Staff The bleachers were full and the excitement tangible. A jam-packed crowd was on hand for the annual two-day horse show held over the weekend in conjunction with the Emo Fair. Here is the list of the high-point award winners: •Miniature Horse (sponsored by Emo Dental Clinic)-“Mr. Gru” owned by […]
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Nicholas Donaldson Another Emo fall fair is in the books, and perhaps the biggest sign of success is that nothing major went wrong during the Aug. 17-19 event. “It went well, really well I would say,” Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society chairman James Gibson told the Times. “No big glitches. […]
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Joey Payeur Project chairman Rick Wiedenhoeft, left, Kenora-Rainy River MPP Sarah Campbell, and Mayor Roy Avis officially opened the Fort Frances Multi-Use Courts with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting late Friday morning.
Project chairman Rick Wiedenhoeft spoke in glowing terms about the collective efforts from various parties to help make the creation of the new facility a reality.
Evan Kabel might be on his way to being the next Denis Shapovalov by the looks of the serve he unleashed after the grand-opening ceremonies for the Fort Frances Multi-Use Courts on Friday.
