Did you hear about the group ski trip?
It went downhill fast.
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Fun Fact: Lollipop
George Smith, owner of a confectionary company called the Bradley Smith Company, took credit for inventing the modern version of the lollipop, which he began making in 1908.
Streaming Source for the week of Nov 10
Here's what to watch and where to watch it for the week of Nov. 10, 2025.
Co-op Kids Club Birthdays of the Week: Nov 2 to Nov 8
Happy birthday to all the Kindersley & District Co-op Kids Club birthdays of the week for November 2 to November 8!
Co-op Kid's Korner, November 6
Hey kids, enjoy some puzzles and games! The young at heart can enjoy these too!
Funny One Liners: Identity Theft
When I was a kid, my mother told me I could be anyone I wanted to be. Turns out, identity theft is a crime.
The Garden Bug: Sweet Briar Rose
The Sweet Briar Rose (Rosa rubiginosa) is a dense shrub of European origin that has become quite widespread in North America, especially in New England.
Moments in Time: Ella Fitzgerald
On Nov. 21, 1934, a teenage and terrified Ella Fitzgerald stepped on the stage at Harlem's Apollo Theater to participate in Amateur Night after her name was drawn from a hat.
Weird News: Don’t Bug Me
First of all, apparently in the United Kingdom, ladybugs are called ladybirds. Regardless, one woman is fighting an epic battle against the cute spotted beetles in Hertfordshire…
Honkings from the Wild Goose
This year, we’ll be covering both the Sask. West Hockey League and the Crossroads Hockey League. To honour both leagues and the history of most of these teams…
Trivia Test: Lady Whistledown
TELEVISION: Which character on the series "Bridgerton" admits to being Lady Whistledown, the pseudonym of a gossip writer?
Sports Quiz: Chicago Cubs
What Chicago Cubs player hit the famous "Homer in the Gloamin'" home run just before dark at Wrigley Field to push the Cubs into first place over the Pittsburgh Pirates in September 1938?
Community Trick or Treating Hours
Keep a porch light on and/or put Halloween decorations up if you wish to have trick or treaters!
Halloween HA-HAs
Why don’t skeletons ever go out on the town? Because they don’t have any body to go out with.
Salome's Stars: October 30
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Friends show how important you are to them. Keep these precious relationships thriving.
Celebrity Extra: Fargo
My husband and I just finished bingeing "Better Call Saul." We've also watched "Breaking Bad." Since there aren't any other shows in this "universe," what show would you suggest that's similar?
Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Korean Lacquerware
The art of adding mother-of-pearl inlay to lacquerware has been practiced in Korea for more than a thousand years.
Saskatchewan commits to nuclear power generation
On Oct. 20, Crown Investments Corp. Minister Jeremy Harrison released the Saskatchewan First Energy Strategy and Supply Plan.
Trivia Test: The Hunger Games
LITERATURE: What district does Katniss Everdeen represent in "The Hunger Games"?
Sports Quiz: Baseball's Sad Lexicon
6. What three Chicago Cubs players were immortalized in the refrain of the 1910 poem "Baseball's Sad Lexicon" by Franklin Pierce Adams?