Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The Rainy River District Fall Fair is upon us, and their slogan, “Come as a stranger, leave as a friend,” is sure to prove true. The fair takes place tomorrow through Saturday (Aug. 15-17). As always, there will be stock car races both Friday and Saturday night (Aug. 16 and […]
The Rainy River District Fall Fair Will once again have a mini-king and queen contest.This year, it will take place on Aug. 15 upstairs of the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre at 6:30 p.m.To register a youth, call Mary at 487-1105. There is no cost to attend this event. • • […]
There will be a “Country Night” at the Barwick Hall this Friday (June 26) starting at 7 p.m. Local musicians will provide an evening of lively music for your listening pleasure. For all you lovers of dancing and country music come out and enjoy an enjoyable evening. Sympathy to the […]
After three days of baseball playing in extreme heat, the winning team of this year’s Kingsley Downs/Gus Lindberg memorial slo-pitch tournament was the Hit Squad. They beat Charlie’s Angels 17-10 in the ‘A’ side final. Winning the ‘B’ side was Shade over Village People, while the ‘C’ finals went to […]
The annual “Castin’ For Cash” was held last weekend (July 5 and 6) at Lake Despair Lodge. Forty-seven teams competed and when the final weigh-in was finished, the top teams were: 1. Larry Foss and Joel Pagnec; 2. Mike Badiuk and Ryan Mc Diwali; 3. Gord Watson and Kyle Leplante; […]
Barwick will host a fun-filled Canada Day weekend. The always popular parade takes place Saturday at noon. The line up for the “Kid’s Parade ” is Cedar Yard Road. There will be fast-paced baseball games all Saturday and Sunday. There will be beer gardens, food canteens and much more. Contact […]
This year’s school year is staring to an end, the last day of school is next Friday (June 28).Crossroads’ Grade 8 graduation is June 26. • • • The lucky winner of May’s 50/50 draw at the Emo Legion was Nancy Rivest she took home $607.50. Vivian Callaghan sold the […]
Congratulations to Marlene McQuaker for her winnings. Marlene won $552,354.73 in U.S. funds at Seven Clans Casino in Warroad on Saturday. Marlene was shocked at her good fortune. This will make “retirement” so much sweeter. Enjoy every U.S. dollar, Marlene! • • • The end of June is fast approaching […]
There’s nothing like ” celebration moments ” to make your day. Several people have shared exactly that recently. Congratulations to Brittany Galusha and Marc Valentini on their recent engagement. The couple will marry Sept. 19, 2020. Proud parents are Ted Galusha and Ang Galusha and Roberto and Kathy Valentine. […]
“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 […]
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 […]
We might live in small communities but there’s always a lot of events to keep us busy. On May 23-25 is the annual Emo Walleye Classic. The weigh-ins are Friday, May 24 at 4:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 25 at 4 p.m. The Emo Legion will provide a fish fry […]
