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Kamsack Horticulture Society was represented at the Saskatchewan Horticulture Association’s provincial show by two exhibitors and one judge.

Rama held its fifth annual Draft Horse Field Days on August 20 and 21, and the event brought in participants both young and old to take part in old-fashioned farm activities. “It was a very good field day with a good turn-out and good weather.

The 2016-17 school year is to begin for teachers on August 29 and for students regular cases will begin on September 1. There are two new members who will join the Preeceville School staff and one new member at the Sturgis Composite High School.

The Preeceville and District Health Action Committee has been formed within our community for the permanent and ongoing needs for Doctor recruitment and retention.

The Sturgis Station House Museum will be hosting a cultural day featuring Joseph Naytowhow on September 12.

The Sturgis Composite High School graduating class of 1966 met for a classic school reunion on the weekend of July 16 and 17.

The Preeceville School garden that the elementary students helped to plant have grown to huge portions, exploding from the garden boxes that they were seeded in.

The Sturgis Station House Museum hosted their annual wind-up that was highlighted with bread baked from an outdoor oven on August 28. Patrons enjoyed a slice of bread followed by a smokie, salad and bean supper.

Sierra Meroniuk of Sturgis has focused her goals on realizing her dreams of continuing to play a higher calibre of hockey. The next big step for her will be playing with the AAA Weyburn Goldwings for the 2016-17 hockey season.

Memories of growing up in rural Saskatchewan are being passed down through generations thanks to the hobby of toy-making.