The Bowman, N.D. county fair has come and gone, and according to the fair board, there was so much to see, with a petting zoo, 4-H and open class exhibits, parade, demolition derby, free stage shows, carnival and rodeo–enough to keep everyone busy. A fair is fun for the whole […]
District News
A new addition to the Emo-LaVallee Community Centre is a canopy to the entrance. “This we required,” noted arena manager Tony Bliss, due to the snow drifts blocking the entrance way. This has happened frequently, hopefully it’s been solved. The 12×20 wall will also be boarded on the west side […]
Local MPP Howard Hampton is urging the Ministry Of Natural Resources to take back the responsibility of responding to complaints about nuisance bears in Northern Ontario. In an Aug. 24 open letter to Minister John Snobelen, Hampton pointed to the province’s downloading of this responsibility to the municipalities for the […]
After seven years in 4-H competition, Barwick resident Jeff Teeple climbed to the top of 4-H showmanship in the district as the first person to win both the grand champion showman and the grand champion steer awards. Modest, Teeple gave most of the credit to his steer’s blood line and […]
Four floats entered in the district fall fair came home with a first place win. Four floats were entered and four first’s were won. The Devlin/LaVallee municipality entered a float for the first time, they took “the best decorated event.” Freda Carmody would like to thank all the folks who […]
An annual fall fair without a parade of some kind is just not a fair! This year, thanks to committee chairperson Lois Caul and other participants made sure another awesome parade was delivered to the public. It all assembled along Front Street at the Golden Age Manor and Emo Health […]
Construction is once again underway at the Couchiching golf course as protesters there have taken down their camp and gone home. A group of residents had blockaded construction, setting up tents in the path of heavy machinery and tying ropes to some vehicles, to protest what they claim was a […]
It was early Friday when I contacted Farm Progress Building convener Mrs. Linda Armstrong. She said, “We had 43 booths for 2001 ready when participants arrived.” There was everything you could expect, from commercial to farming (dairy and beef cattle), financial institutes, two church groups, OPP, and district ambulance representatives. […]
The small stage on the fairgrounds saw several local talents singing on it, as well as a guest comedian fiddler “The Old Guy” Arnie Strynadka and “The Kid” Candace Strynadka with their brnd of old-time country music. Candace handled the electric guitar while Arnie had his reliable violin. When looking […]
With the first chill of autumn already present in the air last weekend, thousands passed though the gates of the Emo Fair Grounds to indulge in an end-of-summer tradition–the 101st Agricultural Fair. For three glorious days, children and teenagers could forget about the fast-approaching first day of school, losing themselves […]
The 4-H exhibition hall was bare of vegetables, but had several displays in various categories that showed they are very well represented the Rainy River district and are an active group within the agriculture framework. Of the seven plus exhibits, there were quite a few first place worthwhile displays. For […]
Alberton council is looking for a contractor to build the “Millennium Skating Rink” there this fall. Following a lengthy dispute on how to spend a Heritage Fund grant from the provincial government, Alberton town council and residents have approved a new project, a rink facility, for residents. “It’s going to […]
