Kamsack Times

A total of 325 people attended the 11 th annual Malanka banquet and dance held by the Norquay Rosa Ukrainian Dance Club on January 23.

Increasingly, people are arriving at the emergency department for non-emergent concerns, said a release from the Sunrise Health Region. This occupies the attention of the nursing staff and physicians who need to be watchful for true emergencies.

During a cribbage tournament at the Hyas Golden Age Centre on January 28, Patsy Letwiniuk of Hyas scored a perfect 29 hand. Everyone in the room offered congratulations to the lucky cribbage player, and it was said that “a fun day was had by all.”

For the first time in 18 years Kamsack district rodeo enthusiasts will be able to cheer contestants in the afternoon. Each year since its inception, the Kamsack Indoor Rodeo has been held in the Broda Sportsplex on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Exchanging a valentine last week in preparation for St. Valentine’s Day on Sunday were two of the students in Kelly Lambert’s Kindergarten A class at the Victoria School in Kamsack: Seth Symak and Isabella Kulak.

On the third day of their six-day tour of Saskatchewan, the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles (PWOS) were in Preeceville, Norquay and Canora, where at each stop they were presented with donations for their main cause, which is to find a cure for breast ca

Parkland College is proud to be named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers for 2016, said a release from Brendan Wagner, communications officer for the College.

That seemingly derelict car that spends the winters parked on the ice of a dugout just off highway No. 8 about 10 miles south of Kamsack is, for a third consecutive winter, the centre of much hype and enthusiasm.

In the recent federal election Justin Trudeau, leader of the federal Liberal Party and now Prime Minister of Canada said “Better is possible in Canada.” This provided hope to many, me included.

A while ago I was visiting in the Pelly area. I took the STC bus back, The bus comes into Kamsack, has to stand there for over an hour and then goes back. Since the 1950s, this bus would go to Pelly, Benito, Swan River and then back.