There were more winners in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Winning $30 for Jan. 9-15 were Darren Angus and Andrea Hayes (Emo), Brenda Roy (Atikokan), Fred Houlden (Winnipeg), Mike Menard (Englehart, Ont.), Roland and Beulah Larocque (Emo), Terry Lee (Stratton), and Curtis Jourdain (Fort […]
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the OPP The Fort Frances Community Drug Action Team, in conjunction with Rainy River District OPP detachment officers, conducted a vehicle stop on Highway 11 in Emo on Tuesday. As a result of the police investigation, the vehicle’s driver and passenger were arrested and found in possession of 2,380 grams […]
Robin McCormick The Emo Legion will hold its annual January fish fry, also featuring mashed potatoes, wild rice casserole, baked beans, cole slaw, and dessert, this Saturday (Jan. 29). Admission is $12 for adults and $5 for children six and under. Take-out orders are available and orders also can be […]
Dave Ogilvie The first “Rabbie Burns Dinner” ever held in Emo was deemed a success by the Emo and District Lions Club, which hosted the inaugural event on Saturday. Thanks to the hard work of co-organizers Stewart and Debbie Firth, more than 100 people attended the evening celebration, which included […]
Taylor Vlotaros The Pine River 4-H Club just completed its “Chocolate” project. Club members are Taylor Vlotaros, Jordan, Kurt, and Morgan Desserre, Evan Govier, and Elijah and Rebecca Zimmerman, with Kim Desserre and Susan Irvine being the club leaders. At our first meeting, held Dec. 21, we talked about kitchen […]
Duane Hicks The Alzheimer Society of Kenora-Rainy River District is hoping to make Sunday, Feb. 6 “a night to remember” at its sixth-annual “Chefs’ Charitable Dinner and Auction” here. Plans for the fundraiser, which starts at 5 p.m. at the Adventure Inn, are shaping up, executive director Lynn Moffatt said […]
Duane Hicks FORT FRANCES—Rainy Lake First Nations Pharmacy, a partnership between the Rainy Lake Tribal Development Corp. and pharmacist Edwin Bruyere, held its grand-opening Monday at the Gizhewaadiziwin Health Access Centre on Couchiching. The new pharmacy, located at 1460 Idylwild Drive, has been built as an expansion onto the health […]
Staff J.W. Walker School and Fort High are going solar. J.W. Walker saw a 5.4 kW photovoltaic system installed this past fall, and finally were “hooked up” back into this grid and commissioned on Dec. 30. Meanwhile, Fort High’s solar panel project will be bigger than the one at J.W. […]
Dave Ogilvie Donald Young School in Emo will be hosting a “Family Literacy Day” next Thursday (Jan. 27). Family members are invited to a lunch of wild rice soup and bannock, which will be served at noon in the school gym. Then after lunch, parents are encouraged to stay to […]
Staff The Northwest Catholic District School Board will be looking to approve its audited financial statements for the previous year at tonight’s meeting, which is slated to run via videoconference starting at 6:30 p.m. at the St. Francis School library. The 2009-10 financial year saw the board end up with […]
Robin McCormick The cemetery committee would like to thank Jim Kellar for plowing the cemetery roads. As well, thanks to the many people who shovelled and blew snow. The candle lighting was beautiful this year. There were many candles lit in the evening of Christmas Eve and they burned into […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo and District Lions Club is hosting a “Robbie Burns Dinner” on Saturday, Jan. 22 at the Emo Legion. The evening will begin with cocktails at 6 p.m., followed by a roast beef dinner at 7 p.m. Included in this traditional Scottish celebration will be the piping […]
