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Kinsmen host hordes of icefisher folk

Featured Posts — 14 March 2012
Kinsmen host hordes of icefisher folk

Tessa Fex poses with a tiny walleye at the weigh-in of the 2011 Dryden Kinsmen Family Fishing Derby..

With temperatures climbing into the teens and a jovial spring atmosphere, Dryden Kinsmen host their third annual and largest yet Family Ice Fishing Derby, March 11 on the ice road. Featuring 117 holes, the tournament featured three cash prizes for the heaviest fish overall and over 50 prizes donated by community businesses.

(from left) Marcie Coles, Emma-Leigh Fex, Tiffany Voth and Lindsay Coles pelt the Observer photographer with snowballs.

Marg Saville (right) weighs in with her 0.1 lb. walleye with Kinsmen Dave Lyle and Brad Coles.

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chrismarchand

Chris Marchand is a native of Dryden, Ontario. He served his first newspaper internship at The Dryden Observer in 1998 while attending journalism studies at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops B.C. He's worked desks as both reporter and editor at the Fernie Free Press as well as filled the role of sports editor at the Cranbrook Daily Townsman. Marchand was named editor of the Dryden Observer in Aug. 2009.

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