Photo courtesy of the Village of Hazlet (Facebook) Hazlet’s annual Showcase once again showed how strongly this community shows up for one another. More than 160 people filled the hall on Friday night for an evening of generosity, good food, and shared purpose—all aimed at supporting projects that keep Hazlet moving forward. An organizer noted how often items were bought and then donated back to be auctioned again, a gesture that set the tone for the night. Early estimates pl

A striking new black‑and‑white mural is coming to life on the north wall of Campbell’s Accommodations Fourplex, along Rutland Avenue and 2nd Street—a well‑traveled stretch of Highway 37 as it moves through Gull Lake. Local artist Andrew Robertson—known across southwest Saskatchewan for his monochromatic murals and large‑scale public art—began painting this week and is already more than halfway through. The piece features a young girl surrounded by sweeping black‑and‑white flo

The T. rex Discovery Centre in Eastend is getting ready to open for the 2026 season on May 16 , and visitors will see several new additions when they walk through the doors. The biggest change is a dramatic new scene built around Scotty — the world’s largest Tyrannosaurus rex — now shown in a dynamic hunting pose. Later this spring, the centre will install t wo life-size Thescelosaurus casts , completing a long-imagined display that shows Scotty interacting with prey. The

Only in Gull Lake can a pig spleen, a supercomputer, and a Lyceum premiere collide before lunch. The Round Table — Mid‑Morning The diner door swung open with the kind of prairie gust that always meant Earl had arrived with news he intended to weaponize. “Judging by the wind,” Mabel said, pouring coffee, “either March is back… or Earl’s about to declare victory.” “It’s victory,” Earl announced. “Pig Spleen: four. Supercomputer: two.” Edna raised an eyebrow over her For Posteri

Gull Lake had plenty to cheer about this past weekend as hometown forward Jamie Kirwan delivered a standout performance at the Telus Cup Western Regional in Regina. Held April 2–5, the tournament featured top U18 AAA teams from Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. The Moose Jaw Warriors dominated the round robin, with Kirwan playing a key role—collecting multi-point games, earning Player of the Game honors against Thunder Bay, and scoring the Warriors’ only goal in Sunday’s f

A warm slice of early Main Street life Long before Main Street took its modern shape, Gull Lake had a little bakery that left a lasting mark on the town’s early years. Shilling’s Bakery — located on the south side of Main Street, midway between Proton Avenue and Rutland Avenue — entered a new chapter in October 1910, when it changed ownership and was soon rebuilt after a fire just six weeks later. Today, the street has changed, but the bakery’s place in that central stretch o