Local News from Across the Rainy River District
The annual Nevin Bonot Golf Tournament is set to go this weekend (July 21). Registration fee is $70 for a four person team. Price includes bus service, green fees and a prime rib supper. • • • The Emo Legion will hosts its always popular ” Country Jam ” this […]
The annual Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair is coming soon, and with that comes the crowning of the 2016 queen and mini-king and queen. This crowd-pleasing event takes place Thursday, Aug. 18 upstairs of the Emo LaVallee arena. If you wish to register your son or daughter for […]
The annual Nevin Bonot golf tournament is taking place Saturday, July 30 at Kitchen Creek Golf Club. This event is organized by the Emo Legion. Call the Legion at 482-2250 or the Kitchen Creek Golf Club at 274-4653. Iris Shute was the lucky winner of the $10,000 Canada Day draw […]
The annual Devlin slo-pitch tournament takes place this weekend (July 16-19). Canteens will be open Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. Come out and enjoy some good games and socializing. There will be a country jam this Friday July 17 at the Emo Legion. The Nevin Bonot Memorial Golf Tournament takes […]
“Holly Daze” is happening on Dec. 5-6 this Christmas season. This two-day event in Emo is a kick-off to the holiday season. There will be a parade Friday evening. Floats assemble at 5:30 p.m. at the Rec Centre; the parade starts at 6 p.m. and finishes at Donald Young School. […]
A roast beef supper is planned for Sunday, June 10 from 5-7 p.m. at the Dance Hall. The menu will include Yorkshire pudding, all the fixings, and homemade dainties for dessert. Admission is $12 for adults and $5 for kids aged six-12 (those five and under eat free), with proceeds […]
Robin McCormick The second-edition “Further Connections” is expected to arrive this week at the La Vallee municipal office. Several books already have been sold, and they will be mailed out in both Canada and the U.S. as soon as they arrive. This book would make an excellent Christmas present for […]
The Dance Community Club will host a roast beef supper this Sunday (June 22) from 5-7 p.m. at the Dance Hall. Admission is $12 for adults and $6 for children aged six-12. Those five and under eat free. Come out for a delicious meal of roast beef and all the […]
As mentioned in last week’s column, the annual harvest supper is set to go this Sunday (Sept. 23) from 5-7 p.m. at the Devlin Hall. This event is the main fundraiser of the year for Guthrie United Church. Several volunteers work for three days to stuff turkeys, make pies, peel […]
This is a tale of one Friday evening and two different events, which gave me a sense of how thoughtful this community can be. Unfortunately, the night didn’t start out that way. It began with me getting so charged up over getting enough photos and stories in this week to […]
