Kamsack Times

Ann Popoff of Saskatoon was among the many participants of the 37 th annual Duck Mountain Loppet held on Saturday.

The overarching sentiment expressed at Saturday’s wildlife banquet in Kamsack had to do with the branch’s success in attracting one of the largest crowds for the banquet in recent memory. “This is an awesome turnout.

A Kamsack resident spent five days this month stepping in to relieve first responders in the Keewatin Yatthé Health Region, which includes the communities of La Loche and Buffalo Narrows, located nearby.

Town council plans to visit all of the town-owned properties on Saturday and Mayor Rod Gardner is inviting residents to offer suggestions as to what use can be made of the properties that are currently unused.

A 33-year-old Cote First Nation man has been charged in connection to the death of a 22-year-old Cote man. The RCMP have arrested and charged Chester Whitehawk, 33, in relation to the death of Chad COTE, 20, said a release from the RCMP.

(EDITOR’S NOTE: The following letter was sent to Mayor Rod Gardner and the writer has since requested it be included in the Times’ Letters to the Editor section.

The Norquay Kin Club Memorial Telemiracle auction and supper were held on February 27 at the Norquay Communiplex. In spite of the weather a large crowd braved the blizzard and came out. The auctioneer was Larry Buchinsky.

Application has been made to the new In Motion program for an initiative to put an outdoor play area and play structure at the sports ground, the Norquay Recreation Board was told during its regular meeting on February 8.

Organizers of the first KCI Winter Carnival are “very pleased” with the experience and have learned much regarding how to make it better next year. The Kamsack Comprehensive Institute band students and parents organized the carnival from 4 p.m.

The Ralph Hilderman rink of Togo won the Togo bonspiel held February 14 to 18 with 14 rinks participating. With such mild weather that made the ice very heavy, it was a hard week for curling, said Amanda Burback, an organizer of the bonspiel.