The “Jump Rope for Heart Event” at Donald Young School on Friday afternoon was a success in raising approximately $4000. DYS staff were pleased that so many students were willing to volunteer to raise funds for this cause. For 21 years the Heart and Stroke Foundation has raised monies to […]
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Summer programs are on the horizon for the Emo Toy Library. “Our current programming wraps up at the end of May,” said Emo Library co-ordinator Jennifer Miedema. “We will begin our new summer programs June 1 and they will run until the end of August. We are going to try […]
Mark Nielson, having completed his chiropractic education and one year of practice in Portland, has been home recently visiting his family before leaving for Australia where he has a position for three years. He is flying to Perth where he will be met by a doctor from one of the […]
A total of 50 people showed up at the newly-opened Chapple Community Centre in Barwick on Friday to partake of a spaghetti dinner and hear heritage committee chair Rilla Race give an update on coming events. The summer season begins as soon as this weekend when the Chapple Museum opens […]
Students at the Sturgeon Creek Alternate Program (SCAP) have been preparing these past few weeks for their spring concert coming up next Thursday (May 1) at 7 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church at Emo. In other news, the local Christian Parents Association’s video library is moving around, presently making […]
The annual spring dance hosted by the Devlin slo-pitch association is coming up this Saturday (April 26) at the Devlin Hall. Doors open at 7:30, with the dance starting at 8. “Thinking of Pinky,” a live band from Fort Frances, will be performing. Admission is $8 per person, and a […]
Christ the Lord is Risen today was echoed throughout community churches on Easter Sunday. On Good Friday at the Christian Reformed Church, the sermon topic was “Our Father Clothed in Majesty.” During the offertory, a flute duet, “We are the Reason,” was played by Christine Bethune and Reta Dykstra. Organist […]
Although the Clover Valley Farmers’ Market doesn’t open for the season until this Saturday (April 26), shoppers had a chance to get a feel for what will be in store there during the annual Easter Market last Thursday and Saturday. The cold, wet weather also didn’t appear to put much […]
The April meeting of Chapple council was held at the municipal office with all council members present. Council discussed the proposed official plan and zoning amendments that would be required to be reviewed to ensure the protection of Chapple’s well fields. Henry Kornelsen, representing the Chapple Volunteer Fire Department, reported […]
The best in a long time was how Emo Reeve Russ Fortier described this year’s version of Spring Fever Days, which ran last Thursday through Saturday. “I would guess from talking to people downtown it was the most successful in years,” said Reeve Fortier. “The weather certainly helped and the […]
The warm weather, sunny skies, and large attendance made Emo’s annual Spring Fever Days last weekend a success for all concerned, according to most reports. Merchants were smiling, patrons were buying, and everywhere there were laughing children—revelling in the chance to chase away the winter blues and embrace a new […]
One in eight. If you are a woman, those are critical numbers. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, one in every eight North American women will develop breast cancer over their lifetime. Nearly half of them will die—either from the disease itself or from complications of treatment. I know. I […]
