Willow-Mor Farms, home to Tom and Shirley Morrish north of Devlin, will open for tours again next month. “We farm 1,000 acres,” Shirley Morrish said. “The farm tours will start again in April.” Willow-Mor hosts school trips, seniors’ tours, and family groups—and the couple juggles the tours with their many […]
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New exhibits and new ideas promise even repeat visitors will want to tour the Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (“Place of the Long Rapids”) Historical Centre next week. Some of the exhibits are still under construction, but site manager Sam Bombay said they’ll be ready for visitors starting next Tuesday (April 2). May 1 […]
If you want something done, just ask a busy person, as the saying goes. Well, Kim-Jo Bliss seems to do everything remotely related to agriculture in the district. She serves on the board of the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture, volunteers for 4-H, is involved with “Ag Days,” and handles […]
“We wrapped your memories for you in safe bundles Throughout the land of Anishinaabe Akiing Ancestors leading us home . . .” —“Migrations,” Al Hunter Al Hunter’s book, “Spirit Horses” is hot off the presses. It’s so new, in fact, that Hunter himself has only a few copies. The poems […]
The Academy Awards may have seen Hollywood’s stars come out last night, but district businesses and individuals got their chance to shine in the spotlight here Saturday during the seventh-annual Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. This year’s award winners were: •Safety Award (individual/employee)—John Reader (Ministry of Natural Resources); •Safety Award […]
The Emo hospital auxiliary held its annual St. Patrick’s Day tea and bake sale in the hospital cafeteria last Friday, with scores of area residents descending upon the facility to support the fundraising effort. At the baking table, Molly Crozier and Loraine Bullied waited on patrons. Meanwhile, Mary Gavin made […]
Spring is just around the corner and many events are in the planning stages to help you shake off those winter blahs. For instance, the annual figure skating show is coming up this Saturday (March 23) at 7 p.m. at the Emo/La Vallee arena. “A Tribute to the Big Apple” […]
The annual Dorothy Brannan Memorial carpet bowling tournament was held last Thursday during the “Wheels to Meals” program at the Emo Legion. Co-ordinated by Wendy Strom, the tournament featured six teams in action, with Iris Howard playing the piano for entertainment. Even though the Stratton ladies polished up the trophy, […]
The Canadian Sunday School Mission, directed by Mark and Tina Mast, have a great summer lined up for 2002. “We are in the midst of gearing up for our summer ministry schedule,” said Mark Mast, noting they are planning five Vacation Bible Schools as well as a junior camp, teen […]
While some area students enjoyed part of their March Break skiing at Biwabik, others stayed closer to home and attended beginners’ classes at Scrap-a-Bit here in Emo. Youngsters were invited to stay for as long as they wanted, bringing their own supplies needed to create their pages. Meredith Croswell and […]
Construction on Emo’s new water intake system should get started soon now that Ministry of the Environment funding through the Ontario Small Town and Rural development initiative (OSTAR) is in place. The township next will advertise for tenders, as well as seek additional provincial funding through the Northern Ontario Heritage […]
Following last week’s release of Statistics Canada’s 2001 census results, Kenora-Rainy River MP Robert Nault said today the declining population trend in Northwestern Ontario is reversible. “While this census has shown that the population of Northwestern Ontario has dropped, I believe that we are positioned for a turnaround in the […]
