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The snowmobile season was slow in starting because of a lack of snow, said Becky Scheller, secretary of the Roughrider Snowmobile Club in Preeceville.

The Prairie Women on Snowmobiles are scheduled to begin their six-day journey on January 30. The trek will be kicked off on January 31 when the riders will start their journey in Prince Albert and travel to Birch Hills, Kinistino, Melfort and Naicam.

The Preeceville Curling Club was forced to cancel its annual Christmas bonspiel due to a lack of interest and the timing of the holidays this Christmas season, said Tim Olson, a club spokesman.

The Preeceville and District Mushers’ Rendezvous committee has been preparing for months for the annual Rendezvous scheduled for January 29, 30 and 31. During a recent meeting, a report was given that the memorial tree was a huge success.

Column by Gail Krawetz

The SCHS junior girls basketball team brought home their first tournament win by defeating the Hudson Bay home team on January 8-9. The two-day tournament hosted by Hudson Bay featured five teams plus the host team.

The Preeceville hockey teams in the Major Hockey League have already seen action in the new year. In the atom division, the first game had the Pats travelling to Yorkton on January 3.

The Preeceville Atom Pats saw home-game action on December 19, when the Cote Chiefs were in town. The Pats controlled the game from the beginning, culminating in a 26-0 shutout.