Assiniboia Times

The Assiniboia and District Chamber of Commerce hosted a presentation about STARS Air Ambulance at its Lunch and Learn in June.

The Deep South Pioneer Museum in Ogema held its Museum Day on July 9. The tourist attraction is an open-air museum with 30 historical pioneer buildings as well as working art galleries and an operational community hall.

The Assiniboia and District Public Library played host to two literacy events aimed at children and adults on July 25-26. Calgary-based Lee and Sandy Paley held a high-energy interactive performance attended by children and their parents on July 25.

Haying continues in the province and livestock producers now have 74 per cent of the hay crop baled or put into silage, reported Saskatchewan Agriculture for the crop week of July 18 to 24. An additional 14 per cent is cut and ready for baling.

The Mankota Stockmen’s Weigh Co. held an all class sale on July 21. There were 757 head sold.

The newly-signed Canadian Agricultural Partnership sets out the framework for business risk management stated Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart.

Just about everybody has some electronic device these days. Personal computers, iPads and smart phones have grown up around the explosion of the world wide web and social media.

The SaskExpress musical theatre troupe brought its action-packed summer show to the Prince of Wales Centre’s auditorium in Assiniboia on July 5. The group’s new show called “Oh! Canada 2017 Summer Tour” celebrates Canada150.

Submitted by Jennifer Belles The U16 Assiniboia Aces softball team captured the Moose Jaw League championship. They will now compete at the Western Canadian championships. The team has played an exiting season so far this year.

Visitors won’t be able to get their cute prairie dog fix for a while in the West Bloc of Grasslands National Park. “In the beginning of July, the park found a dead prairie dog and sent it for testing,” explained Adrianna Bekeski from Parks Canada.