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If you become stranded on the highway, do not leave your vehicle! Turn on your vehicle periodically to warm up, but try to conserve fuel. Make sure your tailpipe remains clear of ice and snow, or carbon monoxide could potentially seep into your vehicle.
Between November 21st to November 27th, Kindersley RCMP responded to 24 calls for service*. These calls included, but were not limited to, 2 break
and enters, 6 suspicious person/vehicle calls and 3 traffic collisions.
Want to help your local RCMP investigate crimes and keep your community safe? Voluntarily register your business or home security camera at: saskcapturecw.ca.
*For more information on the calls to service please contact the Kindersley RCMP detachment.
OUTREACH SERVICES
We now have established Satellite Offices in two surrounding communities. On Tuesday, there is a counsellor in Kerrobert and on Wednesday, there is a counsellor in Eston
After hours phone 306-463-1860
VICTIM SERVICES
• Domestic Violence Response
• Traumatic Events Response
• Sexual Assault Victim Support
• Safety Planning
• Critical Stress Management
Please call 306-463-6655 to make an appointment.
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We are excited to tell you about a new program in Kindersley called FoodMesh, a collaboration between Kindersley Christian Fellowship and Buy-Low Foods. This program makes free groceries available to individuals in need by collecting surplus food and groceries from local stores.
Please see the details below on how you can access this program and get free groceries. Everyone is welcome and this program is operating every week.
When: Every week on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Christian Fellowship Church (East Door) 800 - 12th Ave. E., Kindersley, SK
Please bring a grocery bag or box with you.
For more information, please contact Kindersley Christian Fellowship at 306-463-6146 or Barb at 306-460-9304.
* In the early 1990s, cyclists who doped at the Tour De France used so much erythropoietin that they had to exercise throughout the night to avoid having heart attacks in their sleep.
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* Pringles once tried to evade a hefty tax payment by claiming their product wasn’t potato chips.
We now
* Do bears appreciate beauty like us humans? Some wildlife experts think so, as there have been many sightings of the animals sitting at scenic points and staring out at vistas of mountains, rivers, etc. They appear to have no other purpose there than enjoying the view!
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* Humans are more likely to die at around 11 a.m. than any other time of day.
* Who needs Harry Potter? Not the city of Christchurch in New Zealand. Until 2021, the city paid Ian Brackenbury Channell $16,000 a year to act as a state-appointed wizard. His duties? To perform “acts of wizardry and other wizard-like services” for two decades.
* In the first few centuries of the Christian Era, controversy over whether or not Jesus was divine at birth created political and social unrest that frequently resulted in full-scale warfare.
* Some DVD copies of “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” include a subtitle track called “Subtitles for People Who Don’t Like the Film,” comprised of lines from Shakespeare’s “Henry IV Part 2” that vaguely match what the actors are saying.
“Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humour, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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A:Jon Heder will probably always be linked to his cult-comedy character Napoleon Dynamite. The indie comedy has endured as a cult classic, inspiring Halloween costumes for almost two decades since its premiere, but Heder has remained under the radar. After that success, he starred in silly comedy films “Blades of Glory” and “The Benchwarmers.” In recent years, Heder starred in the Thanksgiving film “Funny Thing About Love” and voiced the character of Tybalt in the new animated film “Pinocchio: A True Story.”
Q:Is Will Smith’s career over after he lost his temper and hit Chris Rock at the Oscars? I know he’s been banned from the awards ceremony, but will anyone hire him as an actor again? — B.W.
A:Academy-Award-winning actor
Will Smith has been banned from attending the Oscars for 10 years, but he can still be nominated for an award. He actually has several projects in the works, but we’ll see if movie audiences still accept him as these projects are rolled out. First up is “Emancipation,” which is based on a true story about a slave who escapes captivity during the Civil War. It will be available to watch on AppleTV+ starting Dec. 9, a week after its theatrical release.
Smith will also team up with Martin Lawrence in “Bad Boys 4.” Just to give you an indication of how high the bar is for this one to be a hit, the third “Bad Boys” film, “Bad Boys for Life,” generated more than $400 million at the box office in 2020. Sony producer Tom Rothman said that despite Smith’s violent outburst earlier this year, the movie is still on track to begin filming in the near future.
