Elisabeth Heslop Taylor Pelepetz, sponsored by Norlund Oil, was crowned the 2009 Emo Fair Queen last Thursday evening while Marissa Kinnear (Dimit Bus Lines) was named First Princess and Tasha-Lynn McNally (Borderland Racing Association) was crowned Second Princess. Sarah Trimble (not pictured) captured the Dorothy Bonot Memorial Award.
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Peggy Revell It was a bug-filled Tuesday as the childen in the town’s Summer Playground Program paid a visit to the Fort Frances Museum for an insect-themed morning. Here, Kenya Bruyere, Arial Bruyere, Dakota Robinson, Everette Banon, and Taylor Beaulieu gave the thumbs up while they dig into some worms […]
Mitch Calvert Domino’s Tyler Barker looked to elude a pair of Emo defenders during the men’s final of the local Borderland Soccer Association last Wednesday at the Struchan L. H. Gilson Soccer Pitches at the St. Francis Sportsfields.
Duane Hicks A crew from Aurora Construction Ltd. continued building the foundation and footings for the new Fort Frances Public Library and Technology Centre this morning. Workers also are clearing the land for the parking lot. The public can keep updated on the site work by checking out the library’s […]
Elisabeth Heslop Colten Allen, six, a member of Novice Team #2 at the 3-on-3 summer hockey program here, tried to catch up with Carson Noga (Team #1) as the seven-year-old made a dash up the ice during yesterday evening’s game. The program will run for the next two weeks until […]
Heather Latter Ben Morrisseau was blindfolded as he pushed partner Halle Shypit in the wheelbarrow race as part of the “Barnyard Olympics” event held at the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual Fall Fair in Emo on Saturday. The teams also participated in a rubber boot dash and horseshoe toss. […]
Heather Latter Brendan Hyatt, left, John Dutton, and Ken Brown rehearsed a scene from “True Up North Mamma Mia” yesterday at the Townshend Theatre. The show will run there this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (Aug. 20-22) beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, available at Northwoods Gallery & Gifts, cost $10 for […]
Elisabeth Heslop Brandy Strachan of Emo and her horse, “Freedom Danser AA,” took off with a jump after successfully placing the flag in the bucket on top of a barrel in the flag race open all ages class at the Emo Fair on Saturday. Strachan didn’t place with “Freedom Danser […]
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Tyler Cole, seven, waved from the miniature green train he and his three-year-old sister, Ryleigh, took a spin on Friday afternoon at the Emo Fair midway.
Peggy Revell From photography, quilts, and baking to flowers, there were plenty of entries on display at the exhibit hall during the Emo Fair, which Carolyn Advent checked out Friday afternoon.
Elisabeth Heslop 2009 Emo Fair Queen Taylor Pelepetz, centre, was flanked by First Princess Marissa Kinnear, left, and Second Princess Tasha-Lynn McNally, right, at the Queen Talent Show and Crowning last night at the Emo arena. Kinnear was also named “Miss Congeniality,” while Sarah Trimble, the fourth contestant this year, […]
Courtesy of Jeff Steinke Local resident Jeff Steinke was surprised to find a porcupine prowling around his First St. East home earlier this week. The garden thief munched on some fresh lettuce and climbed a couple trees, as seen here. Steinke said he’d never seen a porcupine in his yard […]
