Kamsack Times

A fine amnesty, free new cards, a guest speaker and a picture contest are all part of what’s going on at the Kamsack Library this week which has been proclaimed Saskatchewan Library Week.

Congratulations on being a part of Saskatchewan’s Small Business community. Year after year, small business owners open their doors daily to us, the consumers, in order to provide goods and services we require.

Air cadets from Kamsack and Canora met at Kamsack on October 8 for an introduction to biathlon, which is “an up-and-coming” sport. With Lt. Darren Paul of the Canora detachment as the instructor, the day began at 10 a.m.

With music and dancing, food and drink and costumes and prizes, a committee of the Kamsack Minor Hockey Association is planning a big Halloween bash next week.

Since Small Business Week was celebrated last year, Kamsack’s business community can boast that a new small business has opened, or dramatic changes have been made to an existing business, at an average of almost one a month.

Of the five Kamsack Comprehensive Institute students who placed in the top 10 of their categories at the district cross-country competition on October 6, one qualified to advance to the provincial meet.

Members of the Canora Golf and Country Club were excited to plan a new tournament and clinic to introduce youth in the area to the sport of golfing.

Last month while on holiday in Scotland, a Norquay woman received a surprise marriage proposal at a location that is very special to her fiancé.

Teams of three youngsters each took turns getting to a wild pony in order to allow one onto its back, while another holds a tether restraining the animal in the wild pony rides that were an extra feature at the Kamsack indoor rodeo.

The Town of Kamsack was awarded “four Blooms” in the 2016 Saskatchewan Communities in Bloom competition. Entered in the category for communities with a population from 1,001 to 2,000, Kamsack, along with Shaunavon received four Blooms.