Employees from Western Recreation of Winnipeg completed construction of the new Kamsack swimming pool, which was fi lled with water and about ready for use.
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Archbishop John Stinka, a former Buchanan area resident, who served as a priest in the Canora-Kamsack area for many years, was installed as the Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada at the church’s general council meeting in Winnipeg.
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Louie and Myra Wong of Moosomin, and formerly of Canora, were to be taking over Yan’s Restaurant in Kamsack at the end of July.
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The sloping lawn at Ministik Beach at Madge Lake contained hundreds of people who had assembled to watch a performance of Saskatchewan Express, which emphasized musical numbers based on material composed by Saskatchewan songwriters.
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Because of the Saskatchewan centennial, the Heritage Day celebration at the National Doukhobor Heritage Village in Veregin was expanded to four days to provide visitors a more in-depth view of the area, its people and its heritage.
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With a pronounced Russian accent and clothing acquired from second-hand stores, Tanya from Modderlands (a.k.a. Gloria Stushnoff of Melfort) provided ethnic comedy during the multicultural program at the National Doukhobor Heritage Village in Veregin.