Q:Whatever happened to Troy Landry from “Swamp People” and Duane and Beth Chapman from “Dog the Bounty Hunter”? — S.W.
A:According to the History Channel’s biography on him, Troy Landry, otherwise known as “King of the Swamp,” is one of the most “fearless alligator hunters in the bayou.” Along with his sons, Jacob and Chase, “the Landry gang runs an armada of boats each season to help control the gator population.”
Jacob recently addressed the status of his father’s whereabouts in a Facebook Live video, saying that Troy was on the road to recovery after having his prostate removed due to cancer, but that there would be a 14th season of “Swamp People” at some point.
As for Duane and Beth Chapman from “Dog the Bounty Hunter,” Duane was widowed after Beth passed away in 2019 from throat and lung cancer. The series ran from 2002 to 2012. He’s now married for the sixth time to widow Francie Frane, but he doesn’t currently have a reality show. The couple has been focusing on their charity group, The D.O.G. Foundation, which provides housing, counseling and life-skills training to trafficking victims.
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You’re familiar with charcuterie or cheese boards, right? Well, it’s time for brie and crackers to step aside, because beautiful hot chocolate “charcuterie” boards are here. What I love about the idea is it takes something simple — a cup of hot cocoa — and makes it an event. These boards can be as simple or as elaborate as you choose. While it’s easy to drop a serious chunk of change on upscale cookies and candies, these boards don’t have to be expensive to be festive. You can pick up cocoa mix, a bag of marshmallows and a package of assorted cookies for under $10. Then arrange a lovely board. You also can make a board with only marshmallows and whipped cream.
in any empty space with small items like candies, leaving no bare board.
To add interest, add elements like ribbons, ornaments and mini lights. But don’t include anything that’s not edible that might look edible to the kiddies (poinsettias and holly berries!). That’s a recipe for disaster.
What to put on your board? Here are some ideas to get you started: marshmallows, whipped cream, chocolate chips, peppermint sticks and candies, caramels, peanut butter cups, chocolate truffles, any kind of cookies, meringues, gingerbread, brownies, sprinkles, candied ginger, candied orange zest, flavored syrups, ground cinnamon or cinnamon sticks, instant coffee or espresso powder. Be sure to add something salty to balance all that sugar; mixed nuts are perfect.
For the adults, feel free to spice
With such a small list of ingredients, quality matters. Purchase the best unsweetened cocoa powder you can comfortably afford.
Yield: Just shy of 3 cups of mix or approximately 24 servings of hot cocoa
What You’ll Need:
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon table salt
Whole milk to serve
Here’s How:
Sift the cocoa powder (to remove any lumps), sugar and salt into a large bowl. Whisk all ingredients until fully combined. Store in an airtight container.
The dollar store is a treasure trove for goodies to make these boards. You’ll find seasonal platters, mugs and plates — even cocoa, marshmallows and other fun holiday treats to brighten up your board.
To assemble your abundant board, start with the largest items first, spaced evenly around the board. Odd numbers tend to look best. Be sure you have something to add height and visual interest, like candy canes. Next, arrange the medium-size items, like cookies, looking for contrast in shape, color and texture. Avoid straight lines and go for curves instead. Lastly, fill
things up with Irish cream, coffee liquor, coconut rum and, of course, peppermint schnapps to mingle cheerfully with chocolate.
The easiest method to make hot chocolate is to purchase cocoa mix at the store. But since the ingredients list of most cocoa mixes includes hydrogenated oils, corn syrup solids and other unpronounceable ingredients, here’s an easy and affordable alternative.
To serve: Warm 1 cup of your choice of milk (or non-dairy alternative), add 2 tablespoons hot cocoa mix and give it a good stir. To make 8 servings, add 1 cup mix to 8 cups hot milk.
To prepare a quantity of hot cocoa, use your crockpot to heat the milk and keep the finished cocoa warm for hours. A crockpot is less likely to scorch your hot chocolate than the stovetop
So, let’s warm up winter with everything you need to customize your next-level cup of cocoa. Is there a better way to share a cup of cheer? I think not.
