Canora Courier

Whatchamacallits, doohickeys and thingamajigs; those famous words have been spoken many times by rather intelligent people, usually when they cannot remember the name of the item in question.

Canora squadron No. 566 of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets was selected to attend a summer camp this year, which is a first for the squadron, said Lt. Darren Paul, commanding officer, at the annual ceremonial review on May 18 at the Dugout.

On the afternoon of May 16, the body of a 62-year-old Canora Beach resident was discovered about 10 yards off the shore at Canora Beach at Good Spirit Lake. The Canora RCMP received the call that the man was missing at about 2:30 p.m., said Cpl.

Members of the Yorkton Rural RCMP are requesting assistance from the public in regards to a break, enter and theft case which occurred in Theodore during the early morning of May 7. At approximately 2:3 0 a .m.

Darryl and Donna Rock have the contract to manage the clubhouse (Activity Centre) for the Canora Golf and Country Club this season. They are being assisted by their daughter, Ally.

You wouldn’t know it from the Saskatchewan Party’s throne speech. Much like his low-key March re-election campaign, Premier Brad Wall’s throne speech downplayed the unpleasantness and accentuated the positives.

Kyle Strelioff, who was just eight years old, reeled in a 15-pound, two-ounce northern pike at Madge Lake. He is the son of two avid fishermen, Evan and Lori Strelioff of Canora.

At times it is natural for columnists on a particular topic to feed off one another.

I recently suffered the loss of a sister-in-law. I remember thinking at the time, “She is too young and beautiful to die.” But in heaven we will all be young and beautiful.

Every time we fly into Regina I scan the horizon for a particular beacon, and every time I drive into Regina and cruise down Albert Street, I wait for my first glimpse of one of my favourite landmarks – the Legislative Building and its impressive dom