Tag Archives: People

La Ronge couple welcomes quadruplets on leap day
It was a leap day like no other for Gilbert Merasty and Savannah Ratt of La Ronge who welcomed quadruplets into the world on Feb. 29. Born at Saskatoon's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital, Aleah, Beaut...
Mar 05, 2024

SIGA & Gold Eagle Casino donate $10,000 to Battlefords Food Bank to help with food insecurity
There was good news for Battlefords Food Bank this week. Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority (SIGA) and the Gold Eagle Casino donated $10,000 to the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre to s...
Mar 05, 2024

Melfort marathon runner close to running six major international races
A marathon runner from Melfort is now closer to her ultimate goal.Robyn Luthi completed the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday with a time of 2 hours 59 minutes and 21 seconds.Luthi told northeastNOW she was ha...
Mar 05, 2024

Back-to-back wins for Trapper Competition contestants
Richard Charles and Clarissa Burns were the winners of the Lac La Ronge Winter Festival's King and Queen Trapper Competition. Both individuals also dominated the event in 2023 and are coming off recen...
Mar 04, 2024

Mustangs, Broncos feature heavily in SJHL year-end award nominations
The SJHL has revealed the nominees for its year-end awards for 2023/24.Melfort Mustangs netminder James Venne is up for a pair of awards.He has been nominated for the SGEU Most Valuable Player award a...
Mar 04, 2024

Children's entertainer a former Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra conductor
A former Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra conductor is now making a name for himself as a popular children's entertainer. Eric Paetkau will bring his zany show Mr. Snotsense's World of Fun to the Dekker C...
Mar 04, 2024

Hutchinson, Sleeva named SJHL Players of the Week
A pair of Melfort Mustangs are on the SJHL player of the week list.Aidyn Hutchinson is the Bourgault Forward of the Week after his five goals and five assists in just three games last week, including ...
Mar 04, 2024

Melfort Mustangs return to CJHL top 20 rankings
The Melfort Mustangs are back in the Canadian Junior Hockey League (CJHL) top 20 rankings.The Mustangs re-enter the rankings at number 12, after being an honourable mention last week.Melfort has won s...
Mar 04, 2024

Tisdale woman wins Great Escape contest
Kara Bleile from Tisdale woke up Saturday morning with some big decisions to make.Should she take a warm, tropical beach trip with the family or a wild week in Vegas? The possibilities are endless sin...
Mar 02, 2024

P.A. Police searching for missing 12-year-old boy
Update: On March 3, at 7:21a.m., police advised Brysen Demery had been located.----The Prince Albert Police Service is asking the public for help in locating a missing youth. Brysen Demery, 12, was la...
Mar 02, 2024