Preeceville Progress

The Sturgis Kinsmen Club’s annual duck derby was another huge success with all 747 plastic ducks sold. The derby was held at the Sturgis Regional Park on June 5 with numerous families enjoying the afternoon of fun and friendship.

The Preeceville Grade 4 students took up the challenge to create fish art that was submitted to the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation fish art work contest. The contest ran from April 1 to May 31 and was open to Saskatchewan students in grades 4-6.

Ken Lozinsky of Regina made a special presentation in Preeceville on morel mushrooms and other edible mushrooms found in the Preeceville area. The Kelsey Ecological Society sponsored the evening which was held at the Preeceville Club 60 on May 18.

The Preeceville School students and staff took the opportunity of the walk-and -roll incentive to walk or ride a bicycle to school on June 1. The group gathered at the Preeceville Wildlife Campground and walked back to the school as a group.

Ken Stearns wasted no time in double-checking his April 22 lottery ticket after he realized that the EXTRA numbers drawn were a direct match to his numbers. The Preeceville resident won $250,000.

( see photo galleries below ) Thirteen graduates were honoured at the Sturgis Composite High School graduation exercises on May 27.

( Editors note : Cole Bilanchuk was selected by his classmates to give the valedictory address .) High school is a time when a person really begins to develop his or her personality and a time of growing and transition.

Loran Chapman was the guest speaker at the Sturgis Composite High School graduation exercises on May 27. “For the past five years I have attended each graduation and have always enjoyed being part of them,” Chapman said.

When you think about it, both the Saskatchewan Party government and rural Saskatchewan have a very odd relationship with our Crown corporations. Both the Sask.

The last week in May sees me in Bismarck, N.D., for the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference. It alternates between Regina one year, and the other in Bismarck. This is my fourth time at this conference.