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Olympic Gold Medal-winning curler Kevin Martin has officially retired. Martin made the announcement Friday, April 18, and announced that he will be joining Sportsnet as a broadcast analyst. Martin started his career with a Canadian Junior Curling championship in 1985. A four-time Brier Champ, Martin’s team took the gold medal in the Vancouver 2010 Olympics,…
In seven days, two friends from Irma organized an online auction which raised over $64,000 for two-year-old Cheyenne Zwicker of Irma, who is battling cancer. Barb Glasgow and Rheann Crawford decided just a couple of weeks ago that they would spearhead a fundraising campaign to help Cheyenne’s parents seek alternative treatment for their baby girl,…
On April 7, Killam-Forestburg RCMP responded to a complaint of a stolen truck. The vehicle had been stolen from in front of a business in Daysland. The vehicle was recovered the next day with significant damage. RCMP are continuing to investigate.
The Flagstaff Food Bank is in good shape donation- and food-wise at this time, says Treasurer Diane Gordon, but she says the loss of the provincial Community Spirit Grant is really going to hurt the organization over the long term.
The Daysland Northstars, 2013/14 Champions of the Battle River Hockey League, earned a spot in the AA/A Provincial tournament in Morinville this past weekend, with eight other teams participating from all corners of the province.