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Students from the Sturgis Composite High and Elementary schools showcased their scientific projects to fellow students, judges, teachers and family members during the science fair on May 5. Meghan Clancy, the science teacher, organized the fair.

The peewee football season has started and after a few days of going over fundamentals, team members were “very excited to start hitting one another,” said Bill Dodge, coach.

The Preeceville and District Heritage Museum is getting ready to open for another busy season. The museum will officially open on May 25 with an open house. The public is welcome.

Esther Sigurdson, president of the Saskatchewan Hospital Auxiliary Association SHAA, brought greetings on behalf of the association to the annual meeting held in Preeceville on April 20.

Students and their parents enjoyed challenging their physical and mental abilities when they had the opportunity to climb a rock wall on May 5. The rock wall was provided by The Rock FM radio station in conjunction with Camp White Sands.

Megan Jacobsen, a third-year student at the College of Nursing at the University of Saskatchewan Prince Albert Campus, received the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association Ruth Hicks Award for student leadership.

The Sturgis Horticultural Society hosted its annual spring Green Thumb sale at the Sturgis Community Hall on May 5.

Members of the Assiniboine beef and Multi 4-H Club enjoyed a fun day at the Rockford Hall on May 1, learning how to show their animals for their achievement day, which is scheduled for June 12 at the Maier family farm.

During the last week of April, Sawyer Landscaping of Saskatoon was hired by the town to remove what had to have been one of the oldest trees in the community.