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A new group of Kamsack residents, who see themselves as “the ears on the ground” for the recreation department in order to take ideas from people about how to improve recreation opportunities and facilities in town, has begun its work.

The 1 2 3 Care For Me Daycare Halloween toy bingo held in Sturgis on October 29 was said to have been fun for all ages. "There were approximately 50 children in attendance," said Rhonda Olson, one of the organizers.

Beginning on November 22 and for each of the 40 days thereafter a photograph of a Kamsack woman will be shown on a billboard in Times Square in New York City.

Sigmund Brouwer, the writer in residence at the Preeceville School, shared some valuable writing strategies and stories with grades 3, 4, and 6 students during his visit to the Preeceville School on October 24.

As part of Education Week in Canora, on October 20 students of several classes from Canora Composite School (CCS) walked over to Canora Junior Elementary School (CJES) to participate in the annual Buddy Reading activity.

Hard work and great help from volunteers paid off on October 21 for the Eaglestone Lodge seniors’ care facility in Kamsack.

Half a millennium to the day, on October 31, 1517, an Augustinian friar, Dr. Martin Luther, nailed his 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church, or “Schlosskirche,” in Wittenberg Germany.

A total of 250 people attended the Sunrise Health Region’s immunization clinic on October 23 at the Keen Age Centre in Canora.