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Volunteers needed for track meet

By Dryden Observer Staff Following a hugely successful inaugural event in 2011, the 2012 DHS Track and Field Invitational is set to vault classic athletic events into the spotlight once again, May 15. Harry McMaster Field [...]

Dryden Rifle and Pistol Club Cookie Shoot

Dryden Rifle and Pistol Club Cookie Shoot

There was a good turnout at last Saturday afternoon’s Cookie Shoot at Barclay Range. Teams of two tested their shooting abilities hitting clays and cookies at the 20 yard, 50 yard and 80 yard range. The [...]

Whiskey Jacks volleyball takes U-14 teams to Winnipeg

By Dryden Observer Staff Club team volleyball is back in Dryden as the Whiskey Jacks took two under-14 teams to a Winnipeg tournament, Apr 21-22. The Manitoba Volleyball Association’s Provincial Championship featured 51 teams. The Whiskey [...]

Balla plays alongside poker pros at European Poker Tour event

Balla plays alongside poker pros at European Poker Tour event

By Chris Marchand It began with a $27 buy-in to an online poker tournament, it ended across the Atlantic ocean, sandwiched between some of the world’s best poker players. Norm Balla turned his love of online [...]

Delorme finishes big at Eastern Manitoba Open

Delorme finishes big at Eastern Manitoba Open

By Dryden Observer Staff Preston Delorme was the fighter of the day for the Oxdrift Judo Club in their recent competitive outing to the Eastern Manitoba Open. Featuring 91 fighters from Manitoba and Ontario, the event [...]

Local bowlers heading to National Championships

Local bowlers heading to National Championships

A local ladies team won the provincial classified five-pin bowling championship for the first time in Sudbury, April 14. The team of: (from left) Charlotte Hazlewood (Class 5), Terry Delaronde (Class 4), Kailee Ernewein (Class 3), [...]

District darts champions head to playdowns

District darts champions head to playdowns

Darts teams from six Royal Canadian Legion branches across the district converged in Dryden for district playdowns in early February. Hometown advantage proved to be a factor as the local team of (from left): Art Brisson, [...]

Ice Dogs make change on the bench

Ice Dogs make change on the bench

Club looking to for new direction in 2012/13 By Dryden Observer Staff The Dryden Ice Dogs aren’t wasting any time in an effort to put forth a league-leading hockey club next season. The Board of Governors [...]

Last Chance Hockey Tournament

Last Chance Hockey Tournament

Canadian Tire’s Tom Ledoux is pursued by Darryl Mousseau in the opening game of the 2012 Last Chance Hockey Tournament held over the weekend at Dryden Memorial Arena. The Wayne Peters Trucking Hawks clinched the tournament [...]

Lakers sweep Ice Dogs in four games

Lakers sweep Ice Dogs in four games

Club reflects on a challenging and ultimately successful  season  By Chris Marchand “We left it all on the ice, that’s for sure,” says Ryan Lobreau. A few days after a disappointing overtime loss in a series [...]