Mitch Haw A fresh year of the United Beef Club commenced Monday, May 6, 2009 at 7 p.m. at the McDonald residence of Stratton. Volunteers Bud McQuaker and Murray McDonald began the evening by introducing two new members, Ashley Croswell and Braydon Kreger, to the club’s 11 returning members. As […]
District News
Robin McCormick A ham and turkey supper, complete with all the fixings, will be held this Sunday (May 16) at the Dance Hall. The cost is $12 for adults and $6 for children, with those five and under eating free. • • • Get-well wishes are extended to Jean Bragg, […]
Dave Ogilvie Cornell Farms is pleased to announce Cara Luft will be the headliner for their next barn concert, which is scheduled to take place on Sunday, June 20. Singer, songwriter, and guitarist extraordinaire, Luft is that rare artist steeped in folk and traditional roots music almost from birth—yet willing to alter that […]
Press Release The Northwest Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce that Brendan Hyatt, principal of Our Lady of the Way School and St. Michael’s School, recently received a prestigious “Principal of the Year” award from the Catholic Principals Council of Ontario (CPCO). This award is presented annually to […]
Peggy Revell Opponents to the proposed “run-of-river” hydroelectric generating stations on the Namakan River are hoping information gathered from a nine-day observation of lake sturgeon at the High Falls site in late April will increase the level of environmental assessment required by the Ontario government before the project proceeds. As […]
Staff As orientation and training continues for MNR FireRangers and support staff across the region, as well as work on setting up remote fuel caches and making sure all equipment resources are ready, the fire situation remains fairly calm in the West Fire Region. No new fires were reported in […]
the OPP Shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday, Rainy River District OPP officers, with assistance from the Fort Frances Crime Unit, located and apprehended Matthew Bradley Meyers without incident. Meyers was taken into police custody in the area of Clearwater Lake, about 30 km north of Emo. Police had been looking […]
Dave Ogilvie The new Emo and District Lions Club will host its “Charter Night” banquet and dance on June 4 at the Emo Legion. The cocktail hour will begin at 6 p.m., with a short ceremony celebrating the establishment of the new club starting at 7 p.m. A full turkey […]
Robin McCormick The fourth Women’s Health Symposium is set to go this Saturday (May 8) at Fort Frances High School and the Townshend Theatre. Running from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., the day will be full of information, education, and pampering for women of all ages. Speakers, exhibits, free health screenings, and […]
Dave Ogilvie It was a perfect spring, nearing the end to another year of school, for Felicia Schmutz of Emo—until she decided to answer an ad on hotmail. The ad was for applications for the Miss Teen Canada-World competition. And little did Schmutz know the kind of effect that decision […]
Press Release Icebox Radio Theater of International Falls has released another edition of the popular series, “Frozen Frights,” as its latest podcast. “Frozen Frights” returns with an original story twistier than a North Country back road. “Shack Weekend” takes the idea of a “domestic drama” and paints it in the […]
Staff A hydro pole fire just west of Fort Frances late yesterday afternoon left 3,775 Hydro One customers from Alberton to Rainy River without power. A Hydro One rep said this morning there isn’t an established cause for the pole fire, which was located along Highway 11/71 in Alberton. “It […]
