The annual spring dance hosted by the Devlin slo-pitch association is coming up this Saturday (April 26) at the Devlin Hall. Doors open at 7:30, with the dance starting at 8. “Thinking of Pinky,” a live band from Fort Frances, will be performing. Admission is $8 per person, and a […]
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Christ the Lord is Risen today was echoed throughout community churches on Easter Sunday. On Good Friday at the Christian Reformed Church, the sermon topic was “Our Father Clothed in Majesty.” During the offertory, a flute duet, “We are the Reason,” was played by Christine Bethune and Reta Dykstra. Organist […]
Although the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market doesn’t open for the season until this Saturday (April 26), shoppers had a chance to get a feel for what will be in store there during the annual Easter Market last Thursday and Saturday. The cold, wet weather also didn’t appear to put much […]
The April meeting of Chapple council was held at the municipal office with all council members present. Council discussed the proposed official plan and zoning amendments that would be required to be reviewed to ensure the protection of Chapple’s well fields. Henry Kornelsen, representing the Chapple Volunteer Fire Department, reported […]
The best in a long time was how Emo Reeve Russ Fortier described this year’s version of Spring Fever Days, which ran last Thursday through Saturday. “I would guess from talking to people downtown it was the most successful in years,” said Reeve Fortier. “The weather certainly helped and the […]
The warm weather, sunny skies, and large attendance made Emo’s annual Spring Fever Days last weekend a success for all concerned, according to most reports. Merchants were smiling, patrons were buying, and everywhere there were laughing children—revelling in the chance to chase away the winter blues and embrace a new […]
One in eight. If you are a woman, those are critical numbers. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, one in every eight North American women will develop breast cancer over their lifetime. Nearly half of them will die—either from the disease itself or from complications of treatment. I know. I […]
Alyson Booth, from Devlin, is in Winnipeg this week trying out in the new “Canadian Idol” contest. She left Monday and we wish her success. I spoke with her before she left and she was very excited and nervous, but was pleased to take her singing career to a new […]
With an increasing focus on producing the most efficiency on available acreage, farmers must get the most out of the available pasture land, says Scott Banks, a crop specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Banks, guest speaker at the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture’s spring dinner/dance last […]
While the fire hazard index was only “low” in the district as of Tuesday, the forest and grass fire situation could heat up quickly if there isn’t more precipitation this spring. Harrold Boven, fire operations supervisor with the local Ministry of Natural Resources, said yesterday the MNR’s weather stations in […]
John Grozelle Jr. and Kris Starling are pretty scary guys. They both have that been-there, done-that look far too many young people attempt to affect to impress people. But in their case, it’s not an act. They have been down that long, dark tunnel of substance abuse and managed to […]
Rainy Lake has always been known as a great bass spot. Now it will be known equally for its rough weather. “With the rough weather and everything, we weren’t quite sure how fishing was going to be,” remarked David Lindsay of Kenora. But it paid off in the end for […]
