Heather Latter 2011 Emo Fair Queen Kaylee Heyens, flanked by First Princess Sarah Glover, left, and Second Princess Chelsea Mosley, were all smiles after being crowned last Thursday night at the Emo Arena in conjunction with the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair. For more fair coverage, turn […]
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Heather Latter Four-year-old Carol Tolley climbed aboard for her first school bus ride outside the Rainy River District School Board office last Thursday morning as part of the annual “First Rider” program. Aimed at children beginning school this fall, the youngsters watched a short video on bus safety before taking […]
Dave Ogilvie Trinity Lee-Ward, left, Abbigayle Bliss-Kelly, and Isabella Haglin smiled from a wagon pulled by a pair of miniature horses during the Emo Fair parade on Saturday.
Lucas Punkari Gavin Paull (#16) and Joey Galloway battled for the lead in a WISSOTA Modified heat Friday evening at the Emo Speedway. While Paull would take the checkered flag this time, Galloway headed back to Manor, Sask. with the Rea Memorial trophy in that division for accumulating the most […]
At a time when politicians aren’t widely regarded with high esteem by people, it’s rare to see one who genuinely captured the respect and admiration of the masses. Jack Layton was among those few. The outpouring of accolades and grief at makeshift memorials right across the country this week is […]
There was a television commercial that showed a young person with a father in a boat. It opened showing both persons alone. Then it expanded to show the two in the boat with fishing poles in their hands and the caption, “If you want some time face time with your […]
It was a long time ago. So long ago that I can hardly remember the journey. We were taking a three-day train trip from Edmonton to Toronto with two small children to attend my husband’s parents’ 50th anniversary. We had a special deal by travelling before school was out and […]
A truck drove past me at noon one day last week. It was a scorching hot day with little breeze, if any. The truck was loaded with turkeys—big white turkeys crammed into crates to limit their movement to keep them secure. My stomach began to ache and I felt nauseated, […]
Probably a great many of you have never ever seen a shrew. First, they are very small. Second, when you go tramping through the woods, your footsteps sound like explosions to these tiny animals, so they wisely stay put. It may surprise you to know that we, in Northern Ontario, […]
? This past weekend was probably the quietest one of the entire summer for me. There were no tournaments and I had no visitors in town, so I was able to get some downtime and catch up a bit from what has been a crazy summer. Don’t get me wrong, […]
Wow—what a great weekend we had! The weather was perfect for the Emo Fair. I don’t remember ever having such relaxed, content cows. The breeze was blowing through our barn and it was cool, which eliminated a lot of the flies. The cattle really enjoyed themselves. I realize the rain […]
By Gary Sliworsky, Ag rep, Emo
This is the first of a two-part article on using bunker silos. Bunker silos offer many advantages over tower silos for the storage of haylage and corn silage, but require careful management to minimize fermentation and spoilage losses. Along with proper harvest moisture and length of cut, additional attention must […]
