By Sue Tiffin After a hugely successful ice racing event, the Minden Kin Club is ready to do it again – this time in warmer weather. The club has announced Minden’s annual truck pull and…
Haliburton Real Easy Ryders welcome new members
By Darren Lum Get rolling with the Haliburton Real Easy Ryders (HRER) this cycling season to meet new people who share a love and interest for riding. The recreational group of cyclists are encouraging new…
Huskies season ends in heartbreak
By Alex Gallacher The inaugural season for the Haliburton County Huskies ended in heartbreak Wednesday night, April 20 at the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena in Minden. The 4-3 overtime loss to the visiting Cobourg Cougars…
Cougars pounce on Huskies and take game one
By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies found themselves in a similar position to their first round series against the Golden Hawks, as they dropped game one 5 - 3 to the Cobourg Cougars on…
Huskies claw back to win final two games…
By Alex Gallacher After being downed by the Golden Hawks in Game One of the series 5-2, the Haliburton County Huskies stormed back to take the remaining two games in dramatic fashion, taking their first…
2022 Minden Skating Club Gala
Photos taken during the 2022 Minden Skating Club Gala held April 8 at the S.G. Nesbitt Memorial Arena in Minden./SUE TIFFIN Staff
Get to know the Huskies: Will Gourgouvelis
By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies have had a great defence core comprised of the savvy vets Isaac Sooklal and Nate Porter, the offensive expert Simon Rose and the hometown boy Ryan Hall. However,…
Huskies season on the brink
Opening series 5-2 loss to Golden Hawks, forces a must win at home By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies fell 5-2 to the Trenton Golden Hawks in Game One of the East Division semi-final…
Huskies split final two, look to playoffs
By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies completed their inaugural regular season with a win Saturday night against the Mississauga Chargers and a loss against the Wellington Dukes on Sunday, April 3. Finishing the season…
Fulfilling a dream and making a community proud
By Darren Lum Melanie Walter’s dream came true last week when she competed at the 2022 Skate Ontario Provincial Championships in Mississauga on March 24. Walter has been skating with the Minden Skating Club since…
Huskies downed by Dukes, blank Golden Hawks
By Alex Gallacher With a shot at first place, the Haliburton County Huskies’ playoff seeding became more complicated after a loss to the Wellington Dukes on Saturday and a win against the Trenton Golden Hawks…
OJHL playoffs explained
By Alex Gallacher The playoff format for the 2022 Nutrafarms OJHL Championship Series has been announced. A four-round playoff format will see the winner of the Buckland Cup head directly to Estevan, Saskatchewan to compete…
Huskies taking best shot to claim East Division
By Alex Gallacher In a rare treat, the Haliburton County Huskies played three games back to back to back. Taking on the Mississauga Chargers, Trenton Golden Hawks and Caledon Admirals, the Huskies won all three…
MH council questions arena rental fee increase
By Sue Tiffin A request from the Highland Storm tournament director to reduce an increase in the cost of the rental of the facility sparked much discussion at Minden Hills council on March 10. In…
K.O. Martial Arts offers tai chi and kickboxing…
By Stephen Petrick Haliburton County residents may get a kick out of what Kelly Outram is doing. The young entrepreneur is trying to foster a martial arts culture in the county. He now offers tai…
Pandemic not over, but hope springs eternal at…
By Darren Lum Competitive inter-school athletics is making a full return to Haliburton Highlands Secondary School (HHSS) now that the province announced it will lift many of its mandates to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.…
Huskies celebrate winning streak
By Alex Gallacher The Haliburton County Huskies were riding high after picking up a huge road win against the St. Michael’s Buzzers on March 4. They used that momentum to build what currently stands as…
Get to know the Huskies: Peyton Schaly
By Alex Gallacher Since being added to the Huskies roster following a trade with Wellington, Peyton Schaly has been a force on the Huskies offensive line. With nine goals and 16 points in 22 games,…
Red Hawks alumni curlers rock the OCAAs
Jessica Byers, Liam Little, and Jacob Dobson, three alumni from Haliburton Highlands Secondary School, rocked the podium at the Ontario College Athletic Association (OCAA) Curling Championships, coming home with two golds and a silver medal.…
Spectator sport: watching the ice races from the…
By Alex Gallacher As weird as it sounds, I’d never attended the Minden ice races before this year. I moved to Minden Hills in 2017 but I was never able to make it to the…
Bryan Rashleigh: The Veteran of Ice Racing
By Alex Gallacher Since the 1970s, British Automobile Racing Club’s president Bryan Rashleigh has been coming down to Minden to compete in the annual ice racing events. From the humble beginnings, ice racing has come…