District

The Rainy River Area Woodworkers chose new officers at their last meeting.
The club is approaching its two-year anniversary and as per bylaws, members met in January to confirm officers.
Quinn McCarthy and Howard Arch will continue as the club’s president and vice-president, with former treasurer Cory Norgart taking over the secretary duties.
Bill Mcevoy was chosen as the new treasurer.

Entries for the 72nd Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts must be postmarked no later than Monday (Feb. 6) for those wishing to participate in the annual event.
Festival committee member Marilyn Allan noted copies of the resource manual and syllabus are available at the public libraries in Fort Frances, Emo, and Rainy River.

The 3:16 Club resumed today (Feb. 1) and will run every Wednesday from 3:30-5 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church next to Borderland Esso in Emo.
Children from senior kindergarten to Grade 5 are invited to play games, sing, hear a Bible story, and do lots of fun activities with cool and caring teen and adult leaders.
The club is free and children are welcome to join at any time.

The Emo Legion is a very busy place these days and in the upcoming month.
There will be a fish fry there on Saturday, Feb. 11 starting at 5 p.m. (take-out orders are available prior to 4:30).
The cost is $13 for adults and $5 for kids six and under, which includes fish, potatoes, salads, and all the fixings.

Since it was first organized is 1900, members of the Rainy River District Agricultural Society quietly have spent many hours behind the scenes planning and implementing successful fall fairs in Emo each August for the participants, workers, vendors, and visitors to the district alike.

The Scott Woods Band travels extensively throughout Canada each year helping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for churches, charities, and other community organizations.
This year, the Canadian championship fiddler is scheduled to play at the Emo Legion on May 11.
Last year’s show, entitled “All Aboard,” was enjoyed by a large crowd at Robert Moore School.

The Royal Canadian Legion in Emo will hold its monthly 50/50 draw and evening of entertainment this Friday (Jan. 27).
“Milestone” will perform, along with Emo Mayor Vince Sheppard, with the dance beginning at 9 p.m.
Come out and enjoy the evening—and perhaps be the lucky winner of the 50/50 draw.
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Mitchell Riordon, whose passion for helping others began when he was just eight years old, has been recognized for his efforts by being nominated for the first-annual Northwestern Ontario Visionary Awards.
The Fort Frances teen, along with his parents, Tammy and John, attended the gala event, which was held Saturday at Fort William Historical Park in Thunder Bay.

The Rainy River Cattlemen’s Association is not out of the legal wilderness yet.
Last year, they thought their legal battle with a former employee was over when a judge made a ruling.
However, the plaintiff filed an appeal.

Yesterday around 4:50 a.m., Thunder Bay OPP responded to a motor-vehicle collision involving a Chevrolet Uplander and a tractor-trailer on Highway 11/17 near Pineview Road.
The driver of the Uplander, identified as Matthew Gibbons, 17, of Thunder Bay, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation is continuing.