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Feedback session Wednesday at Slave Lake gov’t. ctr. Joe McWilliams Lakeside Leader   This Wednesday, folks from Alberta Environment and Parks will be in Slave Lake to talk about management plans for northern pike and walleye. There’s an update in…
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Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs   The Falher Pirates hosted the Grande Prairie Athletics in the evening of Jan. 5. The Pirates won the game by a score of 10-5, and here are a couple of photos of the second…
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Turning back the clock in Pirates-Huskies best-of-seven

The Falher Pirates faced the Grimshaw Huskies in mid-February for their best-of-seven semi-final series. The Pirates travelled to the Mile Zero Regional Multiplex in Grimshaw for their first game. In the photo at left, Jay Anderson scored a power play…
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Taewkondo testing and advancement held at Georges P. Vanier

Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs The students of Iron Tiger Taekwondo from Manning met their counterparts of the Chun’s Warriors Smoky River Taekwondo at Georges P. Vanier in Donnelly on Dec. 9 for testing and advancement. “It ran smoothly,” says…
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Pirates hand Huskies an 8-6 loss

Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs Coming off a 13-6 loss against the High Prairie Regals on Dec. 7, the Falher Pirates came right back to win 8-6 at home against the Grimshaw Huskies on Dec. 9. But it wasn’t going…
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Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs The Chun’s Road Warriors Smoky River Taekwondo and Iron Tiger Taekwondo of Manning met at Georges P. Vanier in Falher on Dec. 9 for testing and advancement. Twenty-five participants for both clubs were present and…
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PICs – Vipers split games with the Raiders

The Georges P. Vanier Vipers junior basketball teams hosted the Prairie River Junior High Raiders in the afternoon of Dec. 6. The Raiders girls’ team won their game by a score of 29-24, while the Vipers boys’ team won their…
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Two more losses & two more wins for the Falher Pirates

Mac Olsen Express Staff @SmokyRiverExprs The Falher Pirates are getting their shares of wins and losses this season. The Pirates travelled to Grande Prairie on Nov. 25 to face the Athletics. It was the Athletics who came out on top…
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Dunk star scores big with students

Richard Froese Spotlight From the lows of a rough life growing up to the heights as a top basketball slam dunker in the world, Kenny Dobbs inspired high school students in High Prairie and Donnelly. “Tell yourself I am a…
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