Last Thursday afternoon during the weekly Wheels to Meals program at the Emo Legion, language pathologist Lonna Oster explained what her position is here once a week at Knox United Church and what “Northwords” is all about. “The program is funded through the Ministry of Health to service children in […]
District News
October is Mission Month at Our Lady of the Way and we, as Christians, are asked to share and pray for the needy. They’re enrolling in the Holy Childhood Association at Mass on Oct. 15, which provides help for children threatened by chronic shortages of food, health care, and religious […]
Donald Young School in Emo had an early dismissal day for students last Wednesday so teachers could be introduced to the new anti-bullying curriculum being implemented in all classrooms of the local public school board this year. In other news, the final tally for the annual Terry Fox Run held […]
The Emo Toy Library Resource Centre is looking eagerly towards its fall carnival coming up Saturday, Oct. 25 from 1-3 p.m. at the Emo Legion. Special guests will be the Borderland Community Orchestra. The theme will be Hallowe’en, of course, and everyone is invited to hear great music (the orchestra […]
Somebody must be doing something right because in sharp contrast to the previous week, sunny skies and almost summer-like conditions were the order of the day Sunday when the Rainy River Federation of Agriculture held its “On the Road Again” bus tour. Sixty-two people—mostly moms and kids—piled into two buses […]
Customer Appreciation Days last Friday and Saturday in Emo was a first-time venture. Friday was dull and gloomy, but Mother Nature smiled down on the proceedings taking place at every business sector on Saturday. In visiting different business locations, it was busy as a beehive, people browsed around and purchased. […]
After a stellar sale last month, the fallout from mad cow disease exploded onto the scene at the Stratton sales barn Saturday. Prices for calves at the sale averaged only about 85¢/lb., which was well down from last year’s average of about $1.35/lb. “If the government does not step in […]
There will be no municipal election in Emo, Chapple, and Morley in November because all the candidates have been acclaimed. In Emo, Reeve Russ Fortier will be back for another three-year term, along with incumbents Ken Fisher, Gary Judson, Geoff Pearce and Harri Sheloff on council. In Chapple, Reeve William […]
They came from as far away as Toronto, and from as close as the farm next door, but they all had one thing in common—a vested interest in Herefords. Nearly 60 people took part in the Hereford Influence Tour of district Hereford farms on Saturday—organized by the Rainy River District […]
Emo is holding a Customer Appreciation Days promotion this Friday and Saturday (Oct. 3-4) to celebrate the “grand openings” of Norlund Oil, Borderland Esso, the Country Treasurers Gift Shop at the Emo Inn, and Meyers Clothing. The business sector is promising great deals at the Front Street and highway garage […]
While the recent announcement that the suspension on admissions at Rainycrest Home for the Aged has been lifted is welcome news to many, the five vacant beds at the facility offer little comfort to the other 47 people on the 52-name waiting list. Some families in the district have loved […]
Upcoming activities in Chapple include the fall supper of stew slated for Friday Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Barwick Hall. The Rainy Lake Highlanders will entertain. The cost to attend is $10 for adults and $6 for children aged eight and under. This is a fundraiser for the […]
