Tag: Featured

Students nominated for STEM award

Roland Michener Grade 12 student Campbell Rea is back in the news – this time for being nominated for a prestigious engineering scholarship. Rea didn’t win the $100,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship (it goes to 50 students across the country), but…
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Sharks dominate relays at home meet

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader Several first-place finishes were recorded by members of the Slave Lake Sharks Swim Club at their home meet on June 3. This included nine golds in the team events, otherwise known as relay races. On the…
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Vanderwell Axeheads team wins logger sports competition

Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader It was nip and tuck, down to the wire, etc. etc. but the Vanderwell Axeheads took top spot in the competitive division of the Lesser Slave Forest Education Society’s logger sports on June 3. It’s the…
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The dream team

Local powerlifters after the June 3 tournament, with Champions Health and Fitness personnel. Back row, l. to r.: Champions manager Chantel Campsall, Khalil Mouallem, Kaeden Ottenbreit, Brandon Mercer, Kaylin King, Travis Perkins, Kayla Hawryluk, Champions owner Abdul Mouallem. Front: Steven…
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Full slate of activities during Seniors Week

E.G. Wahlstrom students jig up a storm at the Strawberry Tea put on for seniors at the Slave Lake Native Friendship Centre on June 6. The turnout for the Town of Slave Lake Seniors Week pancake breakfast at the Pioneer Drop-in…
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Points West Living ‘rodeo’

Kayden Williams of Kinuso attempts to rope Martine Carifelle at the Points West Living ‘rodeo’ during Seniors’ Week in Slave Lake. Kayden, his dad Sandy and his siblings Blake, Grayson and McKenna, along with several of their horses, provided some…
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Big hit with the kids

St. Francis of Assisi graduates got to parade in front of future grads last Monday (June 5) at St. Mary of the Lake School in Slave Lake. They got an enthusiastic reception from the kids lining the halls. Nineteen students…
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Record falls at lifting competition

There were some impressive performances at the June 3 powerlifting competition at Champions Fitness in Slave Lake – none more so than Kaeden Ottenbreit’s new Canadian record in the bench press. Twenty-one competitors – about half of them from Slave…
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Anglers Cup sponsors

Above, Colton Clements of No Frills is donating food for the rules meeting and awards night. Below, Barrie Deschover of Max Fuels with a $500 donation for the Anglers Cup, which goes this Friday and Saturday
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Reach!

Two members of the Slave Lake Sharks reach for the wall in a backstroke event at the Northern Lights Aquatic Centre on Saturday. Around 160 swimmers from 11 clubs took part in the meet. Results in next week’s Leader.
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A taste of Lebanon on the golf course?

Gilwood Golf Course held a successful fundraiser on May 27. It was a tournament with 144 golfers, and ‘hole hosts’ such as Mr. Mike’s, with its Taste of Lebanon booth, complete with people in costumes, Lebanese food and music! Other…
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Roll ‘em!

Fire Department and Forestry team members take a turn in the log-rolling event at the logger sports competition in Slave Lake on June 3. It was a full day of activities put on by the Lesser Slave Forest Education Society…
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EGW Drama Club hits the stage

Kristine Dana as Willy Wonka in the E.G. Wahlstrom Drama club production of Willy Wonka Kids, based on the book by Roald Dahl. Oompa Loompas Brooke Evernden and Reese McRee in Willy Wonkas Kids, in the matinee performance on June…
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Cedar waxwings signal the end of spring migration

Nicole Krikun For the Lakeside Leader This past week started off slow, but ended up being fairly steady and was punctuated with a few firsts of the year, one amazing capture and a really awesome sighting. This week was also…
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