In a complete surprise for patrons of the Grand Forks International baseball tournament, Olympic swimming bronze medalist Richard Weinberger from Victoria threw the official first pitch of the event last night. Co-ordinator Gerry Foster emceed the ceremonies, held at James Donaldson Park in Grand Forks on Aug. 30, that included...

Police have confirmed that the fire that took a residence at Christina Lake on Monday was not arson. Staff Sergeant Jim Harrison of the Grand Forks RCMP detachment told the Sentinel today that the fire started at the Piche property at 1833 Haaglund Road in a pile of wood and newspaper located 15 meters from the home. When the...

The Grand Forks Wildlife Association has decided to close the doors on the Wildlife Hall for good, unless another non-profit organization would like to take it off their hands. The membership of the Grand Forks Wildlife Association (GFWA) held a special meeting Wednesday, Aug. 15 to decide the fate of the old hall and they ...

West Kootenay Boundary finished with 67 medals at the B.C. Senior Games held recently in Burnaby. The zone tallied 22 medals of the golden variety led by the swim team that took home no less than 11 first-place medals. Lower Mainland topped the medal standings with an amazing 446 medals, more than 60 ahead of second place...

Residents, tourists, and industry alike will benefit from improvements to the road surface on Big White Road, near Highway 33, southeast of Kelowna. This resurfacing benefits area residents, ski tourists, the forest industry and commercial vehicles along this important corridor with a safer and smoother ride. The 11 kilometres...

Grand Forks RCMP are treating a fire that burned down one home, one unoccupied log house and several outbuildings at 1833 Hagglund Road in Christina Lake as suspicious. The property and home, owned by the "Bear Dude" Allen Piche, is "nothing but a smoking hole in the ground", said Grand Forks RCMP staff sergeant Jim Harrison....

The fly-in, car and bike show and shine and market on Market Avenue on Sunday in Grand Forks saw a lot of air and foot traffic. Organized by the pilots who use the local airport, there were planes and pilots from as far away as Alberta who made the trek to spend the day in Grand Forks. Opening in the morning with a pancake ...

Building a vibrant downtown core takes time but is completely worthwhile was the message shared with Grand Forks’ business owners last week. In a presentation sponsored by the Grand Forks economic development committee, Barb Haynes from the Downtown Penticton Association (DPA) gave encouragement for local businesses to aim ...

Last week’s Grand Forks city council meeting was jam packed with delegations from the dog park, and the Marshall Lake conservation group as well as the more practical work of bylaw approvals. Dog park Users of the local dog park, located on 18 Street at the south end of the Evergreen cemetery, are asking for council’s support...

The second annual Grand Forks Best Singer auditions are finished, and the final singers are waiting to compete at the Grand Forks Secondary School Auditorium on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 7 p.m. to see who will be crowned the 2012 Grand Forks Best Singer! An interesting development in the contest this year is that the winning singer...