Preeceville Progress

Of all the issues facing agriculture, and there are many, I find the debate around genetically modified organisms to be perhaps the most fascinating.

Eight teams in the Preeceville Slo-Pitch League are currently in playoff mode. Playoffs began on July 7 and the winners are to be crowned on July 21.

The Preeceville Aces peewee ball team lost in the semi-final round at the A2 (small town) provincials in Hudson Bay during the weekend. “There were two pools of four for a total of eight teams,” said Kipp Bayer, coach.

The Sturgis Station House Museum is one of the oldest buildings and a landmark in the community of Sturgis. It recently underwent a huge upgrade by having the roof fixed.

Children in the local area can take ad-vantage of the summer fun program and come out to have some summer fun through games, crafts and many more activities. The program is run through the months of July and August in both Preeceville and Sturgis.

Celebrate the power of imagination at the Preeceville Public Library this summer with the TD Summer Reading Club.

The family of the late Gwenda Gregory of Usherville can experience some closure in knowing that the man responsible for her brutal murder was given the mandatory sentence of life in prison with no parole eligibility for 25 years.

Shayna Waite of Preeceville has embarked on a journey of a lifetime that started when she won the title of Miss Teen Eastern Saskatchewan and has continued as she prepares to compete for the title of Miss Teen Canada.

There were $10 million spent on renovations at the Preeceville and District Health Centre so that health services could be offered under one roof but there is a growing outcry that the health centre is failing to serve the area.

One of the most alluring yet frightening things to watch is the gathering of storm clouds on a hot Saskatchewan afternoon. As those billowy clouds start to accumulate, turn darker and hang lower a sense of exhilarating foreboding starts to creep in.