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Quinn Yates dunks it in against the Harlem Crowns.

Yates keeps charging ahead

Sooke basketball player Quinn Yates aims high with Chargers

Quinn Yates dunks it in against the Harlem Crowns.
Ron Larson: The OUtdoor Guy

The Outdoor Guy: Kemp Lake has trout for the catching

Ron Larson writes an outdoor column focusing on the Sooke area

Ron Larson: The OUtdoor Guy
Bears are getting ready for winter and are seeking out food sources. They will not hesitate to enter yards and they have been spotted on Wright Road

Bear Buzz – October 1

A word to the wise on keeping bear and human conflict to a minimum

Bears are getting ready for winter and are seeking out food sources. They will not hesitate to enter yards and they have been spotted on Wright Road

SSC kicking it in pre-season play

Soccer results from some of the season's first games

2-Reel Fishing Adventures brings in the big ones.

Coho are the fish to catch

A report on the fishing conditions in the Sooke area

2-Reel Fishing Adventures brings in the big ones.

Another View: Is Sooke a well-run business?

Writer questions need to send so many council members to conferences

The end of summer

The last days of summer

Summer may be waning but kids are still enjoying swimming

The end of summer
Sooke Lions took on the job of building some pedestrian bridges over the creek

Sooke Lions Club gets things done

Lions volunteer to build bridges at Charters Creek

Sooke Lions took on the job of building some pedestrian bridges over the creek
Victoria Spartans Junior Bantam team

Spartan Jr. Bantams chalk up comeback win

Sooke players on junior Spartan football team winning games

Victoria Spartans Junior Bantam team
Racoon

The Outdoor Guy: Quicksilver moments

Ron Larson writes about his experiences in the great outdoors

Racoon

Curator’s Corner” Wedding gifts

Pieces of history in the form of wedding gifts at the museum

John Bridal kiteboarding

Flying high for the kids

Kiteboarder raising funds for BC Children's Hospital

John Bridal kiteboarding
Charla Huber

Sooke is more of a big fmaily than a town

Charla Huber writes about her impressions of Sooke

Charla Huber
Workshop participants learned how to handle an electric fence.

Electric fencing information found at workshop

Fences built to prevent human and wildlife conflicts

Workshop participants learned how to handle an electric fence.
Soccer action Sooke U14 girls played against Cowichan on the weekend and won 2-1.

Seeding Sooke soccer

The soccer season has started and the teams are playing well

Soccer action Sooke U14 girls played against Cowichan on the weekend and won 2-1.
Godkin & Co perform Saturday night.

Maritime music mixed wih the blues

Sooke Coffee House begins a news season with Godkin & Co

Godkin & Co perform Saturday night.
#9-Jared Steele getting ready to execute a superb downfield shoulder block to help lead Owen “Lion-heart” Cheng to his first touchdown of this fall season’s quest for the Island Championship. With Caleb Carrier protecting from behind.

Spartans go 30-0 against Steelers

Victoria Spartans football team wins against Ladysmith players

#9-Jared Steele getting ready to execute a superb downfield shoulder block to help lead Owen “Lion-heart” Cheng to his first touchdown of this fall season’s quest for the Island Championship. With Caleb Carrier protecting from behind.
On the left is the travelling briefcase and some of its contents. The briefcase also holds a WI plate

Curator’s Corner: Travelling Exhibit

Anniversary of Shirley Women's Institute to be celebrated

On the left is the travelling briefcase and some of its contents. The briefcase also holds a WI plate
Hockey players get a pep talk from Rich Dappolonia

Hockey school on during strike

SEAPARC arena in Sooke is holding classes - in hockey

Hockey players get a pep talk from Rich Dappolonia
Ron Larson

Ron Larson: The outdoor guy

The Sooke News Mirror welcomes new outdoor columnist

Ron Larson