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A student “who has added karaoke and acting to his resume,” Benjamin Kuang, a Grade 12 student, received the 2015 Student of Distinction Award for the Canora Composite School.

Michael Owchar received the Good Spirit School Division board of education’s fifth annual Student of Distinction Award on Friday. This award is handed out every year during Education Week, said Shannon Leson, a member of the board of education.

A professional football team was practicing when a large turkey strutted onto the field. While they all gazed in amazement, the turkey caught pass after pass and ran right through the defensive line. The coach offered him a signing bonus on the spot.

By Gail Krawetz

There were more birthday cakes decorated for the Keen Age Society’s birthday celebrations for September and October then there were celebrants on October 18. The celebrants were John Oystryk and Marge Shewchuk.

For so many families to attend, the Harvest Festival at the Activity Centre on October 17 really did exceed all expectations, said Sara Kozmanuik, the youth liaison worker with the CAP/CPR program.

The original English language was put together by Anglo-Saxons, and the Vikings contributed a few words over time, still in use today. Here is a sample story using 10 “Viking” words: Ole was in court charged with murder.

Last week Chelsey Whitehawk’s home on Third Avenue North in Kamsack was among the homes which had already been decorated for Halloween.

For their annual Christmas dinner theatre production the Kamsack Players theatre troupe will be asking its audience if they’ve ever wondered what goes on at a small town council meeting.

A poster of a former Kamsack resident with a distinguished career in hockey has been added to the display of home-grown sports celebrities at Broda Sportsplex.