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“Small” enough to care, “Big” enough to supply
Twice last week, SaskEnergy set new daily natural gas usage records, and we can thank Alberta for most of our supply
BY BRIAN ZINCHUK brian.zinchuk@pipelineonline.ca
ESTEVAN – If you’re reading this on your phone, tablet or laptop, it is being powered by a lithium battery. If you plan on ever owning an electric vehicle, it is almost certainly going to use a lithium battery, and a very large, heavy one at that. But actually, since it’s made of lithium, it will be lighter than any other battery commercially viable at this time.
Not only was Saskatchewan setting electrical consumption records during the cold snap of last week of December, we also set two consecutive natural gas consumption records, too.
And that’s why lithium is so important. And Saskatchewan is poised to play a major role.
According to SaskEnergy in a Dec. 31 release, “Extreme cold weather across Saskatchewan this week resulted in record-breaking natural gas demand in the province. On December 28 and 29, natural gas consumption surpassed the previous daily record of 1.57 petajoules (PJ) which was set in February 2021.
As the world moves towards electrification, lithium has become one of the absolutely crucial minerals. Indeed, without lithium, the entire idea of an electrified economy is almost moot. That’s because you can’t beat the periodic table.
“A new daily record of 1.62 PJ was set on December 28 and broken again on December 29 with total system delivery of 1.64 PJ. Delivery numbers for December 30 and 31 are not yet finalized, but are also expected to exceed 1.6 PJ.”
It literally is the dawn of a new industry in this province. This is the first targeted lithium well drilled in Saskatchewan, drilled by Prairie Lithium. Since then, wells have been drilled near Coleville by Grounded Lithium and Stoughton by Hub City Lithium. Photo by Brian Zinchuk
The natural gas records coincided with record power consumption. On Dec. 29, SaskPower set another record in power consumption for Saskatchewan. At 5:27 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2021, Saskatchewan homes and businesses reached 3,868 megawatts (MW) in power use, according to the Crown corporation. The previous record of 3,792 MW was reached four years ago to the day, on Dec. 29, 2017.
Lithium is the lightest metal, period. The only two lighter elements are hydrogen and helium. So if you want to create a battery that uses a metal, any other material will be heavier. It’s simple chemistry.
Saskatchewan’s power production has increasingly shifted from coal to natural gas as a fuel source. In December, Boundary Dam Unit 4, a coal-fired generating unit, was retired, reducing the Boundary Dam Power Station to 672 megawatts capacity. On the natural gas side, Saskatchewan has seen the construction of several new natural gas-fired power plants. They include the baseload North Battleford Power Station (289 megawatts), Yellowhead Power Station peaking plant (also at North Battleford, 135 megawatts), the baseload Chinook Power Station at Swift Current (353 megawatts) and peaking plant Spy Hill Power Station (89 megawatts). Another 353 megawatt baseload
The heavier the battery, the heavier the vehicle or device. And in vehicles, a heavier battery means you need an even larger battery just to have the power to move the added weight. It’s like the rocket equation. The more fuel you need, the more fuel you need to move the initial fuel, until it gets so big as to be impractical.
Remember brick phones? They used nickel-cadmium batteries, and were much, much heavier, and much bulkier. An iPhone using a Ni-Cd battery would probably be the size of an actual brick.
So lithium’s important. But why do we care?
Apparently, southern Saskatchewan may
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have a lot of it, right under our feet. There’s currently a race to determine how much is there, and how to commercialize it. The prize is billions. Many, many billions. In the last ten years lithium prices tripled from $7,000 a tonne to $21,000 a tonne, and then tripled again to $65,000 a tonne.
plant, very similar to Chinook, is under construction at Moose Jaw.
All of this added natural gas-fired power generation has, in turn, driven higher usage of natural gas during times of high electrical consumption.
The Crown noted that increased demand from SaskEnergy’s industrial customers, including natural gas use for power production, was the main driver of this week’s record-setting consumption.
Anyone familiar with oil extraction in Saskatchewan knows that over time, you’re going to produce a lot more water than oil. Sometimes as much as 98 per cent water. But that water is a salty brine. And depending on the formation, the dissolved salts may contain lithium.
