Highlights

Former board chair tosses his hat back into the Sask Rivers race after travel plans change.

Sask Rivers candidate offers prize for sharing Facebook page.

Take your turn in the driver seat by offering to be the designated driver.

Some legions are having trouble keeping their own lights on amid rising inflation and maintenance costs.

A special crosswalk honouring veterans has become a permanent tribute and will be maintained by the Town of Battleford and volunteers.

Bjorkdale School held their annual Remembrance Day ceremony with over 100 in attendance.

The ceremony takes place on Saturday, Nov. 23, with the program beginning at 1 p.m. and concluding at 3:15 p.m. with the unveiling of the information boards and memorial plaque.

People who join the military usually develop a special and long-lasting relationship with others who served, as evidenced by three Moose Jaw veterans who affectionally call each other a “meathead.”

Thousands of patriotic residents crowded Moose Jaw’s train station in August 1914, hoping for one last look at the soldiers departing for the training grounds of Quebec and — eventually — the battlefields of Europe.