It is with great sorrow that the family of Alvin Edward (Buzz) Wickstrom announces his passing on Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018 at Rainycrest Long Term Care with family by his side. Buzz was born on April 29, 1934 to Otto and Kristina Wickstrom in McIrvine, Ont. He grew up in McIrvine […]
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Mary Louise Kearney passed away peacefully in Long Term Care, in Rainy River, Ont. on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018, with family by her side. On Jan. 19, 1922 (over 96 years ago) Mary was born in Rainy River to Ida (Johnson) and Thomas Nolan. She grew up on the Nolan family farm […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Anna Fehr announces her passing on Aug. 23, 2018. She passed away peacefully at the Riverside Health Centre in Emo, with family by her side. Anna was born on April 22, 1937 in Warman, Sask. to Jacob and Margaret Braun (nee […]
On Aug. 23, 2018, with loved ones gathered by her side, Stephanie Teeple (Kozlowski) passed away. She was born in Thunder Bay on March 3, 1983. Stephanie was raised in Thunder Bay. Her interest in horses, hunting and fishing started at an early age and continued throughout her life. She […]
By Dave Ogilvie
Emo correspondent
Emo correspondent
The Emo and District Lions would like to thank everyone who has donated to the Canadian Diabetes Association’s Clothesline program. The clothing from the red bins in Emo is transported to Fort Frances, combined with all the donations from the Fort Frances bins and then shipped to Thunder Bay. The […]
Well, we finally got the rain that everyone was wishing for. From what I understand the amount varied along with nasty wind and hail. Over the weekend we received 58mm at EARS and 33mm at home. We also had more wind and hail in Emo and at the sales barn […]
I have a printer that seldom rests due to the nature of my work. It spews out pages quickly and efficiently because it doesn’t have to worry about colour. It is a black-only printer and I opted for such because of the savings on ink and the speed. I printed […]
The Muskie football team will open training camp today (Aug. 23). It will run from 3:30-6 p.m. until school starts (players should arrive around 2:30-3 p.m. during camp). Mark LaBelle will perform his one-man show, “Musicomica,” today (Aug. 23) at 7:30 p.m. in the final barn concert of the season […]
Letters to the editor are said to be the lifeblood of a newspaper. It’s an opportunity for readers to voice their support or criticism of a decision or issue, or to point out local concerns they feel need to be addressed. It is an exchange of ideas and opinions that […]
Dear editor: I write you today with a concern about the state of our main highway in Rainy River District. The section between Rainy River and Barwick has not had the weeds along the sides cut. WMU #10 is well-known for having an overabundance of deer and with weeds seven […]
Having had no rain for more than two weeks, the birch trees already are turning their leaves golden. The maples along the shorelines also have begun turning their green leaves to red. Even the ash trees seem to be changing colours. It is much earlier than normal and yet it’s […]
Well, that week went fast. On Friday, we thought we were going to melt at the Emo Fair it was so hot, but it stayed pretty darn decent on Saturday for the 4-H show. We had some large classes so as our show grows like this, it takes a lot […]
