Public Works superintendent Dan Wilson gave Emo council an oral report on the progress of road repairs in the municipality at their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 26. All necessary work will be completed soon, including preparing the dump for the winter months, said Wilson. Wilspon also briefed the Council […]
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A “Tribute to the Legends of Country Music” will be held on Friday, Sept. 5 at the Emo Legion starting at 7 p.m. The group “Country Blend”, who have recorded 6 CD’s, will be performing the music of Dolly, Patsy, Loretta, Kitty, Jeannie, Del Wood, Hank Williams Jr., Johnny Cash, […]
After a very busy summer of running her own business “Captured Memoirs”, Allison Barron finally has something to show for all of her effort as her first book, “Captured Memoirs: In the Midst of the Battle” is completed and already graces the shelves of a handful of stores in Fort […]
Rainy River Community College announced that it will host “The Ultimate Road Trip: Campus2Career,” a free success presentation for first-year college students, at noon tomorrow (Wednesday. Sept. 3) at RRCC Theater. The presentation will be delivered on campuses across the nation this fall to more than 350,000 students. The program […]
Volunteers are still needed to get this year’s Terry Fox Run going. Six to eight people are needed to help with running the water sites along the run, setting up the hall, providing technical assistance, and handling the barbecue after the run, and clean up said run organizer Debbie Bayzylewski. […]
There were two new fires reported in the West Fire Region by yesterday afternoon and three declared “out.” One new fire was in the Nipigon District and one was in the Sioux Lookout District. Also, by the end of the day Tuesday, a total of eight new fires were reported […]
One of the first questions Tracy Jensen asks students when they come to the Alternative School Program is what do they want to do in their future. “The majority of them don’t have a clue,” she said. “So we work on that.” As the program’s education support coordinator, Jensen has […]
Mud Lake City, “The Biggest Little City in the Rainy River Valley,” held its 10th-annual music fest on Sunday, and owners Betty and Wayne Salchert went all out to make this year’s celebration the best ever. Situated south of Devlin, the recreated village was ready and waiting to receive it […]
All the hard work and dedication of the volunteers is what has made the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo a great success for 108 years, said fair board president Emily Watson. “We couldn’t do this without all the volunteers who keep coming back year after […]
Kerry Hyatt of Devlin entered another top-notch 4-H steer, which grabbed the “Grand Champion Market” title at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo over the weekend. Hyatt also earned the “Grand Champion Showman” award. “It was really big surprise and an honour to win both […]
Held in conjunction with the annual fall fair in Emo, last Friday’s bike rodeo was a rolling success. Hosted by the OPP at the Cloverleaf parking lot, 10 riders up to 11 years of age showed off their prowess wheeling their bikes through the demanding obstacle course. But it wasn’t […]
Certainly one of the highlights of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair in Emo is the queen pageant, which wrapped up with the talent show and crowning last Thursday evening upstairs at the Emo Arena. The five contestants, Ashlee Nordstrom, Lauren Davis, Dana Drennan, Janel Barker, and […]
