Happy New Year to everyone from the Men’s Breakfast Ministry, which meets on the third Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. at the Emo Legion. This Saturday (Jan. 17), the guest speaker will be Rick Plett of Linden, Alta. He is with the Gospel Troubadours Prison Ministry. On Jan. […]
District News
The new federal riding boundaries have not been formally drawn yet but one man already is standing at the gate eager to run for the NDP in Thunder Bay-Rainy River. Larry Richardson, who says he is 65 and holding, has deep roots in the Fort Frances area. He was in […]
People who like to park overnight on Front Street during the winter months had better get ready to cough up some stiff towing fees. Emo council decided at its regular meeting last Wednesday night to draft a resolution to pass a bylaw prohibiting overnight parking on Front Street between Nov. […]
The band known as Jexreel, meaning “God Plants,” is a Christian contemporary music group that preaches the good news of Jesus Christ mostly in British Columbia, Alberta, and the United States. Leader Norm Vike played in bar bands for 14 years until he gave his life to Christ in 1997, […]
While auto and home owners have been grimacing in the face of steadily rising insurance rates lately, one group that few thought would be affected has witnessed a dramatic increase they never saw coming. Mark Mast, a missionary in Rainy River for the Canadian Sunday School Mission, has been active […]
The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists had a fine turnout of amateur ornithologists for their annual Christmas bird count back on Dec. 14, although the birds were somewhat less keen. Fourteen people, including five children, carefully combed a 24-km diameter circle encompassing the area between Frog Creek Road and Highway […]
Fr. James Panikulam left Jan. 8 to go to India and visit his family. He returns Feb. 21. The priests from International Falls and Deacon George will help out while Ellen will look after the parish office (Pinewood) as usual. • • • A seniors’ Valentine Appreciation Tea, once again sponsored by […]
A new radio station is on the airwaves in Borderland and along with it, a new tune from a local band. CKWO-92.3 (The Wolf) began broadcasting from Couchiching on Monday and one song that will be heard for the next little while is an offering from local band “Thinking of […]
On Jan. 1, 1904, the hamlet of Beaver Mills, Ont. became incorporated as the Town of Rainy River. Last Thursday (Jan. 1, 2004), about 120 town residents gathered for a New Year’s levee to celebrate the 100th birthday of the community. Town crier Doug Giles started the festivities by ringing […]
Kyle Guba of Sudbury wasn’t about to let a little cut keep him from chasing the championship trophy. Okay, it was a nasty cut, one that opened up his chin from side to side and eventually took 12 stitches to close, but that still didn’t stop him from racing in […]
Family and friends attended a reception for newlyweds Paul and Damaris Gerber, who reside in Switzerland, on Sunday afternoon at the Calvary Baptist Church. A video was shown of the wedding, which took place in a castle in Spiez, Switzerland last July. Paul’s parents and sisters, Heidi and Helen, attended […]
At its inaugural meeting held Dec. 1, Emo council reviewed the request for final payment to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. for the Emo Fire Department equipment upgrade project, including a new fire truck. Council felt the project’s objectives and goals had been accomplished by ensuring reliable and efficient […]
