Dave Ogilvie The first Men’s Breakfast Meeting will take place at the Emo Legion on Saturday, Sept. 17 at 8 a.m. Cost is $10 for buffet breakfast. The featured speaker, will John Ans from Devlin. Ans is a fine young man, who, early in his life decided to follow the […]
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Heather Latter District students in Grades K-12 will learn how to use technology appropriately through presentations called “Respect.Technology” offered by local OPP Cst. Anne McCoy. These presentations will replace the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program, which wrapped up here this past spring. “We’re changing the program to reflect the […]
Staff Continued hot, dry weather is setting the stage for multiple fire starts each day as lightning strikes from earlier storms continue to pop up as blazes, the Ministry of Natural Resources reported. Eleven new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by early evening yesterday. Among these were four […]
Robin McCormick Cards (500) will start up at the Devlin Hall again on Sept. 20. Games will be played every Tuesday beginning at 7 p.m. until spring, with the cost being $5 each week (which includes a light lunch). Come out and enjoy the evening, show off your skill at […]
Dave Ogilvie “Coffee Break” will begin its new season next Wednesday (Sept. 14). This interdenominational women’s Bible study group meets at the Christian Reformed Church in Emo each Wednesday morning from September until May. The program also provides a nursery as well as “Little Lambs” for three- to five-year-olds of […]
Peggy Revell Ontarians will be heading to the polls a month from today as the official writ was dropped this morning—and local candidates are set to continue pounding the pavement to earn your vote. “I’ve enjoyed the past couple of weeks immensely,” said NDP candidate Sarah Campbell, who won the […]
Staff Two new fires were reported in the Northwest Region by yesterday evening, both in Red Lake District. One of these has since gone “out” while the other remains “under control” at 0.1 hectare in size. Recent rain and cloud cover is helping reduce new fire starts, the Ministry of […]
Press Release Kang Suk Jean, a violist from Daegu, Korea, plays viola professionally and teaches private lessons. He is the principal violist and assistant conductor of the Daegu Opera Festival Orchestra at the Daegu Opera House, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in viola performance from Keimyung University. While in North […]
the CBSA The Canada Border Services Agency is reminding travellers to plan their border crossing to avoid delays over the Labour Day weekend. In anticipation of higher traffic volumes and limits to the volume of traffic that can be processed at some ports of entry this weekend, travellers are advised […]
Robin McCormick Once can feel a big hole in their hart this week as we have lost one of our longtime residents. Helen Logan passed away Friday at the age of 96. And in those 96 years she has touched the lives of many with her dynamic friendly and energetic […]
Dave Ogilvie The Farm Progress Building was indeed a busy place during the recent Rainy River Valley Agricultural Fall Fair in Emo. One organization which was present for the two-day event was Safe Communities Rainy River District. Members of the group spent time at the fair handing out information about […]
Heather Latter For Tylyn Silander, words cannot express her experience working with children in Peru over the past month. “I can’t even describe it,” voiced the 18-year-old Fort Frances resident. “It was amazing. It was definitely life-changing. Just how something little like a sticker totally makes a child’s day.” Silander […]
