JANELLE LABELLE During Monday evening’s Committee of the Whole meeting in Smiths Falls, Anne Miskelly of the Smiths Falls Harmony Club spoke to council about pickleball. “This is the fastest […]
Read moreCHRIS UHLIG The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry warns not to approach Bears or face grave danger and harm, as the hungry animals awaken from hibernation and are looking […]
Read moreCHRIS UHLIG 362 hockey fans packed the den Friday night to watch the Bears play the Pembroke Lumber Kings in their final regular season game before the playoffs for a […]
Read moreThe Bears’ quick mid-week report. CHRIS UHLIG The Nepean Raiders sailed into town Tuesday night to look for an easy scoring treasure, but were shredded by the Bears’ claws instead. […]
Read moreCHRIS UHLIG The win seemed oh so close, but in the end it was yet so far away. The Bears enjoyed a good week, first a 6-1 win over the […]
Read moreLAURIE WEIR Ask a trio of rugby players from Smiths Falls District Collegiate Institute (SFDCI) what they love about the sport and they’ll all tell you the same thing – […]
Read moreMac Spinelli of the Athens Aeros recovers in neck brace for 8 weeks LAURIE WEIR A Smiths Falls native, and defenseman for the Athens Aeros, has suffered a spinal cord […]
Read moreCHRIS UHLIG This week’s action saw the Smiths Falls facing off not once but twice against the current undisputed number 1 team in the CCHL, the Navan Grads. The Bears […]
Read moreGold medal redemption for junior boys’ basketball team LAURIE WEIR All they wanted to do was win – and that they did. On Thursday, Feb. 29, the Smiths Falls District […]
Read moreIt’s a full-circle moment for young coach Jayden Spencer LAURIE WEIR With a father and son coaching duo at the help, the Smiths Falls District Collegiate junior boys basketball team […]
Read moreCHRIS UHLIG Hockey fans got treated to not one but two games this week. While one game entertained viewers with qualitative great hockey to watch, the other didn’t extend past […]
Read moreCHRIS UHLIG Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears. All roads led to the Den Friday night for an exciting game of hockey of course. The Ottawa Junior Senators team […]
Read moreBY LAURIE WEIR It was a showdown on the hard court that could have gone either way, but Carleton Place held a slim lead to win the Lanark County Interschool […]
Read moreBY CHRIS UHLIG The Bears amazing seven-game winning streak finally came to an end at the Friday night home game on February 9th against the Rockland Nationals. Some people argued […]
Read moreBY CHRIS UHLIG Last time, we reported on the dramatic 4-3 overtime win during the January 28th Sunday home game against the Hawkesbury Hawks. The Bears then elevated the excitement […]
Read moreBY CHRIS UHLIG The den felt pretty quiet since the last home game on January 19th with a stunning 5:2 win over the Nepean Raiders. But that doesn’t mean that […]
Read moreBY CHRIS UHLIG After the 4:7 loss a week ago Friday against the Renfrew Wolves and an equally disappointing 4:6 loss the next day at the rematch, the Bears ended […]
Read moreLydia Ko wins her 20th tournament of the Tour at 14-under BY LAURIE WEIR Sunday was a breezy final day for the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on the LPGA […]
Read moreCelebrating 10 years since turning pro, Smiths Falls golfer says the ‘best is yet to come’ BY LAURIE WEIR It’s been a short off-season for Brooke Henderson as she jumped […]
Read moreBY CHRIS UHLIG Well hello my friends, how have you all been? It’s been a while since hockey grazed these pages last, but it finally returned to Hometown News and […]
Read moreVolunteers of a popular skating event in the village of Portland, Ontario in the township of Rideau Lakes are working on reinventing the way they have organized races for 20 […]
Read moreDuring the council meeting in Smiths Falls on Tuesday night, Mayor Shawn Pankow extended congratulations to local dart player Jake MacMillan. “I want to recognize Jake MacMillan who participated in […]
Read moreMayor Shawn Pankow paused to recognize significant honours awarded to members of the Smiths Falls Bears during Monday evening’s council meeting in Smiths Falls. “I’d like to congratulate Smiths Falls […]
