By: Natasha Cabase After a three-year hiatus, the Spiritwood Grand Ole Opry finally returned to the stage to offer a live country music show.
Read MoreCanwood challenges Affinity branch closure
By; Jordan Twiss It’s official. Despite a petition campaign undertaken by the community of Canwood to halt the closure of the village’s Affinity Credit Union Advice Centre at the end of June, the company’s decision on the matter is final.
Read MoreLocals receive Platinum Jubilee Medals
By: Jordan Twiss The Shellbrook Community Hall played host to the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal presentations for the Rosthern-Shellbrook constituency on Friday, March 17, and a plethora of local volunteers, healthcare workers, public officials, and businesspeople were among the honorees.
Read MoreShellbrook CN Station hits auction block
By: Jordan Twiss After nearly three years in purgatory, Shellbrook’s CN Station has reached the end of the line.
Read MoreSask. NDP Healthcare Tour stops in Shellbrook
By: Jordan Twiss NDP healthcare critics Vicki Mowat and Matt Love paid a visit to Shellbrook on March 1 to meet with local healthcare workers and listen to their concerns about the challenges Saskatchewan’s healthcare system is facing.
Read MorePrograms introduce kids to curling, hockey
By; Jordan Twiss With cost-of-living struggles top of mind for many families, the Shellbrook Curling Club and the Town of Shellbrook’s Recreation Department are running beginner curling and hockey programs that allow kids to get active and learn whether the sports are for them without breaking the bank of mom and dad.
Read MoreSpiritwood HS hosts Senior District Curling
By: Jordan Twiss Senior high school curlers from across the district descended upon the Spiritwood & District Recreation Centre on Tuesday Feb. 14, to compete in boy’s, girl’s, and mixed District playoffs and hopefully sweep their way through to Regionals and Provincials.
Read MoreCommunity Safety Officer on duty in Shellbrook
By: Jordan Twiss There’s a new sheriff in Shellbrook.Well, sort of. Not quite a full-fledged police officer, but more than a bylaw enforcement officer, long-time Shellbrook resident Craig Young is now on active duty as the town’s Community Safety Officer (CSO),…
Read MoreFirst Derryk Franson Memorial spiel a huge success
By: Natasha Cabase Spiritwood’s inaugural Derryk Franson Memorial Funspiel was hosted at the Spiritwood & District Recreation Centre on Jan. 27 and 28, bringing the community together to commemorate a young man who was beloved in the community.
Read MoreBilodeau wins Sask Sport Volunteer Dedication Award
By: Jordan Twiss Debden’s Leslie Bilodeau fondly remembers the 1980s, and the days when he’d accompany his parents to the rink, just like most children in the community, and watch them play broomball.
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