Donations big and small mark this week’s “Hay West” crusade. “I’ve just had two other people phone me with fields if someone would cut and bale them,” said Kim-Jo Bliss, manager of the Emo research station. The fields—one in Devlin and the other in North Branch—need volunteers. People also are […]
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Family and friends gathered Aug. 3 at the Millennium Hall to help Ross and Fran Anderson celebrate their 50th anniversary. Activities started off with an afternoon tea for friends and neighbours, followed by an evening dinner for 175 immediate and extended family, with Fr. James giving the blessing. Decorations were […]
Braving the elements Saturday morning, 22 archers—both young and experienced alike—stalked through the bush at the Fort Frances Sportsmen’s Club grounds by Frog Creek to compete in the 3-D archery shoot. Ben Wiersema topped the Traditional category, with Eric Kaufman in second and Dave Simon third. Dave Fadness won the […]
Although attendance was down at the Emo Fair last weekend, the wind and rain didn’t deter the serious buyers from the barn Saturday afternoon for the annual 4-H market steer auction. The seats were full of bidders—and the dark skies seemed to make them more generous. “Saturday was such a […]
Only the brave attended outside events during much of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s Fall Fair in Emo last weekend, with many being cancelled or postponed due to the high winds, heavy rains, and muddy grounds. Organizers could only watch the skies in disappointment. The parade, horse show, and […]
The 74th-annual loggers’ competition drew a large crowd to the grandstand at the Emo Fair last Friday morning. The event began at 9:30 a.m. as nine contestants competed in the nine events that eventually would crown the champion logger. The clear sentimental favourite was perennial champ Gaston Godbout. The wiry […]
The Emo Fair queen and her two princesses had no time to rest on their laurels after last Thursday night’s crowning as they went around the fairgrounds during the rest of the cold, damp weekend. “I was shocked,” newly-crowned Sis Wilson said the next day. “I was crying, I couldn’t […]
Sis Wilson of Barwick cried tears of joy when she was crowned the 2002 Emo Fair Queen at the Emo/La Vallee Community Centre on Thursday night. The standing-room only crowd clapped wildly when 2001 Fair Queen Kelly Neilson put the crown on Wilson’s head. Krista Kellar was named First Princess […]
The 10-day Music Camp held at the Emo Legion was deemed a huge success. It was operated by local musician Renee Martin, assisted by Chantelle Spuzak, owner/operator of Dancemakers & Beauty Essentials in Fort Frances, and drama and music teacher Erin Bree Pierce. Some 22 students registered for the 10 […]
KBHW in International Falls is in the midst of hosting its annual summer “Sharathon,” which began yesterday (Aug. 13) and runs through tomorrow (Aug. 15). All programming is being pre-empted from 6 a.m.-10 p.m. to accommodate the fundraiser as KBHW calls on its listeners for help in bringing the Good […]
Clad in a satin dress and yellow rubber boots, a Fort Frances native wandered drunk over a stage at the Winnipeg Fringe Festival this summer, or so it seemed. Lisa Johnston, formerly Lisa Mudge, played “Salme” in the production of “Beautiful Lake Winnipeg” during the annual event, which features performances […]
District farmers yesterday began working on haying to help drought-stricken farmers out west and plans for shipment should be finalized after the Emo fair. “I’ve been in contact with the ‘Hay West’ office in Ottawa and they’ll lobby to get us rail cars when we get a firm number,” said […]
