SaskBooks Review: Power Plays
In this first book in the Jessie Mac Hockey Series, we are introduced to fourteen-year-old Jessie McIntyre, the new girl at Estevan Junior High. In Saskatoon, at her old school, Jessie was part of a close group of friends.
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Local band is enjoying creative freedom
More than a decade ago, four young men from Kindersley began playing music together, and they haven’t stopped. Guitarists Paul Hillacre and Justin Thompson, along with bassist Evan Knouse and Calen Miller on the drums, have created a unique sound since their earliest instrumental pursuits.
Transforming recycled rope into decorative decor
What do you do when you find yourself stuck inside during a long, cold winter? Well, Cori Fyke, who lives on a mixed farming/cattle operation south of Lemsford, Sask. decided to use her free time to get creative, and her small business venture - Rustic Ropes, was the result.
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SaskBooks Review: Red Obsidian
Effective poetry is difficult to write. That’s the bottomline, and it’s why I’m so excited about the polished and effectual work inside BC poet Stephan Torre’s Red Obsidian, a recent collection of “New and Selected Poems” (selected from Man Living on a Side Creek and Iron Fever).
Kindersley and District Music Festival
The Kindersley and District Music Festival committee was very pleased to be able to hold the first week of our yearly Festival from March 15-18, 2021 at the Norman Richie Community Center in Kindersley.
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“The Cartwright Men Marry"
I love when a book sucks you in immediately with a great action scene. This one does just that, pulling you into an avalanche in 1863 before launching into present day.
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Civil Defence Museum to conduct tours in May
A group of dedicated individuals are devoted to preserving history. More specifically, they want to keep the story of the Canadian Forces Station at Alsask alive and well.
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Teren Turner’s hockey career changes to an acting career
You never know where the circumstances in life will lead you, which is what happened for Teren Turner, who grew up in Acadia Valley, a small hamlet in southwest Alberta with a population of 149 souls.
There’s a new brewery in Maple Creek
For the past seven months, Maple Creek residents have enjoyed beer on tap at Rafter R Brewing Company located at 13 Pacific Avenue.
SASKBOOKS REVIEW - “A Book of Ecological Virtues: Living Well in the Anthropocene”
I made several “notes to self” while reading this anthology. Although not a critical marker re: the book’s literary or academic merit, it does indicate that the text spoke to me on a personal level.
Teacher by day, musician by night
Local Kindersley resident, Curtis Ehresman, is currently working for the Sunwest School Division as a substitute teacher and Educational Assistant sub after completing his Education degree.
It’s never too early to begin planning your garden
Temperatures are frigid and snowbanks are piled up high, avid gardeners have already ordered their garden seeds or may have already received them in the mail.
SaskBooks Review: Fire Lake
Fire Lake by J.C. Paulson can be best described as a mystery novel that is unapologetically Canadian and is steeped in intrigue and…
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Great Plains College announces Carhartts and Caviar Welding Raffle
Great Plains College is preparing for an innovative approach to highlight its welding program and the talents of its students and instructor.