Kamsack Times

Members of the Hiawatha chapter of the Eastern Star at Kamsack held their installation of officers for the 2017 term. The installing officer for the ceremony held December 7 was Nancy Leson of Canora, the outgoing Worthy Matron.

“Learn a fact; be a lifesaver” is a tag line promoted by a new student-led group at the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute called GLOW, which stands for “gay, lesbian or whoever.

Kamsack district residents have helped a Saskatchewan sock drive surpass its goal by almost 50 per cent and donated 240 of the 15,000 pairs of socks collected for those who are less fortunate.

By Gary Gabel

Three meetings were held in Kamsack last week with the objective of building a physical activity community profile. The meetings, held December 7 at noon at the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute for students, at 3:45 p.m.

After a hiatus of several years, a longtime Christmas tradition at Kamsack is being revived with the staging of the Community Christmas Concert. The Concert of Christmas music and songs will be held at the Kamsack Playhouse on Saturday afternoon.

By Doug Elsasser