Tourism Week kicks off with family challenges

Melville residents were challenged to get out and explore their community and become knowledgeable tourism ambassadors. Tourism Melville celebrated the relocation of its headquarters and...

MCS class of ’78 gathers to renew friendships

The graduating class of 1978 celebrated its 40th class reunion May 25 and 26 in Melville. It was exactly 40 years to the date. The...

Where old meets new and makes a statement

It is difficult to drive past Balcarres and not see it. Even a traveller driving southwest down Highway 10 for the first time would be...

Seniors tackle issue of ageism in the media

Ageism is defined as a set of beliefs that manifests as negative stereotypes about an age group. The Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism (SSM) annual conference...

Firefighters learn to rescue grain-entrapped farmers

Area firefighters have a better understanding of how to rescue farmers trapped in grain thanks to a one-of-a-kind simulator that lets them practise the...

Alberta company applies for cannabis permit here

Alberta-based High Tide Ventures has applied for 16 cannabis retail permits in Saskatchewan, including the permit for Melville. The company announced on April 10 that...

Property taxes going up by 3.5 per cent

Reserve funding going into Merv Moore, swimming pool accounts Residents will see another increase in taxes this year due to decreases in provincial funding, increases...

Hungarian Ambassador presents donation to Kaposvar Church

For the pioneers who came to Saskatchewan to homestead, faith was as basic a tool as a hammer. It was that faith that helped...

Crop insurance changes focus on fire, cattle, crops

By Jason G. Antonio Advance News Fire insurance for pastureland and increased compensation for cattle killed by predators are two changes being made to this year’s...

Good Shepherd quilting club knits for grieving parents

A group of ladies from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church recently began making knitted Twinkle Star baskets to raise awareness about prenatal loss. The group knits...

Provincial News

DAVIS – Allan Leonard

Allan Leonard Davis was born July 28, 1936, in Melville, SK. He was the third child born to Len and Clara Davis, a boy,...

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