Kamsack Times

By Gail Krawetz

Members of the Madge Lake Cottage Owners Association met with park staff to discuss common concerns at its annual general meeting in July.

Another facilitator has begun working at the Family Resource Centre in Kamsack. Megan Peters of Norquay began working with Andrea Verigin at the end of July.

After a summer hiatus for July and August the Kamsack Cancer Self Help Group will again begin meeting on September 21. Everyone agrees that a diagnosis of cancer can be an intimidating and confusing diagnosis for anyone to receive.

For a second year in a row, Matt Procyshen of Saskatoon won the Golden Duck match play golf championship. This year’s competition was held at the Madge Lake Golf Resort on August 19, 20 and 21.

The Canora Golf and Country Club brought in seniors from around the province for its Senior Men’s and Women’s Golf Tournament.

Bryan Cottenie, Affinity Credit Union district delegate, presented a cheque of $2,000 from the credit union’s Community Development Fund to Kendra Simon, vice-principal (left) and Karie Thomas, principal of Victoria School.

The two priests who have looked after the needs of Anglican parishioners in this area for the past eight years left the community last week. Rev. Kim Salo and his wife Rev.

Contingency plans are being made in case recruitment efforts are not successful at hiring staff at the Kamsack Hospital laboratory.

Having fun playing at an elevated sandbox at Sparty Park at the Victoria School playground one afternoon last week were Bailey MacDonald, left, and Casey Kozakewich of Yorkton who are grandchildren of Joe and Debbie Kozakewich of Kamsack.