Preeceville Progress

The editor: The flooding in the Quill Lakes area is no longer just the problem of a few farmers, it is soon to become everyone’s problem. Every taxpayer has a stake in this.

Forty per cent of the 2015 crop is now in the bin and an additional 33 per cent is swathed or ready to straight-cut, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture’s weekly crop report for the period ending September 7.

With every change in season, I try to take a new bunch of silk flowers to my mother’s grave. Like so many others who do the same for their loved ones, bringing flowers is a way to honour her memory.

Young workers in the province will have a better way to learn about their workplace rights and responsibilities through the updated Young Worker Readiness Certificate Course (YWRCC).

There are few people in the world who are as respected or admired as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. On September 9, Her Majesty surpassed Queen Victoria as the longest-reigning sovereign in Canada’s modern era.

The Sturgis Composite High School Class of ‘95 gathered on July 12 to mark its 20th high school reunion! It started at the SCHS with a school tour hosted by Kristen Peterson, one of the teachers at the school.

The members of the Sturgis Composite High School cross-country team did well at the Cherrydale Cross-Country Meet held in Yorkton on September 9.

The Harvard 606 Air Cadet Squadron held an annual registration and information evening at the Preeceville Legion Hall on September 8. It was held in conjunction with the Town of Preeceville registration and informational evening.

Even though Grandparents’ Day is not a national holiday in Canada it is still widely celebrated as a day to spend some time with a grandparent.