Back 2 School & B93's Summer Vacay Contest -- Contest Update!--Carly McKinnon is our grand prize winner! Congratulations Carly!

It's a busy week in the area as School kicks off for all the kids North of the Border. To go with it B93 continues our back to school contest! All the details are here in the WHAT'S NEW?! section

So far we have 2 qualifiers for our grandprize draw. Congratulations again to Kaylen Cunningham & Carly McKinnon. Check out their full stories:

Kaylen Cunningham:

Dear B93:

I am so happy to tell B93 about my summer. It was so much fun!

During the summer, my family got to take care of Mrs. King’s class pet – a rat named Miko. Miko is very nice to people and kids, and doesn’t bite. We like her a lot.

My family went to Minneapolis. It was especially fun going to the Lego Store and Nickelodeon Universe. The jellyfish at the Underwater Adventure Aquarium was also very cool.

The Fort Frances Canadian Bass Championship was extra exciting this year. Besides my grandpa winning first place in the tournament, I won a prize in the Boston Pizza colouring contest, and took 4th place in the minnow races. (My brother’s minnow was faster than mine, but I was still a bit happy for him.)

I read 20 books for the Library’s Summer Reading Program. I really like the new library – the computer-touch table is very cool.

My great grandparents celebrated their 70th anniversary with a nice family dinner. They have been together such a long time and love each other.

My family spent time at my grandparent’s cabin – fishing, catching frogs, and watching hummingbirds. We even took a boat ride through the cave into Tunnel Bay.

We spent some time at Pither’s Point. I especially liked looking for crayfish. We caught 12 of them, but let them go without harm.

We also spent some time in Emo during the summer. My brother and I had fun at the new spray park. The Emo Fair was a big hit. I liked going on the rides there.

Summer was really great! Now that summer is nearly done, I look forward to going back to school to see my friends -- and learn a bit, too -- until next summer.

Sincerely,

Kaylen Cunningham

Here's Carly McKinnon's Summer Vacation Story: (UPDATE: Carly is our Grandprize Winner!!)

Hi Gilmore:
My name is Carly Mckinnon and I am 10 years old and going into grade 6. On my summer vacation I stayed in our beautiful town and enjoyed everything it has to offer, I went to my best friends cabin on Rainy Lake for a week and went fishing and tubing. Also every Thursday night I went to VanJura ballpark and watched my dad play fastball for the Sight and Sound Wolves and I would swim at Pither's Point Park if it was nice out. We camped at the Point too.

I took my cousins from London down the LaVerendrye Parkway and went on to the Hallet and climbed the awesome Tower overlooking the water, then we went to the Sorting Gap Marina and had the best ice cream ever. I love the double scoop strawberry. YUM. I also really liked the Bass parade and all the boats. I biked and rollerbladed down the Parkway with my Mom and Dad alot. I went to hockey school in International Falls and it was fun.

On July 1, I went to Barwick to watch the Sight and Sound Wolves play fastball in their tournament and in the evening watched the fireworks down by the waterfront with my Dad. They were awesome. Last weekend I went to the Emo fall fair and had the best time on all the rides and had an Elephant Ear and a snow cone . On Sunday after the fair I took my 2 year old cousin to the Emo spray park. What a fun place to be. They worked really hard on that.

Last night I watched my Dad win the Rainy River Fastball Championship against Barwick. Finally this weekend I am going camping in Morson before going back to school at JW Walker. You don't have to leave town to have a great summer. Sunset Country has so much to offer and if I was a visitor reading this I would sure want to come and see our beautiful town. THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME! I hope you think my essay is good Gilmore.

Carly Mckinnon

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-Gilmore

My possible new show slogan: "Hear The Difference Quality Makes"

If you missed it on the show this morning, couple things. Britney Spears just finished filming her first appearance on Glee (it airs in September) and producers are already saying they want her back. Mentioning this as I have the perfect title for Britney's return show: "Glee Me Baby One More Time".... well, I found it amusing.... Anywho, movin' on...
Second thing, the original Kermit the Frog is getting donated to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington! Below is an early video of Kermit from Jim Henson's original show "Sam and Friends" the precursor to "The Muppets"... Watch the video and keep in mind about what you hear at the end!!....




OK, so an ad for Pork N' Bacon Sausage stating: "Taste the difference quality makes!!!"
....Wait, what??, isn't that Schneider's slogan?!.... Gotta wonder who is rippin' off who here..
Not sayin' I'm just sayin'!! drop me a line: info@b93.ca with your thoughts --Gilmore

Alex Marusyk aka: Treebeard & The FFFF

Baaah! Can't make this fly.
Had Alex Marusyk on the show this morning and he performed a song "Wolfman Boy" Was hoping to post a copy here incase you missed it....but, no dice, can't make it fly. (hey, I'm new to this bloggin' thing... baby steps!.....)
Better yet though, I've got this video!! "Same song, but now with moving pictures!" as the ad in my head reads :P ....Anywho, check out Alex & all the other performers at Sunday's Fort Frances Folk Fest, located at Little Beaver Cultural Centre.



Questions, Thoughts, Ideas?.... info@b93.ca drop me a line there... Have a great weekend!
---Gilmore

The Return of Joaquin!!

So, two years ago Joaquin Phoenix decided to quit acting. He grew the beard, made an EPIC appearence on Letterman, all the while saying he was embarking on a rap career. A documentary has been made, set for release this fall. Better yet, I've got the trailer!
Found this today, the trailer is shorty, but a goody.

Give it a look: "I'm Still Here"
Predictions for more Joaquin epicness a-la his visit with Letterman.....I'm givin' it a solid 83% probablity!

Since we are at it, here's the full Letterman interview for your review: Dave/Joaquin

Your thoughts?... info@b93.ca to drop me a line, Gilmore

Emo Fair & The Fort Frances Folk Fest!!

Hey, it's a big week and lots of great area events are coming up this weekend. A few highlights are the Emo Fair and the 2nd annual Fort Frances Folk Festival (try saying that 5x fast!!)......(Actually, it's not too bad)....Anywho, I'll have guests in studio for both, so be sure to keep listening!

On the show I've mentioned a few websites you can visit for more info. Here are the links:

Emo Fair: http://www.emofair.com/

FF Folk Fest: Find them on Facebook, or at http://fortfolkfestival.com/

Thanks for checkin' out my Blog!.... Questions?, Ideas?..... Secrets to getting rich quick?... drop me a line at info@b93.ca

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