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John Brewster has joined the staff at the Saskatchewan Environmental, Preeceville field office as a new conservation officer with his first official day on July 9. Brewster joins Johnny Petryshyn and Dave Knihniski at the local office.

Along with the featured chariot and chuckwagon races, there were numerous other activities to keep everyone busy at the Preeceville and District Lions Club Western Weekend on July 13 to 15.

SARCAN recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with a fun day and barbeque at the Mackenzie 's Hole in One miniature golf course on July 13. Individuals in attendance were treated to a hamburger for a toonie, a glass of home-made punch and cake.

The community of Preeceville kicked off a week-long set of activities and events from July 10 to 13 that were based on the celebration of Old Home Week.

It is fair time in Yorkton, and that is an annual event that always brings back a flood of memories from my youth. In my youth, a time now more than three decades in the past, I spent large chunks of my summers at fairs.

Since February 28, a group of people have camped illegally on the legislative grounds to focus attention on a range of issues. Our government understands there are long-standing concerns.

Members of the Amateur Radio Operators in the local area were joined by other attendees for the Parkland Amateur Radio Clubfield day on June 23 and 24. The field day was held at the acreage of the Bob and Lorraine Drayer of Sturgis.

The Preeceville graduation class of 1968 reunited for a 50-year school reunion at Crystal Lake on July 7. Classmates and their spouses traveled from across the prairie provinces and the United States to reunite and reminisce over the last 50 years.

Last week an event was held in Regina which was a signal there is still a good future in terms of farming on the Canadian Prairies. As part of the Canadian Farm Progress Show, Saskatchewan鈥檚 Outstanding Young Farmer Award was presented.

A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by an individual by telephone claiming to be a member of the Visa credit card company. He claimed Visa was going to lower the interest rate I paid to them to 0.995 per cent. I thought it was about time.