There’s been one geologist working for the provincial government, Gavin Jensen, that’s been doggedly pursuing this for over a decade. For years, he spoke to nearly empty rooms at conferences. But at the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in May, it was literally standing room only. Much of the exploration being done now is based on his initial work. He’s been talking about extracting lithium from the brines deep underground. Now, people are doing something to develop those brines.
SaskEnergy said it measures daily natural gas consumption for the 24-hour period from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. A PJ is a unit of measurement equivalent to one million gigajoules (GJ) of natural gas. An average Saskatchewan home consumes about 100 GJ of natural gas each year.
“SaskEnergy’s natural gas system design can accommodate additional capacity to manage increased consumption even on peak days,” SaskEnergy president and CEO Ken From said in a release. “Throughout the year, SaskEnergy employees inspect, maintain and enhance the system to support safe and reliable natural gas delivery in all weather conditions. In addition, employees monitor the system 24 hours a day to ensure sufficient system capacity to meet customer demand across the province.”
Pipeline Online has spent the last year working on a series of stories about the prospects of lithium development in this province. Indeed, in the week before launching this website, I was present videoing and photographing the drilling of the very first targeted lithium well in this province, and indeed Canada, at Torquay. The widely acknowledged leader in the field, Prairie Lithium of Emerald Park drilled that first well in later September, 2021. A few weeks later, they tested it.
This province is now largely dependent on neighbouring Alberta to fulfill roughly two-thirds of our natural gas needs.
When natural gas prices took a tumble roughly 14 years ago, Saskatchewan’s domestic gas production fell off a cliff. Targeted gas drilling went essentially extinct, with next to no gas-specific wells being drilled in this province for most of the past decade. Our domestic gas production is now largely based on associated gas production that comes with oil production. As a result, Saskatchewan went from being a net gas exporter for the period of 1988 to 2009 to a net importer that year.
Zach Mauer, originally of Weyburn, heads up Prairie Lithium. He launched it because the oil crash made prospects difficult for a recently graduated geologist. Now, in a manner not too different from Silicon Valley, the company is blazing the trail.
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Prairie Lithium’s Dr. Ben Rostron was the scientist drawing the sample. Taking a picture of him processing that very first sample, I told him, “Ben, if this works out, it’ll be like taking a picture of Steve Wozniak inserting the first chip into an Apple computer.”
He smiled, and said, “I sure hope so.”
Since then, two other players have drilled wells – Grounded Lithium at Coleville, and Hub City Lithium at Stoughton. Prairie Lithium has re-entered oil wells that were initially going to be abandoned. The pace is picking up, and there’s interest in both southeast and west central Saskatchewan. That makes this a provincial play.
And two more lithium players are getting in the game, Lithium Bank and Living Skies Lithium. Over this past year, Pipeline Online has spoken to all of them.
Spaced out over the coming weeks, Pipeline Online will be running a series of stories exploring this, the newest frontier in the Saskatchewan energy sector.
This is going to be the most in-depth coverage regarding the development of Lithium in this
province. There’s going to be well over a dozen stories. Once you’ve read them all, you’ll have a really good idea of just what exactly is going on in the race for lithium.
And it’s all being accomplished with oilfield companies and services.
As the world is telling us oil and gas must go away, lithium may prove to be the salvation for the companies and workers in the industry. From the drilling rigs and service rigs, to the tank rentals and geological expertise, it’s all oil and gas services and people. You may not have realized it, but several of the ads you’ve seen on this site over the past year were not shot on oil wells, but a lithium well. Right now, a lithium play is entirely indistinguishable from an oil play. You wouldn’t know the difference unless you saw the sign at the lease entrance.
If lithium is the “just transition” from oil and gas, this series will give you a good idea of what it looks like. Helium may be a little further ahead, but lithium’s potential for Saskatchewan is much, much larger.
One more thing: right now, everyone’s trying to figure out where the lithium is. But no one’s really figured out how to successfully commercialize it in this manner. You’ll read about direct lithium extraction, or DLE. Everyone’s talking about it, but no one’s doing it, on a commercial scale, yet. And figuring out a successful DLE process is quite literally the multi-billion dollar question.
