Caribou County Fair Grand Marshal is Emma Christensen

The Caribou County Fair Board announced that the Grand Marshal for this year’s parade has been named.  The announcement reads:  

Meet our GRAND MARSHAL!

Emma Renee Ellis Christensen was born June 21, 1937, in Blackfoot, Idaho. She was raised mostly in Caribou County, with a short time in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Renee attended Grace Elementary and later moved to Soda Springs, where she joined the cheer squad and met her future husband, Douglas Jack Christensen.

Renee and Jack had four children—Karyn, Kim, Kelly, and Kasey—and were blessed with 29 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren. Over the years, they owned and operated several businesses including the Arctic Circle in Soda Springs for 47 years, hardware stores, a laundromat, a cattle ranch, and more. Renee also worked in local stores, the gas station, and cared for children in her home.

She fondly remembers time spent with family in Grace, working on a ranch, and watching Jack, known as “Bareback Jack,” ride at rodeos. Renee is proud of the rodeo legacy passed down through her family.

She is honored to be the 2025 Grand Marshal of the Caribou County Fair & Rodeo—a tradition she and Jack supported for many years.

We can’t wait to see Emma at this year’s Fair, starting the first week in August.