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.
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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 […]
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 night at the Emo Arena.
Heather Latter Jordyn Oster, left, and Caden Flinders were all smiles as they took a ride on a school bus this morning during the annual “First Rider” program aimed to teach new students about school bus safety. Two sessions were offered, with the youngsters first watching a DVD and then […]
Zoey Duncan Jodi McGinnis led an energetic group in Zumba—an aerobics-dance hybrid—during Weechi-it-te-win Family Services’ third-annual Children’s Summer Institute at Abinoojii Aki (“The children’s land”) in La Vallee yesterday afternoon. The three-day program included horse rides, a “Fear Factor” game, crafts, and self-esteem and leadership workshops from Turtle Concepts.
Peggy Revell Clouds of dust billowed into the air as the east-end section of the old Robert Moore School began to come down Friday afternoon, with a crowd of people lining the street to watch a piece of Fort Frances history being reduced to rubble. Demolition is expected to be […]
Heather Latter Cole Hay gunned his Kawasaki KX 65 dirt bike around the course during a race at the Emo motocross track Saturday. Another race day is set to be held there Sept. 10.
Heather Latter Dr. Glenn Bailey, of CHIROCARE Health Centre in Winnipeg, examined the spine of Kali Wieringa’s horse, “Zippie,” during the “Embrace the Health of Your Horse” clinic offered at the Wieringa arena in Emo on Saturday.
Zoey Duncan Rendez-Vous Voyageurs’ captain Shane Beckett sent the ball sailing over his head during the men’s final last Thursday. His team, comprised mostly of players under 18, eventually fell 2-0 to Manitou Forest Products.
