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Though much has changed in the past 75 years, what hasn’t changed is the huge number of pilgrims who travel to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes in Rama for the annual pilgrimage, said Mary Kowalyshen, an event organizer.

The Canora Nursery School said goodbye to its students attending Kindergarten in the fall, but will be welcoming a new group of students with its August open house.

Glasses of tequila were raised as a toast in Kamsack last week in celebration of the near completion of having constructed and paid for the Assiniboine Valley Health Centre.

A man who was instrumental in the construction of the Assiniboine Valley Medical Centre in Kamsack was presented with the 2015 Garden of Saskatchewan Citizen’s Ring last week during a reception held at the medical centre in celebration of the $2 mill

A former Canora resident and former owner of this newspaper is one of the two major winners in the Saskatchewan STARS Lottery.

More than $12,000 was raised for the Horizon Project at the Kamsack nursing home last week during the 10 th annual Old Dog Run.

The downturn in the Alberta oil and gas industry has contributed to another Kamsack resident returning to establish a business in his home community.

Vicky Koreluik was once again the recipient of the grand aggregate award at the Kamsack and District Horticulture Society’s annual show of flowers, fruits and vegetables.

“Kamsack is a tidy community with very hospitable people.” “Kamsack is a lovely community. It is on my list of places I could live.

Gardeners from the Norquay area displayed the bounty selected from their gardens and yards at the annual horticultural show held at the Norquay Communiplex on August 10.