OPP S/Sgt. Hugh Dennis and Cst. Dave Saunders made a presentation to Chapple council at its regular meeting earlier this month. S/Sgt. Dennis explained to council the workings of the OPP in Chapple for 2003, noting the personnel complement affected costs for policing and also outlinining the 2004 business plan. […]
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After a one-year hiatus, the Emo Centennial Choir once again is in business and looking for new voices. Starting in September, 1998, the choir has entertained the district at various seasonal concerts until closing down a year ago. Now it’s back and director Renée Martin-Brown is looking for new talent […]
This Sunday (Jan. 25) at 2 p.m., the first council meeting of La Vallee Township—held Jan. 25, 1904—will be re-enacted at the Devlin Hall. Several local actors and actresses will be taking part. Everyone is welcome to attend this event, which is being held in conjunction with La Vallee’s centennial […]
Alberton council delivered some good news to the Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists last week. At its regular meeting Jan. 14, council verbally approved a recommendation from RRVFN president Bill Morgenstern to close off portions of Section 5 and Section 8 in Crozier Township to all but pedestrian traffic in […]
The eighth-annual Betty Kellar Memorial cribbage and 500 card tournament was held Saturday at the Emo Legion, with 82 participants. Winners in the 500 division were Roy and Esther Elias (high), with consolations to Delores Bradley and Irene Lougheed. Meanwhile, the cribbage winners were Bev (Kellar) Strachan and Igne Sezders […]
Two ladies originally from Stratton are one step away from the Scott Tournament of Hearts after their rink finished second at the district playdowns last weekend. Angie Lee skipped while her sister, Andrea, played lead. Both these ladies hail from Stratton, but now are curling in Thunder Bay where they […]
Happy New Year to everyone from the Men’s Breakfast Ministry, which meets on the third Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. at the Emo Legion. This Saturday (Jan. 17), the guest speaker will be Rick Plett of Linden, Alta. He is with the Gospel Troubadours Prison Ministry. On Jan. […]
The new federal riding boundaries have not been formally drawn yet but one man already is standing at the gate eager to run for the NDP in Thunder Bay-Rainy River. Larry Richardson, who says he is 65 and holding, has deep roots in the Fort Frances area. He was in […]
People who like to park overnight on Front Street during the winter months had better get ready to cough up some stiff towing fees. Emo council decided at its regular meeting last Wednesday night to draft a resolution to pass a bylaw prohibiting overnight parking on Front Street between Nov. […]
The band known as Jexreel, meaning “God Plants,” is a Christian contemporary music group that preaches the good news of Jesus Christ mostly in British Columbia, Alberta, and the United States. Leader Norm Vike played in bar bands for 14 years until he gave his life to Christ in 1997, […]
While auto and home owners have been grimacing in the face of steadily rising insurance rates lately, one group that few thought would be affected has witnessed a dramatic increase they never saw coming. Mark Mast, a missionary in Rainy River for the Canadian Sunday School Mission, has been active […]
The Rainy River Valley Field Naturalists had a fine turnout of amateur ornithologists for their annual Christmas bird count back on Dec. 14, although the birds were somewhat less keen. Fourteen people, including five children, carefully combed a 24-km diameter circle encompassing the area between Frog Creek Road and Highway […]
