Preeceville Progress

Residents from the local and surrounding areas united as one in the fight against the Sunrise Health Region’s announcement on May 17 that it was closing the emergency and acute care departments at the Preeceville and District Health Centre.

( see photo gallery below ) The Good Spirit School Division band hosted its annual awards concert at the Sturgis Composite High School on June 1, featuring music steeped in tradition.

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.