Dave OgilvieEmo correspondence The “Country Jam” is starting up again this Friday (Jan. 12) at the Emo Legion, with the musicians to start playing around 7 p.m. Organizers are looking for musicians so if you play or love to sing, please consider coming out on Friday. If you have equipment […]
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Staff Get your camera ready! The Alzheimer Society of Kenora/Rainy River Districts is looking for individuals to submit their favourite photos that capture the beauty and diversity of the two districts. Photos chosen will be used for its 2019 cash calendar, and will feature your name and photo description. To […]
It was a good start tp 2018 for Owen Ross of Fort Frances, who won the $2,000 up for grabs on Jan. 1 in the Rainy River District Mutual Aid Association’s weekly cash calendar draw. Tyler Yatchuk (Fort Frances) won $100 for Jan. 1. Winning $30 for Jan. 1-6 were […]
Staff The Rainy River District School Board is in the process of gathering public feedback on a proposal to hike the pay of four executive positions. For the local public school board, the proposed Executive Compensation Program applies to the Director of Education, Superintendent of Education/School Effectiveness, Superintendent of Education/Student […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent Congratulations to the Dylan Johnston rink that has qualified for the Northern Ontario provincial playdowns which start Feb. 7 in Little Current. The rink features former district curlers Mike Badiuk at third and Travis Showalter at lead, along with Cody Johnston (second) and Chris Baird (fifth). The […]
The Associated Press NEW DELHI — At least three children have been killed by leopards in a series of recent attacks in rural India, according to media reports and wildlife experts. Two of the children were killed in a village in central India possibly by the same leopard with a […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim And Ken Moritsugu The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — It’s been more than a decade since the leaders of the two Koreas have held a summit. Could it happen now? South Korean President Moon Jae-in told reporters Wednesday that he remains open to a meeting […]
Submitted The new bridge on Highway 11/71 spanning the creek at the east end of Emo has been completed and is now open. A bailey bridge was in use for several months while crews worked on replacing the culvert underneath it.
Jamie Mountain Baudette Bears’ forward Jackson Lebrasseur looked to cut in on goal and jam one past Fort Frances Wu Warriors’ goalie Riley Calder during Sunday’s ‘A’ final of the annual Bantam ‘A’ tournament held here. Baudette used a five-goal outburst in the second period to down the hosts 7-1 […]
Jamie Mountain Halley’s Comets’ forward Lachlan Rheault looked to break his way in on goal for a scoring chance against Fort Frances Green’s Predators’ goalie Cohen Robinson during his team’s 4-3 loss in Sunday’s ‘B’ final of the annual Bantam ‘A’ tournament held here. Rheault scored all three of his […]
Jamie Mountain Mary-Beth Tkachuk looked to return a shot from Nikki Bagacki with a solid backhand attempt Sunday during the women’s ‘B’ final of the 31st-annual La Place Rendez-Vous squash tournament at the Memorial Sports Centre. Tkachuk won the hotly-contested match 3-2 to claim the division title.
