Local News

A man who has spent 15 years working with credit unions, including the past nine as a branch manager of the Affinity Credit Union branch in Oxbow, has begun work as the branch manager at Kamsack.

“Where are we going with the rodeo?” That was the question posed by Dave Matechuk, president of the Kamsack Indoor Rodeo Association during a meeting on March 2.

The last show of the Kamsack Arts Council’s live music season “will leave your face feeling like you’ve laughed for a lifetime, your heart feeling lifted, and your circle of friends feeling three dudes bigger,” said a release from the Kamsack Arts Co

Following a lengthy review, Affinity Credit Union has made the decision to close the Pelly branch in June, said a release from Tina Merrifield, Affinity communications manager.

A member of Cote First Nation is among the 48 Aboriginal students who received awards from the University of Saskatchewan at a ceremony on March 2 at the Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre.

Kim Hyoungjin, Ruth Kunkel and Orest Dediohave been appointed to the Pelly Housing Authority board of directors, said a release from Social Services. Other members of the board of directors are Eldred Hamm and Garry Moroz. Hyoungjin is chairperson.

A world-wide collaborative effort to raise funds to be collectively used to provide grants for projects in Canada and throughout the world resulted in a successful World Day of Prayer service at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Kamsack.

The Calder Good Neighbour Centre has started up their Whist Drives for the New Year. Here are the winners of the January Whist Drive: Elmer Eftoda, Julia Mclean, and Arthur Martenuik. The low hand went to Mildred Danylko.