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The dedication and hard work of Winkler’s Darrius Joof paid off in Missouri last month.  

A meeting place for talent 

The athlete travelled to Kansas City for the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s (IBJJF’s) International Open — a prestigious event that attracts the best from the southern USA and beyond.  

Herbert Mayor, Ron Mathies, is running for the position of mayor again, if re-elected, this will be his third term in office.

The former farmer and business owner has been mayor for the past eight years and hopes to continue building up and improving the town he loves.

In addition to farming and growing up in Herbert, Mathies previously owned a successful Ford dealership, coached sports, and has sat on a plethora of boards including sitting on the Dr. Noble Irwin Regional Healthcare Foundation and serving as a councillor for the Rural Municipality of Excelsior.

Communities in Bloom has awarded Portage la Prairie a five-bloom rating—the highest possible—for the second year in a row.

City Councillor Terrie Porter attended the gathering of judges around late July and early August and was present at the Communities in Bloom conference a few weeks ago.

The Town of Niverville, late last week, received an update on its ambitious annexation proposal made nearly two years ago.

The Provincial Municipal Board has recommended adjusting the scope to plan for 25 years rather than the original 50-year vision. 

Five Moose Jaw citizens were awarded the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Centennial Coin during a traditional military Honours and Awards ceremony held at 15 Wing on October 30th: Alexis Epp, Donna Fritzke, John Thomson, LJ Tyson, and Lucille Gilliland are part of 100 Coins to 100 Canadians, a RCAF Centennial initiative to recognize Canadians with a special edition RCAF Centennial coin for their demonstration of RCAF values.

The five received their coin from 15 Wing Commander Colonel Dan S. Coutts and Wing Chief Warrant Officer Rachel I. Fox.

This past Monday, Nov. 4, Portage la Prairie Member of the Legislative Assembly Jeff Bereza presented a private member's statement honouring the Portage District General Hospital Foundation. The MLA referenced the longstanding local charity, noting its high regard among donors, healthcare staff, and citizens of the Portage la Prairie region.

Feeding ducks bread at the park is a classic scene. While it's always the best intentions that lead people to bring leftover bread to share a meal with the endearing creatures, the practice results in serious health complications that could cost the animals their lives. 

Jordan Ojah, a certified wildlife rehabilitator at Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre in Ile des Chenes, outlines the syndrome (called angel wing) that results from feeding bread to waterfowl: 

James 'Bud' Grohn is running for Reeve of the R.M. of Weyburn.

With this being his first time running for the office, Grohn said that, if elected, he hopes to spend his first 100 days communicating with ratepayers. 

It was a snowy night in Moose Jaw on Tuesday, with the city seeing a sprinkling of snow. 

“We had a pretty quick moving system that developed in Alberta and tracked through Saskatchewan yesterday and brought some snow through parts of southern and southwestern Saskatchewan,” explained Shannon Moodie, meteorologist with Environment Canada. 

SaskPower shows that there is a planned outage on Thursday, Nov. 7 impacting areas south and southwest of Moose Jaw for a five-hour span.

The outage, for system maintenance, is expected to take place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow, impacting customers on the NW side of Assiniboia, Limerick, and rural areas west of Assiniboia to Limerick, and north and south of Highway #13. 

Find more information on the SaskPower outage map here.