It was market day at Kerrobert on Thursday, August 6th when the seniors served a delicious perogy and sausage lunch for their customers.

A young Burrowing Owl takes flight over Saskatchewan grasslands. From mid-July through August, fledgling owls are learning to fly and hunt, often foraging near roads where insects and rodents gather.

The Eatonia Heritage Board honoured this year's recipient of the Senior Citizen Achievement Award at a recent summer celebration.

Eleven participants registered for the two-day Barn Quilt Painting event at the Dodsland Legion Hall on August 4th and 5th. Crafters from Dodsland, Kindersley, Brock, Plenty, Unity and Cutknife…

Kate Winquist, left, publisher of Your Southwest Media Group, presents a cheque for $2,340 to Viv Kalmer, administrator of the Kindersley & District Health & Wellness Foundation Inc., on Aug. 7.

BURSTALL —Dogs in the Town of Burstall very soon will have something to wag their tails about. Oh, and their owners may be happy too.

Summertime and sunshine bring back fond memories of when life was lived with family. Like many people from the Baby Boomer era, Fran Paul grew up in a family of ten children.

The Kindersley & District Health & Wellness Foundation recently awarded Krista Finley a $1,000 Continuing Education Award and the $1,000 Rod Perkins Memorial Scholarship.

The community of Eatonia has extended an invitation to Saskatchewan author Lisa Adair, who will do a book reading at Eaton House on Thursday evening, August 13.

KERROBERT —Heavy rains this spring didn't do the R.M. of Mariposa's gravel roads any favours, heard council at their regular meeting July 24.

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is hosting an informative presentation in Kindersley on the topics of housing, finances and health care for older adults.

New farmers market booths and an outdoor stage are ready for use in Luseland. Mayor Kathy Wurz says the project was funded through donations from Frieda Honecker and the Luseland Credit Union…

ESTON – The Town of Eston council decided against using a municipal building as a dog pound facility. The decision was made at the July 14 regular meeting of council.

It's road construction season on the prairies, with signs posted and traffic slowing down as the work continues. However today's road construction can't compare to road construction that took place in the early 1900s.

KERROBERT —The R.M. of Mariposa was one of the unlucky Saskatchewan rural municipalities that hasn't yet received a portion of 2 per cent liquid strychnine.

PROVOST—Three people are dead after a collision between a box truck and a Correctional Service of Canada van at the intersection of highways 13 and 41 on Aug. 6.

LUSELAND – The Town of Luseland council heard about possible upgrades at the local arena during their regular meeting July 23.

The Town of Kindersley council approved two actions linked to unpaid property taxes. The decisions were made at the July 27 regular meeting of council.

Thirty-one campers were enjoying free time at Luseland Bible Camp on Thursday afternoon, with one week of the summer season left to run.

Businesses in Kindersley's trucking and transportation sector are being urged to remain vigilant as the Saskatchewan RCMP investigates a large-scale fraud scheme…

To make room in file storage, the Town of Kindersley council approved a request from staff to destroy certain records deemed unnecessary and that were roughly eight to 11 years old.

CALGARY – Over the past several months there has been a near-constant stream of export pipeline announcements, a half-million barrels here, a million there, all leading to the inevitable question.

The Town of Kindersley council approved the municipality taking ownership of a large commercial lot to address an unpaid property tax bill.

I spent a few days on "holidays" over the past couple of weeks. I put the word in quotes because, as a business owner with pretty severe ADHD, I can't ever seem to sit still.

Baseball statistics used to be fairly straightforward. Batting average, home runs and runs batted in were the important ones for hitters; victories, strikeouts and earned run average…

While for many of us July 14 marks Bastille Day, the national holiday of France and the 1789 storming of the Bastille, a pivotal event in the French Revolution…

A panhandler approached a guy on the street and said, "Can I ask you a question?" The man responded, "You just did." It was the end of the conversation.

I happened on a child’s secret summer place one day. At the end of the lane where I walked, a small grove of small trees grew almost in a circle. Their limbs met overhead, forming a leafy umbrella.

Life can be a tricky space sometimes. A loss knocks us off balance and can put us in a place where safety and trust don’t come easily.

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