spring Fever Days. It was decided all monies raised would be donated to the people in the Ukraine. A total of $2500.00 was donated for this worthy cause. The Dorcas ladies frin the CRC would like to thank everyone in […]
Local residents will be dancing the night away this weekend. The Emo Legion Branch #99 will be hosting Country Jam this Friday (May 13) at the Emo Legion. The dance starts at 7 p.m. and admission is $5.00 which includes a light lunch. Saturday night there will be a Country […]