Read moreThe Smiths Falls Rideaus, a new team that has joined the Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League, will play their first two games this weekend, including a home game at the […]
Read moreDuring Monday night’s council meeting, Mayor Pankow took a moment on behalf of the Smiths Falls council and community to recognize Olympic swimmer Bailey Andison for her incredible effort in […]
Read moreSmiths Falls’ own Bailey Andison and Brooke Henderson are heading to the Tokyo Olympics. The two local women have been friends since their childhood days when they were both students […]
Read moreSmiths Falls’ very own Bailey Andison will be heading to the Tokyo Olympics. The renowned swimmer was successful at this week’s Olympic trials in Toronto and has been named to […]
Read moreDuring Monday night’s council meeting in Smiths Falls, Mayor Shawn Pankow encouraged citizens of Smiths Falls to cheer for hometown proud Olympic hopeful Bailey Andison. He suggested it would be […]
Read moreThe Bears faced the Pembroke Lumber Kings Friday night for the last home game of the regular season, and they finished it on a high note with a solid 4:2 […]
Read moreThe Rideau District High School Lions won silver Tuesday, March 3 at the EOSSAA Junior A Girls’ Volleyball Championship, held at St. Mary Catholic High School in Brockville. Despite a […]
Read moreFriday night’s game against the Carleton Place Canadians didn’t really hold any surprises for anyone. The Bears had to yield to the leading team of the league with a 4:6 […]
Read moreAnyone who has witnessed Paralympians in action develops a healthy level of respect for these dedicated athletes and the challenges they overcome. A key Winter Paralympics sport, sledge hockey, came […]
Read moreThe Perth and District Collegiate Institute (PDCI) Blue Devils won the 2020 EOSSAA Senior A Boys’ Basketball Championship Wednesday, February 26 defeating Rideau District High School (RDHS) 48-39. The hosting […]
Read moreOnly a mere 130 spectators came to see the Bears taking on the Brockville Braves Tuesday night, but those people got treated to a thriller of Michael Jackson quality. Best […]
Read moreThe Bears have seemingly hit a patch of rough ice lately with a string of losses at home and abroad. In all fairness, the game Friday night against the Navan […]
Read moreThe Bears amazing winning streak came to a screeching halt last Friday at the home game against the Pembroke Lumber Kings. Some spectators attributed the 2:4 loss to a lack […]
Read moreSeemingly unstoppable, the Bears added yet another win to their portfolio. The team extended their winning streak once more, coming out atop with a 4:3 result against the Rockland Nationals […]
Read moreFeaturing WWE & WCW legends Haku and the Barbarian Great North Wrestling will kick off 2020 with its ‘Annihilation’ event at Smith Falls’ Gallipeau Centre Theatre on Saturday, February 29 […]
Read moreA 5:3 win over the Kemptville 73’s extended the Bears winning streak to the sixth game in a row. The team won that game however only with a good portion […]
Read moreThe Tuesday Bears game against the Kanata Lasers can be regarded as one of the slightly more unusual ones. Remember the postponed game of November 29th of last year, the […]
Read moreThe Sunday game of the Bears against Brockville radiated the vibes of a good old fashioned whodunit movie of the Miss Marple Kind with Margaret Ruthford. One didn’t have the […]
Read morePotential anthropologists of the world of hockey would surely find the Friday night games to represent a bewildering ever changing microcosm of their chosen field of study. There are 50/50 […]
Read more‘Almost’ isn’t good enough in most of the sports, you either win or you loose. The Bears almost made it after a fierce comeback in Friday’s game against the Navan […]
Read moreThe Bears welcomed their fans back at the Den Friday night for the first home game since Christmas. The team had already two road games under their belt in the […]
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