Assiniboia Times

Assiniboia held its second annual community registration night on September 7 at the Prince of Wales Auditorium. Over 20 local groups and organizations set up tables with displays and information.

The St. Louis Catholic Church in Mossbank celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday, August 27 with a Mass and celebration. The Mass was held at the cemetery among the shade of the trees on this hot day.

The relatively warm and dry weather has allowed many producers to continue with harvest operations, reported Saskatchewan Agriculture for the week ending September 4.

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) donated $1,000 to the 7th Avenue School in Assiniboia for its nutrition program on September 6.

The Shurniak Art Gallery in Assiniboia will host a presentation of a new book about southern prairie ranchers who lived in the Grasslands National Park on September 17 at 2 p.m.

For her first time out, it wasn’t bad. Tammie Shawcross of Assiniboia went to Regina on August 26-27 to participate in the Saskatchewan Powerlifting Provincial Championship and ended up breaking a record.

It’s back to school for students in Assiniboia and surrounding communities.

Assiniboia will be holding its annual Terry Fox Community Run on Sunday, September 17 starting at the Southland Co-op parking lot. Registration starts at 1:30 p.m. and the run takes place from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.

Strong winds helped to fuel a monster prairie fire near Glentworth on September 4. But thanks to an immense community volunteer effort, the fierce fire was contained. At least three ranches were affected.

Producers are hard at work bringing in the 2017 harvest. The crop yields this year are extremely variable depending on the field and location.