Dave Ogilvie The Rainy River District Women’s Institute will be hosting its annual pie social Friday, July 22 from noon-3 p.m. at the W.I. Museum in Emo. They will be serving pie and coffee, as well as selling whole pies for those who wish to take some home. The women […]
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Jack Elliott Those magnificent men (and ladies) and their flying machines are back. They are unbelievable. Thousands of hours—and more thousands of dollars—lovingly invested in radio-controlled aircraft. Many are scale models of some of the world’s most famous warbirds, exact to the minutest detail. They’ll all be here for your […]
Robin McCormick The 11th-annual “Castin’ For Cash” bass tournament at Lake Despair Lodge over the weekend was another success! Some 57 teams competed in the two-day event and when the final teams weighed in, the top duo was Jeff Gustafson and August Collinson from Kenora. This couple also won the […]
Heather Latter While browsing through greeting cards at the local store, people might not pay much attention to the children featured on them. But they might want to now since some of the images are of youngsters from here in Rainy River District. Kimberly Chorney, of Butterfly Photography in Rainy […]
the MNR A total of 530 Deer Lake residents have now been safely evacuated from their community which is threatened by nearby forest fires. Forest fires had been burning as close as 3.5 km from the remote Northwestern Ontario community. At the request of Deer Lake First Nation Chief Roy […]
Staff Three new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by the end of yesterday while seven others were declared “out.” Red Lake Fire #72 currently is classed as “not under control” at 10 hectares in size. It is located 70 km west-northwest of Pikangikum. Red Lake Fire #73, meanwhile, […]
the OPP Two people are dead following separate accidents on area highways early yesterday. Just after midnight, OPP officers responded to a single motor-vehicle accident on Highway 17, about 10 km east of the Highway 71 junction. The accident occurred when a westbound Pontiac Montana left the highway, struck a […]
Dave Ogilvie A talented group of performers kicked off “Gleek Week” at the Emo Legion on Monday as part of this year’s “River Theatre” summer program. Under the leadership of Renée Martin-Brown and choreographer Scott Barker, the young entertainers will be learning 10 songs and dances in preparation for their […]
Robin McCormick The annual “Castin’ for Cash” fishing tournament on Lake Despair is set to go this Friday and Saturday (July 8-9). The weigh-ins begin at 4 p.m. on both days. Bill and Nell Godin and their hard-working volunteers once again have organized a weekend of fun and excitement. Some […]
Peggy Revell A brand new seed counter is a welcome addition at the Emo Agricultural Research Station (EARS) now that the summer growing season is well underway there. “We’re very grateful that we got money to buy this machine,” said EARS technician Kim Jo Bliss, noting the new machine cost […]
Dave Ogilvie The Chapple Canada Day committee has finished plans for the parade which will take place on Friday, July 1. Kids parade registration is at 10:30 a.m. at Cedar Yard Road (just past the tracks). Judging will be taking place at 11 a.m. and the parade will start at […]
Jack Elliott Four dozen Cancer survivors were honoured at a dinner in Rainy River just prior to the start of the “Relay for Life” in Rainy River last Friday. Hosted at the Recreation Centre, the meal was served by members of the 4-H Relay for Life Club, which includes cancer […]
