Kamsack Times

With 285 persons served at the Arran centennial supper on July 30, the three-day celebration is being considered a successful event. “Everything went really well,” said Michelle Mackenzie, a member of the organizing committee.

Sidewalks were among the concerns of town council at its regular meeting of July 11.

The Second Annual Sandy Beach Disc Golf Tournament was held on July 30 with a great turnout of athletes of all ages. “If we had put in an order for the weather it couldn’t have been better,” said Kelly Butz, the Sandy Beach resort operator.

By Kaare Askildt

The KamKids Daycare in Kamsack has $1,000 to use to purchase children’s furniture, thanks to a donation from Affinity Credit Union’s Community Development Fund.

On behalf of Affinity Credit Union’s Community Development Fund, Audrey Horkoff of Kamsack, the vice-president of Affinity Credit Union, presented a cheque of $5,000 recently for the Veregin Save the Hall Fund.

A Kamsack woman celebrated her 100 th birthday at a reception at Eaglestone Lodge on Saturday. Hilda McLean, who was born in Kamsack on August 6, 1916, celebrated her birthday at the Lodge with family and friends.

A painter recently tried to bring joy to patients in the Canora area by providing artwork to the Canora Mental Health and Wellness Centre.

“It’s good to see that Kamsack’s becoming a young town again,” said a former resident who co-ordinated a slo-pitch fundraising event to raise money for a 10-year reunion.

By Jan Derwores