And then there’s a question we’re calling “primacy of rights.” It turns out that with development of helium, lithium, natural gas, oil and even geothermal energy, it is possible to get several of these products from the same wellbore. And the process and cost of getting the mineral rights to oil and gas is different for lithium and different again for helium. If Saskatchewan doesn’t get this right, it could lead to headaches, delays, and perhaps all sorts of legal conflicts. This series dives deeply into this subject as well.
On Nov. 7, Saskatchewan introduced an incentive to help out this fledgling industry. We’ll start there. Watch Pipeline Online for deep dive stories into this exciting new industry you won’t find anywhere else.
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ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your work requires increased effort during the next few days. But it all will pay off down the line. Things ease up in time for weekend fun with family and/ or friends.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your genuine concern for others could prompt you to promise more than you can deliver. It’s best to modify your plans now before you wind up overcommitted later.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A situation that seems simple at first glance needs a more thorough assessment before you give it your OK. Dig deeper for information that might be hidden from view.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Careful: Right now, things might not be quite what they appear. Even the intuitive Crab could misread the signs. Get some solid facts before you act on your suspicions.
LEO (July 23 to August 22) Your energy levels are high, allowing you to complete those unfinished tasks before you decide to take on a new project. A social invitation could come from an unlikely source.
VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You might think you’re helping, but unless you’re asked for a critique, don’t give it. If you are asked, watch what you say. Your words should be helpful, not hurtful.
LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Your attempt at mediating disputes might meet some opposition at first. But once you’re shown to be fair and impartial, resistance soon gives way to cooperation.
SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Go ahead. Reward yourself for helping settle a disturbing workplace situation. On another note: A personal relationship might be moving to a higher level.
SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) A sudden change of heart by a colleague might create some momentary uncertainty. But stay with your original decision and, if necessary, defend it.
CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) Rely on a combination of your sharp instincts along with some really intense information gathering to help you make a possibly life-changing decision.
AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Instead of worrying if that new person in your life will stay or leave, spend all that energy on strengthening your relationship so it becomes walkout-resistant.
PISCES (February 19 to March 20) A sudden financial dry spell could reduce your cash flow to a trickle. But by conserving more and spending less, you’ll get through the crunch in good shape.
BORN THIS WEEK: Your ability to keep secrets makes you the perfect confidante for friends, family and co-workers.
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KID’S CLUB BIRTHDAYS FOR NOV. 27 - DEC. 3, 2022
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* On December 16, 1773, a group of highly disgruntled Boston colonists board three ships loaded with taxed tea from Britain. While it would undoubtedly have been enjoyed by the locals, following the refusal of officials to return it, the men hurled the tea into Boston Harbor as a form of protest against “taxation without representation.”
Jon Shepherd
Dylan MacKinnon
Dustin Oikor
Wyatt Knorr
* On December 18, 1912, amateur archaeologist Charles Dawson discovered human remains in the Piltdown gravel pit in Sussex, England. Dubbed the “Piltdown Man,” he was thought to represent the missing evolutionary link between apes and mankind until it was confirmed at a 1953 international congress of paleontologists that the specimen was a fraud, consisting of skull parts both human and orangutan.
Travis Turnbull
James Semilet
Dylan Beaudoin
* On December 12, 1917, with a loan of $90, Father Edward Flanagan founds an orphanage originally called The City of Little Men, dedicated to caring for at-risk children, with national headquarters in the village of Boys Town, Nebraska, for which it was later renamed.
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* On December 17, 1969, the U.S. Air Force closes its “Project Blue Book,’’ started in 1952 to determine whether UFOs were a threat to national security and to analyze UFO-related data. The closure came after concluding there was no actual evidence of extraterrestrial spaceships behind the 12,618 UFO sightings it had collected.
Garrett Flueny, Jayden Olfert
Matthew Siwak (Lieutenant)
Steven Meissner, Brenden Obrigewitch
Devon Townsend
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Nick Anderson Brad Galbraith (Captain)
Matthew Rumohr (Chief)
Missing:
Randy Gottfried, Brian Gottfried
Matthew Thrun, Garret Walford
Christopher Brost, Kevin Sloboda
Austin Gleave, Adam Franko
Neil Kennedy, Koby Reiber
Keagan Bazylinski , Kirk Meyer
* On December 13, 1978, the U.S. government honors women’s suffrage icon Susan B. Anthony by minting a dollar coin named for her, but its close similarity to the quarter ultimately doomed it for public acceptance.
