Grade three students here scored within two or three percent of the provincial average during the standardized testing conducted last May, teacher Sylvia Parker told public school board trustees during their regular meeting last night. Parker, who works with curriculum services in Atikokan, said 79 percent of the board’s students […]
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Preliminary results tallied from the fourth-annual “Spirit of Christmas” fundraiser here Sunday night indicate at least $16,000 was raised–a jump of nearly $4,000 over last year. And that has organizers from the Fort Frances unit of the Canadian Cancer Society, which hosted the popular event, sporting big grins. “Last year’s […]
If you’ve ever wanted to clown around in church, then you can’t miss this. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church is opening its doors for a Christmas service Sunday, Dec. 13 at 6:30 p.m. conducted by a team of clowns. That’s right–clowns. Rev. Mary Whitson said the clown team, from the Evangelical […]
More than 100 shoppers waited for their chance to get a hold of some bargains Sunday morning as Safeway staff and dignitaries cut the ribbon to officially re-open the expanded store here. The turnout for the brief ceremony came as a pleasant surprise to store manager Paul Miller, whose staff […]
At least 150 invited guests were on hand for the town’s annual appreciation dinner Friday night at La Place Rendez-Vous, including 1998 “Citizen of the Year” Walter Horban. Horban, a retired high school teacher, officially was presented with his award at the dinner. He noted in a brief acceptance speech […]
Frank Miclash isn’t concerned about running against NDP leader Howard Hampton in the new Kenora-Rainy River riding in the next election. Neither is Hampton. He said yesterday he doesn’t see the Liberal party posing a huge threat to his chances of getting re-elected here. “The problem the Liberals have is […]
At least 25 organizations across the district have banded together under the Substance Abuse Prevention program to help communities reduce problems, including injuries, associated with alcohol and drug abuse. Core team members include Riverside Community Counselling, the Riverside ambulance service, Family and Children’s Service, Voyageur Panel, the OPP, and the […]
Hear ye! Hear ye! The Emo Centennial committee is looking for a town crier! As far back as the Middle Ages, many towns had someone who yelled out the public announcements contest while wandering the streets. Sort of a like a newspaper on two legs. Well, the committee wants to […]
In Gaelic, Emo means “Edge of the Plain.” In English, it means “The Place our First Reeve was From.” Alexander Luttrell was born Feb. 14, 1845 near Emo, Ireland (which is spelled Ioma in Gaelic). After the potato famine, his mother and father, with their eight children in tow, came […]
While public school board trustees were presented with last May’s standardized grade three testing results just last night, Donald Young School already is working on how to make next year’s results better. Across the district, schools saw students’ understanding in reading and mathematics decrease from the 1996-97 test results. DYS […]
Fundraising for the Emo hospital’s renovation project got off to a good start Friday night, with more than $24,000 raised at the kick-off dinner and silent auction. The Emo Legion was packed as all 200 seats to the event were sold well ahead of time. Co-organizer and emcee Percy Champagne […]
Christmas is coming and so is the fifth season of the Rainy River Community Choir, which stages its first of four performances tomorrow night. “Music and Readings for the Christmas Season” opens at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Bergland, then moves to Our Lady of […]
