It’s the Christian Reformed Church’s 50th anniversary homecoming this coming weekend, with the planning completed last Monday. The main theme of course is “Homecoming” with expectation scores of people joining in the festivities, starting with Saturday Morning Prayer from 9 a.m.-11a.m. The official welcome by the church council will be […]
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They kicked off their 100th birthday with the roar of police special Harley Davidson motorcycles in Stratton last Tuesday. July 1st marked the official 100th anniversary of the incorporation of Morley Township (Stratton) and to mark the event the town held a special dedication ceremony at the town hall and […]
A great day it was for Barwick’s July 1 Canada Day celebration. The weather was just what the doctor ordered–cool, calm with a little breeze flowing through. Organizers and committee members were actually thrilledby this. The canteen was working overtime to cool your system off. “The Mini-Parade had 27 kiddies […]
The Township of Emo’s Canada Day celebrations held at Emo-LaVallee Community Centre had approximately 60 people in attendance. Children’s games were the centre of attraction, as the inflatable Bouncin’ Good Times, Tot-Tanic slide and Unicorn Bouncer kept them active, as did face painting and taking a whack at a cnady-filled […]
Anne Sullivan transferred to Emo from Thamesville as the new manager of the LCBO in June, 1983, replacing Jimmy James. Having started with the LCBO in 1979, she was one of the first 10 female managers for the LCBO. Sullivan first lived at the home of Marcel DeGagne, who at […]
The gymnasium at Our Lady of the Way School was filled for the graduation exercise of the Class of 2003 last Monday evening. The facility was decorated with blue and white streamers and balloons (the school’s colours). This year’s Grade 8 graduates were Chad Blackburde, Chantelle Bragg, William Brandon, Curtis […]
The Christian Reformed Church in Emo will be hosting a homecoming weekend next Saturday and Sunday (July 12-13) in conjunction with its 50th anniversary celebrations. Saturday’s activities will begin with breakfast from 9-11 a.m. Then there will be a welcome by the council and the dedication of five local trees—one […]
Three Grade 4/5 students—Marissa Smith, Paige Vien, and Jordan Ogden—spent weeks creating a storybook to honour a retiring teacher at Donald Young School in Emo. Helen Mose is retiring after spending many years in the Grade 2 classroom. The story is about a fictitious former student of Mrs. Mose who […]
Another school year has come to an end and elementary schools across the district took time late last month to recognize the accomplishments of their top students. Crossroads School in Devlin invested two days for the occasion—and there was a lot of hardware handed out. On June 23, the Grade […]
Tara Ogier and Richard Cross of Winnipeg were the big winners in the Emo Walleye Classic raffle which was drawn Saturday evening, taking home the first prize of a Crestliner/Yamaha boat, motor, and trailer package from Tompkins Hardware. A computer package from KP Computers—the second prize—was won by Janet Lambert […]
With the recent rainfall, the Ministry of Natural Resources has lifted the restricted fire zone in most parts of the West Fire Region, including Fort Frances District. “All fires that were burning in the [Fort Frances] district are now out,” said MNR fire management supervisor Harrold Boven, adding the most […]
Although it is more than a month before the official start of the Stratton centennial festivities, activities already are well underway. The weekend-long event kicks off Friday, Aug. 1 with a “meet and greet” session at the Millennium Hall, followed by live entertainment featuring “Tumbleweed” (a two-man group from Atikokan). […]
