It was a chance for farmers and those just interested in agriculture to share ideas and innovations during Monday’s crop tour staged by the local Soil and Crop Improvement Association. It kicked off three miles north of Barwick in a field owned by Lyle Wheatley. About dozen people were on […]
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A group of Watten residents is scrambling to collect dollars from property owners there to pay off the $3,252 bill the unincorporated township owes for the enhanced 9-1-1 emergency service. But the problem is the group has no way to make people pay–and the bill, which was due in January, […]
Public school board staff who were slated to be cut due to amalgamation and the new funding model seem to have gotten a stay of execution at last night’s committee of the whole meeting here. Acting education director John McLeod presented trustees with his review of staffing for the board’s […]
It’s been a mixed year for the Emo Research Station, with some of the plot trials doing very well while others seemed to have suffered. The research station will be holding an open house next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. to give area residents a chance to see how this year’s […]
The adage “first impressions are important” could play a key role in putting district residents into the winner’s circle if they enter their farms in the annual Rainy River Valley beautification competition. Jointly sponsored by the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture and the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society, the competition […]
Burriss, which marked its 100th anniversary back on June 20, was the setting for a family centennial celebration July 11. Some 88 people were present for the occasion on the farm owned by Gale and Elizabeth Donaldson. Located on the south half of Lot 12, Concession 3 by the late […]
Board members are anticipating the District WI Museum in Emo will be a lively place this summer, where Jodie Allan and Deena James are working as museum curators and in the tourism department. They were hired through different ministry grants to fill these positions. Since both girls are local, they’re […]
A former Emo resident received top honours at the National Magazine Awards in Toronto recently. Alison Rose, daughter of former rep. Dan and Ruth Rose, took home the gold award in the Science, Health and Medicine Category for a story that appeared in Canadian Business Technology magazine’s summer 1997 edition. […]
Next stop, Rainy River! This weekend marks the eleventh year that carloads of railroad fun will be celebrated at the annual Railroad Daze festival in Rainy River. The festival is in the recognition of the importance the Canadian Northern and later Canadian National Railways played in the development of the […]
The race is on to see who will be crowned Fall Fair Queen, with eight young contestants seeking to win the coveted title this year. The new queen will be crowned during the annual Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society Fall Fair, which runs Aug. 13-16 this year. In addition to […]
“There are two kinds of people in the world. Those who live in Mine Centre, and those who want to.” It’s an age-old Mine Centre adage Terry Hyatt shared during Mine Centre’s Homecoming celebration last weekend. A good crowd turned out for the festivities, ranging from current residents to seasonal […]
“Exceptional” was the only word service manager Tom Jackson could find to describe the turnout at Tompkins’ 100th anniversary celebrations last week. Although the anniversary was held over three days, Jackson said Saturday was the big day, when about 600 people from across Rainy River District and even parts of […]
