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When did you last take off your shoes to feel the warmth of God’s creation? When did you last rejoice at the start of day, rejoice that you had sight, a sense of smell, a passion for love? As God’s family we stand on holy ground.

With 157 plates sold, the number of persons attending the CIBC Run for the Cure chili lunch fundraiser was slightly down but the addition of a silent auction made the total donation a little bigger this year, said Patty Kolodziejski, the branch spoke

Dr. Debbie Hupka-Butz of Earl Grey, and formerly of the Canora area, was elected the Saskatchewan Veterinary Medical Association (SVMA) president at the association’s annual general meeting in Regina on September 17.

It is mainly bragging rights that were earned when Tanner Kopeck, 17, of Canora sold a mink pelt that was part of the top lot at the March auction sale by North American Fur Auctions.

The Government of Saskatchewan is once again offering the Community Rink Affordability Grant to communities across the province. The Government of Saskatchewan is committing $1.7 million to the grant program in 2015.

World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) in Canada is October 1-7, with this year’s theme being “Breastfeeding and Work - Let’s Make it Work,” states a release from the Sunrise Health Region.

Effective September 23, Sunrise Health Region has arranged for additional physician coverage to be available in Preeceville. This will increase the number of clinic appointments available and will increase emergency department coverage. Dr.

The Preeceville and District Heritage Museum is celebrating its 10th anniversary this fall, said Agnes Murrin, a museum spokesperson. It informally opened in the fall of 2005 with 15 theme rooms.

Genevieve Galay from Stenen and Patricia Kachman from Hyas joined over 200 cyclists who rode from Dauphin to Clear Lake, Man. and back again in support of multiple sclerosis during the weekend of September 12-13.

Crossroads Credit Union, like most Saskatchewan credit unions, is working with the Canadian Red Cross to collect donations, which will be matched by the federal government, to help refugees forced from their homes because of war.