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Throughout the Summer our Southwest Explorer, Carianne Hunter visited many events across the Southwest all the while handing out some Full Line Ag fun bucks to lucky listeners who found her at each event including the coveted gold bucks this year. 

Well, the time has come to put those Full Line Ag fun bucks to good use. Friday evening (Sep 12th) we will be holding our Million Dollar Auction event at Cypress Motors. This event is an opportunity for all those that collected those fun bucks to come and use that money to bid on over 30 items from our Southwest Explorer sponsors. 

Keith Urban is playing LIVE in Saskatoon on Monday Sept. 15th with his High and Alive world tour, and we want to send YOU to the show!

We've got 2 pairs of tickets to give away to the show plus hotel stay, and YOU could be lucky enough to qualify by playing "Urban Legends"! All week long, we have been playing "Urban Legends" where we give you 3 statements about Mr. Urban. Within those statements, there is 2 truths and a lie. Your job is to determine which of these statements is the lie. If you do so, you're qualified to win!

Moose Jaw’s Dr. F.H. Wigmore Regional Hospital is about to get a little busier—and a lot more bookish. The Hospital Auxiliary is hosting its popular used book sale at the end of the month, and Joyce McIntyre says they’re more than ready.

“We have lots and lots of books, believe me. I don't know where they're all coming from, but we do have lots,” said Joyce McIntyre. “And it also includes jigsaw puzzles, of course. Penny parade, raffle.”

Updated 7am, Saturday, September 13th: The Steinbach Pride Board has decided to postpone today's event. On a social media post, it was indicated that " Due to untimely, urgent and unprecedented circumstances, the Steinbach Pride Board has made the difficult decision to postpone the Steinbach Pride March. This decision was not made lightly and was made taking everyone’s experiences and safety into account. Above all else, our community will always be put first. We’ll share updates as soon as we can.

Chris Leckie, Fire Chief for the MacGregor Fire Department, says the Glow Golf fundraiser is set for September 20 at the MacGregor Golf Course. Registration begins at 7 p.m., with tee-off at 8 p.m.

“The night golf is happening on September 20th, and you have the MacGregor Golf Course, and it's a fundraiser for the MacGregor Fire Department,” says Leckie.

The department ran the event years ago before pausing it, then revived it last year with strong support.

Hundreds gathered at True North Square in downtown Winnipeg on Wednesday night to celebrate CHVN's 25th birthday with the highly anticipated Birthday Bash Grand Finale.

It was a perfect September evening, with the temperature sitting at 27°C when the party kicked off, and 120 qualifiers arrived with hopes of winning one of the incredible $10,000 prizes.

A Look Back at CHVN’s Beginning

During the celebration, CHVN founder Wade Kehler shared how the vision for Manitoba’s first Christian radio station began.

With the days getting shorter and the nights getting colder in Weyburn, it won’t be long until waterbodies in southeastern Saskatchewan turn to ice and fishermen will have to stash their boats away for the winter. That’s why the BS Phishing Family are looking to make casts while the sun shines with their 3rd annual League Wind-up Fishing Tournament coming up Saturday, September 27th and Sunday, September 28th.  

Southern Plains Co-op is inviting the community to join in for its upcoming Fuel Good Day, happening next Tuesday, September 16. The event allows residents to give back to local organizations simply by fueling up or grabbing a coffee at participating Co-op locations.

The 16th annual GoGreen event will be taking over Swift Current this Friday, beautifying the community by planting an additional 463 trees, perennials, and shrubs across a dozen locations.

Local business, Stark & Marsh, has partnered with the City of Swift Current and Innovation Federal Credit Union for the one-day event, complete with a barbecue lunch, along with live music at Market Square. 

Daniel Johnson, chief executive officer for the Innovation Federal Credit Union, shared that this is Innovation Federal Credit Union's eighth year as an event partner.

The Moose Jaw Kinsmen Scouts are hosting a bottle drive this weekend! 

The Scouts will be going door-to-door on Saturday looking for recycling donations. They will also be set up at their space in the Town ‘N’ Country Mall between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. accepting drop-offs. 

The Moose Jaw Kinsmen Scouts are also in need of a new space to run their meetings.