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NIPAWIN — It was a chance to recognize the success of Nipawin businesses. At the Nipawin Chamber of Commerce’s President’s Gala, achievement in business excellence were given to businesses in the agriculture, service and retail industries.

A day packed to the brim with hockey-related events is being organized to pay tribute to the younger players of the sport.

Saturday, Jan. 19, showed us all the Saskatchewan winter weather we know too well. We were shown how the weather can test everyone on the road during the winter months. Nobody knows more than hockey parents and their dedication.

The Western Development Museum has started up its Friday workshop bees for the gas tractor volunteers to get together and get all those little jobs done up.

The posters are out for the Mayfair plays to be held Feb. 22-24. They are related plays, Navy Bean Soup and Casserole Casanova . The tickets for the plays are available from Lorna Lavalee at 306-445-0651 as well as others listed on the poster.

Though Saskatchewan has been in the full throes of winter for some time, severe temperature drops on Friday, Jan. 18 caused buses not to run in the Living Sky School district.

At the last Kaiser tournament held by the Borden Friendship Club on Jan. 15, winning was Barb Leschyshyn of Radisson and tying for second were Ed Rawlyk and Melvin Wasylyshin of Borden. Winners of cash at the Friendship Club Bingo on Jan.

Before I write one word in this column, I want to wish our successful NICU graduate a happy 17th birthday.

Athletes from Humboldt that won a provincial title or placed nationally in 2018 were recognized for their efforts during the intermission of a Broncos game. At the Jan.

The seed has been planted for Humboldt’s Elgar Petersen Arena to compete in a nationwide contest that has $250,000 of renovations and a NHL game as its grand prize. Kraft’s Hockeyville contest is in the nomination stage until Feb. 10.