Shane Bardick
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* On December 14, 1997, in advance of a visit from Pope John Paul II, Cuban president Fidel Castro declares Christmas to be an official holiday for the first time since his takeover in 1959.
Fire Chief Vic Sittler, Shane Kruesel, Jarret Johnson, Deputy Chief Grant Sittler, Deputy Chief Grant Christison, Michael Bowden.
* On December 15, 2001, the Leaning Tower of Pisa reopens to the public after a team of experts spent 11 years repairing it, at a cost of over 30 million euros. While the Tower was stabilized, this third attempt at eliminating its famous lean also notably failed.
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Steven McMillan, Caleb MacDonald, Cory Turk, Dean Ellis, Devon Lovenuk, Jordan Halter, Kaid Hoffman, Patrick McGrath, Ryan Neumeier, Trent Nienaber, Travis Kennon
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BROCK
Sunday, December 4
• Christmas Market 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM at the Brock Community Hall. Lunch available.
Sunday, December 18
• Santa’s Workshop 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM at the Brock Community Hall. $5 admission. Kids will receive a candy bag. Bring your camera and have your picture taken with Santa. Kitchen will be open. Call/text Shannon 306-4600214 for more info.
COLEVILLE
Saturday, December 3
• Coleville Santa’s Hut 11:00 AM Rossville School. All Coleville kids 14 and under are under. All proceeds go to the Kindersley Crisis Center.
DENZIL
Sunday, December 11
• WHAT IF? - Our annual celebration of Christmas! The evning includes carol singing, special choir numbers, flute and the handbell choir. Lunch to follow. Denzil Sacred Heart Catholic Church 7:00 PM.
EATONIA
Saturday, December 31
• Eatonia Lions Club New Year’s Eve Dance. Special performance by Mitch Larock and the 4:54 Band. $35 per person; $60 per couple. Midnight Lunch. Tickets available at Eatonia Town Office or Eatonia Agencies starting December 1st.
ESTON
Saturday, December 3
• Santa Claus Day. Enjoy a great day with your family at AGT Community Centre. Hockey, Sleigh Rides, Santa Pictures, Cake Bingo, Christmas Market, Movie in the Central Plains Co-op Bowling Alley. Sr. Rambler Game. On until December 10th
• Dr. David S. Mulder (Eston District Health Foundation Inc.) Online Auction Fundraiser. Link: www.32auctions. com/healthfoundation2022 - Auction closes Saturday, December 10th at 11 PM. Funding Bladder Scanner at Eston Integrated Health Centre and Funding the Advancement of Family Centred Healthcare for Eston and District.
HOOSIER
Sunday Service
• Hoosier Community Church 10:30 am at the Community Hall. Contact Joel Hamm 306-460-7056 or Curtis Kornelson 306-460-7327.
KERROBERT
Thursday, December 1
• The Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration Society presents
“Winter Wonderland 2022 Festival of Trees.
• Storytime at the Library
Friday, December 2
• The Kerrobert Courthouse Restoration Society presents Winter Wonderland Town Christmas Party at the PCC. Tickets at the Town Office $60 each or 8 for $440. Music by Front Porch Roots Revue. Catering by Jan Taylor. Must be 19+ to attend.
Sunday, December 11
• New reception date for Art & Soul, an exhibition by Anna Polsfut, 2:00-4:00 PM at the Courtroom Gallery. Anna has brought a large body of work in a variety of mediums to share.
Monday, December 12
• WHAT IF? - Our annual celebration of Christmas! The evning includes carol singing, special choir numbers, flute and the handbell choir. Lunch to follow. Kerrobert Catholic Church 7:00 PM. Everyone welcome.
