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Two farmers from Norquay received an award for reaching the highest gross dollar per acre in 2016.

The Preeceville School announced that it will be part of the Fish in Schools program in which the school is scheduled to receive 100 perch fish eggs at the end of January.

The Preeceville and District Lioness Club is a not-for-profit group that does various fundraisers to provide funding for different projects in the local area and health district.

The Preeceville hockey teams have been busy with three home games held at the Preeceville Skating Arena. The Preeceville atom hockey team faced off against Kamsack in a home game on January 10.

The Sturgis Composite High School mixed curling team brought home a bronze medal from the Yorkton Regional High School invitational bonspiel held January 14 and 15 among 13 teams.

Now that we have some colder weather, the idea of getting out on the ice to do some ice fishing seems a bit more popular. Every year officers get asked many questions related to ice fishing.

Sturgis Community bingo winners from January 3 were: Anne Sopel, Nellie Long, Patsy Letwiniuk, Priscilla Viran (two), Heather Godlien (two), Don Kurulak, Jen Shingoose, Ivy Nystrom (two), Beverly Severight (three), Renelyn Roguel, Larry Surcon, Netti

The Bob Lumley rink of Norquay won the Preeceville senior bonspiel held at the Preeceville Curling rink from January 10 to 13. Team members included Joy Hubic, Donna Lumley and Jane Perepeluk.

An exciting new win was recorded for the Canora Novice Black Cobras, who won a tournament championship for the first time in years.

Members of the Canora Community Curling Club are encouraging a new generation to pick up the sport of curling with weekly kids curling nights, which still has spots available for interested youth.