By: Bevra Fee With new leadership, one of Spiritwood’s long-standing traditions made a triumphant return on May 2 and 3 at the Civic Centre.

By: Jordan Twiss A year ago, concerned Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents of the Holbein and Crutwell areas believed they’d scored a major victory when the provincial government hit pause on its Island Forest Timber Harvest Operating Plan (FOP).

By: Bevra Fee Wandering Shovel Farm & Market Garden established operations in 2015, when owners Trent and Lois Loewen were looking through a seed catalog and started batting around the idea of starting a market garden.

By: Jordan Twiss In 2022, after the Debden Roadrunners became the first Saskatchewan girls team to win U20 Broomball gold at Nationals, coach Dean Demers said he hoped it could be the beginning of a streak for the small-town team.

By: Jordan Twiss Students from Canwood Public School staged a sold out, one night only performance of two one-act plays on Wednesday, April 2, during their annual dessert theatre performance.

By: Bevra Fee Since the Medstead curling rink was built, Barry Haubold has been curling in the Open Bonspiel in the small village.

By: Jordan Twiss In Shellbrook, there are few names more synonymous with local sports than Jim Willoughby. From hockey, to baseball, to golf, to soccer, there’s almost nothing Jim wasn’t involved with, either as a coach mentoring young athletes, a volunteer, or a board member.

By: Bevra Fee To wrap up their season, the Spiritwood Skating Club staged a high-quality show of stars on the ice of the Spiritwood Arena.

By: Jordan Twiss The dancers of Studio 747 took over the Shellbrook Theatre for their annual Mini Showcase on Saturday, March 8, giving their family and friends, and the community, a sneak peek at the hard work they’ve been putting into the 2024-2025 dance season so far.

By: Bevra Fee The blue sky and sunshine brought an extra large crowd of hearty fishers to the 2025 hard-water ice fishing derby competition on Memorial Lake on March 1.