Heather Latter 2011 Emo Fair Queen Kaylee Heyens, flanked by First Princess Sarah Glover, left, and Second Princess Chelsea Mosley, were all smiles after being crowned last Thursday night at the Emo Arena in conjunction with the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair. For more fair coverage, turn […]
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Heather Latter Four-year-old Carol Tolley climbed aboard for her first school bus ride outside the Rainy River District School Board office last Thursday morning as part of the annual “First Rider” program. Aimed at children beginning school this fall, the youngsters watched a short video on bus safety before taking […]
Dave Ogilvie Trinity Lee-Ward, left, Abbigayle Bliss-Kelly, and Isabella Haglin smiled from a wagon pulled by a pair of miniature horses during the Emo Fair parade on Saturday.
Lucas Punkari Gavin Paull (#16) and Joey Galloway battled for the lead in a WISSOTA Modified heat Friday evening at the Emo Speedway. While Paull would take the checkered flag this time, Galloway headed back to Manor, Sask. with the Rea Memorial trophy in that division for accumulating the most […]
Heather Latter There’s not much left of the old Robert Moore School, with just a portion of the west end of the building still standing. Demolition of the school began Aug. 12 but curious onlookers continue to stop by to catch a glimpse of Fort Frances history disappearing into dust […]
Lucas Punkari Jordan Larson made his way through centre ice yesterday evening as he took advantage of some ice time at the Ice For Kids Arena. Larson, who was joined by a number of local hockey players, will be taking part in the Fort Frances Lakers’ training camp, which gets […]
Heather Latter Three-year-old Olivia Handberg had a blast going down the slide at the Lions Park this morning during the Best Start Hub’s “Kids in the Sun” program there. While some of the park programs will be ending this week, organizers hope to keep one park day going throughout the […]
Heather Latter Newly-crowned Emo Fair queen Kaylee Heyens, along with 2011 Mini-King Zack Simmons and Mini-Queen Kallahan LeBlanc, waved to the crowd atop Heyen’s float on Saturday as the annual parade passed in front of the grandstands during the 111th Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society fall fair.
Heather Latter Jessica Haw led her grand champion market steer around the ring during the annual 4-H steer auction held Saturday afternoon in conjunction with the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s fall fair in Emo. Weighing in at 1,195 pounds, it was purchased by Paul Peters for $3.05/pound.
Lucas Punkari Don Craig (#47), Andy Trimble (#46), and Matt DePiero (#21D) battled for position during a WISSOTA Midwest Modified heat at the Emo Speedway on Saturday evening. Rain later forced the postponement of the event until yesterday afternoon, which saw DePiero capture the feature victory and also come away […]
Submitted The Salvation Army is asking that people be considerate when donating to the Thrift Store. As of Sept. 1, store only will accept donations during normal business hours. Donations will not be allowed to be dropped off at night or on weekends.
Lucas Punkari Raice Westover tried to regain control of his go-kart as it slid off of the edge of the backstretch during a Novice class heat at the Emo Go-Kart track yesterday evening as a part of the Rainy River Valley Agricultural Society’s annual fall fair. Westover would recover from […]
