Peggy Revell Plans already are underway for the second-annual Barwick Gun & Hobby Show, which is slated for May 2 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Barwick community centre. While the show is mainly about firearms, event organizer Scott Stafford stressed it’s also a family event with hobby tables featuring […]
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Peggy Revell 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of Alberton’s volunteer fire department. “There was a house just north of me here that caught on fire and there were two fatalities, a little girl and her grandfather who had passed,” explained current fire chief Sandy Haney on why there was the […]
Staff March 20 is the first day of spring—and what better to shake off the winter “blahs” than on the dance floor? A social to raise funds for the “Community Chest,” featuring live music by three local bands, is slated that night from 8:15 p.m.-1 a.m. at the Memorial Sports […]
Ken Johnston Rainy River residents were put under a boil-water advisory on Friday afternoon and should continue to boil their water for the immediate future. In a media release from the Northwestern Health Unit, the reason given for the advisory was “due to inadequate treatment [of the water].” Bill Limerick, […]
Ken Johnston It was a sunny but chilly day Saturday, yet that was not enough to deter 145 souls from participating in the 12th-annual Morson Ice-Fishing Derby. Event organizer Sheila Gate said while angler numbers were down from last year, she felt the event was a big success. There were […]
Dave Ogilvie Emo youth soccer will be holding registration for its upcoming season next Monday and Tuesday (March 9-10) from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Emo arena. This year’s soccer program is for boys and girls in JK-Grade 8, and will run every Tuesday and Thursday starting April 28 at the […]
Robin McCormick Without a doubt, it’s been a long, cold, snowy winter. But take heart, that’s bound to improve. One sure sign of spring is registration for Emo youth soccer, which takes place next Monday and Tuesday (March 9-10) from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Emo-La Vallee Community Centre (arena). For […]
Peggy Revell As its inaugural project, the South Kenora-Rainy River Stewardship Council will be taking orders for tree seedlings during March. “The council’s goal [with this project] is to increase the number of trees planted in the greater Rainy River District,” said Colin Langford, the MNR’s local stewardship co-ordinator. “The […]
Dave Ogilvie With only four months until the anticipated opening of the Emo spray park, the committee’s fundraising campaign definitely has kicked into high gear. One of the newest contributors to the cause is Cloverleaf Grocery in Emo. Cloverleaf will donate 3.5 percent of the value of all cash register […]
Dave Ogilvie Monday, March 2 marked the 105th anniversary of the birth of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to the world as the incredible Dr. Seuss. What better way to celebrate his birth than to stage the Broadway hit, “Seussical the Musical”? That’s exactly what the cast and crew of […]
Peggy Revell The provincial ombudsman and Emo council are butting heads following a recently-released report detailing an investigation into a closed meeting held last spring. Entitled “Municipal Government By Stealth,” the report came after the ombudsman’s office received a complaint back on April 21, 2008 alleging that “following the adjournment […]
Press Release The Northwestern Health Unit and Township of Rainy River declared Friday afternoon that Rainy River residents follow a boil-water advisory after determining the safety of the drinking water could not be guaranteed there. The boil-water advisory is due to inadequate treatment, the health unit noted Until the safety […]
