Dropping the name Adam Hill two years ago may have given you this response: “Who is Adam Hill?” In some circles it could still be that way, like many newcomers who pop onto the radar just to disappear a few years later. But over the past 24 months the local freelance photographer has carved out [...]
November 2, 2011 /
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Cupcakes. These tiny, sweet, soft carefully prepared little cakes have become somewhat of a kitschy pastime in the North American counterpart of the western world as of late. And where better to capitalize on this craze, than the local epicentre of many a cultural, community and pop culture activity? The Hay River Library will be [...]
July 27, 2011 |
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Along with 38 teams and a Don Cherry impersonator, great sunny weather made the third annual Polar Pond Hockey tournament another great success. Three general team pools along with a women’s pool and old timer pool played on eight rinks on the river at the Fisherman’s Wharf this past weekend, with proceeds going towards a [...]
March 23, 2011 |
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Four of Hay River’s minor hockey players have made the cut to represent the Northwest Territories during next month’s Canada Winter Games. Carter Hill, Joel Demarcke, Gavin Broadhead and Connor Goudreau all excelled during the last few months at a training camp in Yellowknife, making it to the top 20 players selected. Hill, Demarcke and [...]
January 19, 2011 |
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There were many hockey players, coaches, parents, family, friends, and hockey volunteers with smiling faces at the annual end-of-year hockey banquet at the Royal Canadian Legion on April 14. Players were recognized for their dedication, hard work, success, and perseverance on and off the hockey rink. Patrick Smith, the Hay River Huskies Bantam player who [...]
April 21, 2010 |
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