By: Jordan Twiss Growing up in Shellbrook, Ashton Fester learned early on in life what success at the hockey rink looks like by watching his dad, Drew, play for the Shellbrook Elks, and he knew almost immediately he wanted the same thing for himself.

By: Jordan Twiss After a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, community history will soon be alive and accessible once more in Spiritwood, when the Spiritwood & District Museum re-opens its doors to the public.

By: Jordan Twiss Parkside’s Joan Sommerfeld and Shellbrook’s Dave Bodvarson were in esteemed company, when Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback hosted a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal ceremony at the E.A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts.

By: Jordan Twiss Three months after it actually opened its doors to customers, Lake Country Co-op’s brand-new, state-of-the-art Agro Centre has officially been declared open.

By: Jordan Twiss It’s not every day you receive a phone call from the premier’s office.

By: Jordan Twiss Though he never actually played a day in the NHL, Derek Klein could soon be named the winner of one of the organization’s most prestigious community service-based awards.

By: Natasha Cabase Many long years without having easy dental access in Spiritwood have finally come to an end, as the town has welcomed the new Spiritwood Dental Clinic.

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.

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.

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.