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Year in Review: Melfort MLA looks back on busy 2019, ahead to 2020
It was a busy 2019 for Melfort's Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Todd Goudy, and it's expected to be a busy 2020 as well.Over the past 12 months, Goudy was acclaimed as the Saskatchewan Party...
Dec 20, 2019 Todd Goudy speaks to a group in March after being acclaimed as the Sask. Party rep for the Melfort constituency for the 2020 Provincial Election. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Salvation Army bringing Christmas to those in need
With Christmas only five days away, the Salvation Army is distributing their Christmas hampers in the northeast over the course of a few days.Over 400 hampers will be dispersed between the Melfort, Ti...
Dec 20, 2019 Volunteers gather to organize Christmas hampers in Melfort. (Submitted photo/Rick Robins)
LeRoy Memorial Rink commemorates fundraising goal with mortgage burning ceremony
Six years after the devastating fire that completely destroyed the LeRoy rink, the current facility is officially paid for in full.The community gathered over the weekend for a mortgage burning ceremo...
Dec 19, 2019 A red-carpet mortgage burning ceremony was held at the LeRoy Arena. (Facebook/Terri Ann Hamilton)
Secret Santa for Seniors, Tisdale area in need of donations
Secret Santa for Seniors, Tisdale Area is underway but more donations are needed to make the program a success.New, unwrapped gifts are being collected at Northeast Appliance Plus in Tisdale until Sat...
Dec 18, 2019 Secret Santa for Seniors, Tisdale Area program is short on donations ahead of Christmas (Facebook/Secret Santa for Seniors, Tisdale Area)
Melfort Amateur Dramatics holding auditions ahead of provincial drama competition
Melfort Amateur Dramatics has issued a call for actors and stage hands for its upcoming spring production. MAD has selected the play, Jupiter in July by Norm Foster as their spring production. The pla...
Dec 17, 2019 Melfort Amateur Dramatics had its rendition of Gibson and Sons in November. (Facebook/Melfort Amateur Dramatics Inc.)
Stewart hired as new fire chief in Melfort
The City of Melfort has chosen its next fire chief.Shaun Stewart was selected after an extensive application and interview process by the City of Melfort.Stewart is from the Prince Albert area and pre...
Dec 17, 2019 Melfort City Hall. (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort and Humboldt lawyers given Queen's Counsel designation
A pair of area lawyers have received Queen's Counsel (QC) designation.William Selnes of Kapoor Selnes and Klimm in Melfort and Amber Biemans of Behiel Will and Biemans in Humboldt are two of 14 Saskat...
Dec 14, 2019 Will Selnes of Kapoor Selnes and Klimm in Melfort given Queen’s Counsel designation. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW staff)
Rosthern business helping save endangered animals and plants
The prairie landscape is one of the most altered landscapes in North America and its home to a variety of species that are on the verge on extinction. A Rosthern cidery owner has found a creative way ...
Dec 13, 2019 Prairie Sentinel Bottlewords Owner, Keith Jorgenson (left) and Jordan Ignatiuk with Nature Saskatchewan. (Submitted Photo/ Keith Jorgenson)
Tisdale raised author donates books for children receiving medical care over the holidays
A Tisdale raised author has made a donation to the Children's hospital in Saskatoon as well as Ronald McDonald House (RMH).Amber Antymniuk's book, H is for Home: A Saskatchewan Alphabet will be distri...
Dec 12, 2019 Tisdale raised author, Amber Antymniuk donates over 800 copies of her recently published book to Jim Pattison Children's Hospital and Ronald McDonald House. (Submitted photo/Amber Antymniuk)
'I'm a small piece of the puzzle': Blevins becomes winningest Head Coach in Mustangs history
Trevor Blevins is on top of the Melfort Mustangs coaching mountain.With the Mustangs 4-3 shootout win on Tuesday, Dec. 10, Blevins won his 212th game as Head Coach of the Melfort Mustangs, the most in...
Dec 11, 2019 Blevins has been the Head Coach for hundreds of Melfort Mustangs games, 212 of them wins. (Facebook/Broad Lead Media)