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Project Soul wows Childrens Delight crowd

Project Soul wows Childrens Delight crowd

  Dickson Lee of the professional dance crew Project Soul performs one of many spectacular moves during a performance for the Dryden Children’s Delight Series, April 20 at New Prospect School. Kids went crazy for the [...]

GALLERY: Opening Night @ DHS’s High School Musical

GALLERY: Opening Night @ DHS’s High School Musical

Images from the Thursday’s presentation of Disney’s High School Musical at Gordon Wood Auditorium presented by Dryden High School Drama Association. Packed with impressive vocal performances from the student cast, the show continues it’s run Friday [...]

GALLERY: Wainwright Dam offers photographers a glimpse of the past

GALLERY: Wainwright Dam offers photographers a glimpse of the past

By Chris Marchand Members of the Dryden Camera Club rolled out of bed a little earlier than usual this past Saturday, driving through a misty, wet morning towards a unique opportunity on the outskirts of town. [...]

Quilt show marks 20th anniversary for Sunset Quilters

Quilt show marks 20th anniversary for Sunset Quilters

By Chris Marchand The upcoming Thimble Treasures Quilt Show will be a special one for members of the Sunset Country Quilters’ Guild, a celebration of two decades for the tightly-woven local craft collective. Held every two [...]

Wabigoon close to matching 2010’s record breaking ice-out date

Wabigoon close to matching 2010’s record breaking ice-out date

It seemed to happen so fast that no one had a chance to start an office pool. The above scene, photographed from Flat Rock Park near Sandy Beach, Easter Sunday, April 8, shows lake ice crashing [...]

GALLERY: Easter at Egli’s

GALLERY: Easter at Egli’s

Egli’s volunteer Gord Dingman hoists a loveable lamb up to see two-year old Piper Bell while father Scott looks on. Egli’s annual Open Barn was the place to be this past Saturday as stroller-wheeling hordes descended [...]

Fine Arts program raises cash for Winnipeg trip

Fine Arts program raises cash for Winnipeg trip

Students in Open Roads School’s Grade 7/8 Fine Arts Program put their many talents on display, March 29 during a coffeehouse event to raise money for a class trip to tour the cultural sights of Winnipeg. [...]

Dryden Skating Clubs hosts Legends On Ice

Dryden Skating Clubs hosts Legends On Ice

Images from The Dryden Skating Club’s annual carnival Legends On Ice.  Photos by Chris Marchand [...]

Early bloomer

Early bloomer

It’s hard to say what’s more impressive, that the crocuses along the south wall of Lily Schmidt’s Parkdale Dr. home have been blooming for a week now, or that the local urban deer have failed to [...]

Last chance for ice fishing?

Last chance for ice fishing?

Mauri Marchand is silhouetted by a sun setting over Wabigoon Lake and the ice fishing season, Sunday, March 18. While ice fishermen navigated a melted shoreline to continue fishing on ample ice over the weekend, persistantly [...]