Everything appears to be a go for establishing an all-French elementary school program here by next September, and the call is out for French-speaking families to enrol. The Conseil Scholaire du District Catholique Aurores Boreales, the French Catholic district school board which covers an area from Marathon to the Manitoba […]
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“Riley” didn’t do too well in the fishing derby held last Friday by the staff and residents at the Training and Learning Centre on Couchiching. In fact, as one of his teammates put it, all the 14-year-old was able to catch was “one teeny little bass.” But that didn’t seem […]
“October is Clergy Appreciation Month,” noted Peggy Gustafson of KBHW in International Falls, adding the Christian radio station once again will present an opportunity to send one pastor on a vacation. And they need you to do it. During October, KBHW will be accepting nominations for the award. Simply write […]
Although the school year is well underway, local Catholic school board trustees were told at their regular meeting here Saturday that many unknowns remain in the education system. The topic came up during Education Director Paul Jackson’s report on staffing levels in schools across the board. He said enrolment levels […]
With bird hunting season now in full swing here, hunters will be frequenting area back roads as part of their search for game like partridge. But if they plan to use logging roads, Melanie Mathieson and other members of the Rainy River District Logging and Safety Committee are urging hunters […]
Eight district girls are out to prove they know all there is to know about 4-H when they head to Bruce Mines (near Sault Ste. Marie) for the regional “Go for the Gold” competition Saturday. A sort of “Reach for the Top” in 4-H, it pits teams against each other […]
The fourth-annual Rainy River Valley Giant Pumpkin Festival is set to go Saturday, Oct. 3 at Hannam Park in Rainy River, and organizer Dr. Ewan Affleck said this year’s crop could be big. Dr. Affleck said he’s heard rumours of pumpkins being grown in the district that weigh more than […]
There’s an old joke that goes, “You can tell if someone’s a farmer or not because they are the ones who are out standing (outstanding) in their fields.” But you could take that joke literally during the Emo Research Station’s pasture tour last Saturday. About two dozen people were out […]
The “Great Escape” is coming soon to Emo residents as part of Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 4-10). It is a concerted effort to get citizens across North America actively involved in fire safety, especially the importance of having an escape route from their home. The Emo Fire Department is strongly […]
Glyphosate, better known as “Roundup,” is one of the most common weed killers used in Rainy River District. But a report by an American-based group is raising doubts about the safety of this herbicide. A report printed in “Nature Alert,” by the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, contended: •in […]
Pegeen Keffer, Adriana Schulz, Kerri Tolen, and Dorothy Wiersema are no strangers to the local board of education system but they’re all new to Donald Young School in Emo this year. Schulz and Tolen, who came over to DYS from Nestor Falls, will be teaching grade four/five and seven/eight respectively […]
The regulated outflow from Rainy Lake has levelled out at a rate of 75 cubic metres per second after a brief reduction to 70 cubic metres per second last Friday was found to be too little to sustain Emo’s water supply. “After reducing the rate to 70 cubic metres per […]
