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Southwest families, community members, and more can head out to support a local youth shelter this weekend with a vibrant run, literally and figuratively.

The ninth annual run to support SouthWest YES' Dorie's House in Swift Current is set to take place this Saturday, kicking off with a shower of electrifying colours for the third time at the Kinetic Exhibition Park. 

Kayla Myers, run coordinator for Dorie's House 5K Colour Run, shared that in-person registration opens at 9:30 a.m., while the colour blast is set for 10:55 a.m., and the run begins at 11:00 a.m.

Swift Current Rural RCMP are investigating a break-in at a Herbert business. 

On June 7, the RCMP were informed that a break and enter had occurred, where wiring had been cut and cash was stolen. 

RCMP are looking for a man who, in security footage, is wearing an all-black outfit with a backpack, believed to be driving a white Ford F-150 with an extended cab. 

It is believed the break and enter occurred between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the RCMP or CrimeStoppers.

Get ready to watch the kids fly by as they race down Central Avenue North on Sunday in Swift Current.

The Swift Current Soapbox Association is inviting everyone to come watch as they host their annual Father's Day Race, beginning at 9 a.m. 

The races will begin with the junior division and will see a total of 40 kids participating. 

Georgia Graham, a member of the Soapbox Association, will be helping man the refreshments at the bottom of the hill. 

"We're going to be holding a barbecue just as another way to raise money for the club," said Graham. 

The Town of Cabri has handed out the first-ever Community Leadership Scholarship. 

The recipient is Brynn Napper, who plans to pursue an education in nursing. The total amount for the scholarship is $500. 

Cabri Mayor, Norma Pederson, explains how students qualified for the selection process.

"The scholarship is for a student who does any type of volunteering, or they get involved in volunteering for a specific event, or they do something to make an impact on our community," said Pederson. 

There is still time to show off your beautiful locks with our Frontier Day's Mullet, Mustache and Beard contest. 

Head to the contest page on Swift Current Online and enter yourself in any of the following categories: 

Best Groomed- Beard/Mustache

Longest- Beard/Mustache

Mullet- Kid/Teen/Men/Women

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There are tons of ways to talk to different people. It could be on the phone, could be through text message or social media chats. Or there's even the good 'ol fashioned communicating face to face with someone. It seems as though this form is a bit of a lost art.

This past Thursday, we held our first Taste of Summer Community BBQ right out front at the Innovation Center. Aside from the great purpose behind the BBQ (raising money for SaskAbilities) one of the other fantastic aspects to it, was communication. Pure and simple talking with your neighbors, friends and listeners.

Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious and severe disease that affects cattle, sheep, swine, and other cloven-hoofed animals making it hard for them to eat and walk, leaving them weak and sick.

The FMD vaccine bank builds on existing protections for the livestock industry and equips producers with another tool to control and eliminate the disease should an outbreak occur.

Budget 2023 committed $57.5 million over five years, with $5.6 million ongoing, to the CFIA to establish the FMD vaccine bank and response plans.

Community members rallied around a Swift Current non-profit on Thursday, raising funds for several local programs. 

The first Taste of Summer Charity BBQ, organized by Golden West Broadcasting, collected $2,110 for SaskAbilities - Swift Current Branch.

Kara Spur, a senior program supervisor with SaskAbilities, said she was excited to see the support the BBQ received.

"We're here today just to support the barbecue and bring some food back to our clients who are excited to enjoy it," said Spur.

Southwest families, rural residents, and more are encouraged to take a moment next week to enjoy the outdoors or participate in one of several upcoming activities to embrace Saskatchewan's unique native prairies.

The Saskatchewan Prairie Conservation Action Plan (PCAP) has promoted the third week of June as Native Prairie Appreciation Week for more than a quarter of a century. 

Carolyn Gaudet, manager at PCAP, shared that Native Prairie Appreciation Week has been proclaimed by Saskatchewan's Ministers of Environment and Agriculture for the past 27 years.

A Swift Current man was sentenced last week on a trifecta of charges stemming from an assault that was reported a few months ago.

21-year-old Logan Giesbrecht appeared in Swift Current Provincial Court on June 4, where he pleaded guilty to three counts;

One count of assault and two counts of failure to comply with a condition not to communicate with the witness. 

Judge Jacobson granted a joint submission, and the accused was sentenced to 24 months of probation and was ordered to pay a $300 fine within the next three months.