Preeceville Progress

After close to 350 performers participated in the Parkland Music Festival at the Canora Composite School during the week, a number of the top candidates performed for the final concert on February 13. About 75 persons attended the concert.

Column by Brian Zinchuk

The Preeceville peewee hockey team was the only team to see hockey playoff action at home on February 10. The team faced off against the Langenburg Peewee Warriors in a playoff home game and recorded a 14-2 win.

The Preeceville 606 air cadet squadron hosted zone curling to determine which team would advance to provincials that will be hosted in Gravelbourg on March 5.

Kelsey Kaban has been showing dogs for numerous years but this year was special when her dog, Legend achieved a rally novice title in obedience at the Crocus Obedience and Kennel Club Dog Show in Brandon, Man. on February 13 and 14.

The rink of Minnie Zimmer and Bonnie Paul won the Endeavour Ladies Two-on-two Bonspiel held from February 17 to 19.

After months of being without a minister the St. John Lutheran Church in Preeceville acquired a new minister. Pastor Hein Bertram arrived from South Africa on January 9 and held his first sermon on January 10.

The Perry Pasiechnik rink of Endeavour won the A event of the Endeavour open bonspiel hosted on February 10 -14. Having natural ice posed a challenge but 13 avid curling teams overcame it and had a lot of fun, said an organizer.

The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) saluted February 2 as World Wetlands Day. “If you brushed your teeth this morning, chances are you used water to rinse,” said a release from Nature Conservancy of Canada.

At the January 27 meeting of the Sunrise Regional Health Authority, Lawrence Chomos, the board chair, reported on activities for the previous month which included a January 15 meeting with Senator Ted Quewezance of Federation of Saskatchewan Indian N