The Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration Society supplied a booth at the Kerrobert Harvest Festival on October 10th.

Remember when the community of Alsask had a working Ferris wheel? During the 1990s, Rod Thompson put Alsask on the map by moving a Saskatchewan-made Ferris wheel to his farm just west of the service station on Highway 7.

KERROBERT – The Kindersley Klippers take on the Nipawin Hawks at Kerrobert’s Memorial Arena on Jan. 16 as Dodsland and Kerrobert present Hockey Day in Saskatchewan.

The ice is officially ready as the Kindersley Curling Club slides into its 2026-2027 season, extending a warm welcome to everyone from lifelong competitive players to beginners looking for a fun social activity.

KINDERSLEY – Great Plains College in Kindersley held its open house on Thursday evening, Oct. 29. Recruitment Officer Alexis Denischuk was on hand to greet visitors and invite them to enter their name to win a backpack.

According to statistics, Saskatchewan has one of the highest per-capita rates of drug and alcohol addiction in Canada, with roughly 14 percent of residents experiencing a substance use disorder.

Foster Hewitt and Danny Gallivan had it easy.  For younger readers who may not have heard of Hewitt or Gallivan, they were the radio/TV voices a number of decades ago of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens respectively.

BEECHY – Saskatchewan RCMP’s Homicide Investigation Unit is investigating the deaths of two people found at a residence near Beechy.

EMPRESS – The Village of Empress council decided against a child crosswalk plan but approved school zone signs for the community.

KINDERSLEY – The Town of Kindersley council began the process to allow a defunct motel in the community to be redeveloped as affordable housing.

EMPRESS – The Village of Empress council examined the results of a search for help with tree maintenance. The offers were examined at the Oct. 21 regular meeting of council.

KINDERSLEY – The Town of Kindersley council accepted a $20,000 offer for a lot with municipal taxes owing after the lot didn’t attract a tender. The resolution to accept the offer was made at the Oct. 26 regular meeting of council.

EMPRESS – The Village of Empress council agreed to replace necessary bulbs at the municipal airport but balked at quotes for beacon maintenance.

STEWART VALLEY – For many years, North American Helium has quietly gone about its business, building up nearly the entirety of Saskatchewan’s current and growing helium production.

UNITY – Unity, Wilkie and Macklin RCMP responded to a range of calls from Oct. 20 to 26, including a fuel theft, a stolen vehicle and a collision with a moose.

Someone was asked what he thought about volunteer work. He answered, “I wouldn’t do it if you paid me.” Lately I’ve had people asking me to volunteer to help them out…

Several people have recently raised concerns around a particular theme lately, and yesterday it came up again while talking to a new friend.

“I think I’ll get a horse,” I’ve told a few friends recently (tongue in cheek). “At least a horse would be reliable.” Snickers meet that comment, especially since everyone understands…

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