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Is it wet enough for you?
After a dry summer with very little precipitation, the taps were turned on during the last couple of weeks, with 71.9 mm of rain being reported in Swan River between Aug. 11-17, or 132.3 mm total if extended to Aug. 6. Only two days in that time period experienced no precipitation at all. Pictured here, a rain gauge in the Municipality of Swan Valley West shows the local precipitation over an approximately 36 hour period last weekend...
The race is on
The third annual Western Canadian Chuckwagon and Junior Chariot Championship took place during the four days of the NorthWest Round-up and Exhibition, with 112 heats of races around the half-mile track on the Swan River Agricultural Society Grounds...
Another one in the books
The Swan River Valley Agricultural Society Grounds were once again bustling with activity as the NorthWest Round-up and Exhibition (NWRE) drew crowds from near and far. Whether it was the shows and races in front of the grandstand, the tastes of the food booths, the entertainment of the midway, or much, much more, the NWRE had a little something for everybody. Pictured here, a view of the grounds from 1,000 feet up.
Representing the Valley
The U18 Swan Valley Youth Soccer Academy team faced off against Dauphin this past weekend (June 14), defeating their Parkland rivals 4-3. (Back Row L-R) Coach Paul Terry, Ryder Formo, Matt Zamzow, Cole Fletcher, Armann Jonasson, Ayooluwa Adetola, Jared Rosteski, Ashton Dutkewich, Dayson Martin, Zev Machan, Malaykai Andrews. (Front Row L-R) Oyinbobola Faboyode, Jamie Parsons, Lily Nemetchek, Marci Badowski, Ava Pidskalny, Anna Rodrigues, Lane Lacasse, Ben Poole, Sam Lacasse.
The Good Ol’ Days
Presenting Swan Valley Regional Secondary School’s Class of 2025! Graduates celebrated their final year of high school on Friday (June 20) with ceremonies, a banquet and dance.
Lidstone Combat Sports competes at WAKO
Michael Lewis, Cole Lumax, and Rowan Dahl represented the Valley’s Lidstone Combat Sports Academy at the 2025 WAKO National Kickboxing Championships in Toronto recently...
Local Champions
A pair of Swan River athletes capped off an incredible season with the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Melfort Mustangs, by celebrating a Canterra Seeds Cup Championship. The Mustangs, who won the SJHL title for a second consecutive season, will now move onto the 2025 Centennial Cup National Junior A Championship in Calgary, AB which begins this Thursday (May 8).
Going for Gold
On March 7-9, the U13 Swan Valley Stampeders attended Rural B Provincials in Lundar. In round robin play, the Stamps played Riverton and won by a score of 13-4. The team then played St. Eustache but came out on the wrong end of a 3-2 score. That put the Stampeders in the fourth overall seed, where they went on to face Morden with a spot in the semi finals on the line. The young Stamps would go on to defeat Morden 2-1, setting up a date with the rival Flin Flon Bombers to play for a chance for provincial gold. In semi final contest, the Stampeders advanced, thanks to an impressive 4-2 victory. They then went on to play Hartney for gold. Unfortunately, Cinderella checked out, leaving the Stampeders with the silver medal after dropping the gold medal game by a score of 6-2.
Love, Not Hate
As has been the tradition for many years, Pink Shirt Day was held across the nation on the last Wednesday of February (Feb. 26), with people wearing pink shirts in support of anti-bullying initiatives. The original event was held in 2007 when a high school student in Nova Scotia was bullied for wearing a pink shirt to school. Pink Shirt Day has since served as an awareness campaign against bullying.
Letting Loose
The Swan Valley Stampeders held their first annual Skills Challenge this past weekend, Jan. 5, with four events where players competed in for the Hardest Shot, Fastest Skater, an Obstacle Course and a shootout, followed by a deciding goalie goal contest to crown the champions of the Skills Challenge. Will Brown finishes the passing drill in the Obstacle Course...