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An 18-year-old passenger on an ATV (quad) died as result of his injuries from an accident near the Kamsack sports grounds on July 1. Kamsack RCMP report that at 3:15 a.m.

One of the largest Canada Day crowds to have ever in recent memory gathered at the Kamsack sports ground turned up last week to wave the flag, eat, drink, play and cheer in celebration of the 148th anniversary of the nation.

Last week Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart announced additional measures and adjustments to programming to help address the dry conditions across the province.

Running outside versus running on your treadmill; it is hard to deny that the treadmill is a practical solution if the weather is inclement, you only have a short time to run or if you are not close to the place that you like to run.

A graduation program honouring the 27 senior students of the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute was held June 29 under a mural proclaiming the theme: “We all live under the same sky, but we don’t all have the same horizon.

Ahhh yes! Summer and it’s time to be outdoors to enjoy the great weather. Unfortunately we are not the only ones taking advantage of the warm temperatures.

Drivers of 20 trucks and 11 all-terrain vehicles sloshed through the mud at the highest speeds they could muster, eager to win some of the $2,200 in prizemoney that was offered at the Canada Day mud boggin’ competition in Kamsack.

Riverside Golf Club is embarking on a fundraising program with the objective of raising $50,000. “We’d like to see at least half of that amount raised before the end of the season, Darryl Binkley, club president, said last week.

Five slo-pitch teams joined the Kamsack Royals to compete in the Canada Day tournament. Teams were from Swan River, Dauphin, Preeceville, Melville and Canora, said Eugene Krawetz, an organizer.

The group of students who make up the Kamsack Comprehensive Institute’s 2015 graduating class is all about servitude to others, said Wendy Shabatoski, the guest speaker at the graduation program.