Staff The results for the 2010 4-H beef show, held Saturday in conjunction with the Emo Fair, are as follows: 4-H Beef Club Open Show •Grand Champion market steer—Justin Bujold •Reserve Champion market steer—Kelsey McLean •Champion (first weight division)—Kelsey McLean •Reserve Champion (first weight division—Nick Teeple •Champion (second weight division)—Justin […]
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Dave Ogilvie With all the hot weather here of late, the Emo spray park has been a welcome addition to the waterfront. One problem, however, has caused the shutdown of the park on several occasions. Whenever the system’s filters get clogged with grass and sand, the operating system automatically shuts […]
Dave Ogilvie Maintaining a long-standing tradition often is difficult to achieve, but the organizers from the Ainsworth OSB mill in Barwick hosted another successful loggers’ competition at this year’s fall fair in Emo. Ten loggers from across the district and surrounding area took part in the popular competition in front […]
Dan Falloon Muskie football camp started off on the right foot Monday evening with more than 40 players turning out. While coach Chad Canfield anticipates that some of the 42 attendees will find that football isn’t the sport for them, he still anticipates the net gain will result in a […]
Staff Several options are available to keep athletes young and old occupied this winter, with registration dates for those activities upcoming. Firstly, the Club 55+ bowling program will hold registration at Plaza Lanes tomorrow (Aug. 26) from 1-3 p.m. while youth bowling registration is slated for Wednesday, Sept. 1 and […]
Staff A.J. Kellar and Branden Veert both came through in the clutch. The pair earned go-kart feature wins during the Emo Fair on Saturday, although neither racer had won any of the three heats leading up to it. In the seniors division, Veert recorded a pair of second-place finishes and […]
Press Release A Kenora man has been fined $250 and also was ordered to pay the $2,475 cost of putting out a fire he started near a wooded area in Kenora District. William Renner pleaded guilty to dropping hot ash within 300 metres of a forest or woodland. Court heard […]
Anthony Leek The Emo Fair, over the past decades, has become more than just a two-day event. It has become the biggest weekend in racing in the region and draws dozens of competitors from as far west as Saskatchewan, as far south as St. Paul, and as far east as […]
Duane Hicks Coun. Albanese also running for re-election With the deadline to file nominations to run in the Oct. 25 election coming up Sept. 10, both Mayor Roy Avis and Coun. John Albanese have joined Coun. Sharon Tibbs among those council members seeking re-election. “It’s not a last-minute decision,” stressed […]
Dave Ogilvie Thanks to some fantastic weather and an attendance level that exceeded previous years, the 110th Rainy River Valley Agricultural Fall Fair was declared a success. RRVAS president Emily Watson was extremely pleased with the weather, the attendance, and the overall success of this year’s fair. “It was wonderful,” […]
Dan Falloon It’s been a long summer for captain Tyler Stevenson and the rest of the Fort Frances Lakers. After being knocked out of the SIJHL playoffs by the Dryden Ice Dogs in six games back in March, the second-year Junior ‘A’ squad has been itching for a shot to […]
Peggy Revell Canada’s ambassador to United States has vowed he will work to speed up the appeals process for Americans with older convictions for minor criminalities wanting to cross the border into Canada. The issue of was one of many that Gary Doer, who stepped into role of ambassador just […]
