Preeceville Progress

The Preeceville School gymnasium has undergone some changes the last few years with the most recent change being a new hardwood fl oor. The project started June 22 with completion slated for sometimes during the summer prior to the new school season.

A recent report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organization, has sent a veritable shockwave through the agricultural community, and has consumers again questioning possible food safety.

The editor: According to my usually reliable sources, there has been a very spirited debate within the Saskatchewan Party regarding the location of a 350 megawatt power plant, scheduled to be built near either Swift Current or Lanigan.

It has become an annual event for the Rama Senior Citizens to host the Canada Day Celebration on July 1, which this year highlighted the 50th anniversary of the Canadian flag.

There are still a few people who will ask: “What is the Farmer’s Filthy 5” – an event which was held on June 6 at Stenen. The answer makes them proud to be from this part of the province.

FREMMERLID: Diane October 13, 1955 - June 24, 2015. Diane passed away suddenly on Wednesday, June 24th. She has left behind a loving family with many wonderful memories. Diane was born in Preeceville, Saskatchewan.

Ten Sturgis Kindergarten students celebrated a milestone with a graduation ceremony on June 18.

IGNATIUK: Tinia Ignatiuk, 82 of Yorkton formerly of Preeceville, passed away on June 12 in Aspen Bluffs Villa, Yorkton. Funeral service was held at Preeceville Trinity United Church on June 22 with Reverend Miles Russell of officiating.

Arson is believed to have been responsible for the fi re which destroyed the Fort Pelly-Livingstone Museum. At 3:13 p.m. on June 13, the Kamsack RCMP were called to a fire at the museum, said a release from the Kamsack RCMP.