Canora Courier

Mary Umrysh, who was born and raised in Canora, celebrated her 100 th birthday on March 24 at her residence in Brampton, Ont. with family members and fellow residents.

An amazing Easter story concerns a carpenter who lived 2,000 years ago in Nazareth. At age 30, the Man hung up His leather carpenter's apron and began to speak publicly up and down the countryside. Religious leaders had mixed feelings.

The Canora Skating Club presented its annual carnival with the theme A Night at the Movies on March 18 at the Canora Civic Centre. Organizers chose music from a number of favourite movies ranging from Top Gun to Alice in Wonderland.

For the first time since 2005, the Canora Cougars senior girl’s basketball team has advanced to the HOOPLA provincial finals.

When Graeme Wilgosh heard that Betty Tomilin would once again be writing and directing the CCS (Canora Composite School) Drama Club production this year, the Grade 12 student knew right away he wanted to be in it.

The Canora RCMP Detachment held a town hall meeting at the Canora Activity Centre on March 21. RCMP officers present at the meeting included Sgt. Greg Smith (Canora detachment Commander), Cpl.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fifth and last in a series of articles, written by former Canora resident Jonathan Kalmakoff of Regina, relating to the building and business activities of the Doukhobor Trading Company - the commercial arm of the Doukhobo

Billy Graham was asked about heaven: “What happens to us the minute we die?” The short version answer Graham gave was, “We enter immediately into God’s presence.” We know where we are on this earth.

The Canora Cougars senior boys and girls basketball teams each captured first place in conference playoff tournaments held on March 10.

When fans started to file into the Canora Civic Centre around 5 p.m. on March 9, most were hoping to see the home team win. They got their wish, but it took almost four full periods of action-packed hockey.