Nine years ago, a group of singers from Emo and surrounding communities decided to help Emo celebrate its 100th birthday by forming the Emo Centennial Choir. Ever since, interested individuals from across the district have gathered in the fall and again in the spring to learn new songs and to […]
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With the ninth-annual Rainy River Walleye Tournament just over two weeks away, tournament directors are busy beavers finalizing last-minute details and getting all the facilities into place. Tournament chair Wes Blight said this year’s RRWT will be bigger and better than ever. And with the field expanded to 87 teams, […]
Several local draft horse owners are planning a fun weekend and potluck next Saturday (Sept. 15) starting at the Harold and Karen Kellar residence in Devlin. Anyone interested in going on an old-fashioned “wagon train” is encouraged to come out. “The last time we planned an event like this was […]
The Ministry of Natural Resources is advising campers and others vacationing in Ontario’s outdoors on Labour Day weekend to use caution with all outdoor fires and do their part in preventing human-caused forest fires. Over the past 10 years, 91 human-caused forest fires have been started in Ontario during the […]
One new fire was reported in the Northwest Region by the end of the day yesterday. A canoeist in Quetico Park called in the small lightning-caused fire that was burning on an island on Russell Lake. FireRangers from the Fort Frances Fire Management Headquarters responded and the blaze has been […]
A Minnesota man was fined $250 and ordered to pay an additional $4,000 for part of the cost of putting out a forest fire he caused. Kevin Keeney, 50, of Grand Rapids, Mn., pleaded guilty to failing to keep a fire under control. Court was told that on April 28, […]
The Borderland Community Orchestra—a 55-member ensemble comprised of residents from across the Rainy River valley—is getting ready for its eighth season, beginning with a rehearsal Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at Donald Young School in Emo. “We have two exciting programs that we’ll be working on,” enthused conductor Katherine Williams, […]
In her 93 years, Tina Visser of Emo has seen her share of ups and downs. But after reminiscing about her family’s move from the Netherlands to Canada 50 years earlier, and the life they led here in Rainy River District, she is still amazed at the opportunities they encountered […]
EMO—The proposed concept drawing and floor plan for the new Rainy River District Women’s Institute Museum was unveiled in Emo last week and members of the group are pleased with the image. “We’re really excited about it,” enthused president Ruth Brett. “I don’t think there was anyone who didn’t think […]
The Ontario government is making northern communities safer, protecting forest resources, and enhancing effective resource management through a $2.1-million reconstruction of the apron at the Ministry of Natural Resources’ aviation facilities in Dryden, Natural Resources minister David Ramsay announced Friday. “By investing in an improved new apron at the Dryden […]
FORT FRANCES—The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association has embarked on a $250,000 project to upgrade the infrastructure at the Stratton sales barn. Several of the improvements are scheduled to be completed by the first sale of the season next Saturday (Sept. 8). “We’ll have as good a facility as anywhere in […]
EMO—The proposed concept drawing and floor plan for the new Rainy River District Women’s Institute Museum was unveiled in Emo last week and members of the group are pleased with the image. “We’re really excited about it,” enthused president Ruth Brett. “I don’t think there was anyone who didn’t think […]
