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THE RETURN OF THE RICEVILLE AGRICULTURAL FAIR
Sabrina Bédard-Brunet et son âne de trois ans, Lolita, ont montré leur talent de travailleur en équipe lors de la course de barils et d’autres épreuves équestres à la foire de Riceville. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
France Saumure of Clarence Creek displays her handmade chenille hand towels at her crafters kiosk at the Riceville Fair. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
Certaines personnes ne peuvent pas résister à une approche «pratique» de certains des produits exposés dans le hall d’exposition de la foire de Riceville. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
Sunday was more than a bit damp but that did not stop the competitors in the tractor pull at the Riceville Fair. —photo Riceville Fair Facebook gallery
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
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The weather wasn’t as cooperative for the Riceville Fair as it had been for other local agricultural fairs making a comeback after getting cancelled by the pandemic last year. But fair volunteers and spectators still showed their sup- port by welcoming the return of one of the oldest farm fairs in Ontario. Saturday was cool and cloudy but still comfortable for fairgoers who wandered
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