Did you hear about the group ski trip?
It went downhill fast.
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Pipeline Online: 2025 State of the Industry Report
The Canadian Association of Energy Contractors (CAOEC) released its 2025 State of the Industry Report and 2026 Forecast on Dec. 1, offering a look at the trends, challenges, and opportunities…
Funny Business: The Office Christmas Party
I’m happy to inform you that the company Christmas Party will take place on December 23rd at Luigi’s Open Pit barbecue. There will be lots of spiked eggnog and a small band playing traditional carols…
Fun Fact: Royal Game of Ur
The "Royal Game of Ur" is the oldest playable board game found in the world so far. In 1922, Sir Leonard Wooley led a team that discovered two sets of this game in a tomb…
Co-op Kids Club Birthdays of the Week: Dec 7 to Dec 13
Happy birthday to all the Kindersley & District Co-op Kids Club birthdays of the week for December 7 to December 13!
Co-op Kid's Korner, December 11
Hey kids, enjoy some puzzles and games! The young at heart can enjoy these too!
Streaming Source for the week of Dec 15
Here's what to watch and where to watch it for the week of Dec. 15, 2025.
Strange But True: World's Largest Beaver Dam
The world's largest beaver dam, located in Canada's Wood Buffalo National Parkand boasting a length estimated at more than 2,600 feet, is visible from space via satellite imagery.
Salome's Stars: December 11
LEO (July 23-August 22) A warm response to an earlier request might be a positive indicator of what's ahead. Meanwhile, Cupid could pay a surprise visit to single LEOs looking for love.
Best Bites: Peppermint Bark Holiday Candy
The holiday season tastes like peppermint, and most of us can't get enough. Peppermint mocha brightens the morning, peppermint ice cream makes us dreamy at night…
Celebrity Extra: Maria Sten in "Reacher"
Is Alan Ritchson leaving "Reacher"? I could have sworn I read this somewhere, but I can't find anything on the internet confirming it.
Moments in Time: World's First Cloned Cat
On Dec. 22, 2001, the world's first cloned cat, appropriately named CC, or Copy Cat, made her debut in a Texas biomedical lab. She lived for 18 years…
Kovels Antiques & Collecting: Art Glass
Glass can be extremely difficult to identify and date. Fortunately for collectors, the vase pictured here is signed and dated: Lundberg Studios, 1977.
Cram the Cruiser brings in over $3,200
The Kindersley & District Co-op is thrilled to announce the tremendous success of this year’s Cram the Cruiser event, held on December 2, 2025, in support of the Kindersley & District Food Bank.
Honkings from the Wild Goose: Klippers in First Place
Let’s start by looking at the Sask West standings. In first is the Kindersley Klippers with a 5-1 record, followed by the Wilkie Outlaws with a 4-0 record. In third is the Edam 3 Stars…
Weird News: Seniors and Suds
When your seniors can’t get out much anymore, why not bring the party to them? That’s what one retirement home in Kunheim, France, has done.
Go Figure! December 4
The idea of Go Figure is to arrive at the figures given at the bottom and right-hand columns of the diagram.
Pipeline Online: Response to Illicit Drugs Act
The Government of Saskatchewan has introduced The Response to Illicit Drugs Act, a new Act that strengthens accountability for drug traffickers, enhances community safety…