Dave Ogilvie
The Emo Youth Soccer League will be holding its registration March 8-10 from 7-8 p.m. at the Emo Arena.
The league this year will hold practices and games on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. starting April 27 (if the weather co-operates).
Participation is open to boys and girls from JK to Grade 8. The cost per player is $30, and all players will receive a T-shirt and water bottle.
Volunteers and coaches are essential to the success of the soccer program, so please consider donating your time!
For more information, contact Lori Shortreed at 482-1002.
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St. Patrick’s Church in Emo will be holding a St. Patrick’s Day roast beef supper in the church hall on March 17 starting at 5:30 p.m.
The cost of the supper will be $12 for adults and $6 for children aged-12 (those five and under are free).
There also will be prizes, a penny table, and live entertainment.
If you’re Irish, just love to wear the green, or simply enjoy a good roast beef dinner, plan to attend.
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The Emo & District Hospital Auxiliary is hosting a Shamrock Tea & Bake Sale on Friday, March 12 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. at the Emo hospital cafeteria.
Admission is $3, and there will be a door prize and some great baking (any donation of baking would be greatly appreciated).
Funds raised will go towards upgrading the X-ray equipment for the Emo hospital.
The auxiliary also is selling memberships for only $2, which is a real bargain.
The organizers would like to thank everyone in advance for their consistent support over the years.
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The Lenten lunch services will be continuing Wednesdays at St. George’s Anglican Church in Emo.
Services start at noon, followed by a soup-and-sandwich lunch for a cost of $4.
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The annual World Day of Prayer service will be held this year at Guthrie United Church in Devlin on Friday, March 5 at 1:30 p.m.
Come and join with others as they worship in the “Spirit of the Women of Cameroon.”
A service also will be held at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of the Way Church.
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The Fort Frances Lakers will host Games 3 and 4 of their first-round playoff series against the K&A Wolverines (Thunder Bay) this Saturday and Sunday night (March 6-7) at the Ice For Kids Arena.
Hockey-lovers from Emo and across the district are urged to come out to support our local Junior ‘A’ squad.
