This weekend, three local boys, Jamie Kirwan (#11), Tysen Kobley (#28), and Zach Mitchell (#7), will play with the Swift Current 57's in the 13U Western Canadian National Championship. Swift Current is hosting the top 13U teams in Western Canada for the weekend. They will play their first game on Thursday, August 18 at 4pm, and it will be broadcast on Eagle 94.1. They play on Kiwanis Field on Friday, August 19, at 3:30, and then again on Saturday, August 20, at 11:30pm. Submi
The Gull Lake Greyhounds U11 won a Silver Medal today at the 2022 U11 AA Tier 5 Provincials in Shellbrook. The greyhounds advanced to the Gold Medal Game, where they faced off against Shellbrook. The final score of the Gold Medal Game was 7-2 for Shellbrook, and the Greyhounds took home a silver medal. Congratulations on a job well done that has made Gull Lake proud! Gull Lake Events
Running Score: Pig Spleen 2—Weather Supercomputer 1 A frost‑covered prairie under a restless sky. On one side, a digital thermometer climbing into record territory. On the other, a humble pig spleen sitting beside a parka and a raincoat—because this is Saskatchewan, and we prepare for everything. After a February that felt like three seasons in 28 days, it’s time to settle Round Two of our winter weather showdown. We saw record‑breaking warmth, a polar vortex, and wind gusts
On a cool Friday evening in September 1968—a Friday the 13th, no less—a routine patrol on Highway 1 turned into one of the most dramatic moments in the history of the Gull Lake RCMP detachment. Two 18‑year‑olds from Waterloo, Ontario, Dennis Bonn and Brian McLennan, were hitchhiking west toward British Columbia. Near Whitewood, a new Mercury Cougar pulled over. The driver introduced himself only as “Knobby,” said he was heading for Calgary, and offered them a ride. He was fri
A viral video and a wave of outside commentary can travel far faster than the truth, and this week the Lyceum Theatre found itself at the centre of a story that doesn’t reflect who we are or how we treat one another. In that video, the theatre, its volunteers, and several local residents are spoken about in ways that are unfair, inaccurate, and unworthy of the place we call home. Gull Lake isn’t perfect—no community is—but we are not a town where people are reduced to insults
