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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has announced an additional $10 million for towns and cities will be part of his government’s upcoming budget.

Mushers are tough. The brave men and women that come across Canada and the United States to compete in the Preeceville 10 dog race certainly have no shortage of toughness, both mentally and physically. They’ll need it.

Sufficient snow fall to this point in the winter has kept Good Spirit Cross Country Ski Club members busy enjoying the trails. Darryl Stevenson, club president, said the club’s Annual General Meeting was held in mid October.

In the 12th year of the Canola challenge, the king drives away in a brand new Chevrolet Silverado. Fedorchuk Farms Ltd. from Norquay has been “crowned” Prairie Soil Services 2018 Canola King Champion. Grant Fedorchuk achieved a gross/ac of $829.

Prairie Women On Snowmobiles (PWOS) is a non-profit organization whose annual Missions are provincial awareness events that are designed to focus attention on breast cancer and the recreation of snowmobiling as well as raise funds for Canadian Cancer

For the first time in two seasons, the Saskatchewan Rush suffered a second straight loss as they fell 16-13 to the Toronto Rock on Friday night.

The Yorkton Terriers dropped two games on the weekend, and as a result dropped to second place in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s Viterra Division. The losses leave Yorkton with a 24-21-1 record and 49 points, two back of Estevan who have 51.

“Over the years I’ve met a lot of people and have cut lots of heads and would you believe, I have never cut anyone’s ear,” was how Lorne Stechyshyn began a brief speech at a retirement gathering last fall.

The Canora/Strugis RCMP members are investigating an incident that took place at the Chechow Church in Preeceville on November 22 and November 24. The church bells located inside the bell house were taken.

This year marks the 20 th anniversary of Family Literacy Day in Canada and a special party was held at the Chief Gabriel Cote Education Complex (CGCEC.