Kamsack Times

Generations ago the clashing of empires produced martyrs and mayhem. We killed for country, culture, religion, race, and for power. Today it seems no different as we read our newspapers and watch what is happening on TV.

Norquay’s two ball diamonds were the scene of an eight-team slo-pitch tournament on August 8. The day kicked off with a pancake breakfast and concessions were open all day. Two bouncy structures were set up for the children.

Several portions of streets and avenues in Kamsack were re-surfaced last week when two work crews from two different companies, doing two different jobs, were in the community for a couple days.

Jokingly described as “country bumpkins,” the Assiniboine Golden Aces senior co-ed slo-pitch team went to Saskatoon on August 29-30 for the SPN (Saskatchewan Provincial –National) tournament and returned with the B-side title.

Among the youths who registered as a member of the Kamsack air cadets last week was a returning cadet who spent three weeks this summer attending a basic aviation course. F/Cpl.

Fifteen new doctors are practising in Saskatchewan, thanks to the most recent results of the Saskatchewan International Physician Practice Assessment (SIPPA) program.

On September 1, Herb Cox, the minister responsible for the Water Security Agency, announced new drainage regulations in Saskatchewan.

Once upon a time a King named Giggleburst lived in a castle far, far away in the Enchanted Forest with his Queen Snickersnort and their son Prince Howlgrin.

The Workers’ Compensation Act Committee of Review (COR) is seeking feedback from individuals and organizations on their opinions, concerns and experiences with the workers’ compensation system either through written submissions or by attending a publ

Some people look with nostalgia at the “good ol’ days” thinking that the world would be a better place if we could just go back in time, give up on technology and return food and farming to the way it used to be.