Preeceville Progress

Roy Pristie of Sturgis recently acquired a 1970 Chevrolet modified pull truck with the name Wasted Wages. He purchased the truck from a Hodgins Auction in 2015.

Brad Cameron, the principal, and other staff at the Sturgis Composite High School welcomed students back to another school year.

Not that long ago, I decided it was finally time for a full-scale replacement of our old appliances.

Sturgis Community bingo winners for August 23 were: Lousia Keshane, Nellie Gazdewich, Judy Stefanyshyn, Kristen Peterson, Irene Lingl, Verna Melnychuk, Karen Yurkiw, Tammy Wenc, Jennie Soloway, Barb Conquergood, Ann Perpelitz, Marlene Lozinski, Nelli

The closure of the Port of Churchill, Man. was shocking, but not unexpected, nor unlikely. Canada’s sole northern port has limped along, basically, forever. Yet that does not mean it should be closed for good and abandoned.

‘Re-’ can be a prefix meaning ‘again’ or ‘back to.’ There is also one municipality and a small village in Norway named Re, so therefore if you have already visited either one of the villages of Re and you are going back, then you will reRe.

There is a rich rural heritage to the Canadian Prairies, one that I worry will increasingly be lost and forgotten.

I find it interesting that even though we now live in an era where security cameras and cellphones can monitor every public move, bad behaviour and criminal activity have seemingly not been deterred.