Piano Division Friday, April 16 •CLASS P703 First–Krista Emond Second– Audrey Chojko-Bolec/Oryn Albanese (tie) •CLASS P607 First–Lucas Koomans Second–Kaitlyn Chiasson •CLASS P507 First–Jared Bethune •CLASS P407 First–Jilayne Derksen Second–Moriah Carradice
District News
the OPP Shortly before 4 p.m. on Friday, the OPP Communications Centre received multiple calls from the public regarding a female who appeared intoxicated and waving a handgun as she walked along Colonization Road East near the overpass in Fort Frances. OPP officers attended the scene immediately, and located a […]
Piano Division Thursday, April 15 •CLASS P050 First–Myra Donaldson/Shakira Wapoose (tie) Second–Yvonne McPherson •CLASS P102 First–Alyssa Chiasson/Judy Wu (tie) Second–Katelyn Bruyere •CLASS P107 First–Paris Belle-Faith Gauthier •CLASS P202 First–Arthur VanAel Second–Justis Paul-Emile Gauthier •CLASS P303 First–Jordan Bruyere Second–Kayla Stang •CLASS P306 First–Jordan Bruyere •CLASS P406 First–Jazmine Coral-Hope Gauthier •CLASS P1007 […]
Dave Ogilvie The Emo & District Hospital Auxiliary will be holding a tag day at Cloverleaf in Emo this Friday afternoon (April 16) and again on Front Street on Saturday (April 17). Money raised will go towards upgrading the existing X-ray equipment at the Emo Health Centre. The equipment is […]
Robin McCormick Emo will be full of activity, fun, and great prizes this Thursday through Saturday (April 15-17) during annual “Spring Fever Days” festivities. Come out and sign up for free draws at Emo businesses, and be one of the observers at “Cuts for Cancer.” Meanwhile, the Emo Legion will […]
Dan Falloon Even though the Canadian dollar is flirting with parity with the U.S. greenback, area hunting and fishing lodge operators are heading off the surging loonie. Ross’ Camp and Camp Narrows Lodge both charge in U.S. funds so while any fluctuations with the dollar affect their bottom lines, guests […]
Ken Johnston For one individual, “What happened in Vegas did not stay in Vegas!” He ended up taking home some ink in the form of a Canadian flag tattooed on his backside! That was the price he paid for losing a fight on Easter weekend to Rainy River’s Robert Tolen. […]
Dave Ogilvie More than 200 people sat down for the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99’s annual “Good Friday” fish fry in Emo. Those in attendance enjoyed a fantastic meal of fresh fish and all the fixings, topped off with homemade pie and ice cream. As well, more than 75 take-out […]
Robin McCormick All fire burning in the Municipality of La Vallee has been restricted until further notice due to the extremely dry conditions. The district also has seen high winds that only would add to the chances of grass fires. • • • Crossroads School will celebrate “Earth Day” on […]
Peggy Revell Rainy River District residents eventually will be able to dial “2-1-1” to access information on the various services available to them here. “2-1-1 is similar to 4-1-1,” Trudy McCormick, executive director of the Northwest Community Legal Clinic, said about the service, which has a “multitude of aspects.” “The […]
Robin McCormick Crossroads School here in Devlin is pleased to announce that the March 12 spaghetti supper organized to assist the Presenger family was a resounding success. Almost $3,000 has been raised to help the family who lost their uninsured home to a fire in February. A final spaghetti lunch […]
Dave Ogilvie The “Country Jam” held Friday (March 26) at the Emo Legion was, by far, the best attended to date. An extra table or two were set up and chairs were squeezed in so the dance floor remained large enough for the enthusiastic crowd. A dedicated group of musicians […]
