Did you ever want to host a student from another country in your home and learn about another culture first-hand? Or did you ever want to be one of those students and go abroad for the learning experience of a lifetime? If either of these things appeals to you, Barb […]
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One of the guest speakers at last week’s ManOMin Watershed Conference in International Falls rightly could be described as a true insider when it comes to forestry. For many years, Herb Hammond was a forester in his native British Columbia as well as an instructor in silviculture and forest ecology […]
A new store on Scott Street promises its customers a special experience—a chance to see rare dolls from all over the world and to buy a gift to last a lifetime. Alana Cawston, owner of “Just Imagine,” hopes to share her love of dolls by bringing special pieces to her […]
After a lull in sales for well over six months, the River Walk Condominiums are seeing some new tenants—with firm leads on buyers for four more units just in the past month. “It’s ongoing. We have had offers on some, we have other people who are interested but want to […]
While just under a month away, the Fort Frances Volunteer Bureau’s annual community Christmas dinner already is in the works, with the first organizational meeting being held here last Thursday. Organizers already have received some food and cash donations, and are rounding up volunteers, but they still need to get […]
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside a dog, it’s too dark to read.” —Groucho Marx When you walk into the living room of Bob and Jo-Ann MacDonald’s home, what you see looks much like any nursery. The floor is strewn with stuffed toys, things that […]
Two Emo ringette teams, the Tweens and Belles, visited Atikokan for a tournament that also feature teams from Dryden and Thunder Bay. Carlee Bosma and her Tween squad took up right where they left off last year—coming home with the gold medal. In their first game against host Atikokan, the […]
The Emo Esso PeeWee girls’ hockey team showed their stuff at an annual tournament held in Kenora over the weekend. The girls played hard and it resulted in them winning the gold medal. Making up the team were Jessie Baker, Nicole Beadle, Carlee Bosma, Kailey Curtis, Jaycey Ewald, Kaitlyn Ferris, […]
The Borderland Community Orchestra will present a Christmas concert and sing-a-long at Donald Young School in Emo on Monday, Dec. 22. Tickets will be available at the door, with proceeds to go to DYS. In other news, the weight room at the Emo arena is now accessible from the interior […]
Cattle farmers will have to wait a while yet before the U.S. border once again is wide open to Canadian cattle, the Rainy River Cattle Breeders Association learned last week. Gary Sliworsky, area rep of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF), told a meeting of local breeders in Stratton […]
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 […]
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 […]