Wednesday, December 14
• Parent & Tots at the Library 3:00 PM
Saturday, December 17
• Kerrobert Minor Hockey Day
Wednesday, December 28
• Parent & Tots at the Library 3:00 PM
Saturday, December 31
• New Year Celebration at the Kinsmen Hall 8 PM - 2 AM. $20 at the door. Performance by The Singles. Midnight Lunch provided. Guaranteed $1000 50/50. Fundraising efforts for Marty Huckabay.
* Secret Santa for Seniors. Look for the “Santa for Seniors” Tree at the Kerrobert Courthouse Festival of Trees. Choose a tag, which will include a local senior and their wishlist. Please return wrapped and labelled gifts to D’Lux Hardware by December 17. Gifts will be delivered to the Hillside Lodge, Pioneers Haven and Kerrobert Long Term Care residents. For more information contact Lori Zerr 494-7172 or Kimberly Wack 494-8006.
* Weekly Walk this Way at the P.C.C. 9:30 - 11:00 AM
* Weekly Shuffle Club at the P.C.C. 1:30 PM
* A Christmas Village located at 432 Atlantic Avenue (Downtown in former pizza place building). Opening night: December 1st 5:30 - 8:00 PM with Santa! Open until December 22nd. Thursdays 6-8; Saturdays 5-8; Sundays 1-4. $2 entrance fee (not for profit).
KINDERSLEY
Friday, December 2
• Annual Museum of Lights Celebration 7:00-9:00 PM at the Kindersley & District Plains Museum. Fridays: Drive Thru ONLY. Entry by donation. Cash only at the gates or e-transfer to: kindersleymuseum20@gmail.com
Saturday, December 3
• Annual Museum of Lights Celebration 7:00-9:00 PM at the Kindersley & District Plains Museum. Saturdays: Walk Thru ONLY. Indoor celebrations, museum tours, hot chocolate, sleigh rides, toboggan hill (bring your own
toboggan) Entry by donation. Cash only at the gates or e-transfer to: kindersleymuseum20@gmail.com
Sunday, December 4
• Kindersley Christmas Carol Festival 7:00 PM St. Paul’s United Church. Free Will Offering. To participate, please contact Carmen Julseth at brio_music@hotmail.com or Glenda Giles at 306-460-8031 or 306-463-2524.
Wednesday, December 7
• New Life Church, Kindersley presents: “Laughing All the Way” A Christmas comedy and carols experience for the whole family. 7:00 PM. Tickets $20
Friday, December 9
• Women’s ‘Worth Shop’ 7:00 PM at the Seniors Centre 115 - 3rd Ave E., Kindersley. Free Admission. A Better Together Mental Health Initiative. Speaker: Shelley M. Christian. The goal of the “Worth Shop” is to uplift, equip and empower women to thrive mentally and emotionally in the midst of challenges and adversities facing them in their daily lives through awareness, education and interactive learning.
Sunday, December 11
• Kindersley Community Choir Christmas Cantata. Touched By A Child, Touched By A King. St. Paul’s United Church at 2:30 PM. Free Will Offering accepted. Saturday, December 17
• Tickets on sale for Kindersley Players Dinner Theatre performance of “The Foursome” by Norm Foster. Directed by Judy Lavoie. Advance tickets only $65 each or $520 for a table of 8. After Dec. 17th, tickets available at Labelle Boutique.
* Prairie Crocus Quilt Guild meet 2nd Tuesday of the month September to May at the Pensioner’s Hall (3rd Ave. E.) 7:00 pm. Contact Donna 306-463-4785 for more info.
* Kindersley Air Cadets meet every Thursday evening at 903 - 11th Avenue East. New recruits welcome. Call 306430-7897 for more info.
* Monday Night Jam Sessions 7:00 - 11:00 PM at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre. All ages welcome. Call Keith for more information.
LEADER
Thursday, December 1
• Leader & District Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring Santa Night from 6:00-8:00 PM.
LUSELAND
Saturday, December 10
• Santa Claus Day. Lots of activities for the whole family all day in Luseland.
Wednesday, December 14
• WHAT IF? - Our annual celebration of Christmas! The evning includes carol singing, special choir numbers, flute and the handbell choir. Lunch to follow. Luseland Homecoming Hall 7:00 PM. Everyone welcome.