Kamsack Times

The Ken Newall rink of Norquay topped the annual Arran Mixed Open Bonspiel held January 20 to 27.

Another successful fundraising wheelchair bonspiel was held at the Broda Sportsplex in Kamsack.

Since 2002 the Kamsack Cancer Self Help Group (KCSHG) has been holding a fundraiser luncheon to do its part in helping eradicate cancer.

The submission of information from KamKids Daycare regarding its importance to the community and the final report from the tree planting project along the river were among the items of concern to town council at its regular meeting on January 14.

A rising star in the game of lacrosse, a game which has been described as the “fastest growing sport in North America” was in the Kamsack area recently.

When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did his town hall session in Regina on January 10, you could expect there would be a few nutbar questions, and, indeed, there were.

The Lionel Hanson rink of Swan River topped the Norquay Annual Open Bonspiel held January 16 to 20. A total of 19 teams participated, said Rubieann Kluke.

In the 12th year of the Canola challenge, the king drives away in a brand new Chevrolet Silverado. Fedorchuk Farms Ltd. from Norquay has been “crowned” Prairie Soil Services 2018 Canola King Champion. Grant Fedorchuk achieved a gross/ac of $829.

This year marks the 20 th anniversary of Family Literacy Day in Canada and a special party was held at the Chief Gabriel Cote Education Complex (CGCEC.

A come and go tea was held in Norquay recently in celebration of a resident who reached a milestone birthday. Nellie Matiece was honoured on January 12 at the Evergreen Place common room on the occasion of her 100 th birthday.