Preeceville Progress

The Preeceville Lions Club has taken on a major project with widening and continuing clearing trees along the walking and ski trails around the Town of Preeceville, according to Ralph Ager, Lions member.

If you work in the newspaper business, it feels like you’re in a convoy of ships, sailing from Halifax to England in 1941, while wolf packs of German U-boats pick off ships around you. Boom! Another explosion, and another one goes down.

The St. John Lutheran Church congregation in Preeceville took up the cause of providing toques, mittens, slippers and scarves for children in Northern Saskatchewan. They were packed up and shipped on December 11.

The Sturgis Elementary students performed their first Christmas concert in the new Sturgis Composite School to a full gymnasium on December 14. Brad Cameron, principal, was the master of ceremonies for the evening.

The Preeceville Volunteer Fire Department received an early Christmas present December 4 when members picked up its new fire truck from the border.

There were 430 tickets sold throughout the month of November for the opportunity to win a 90-second shopping spree at Shop Easy in Preeceville. The Preeceville Nursery School held the fundraiser.

The names of the days in a week are for the most part based on Norse mythology and astrology, as in the sun and the moon.

A special dramatic reading of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol was brought to life November 29 when readers took on the challenge at a program called The Dickens’ Night at the Preeceville Trinity United Church.

By Kent Hembling

The fourth annual festival of trees encouraged individuals to take the time to appreciate what’s special during the busy Christmas season, said Amanda Balyski, an organizer.