Kamsack Times

During a concert at the Westminster Memorial United Church on June 24 the Kamsack Community Choir sang songs that evoked images of travelling on a musical journey.

A drama production by the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute Junior Drama Club was staged on June 6 and 8 at the KCI.

The province’s HIV testing day was officially recognized on June 27, a day which was created to support HIV prevention, education, and treatment.

Recently I was on one of the more notable social media sites and there was a post that was drawing a lot of attention, most of it citing disgust. The post was about baking bread containing flour made from ground cockroaches.

The Canora Supers and The Roblin Stars of the South East Senior Baseball League (SESBL) met “in the middle” on June 16 to bring some fast-paced baseball action to Kamsack.

The last game of the season for the Town of Kamsack soccer program was on June 19 at the Victoria School soccer field. After the conclusion of the game, each player was presented with a medal and was treated to cookies and juice.

In what they described as “quite an honour”, Jordan and Jennifer Lindgren of Norquay were named the winners of the Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmer award on June 21 at the Western Canada Farm Progress Show in Regina.

The Kamsack Power House Museum held a successful annual season opening event on May 20 which was “very well attended” according to organizers. The pancake breakfast kicked off the schedule at 9 a.m.

The Norquay Class of 2018, which is comprised of 17 students, celebrated on June 8 at their graduation. The graduation program started at 1:30 p.m.

Twenty-seven athletes participated in the peewee/bantam football program for Grades 5 to 8 this spring. The Spartan football team began practicing during the last week of April until the middle of June.