Recently, a come and go tea was held at the Emo Legion for Tina Visser, who was celebrating her 90th birthday. She greeted everyone upon their arrival with a broad smile, clearly happy to have everyone there for her special occasion. I don’t know how many came, but I could […]
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The annual Remembrance Day banquet hosted by the Emo Legion last Tuesday evening attracted support from all corners of the area which it covers, which I am told is the largest branch in the province. About 100 people turned out for the occasion, which included local MPP and NDP leader […]
A Remembrance Day service at Our Lady of the Way School opened with the marching in of the colours performed by comrades from the Royal Canadian Legion Br. #99 at Emo. Next, “O Canada” was sung, then there was the call to worship. “We have gathered here to worship God. […]
A new church is being planted in our district, which will be called Grace Community Baptist Church. “We have thought about such a move for some time,” noted Rudy French, though adding they’re still in the process of getting things off the ground. Their mother church is Pleasant Hill Baptist […]
For almost 20 years, the Emo Lions Club has served residents of the central part of Rainy River District, having contributed funds to many organizations and families in need of financial assistance. The club also has beautified the Emo waterfront with the Lions Park as well as raised a substantial […]
The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association will be holding an information meeting tomorrow (Nov. 20) in Stratton and all district farmers are welcome to attend. Guest speaker will be Barry Potter, a livestock specialist with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food who works out of the New Liskeard research station. Potter […]
The annual “Crafts Galore” was held last Friday and Saturday at the Legion in Emo—and it was another huge success. Although Friday saw a smaller turnout, the crowd on Saturday made up for it as people streamed in to check out the colourful display of Yuletide gifts as well as […]
If the hunting lobby wanted good publicity, this certainly was not the way to go about it. Sometime late Saturday night, someone shot and killed two elk near a sideroad in Richardson Township. In the process, a calf was left orphaned, whose chances for survival are about nil without its […]
Donald Young School students held their Remembrance Day assembly in the gymnasium last Tuesday (Nov. 11) with parents, grandparents, and friends in attendance. The simple program was in honour of our fallen comrades who served in two world wars and the Korean War, as well as peacekeeping missions since then. […]
I am constantly reminded of the many talents local youth display during school activities. Once again, last Friday evening was no exception as I watched a Fort High production entitled “By The Numbers,” which was a musical revue that feature many country kids on the stage. The comments all agreed […]
The increase in the white-tailed deer population in Rainy River District has become a matter of some concern because of a parasite that can be fatal to moose. Parelaphostrongylus tenuis—also known as meningeal worm or brain worm—is a slender, delicate roundworm found in the cranial cavity of cervids. Due to […]
Great weather no doubt accounted for the large turnout at the annual Remembrance Day service at the Emo cenotaph last Tuesday. The Donald Young School choir, directed by Katherine Williams, led in the signing of “O Canada,” then the opening prayer was offered by Pastor Andrew Hall of Calvary Baptist […]
