Staff Photo By: Darcie Thom
Kipling Co-Op Home And Agro Centre
By Lizz Bottrell, Citizen Staff
On Tuesday, July 8 at 8 p.m., Kipling Co-op plans to hold an information meeting regarding the potential merger of Kipling Co-op with Broadview Co-op. The Board of Directors as well as both Co-ops hope to see a good turn out at the meeting in order to fully explain what sort of affect the merger will have on the communities.
Staff Photo by: Darcie Thom
Doug and Joan Danielson residence at 102-7th Avenue in Kipling.
By Lizz Bottrell, Citizen Staff
Over the past few weeks, some residents in Kipling have expressed concern as well as outright anger towards the new taxation system the Town of Kipling recently put into place. With the new method, which is a base tax method, residents pay a more equal amount of taxes. The old method was based on a property’s assessed value, making some residents pay as much as $2,500 while others paid as little as $775.
Photo Submitted by: Kim and Darryl Balog
Tayler Balog, grade 8 student from Kipling - who was a part of the Sask Can Hustlin’ Huskies AAA 1994 Hockey team this spring. The team claimed A-side championship titles in Edmonton AAA tournament, Winnipeg AAA tournament and the most recent Saskatoon Huskies Prospect Cup AAA tournament. The team consisted of players from Beauval, Tisdale, Saskatoon, Warman, Prince Albert, White City, Battlefords, and Weyburn.
By Lizz Bottrell, Citizen Staff
After months of cold weather, people finally have something to warm up to. Summertime is here! The kids are done school, an abundance of boats are out on the lakes, despite the price of fuel, and cottage-goers are spending every spare moment trying to grab a few hours of sun.
Submitted By: Monica Olson
Kipling Under 10 Team and Kipling Under 8 Team at the soccer wind-up.
Submitted By: Monica Olson
Kipling Under 6 Team and Kipling Under 4 Team at the soccer wind-up.
Submitted By: Paulette Guider
Kipling minor soccer has reached the end of another fun and busy soccer season! We started practicing Tuesdays after school in late April with 83 kids registered in the U10, U8, U6 and even U4 age groups. This is the biggest turnout since beginning two years ago! The youngest age group was coached by Jason Balog and Lauren Grayson, Chris Toth instructed the U6s, and Paulette Guider led the U8 and U10s. Practices were successful thanks to the excellent and consistent help of many dedicated parents and high school students. Our hats go off to them in appreciation, soccer could not have happened without all their support!
Susan Hengen, Recreation Programmer
Congratulations to the Kipling Royals Squirt Softball Team on winning the Silver Medal at the Softball Saskatchewan Squirt C South Provincial Championships, hosted in Kipling last weekend! Additional congratulations to Kipling Minor Ball for hosting a successful weekend, and many thanks to the countless volunteers involved with the event. With the new kitchen facility and diamond improvements, the ballpark is a source of pride for the community with many compliments received from visiting teams.
Kipling, as well as Windthorst, is also host to the Saskatchewan Baseball Association’s Twilite Division Provincial Championship this weekend. Twenty-one teams will compete for top spot in the province’s 35 years and up category - 3 teams from the host communities, as well! Stop by the ballparks in Kipling and Windthorst to cheer on the Kipling Knights, Eden Valley Senators and Windthorst Pirates. There is no gate admission charged and lots of opportunity for fun and festivities with concessions and beer gardens on site in both communities, a progressive 50/50 draw in each community, and the Home Run Derby (qualifying round on Friday evening, with finals on Saturday evening). Kingswood Golf Course will be sponsoring a Kentucky Fried Chicken Supper on Friday evening at the Kipling Ball Park, and the Kipling Swimming Pool will be hosting their first Pool Party of the season on Friday evening. Wings will be served both nights in the Kipling Beer Gardens as well. Pancake breakfasts will be held on Friday and Saturday mornings in Kipling and Windthorst Arenas, and again on Sunday morning in the Windthorst Arena. Thank you to all the volunteers in both communities for your assistance with this event!
The first session of Swimming Lessons at the Kipling & District Swimming Pool is set to begin on July 7th. Other sessions will run July 21-August 1, and August 4-August 15. Kipling Swimming Pool will also be running the Bronze Cross and Medallion - call Jordan at the Pool for more information 736-2707.
Please check the Town of Kipling website for the 2008 Kipling Swimming Pool schedule: www.townofkipling.ca
Kipling Swimming Pool is hosting a Diving Clinic on Monday, July 28 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. for beginners and experienced divers alike. The clinic is open to children, youth and adults. If you would like to learn basic diving techniques or are ready to move onto something more difficult, call the Kipling Swimming Pool to register 736-2707. Cost to participate in the clinic is $7.00/person.
The Children’s Summer Program begins on Monday, July 7th and runs for the entire summer, ending on Friday, August 22nd. The program features games, crafts, special visitors and a ton of fun! There is no cost for children to participate, and the program is open to children 4-12 years of age. Each morning generally begins at Bell Park at 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Afternoon activities run from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Up-to-date schedules are featured weekly in The Citizen as well as on the Town of Kipling website. This year’s Summer Program Coordinators are Ashley Hengen, Chelsea Lyons and Devon Shackleton. For more information, call the Rec Office at 736-8440.
Kipling Parks and Recreation is hosting Summer Slam on August 19-21 at the Kipling School Gymnasium. Summer Slam is a 3-day volleyball skills camp for males and females ages 12 and up. Athletes will be grouped as follows: 12-14 years; ages 15 years and up. Fee for the camp is $50.00 and includes 6 sessions of instruction, a camp t-shirt and nutrition break snacks. Pre-registration is necessary by July 15th. For more information and/or a registration form, call Susan at the Rec Office 736-8440. Register now to avoid disappointment, as the camp is capped at 60 registrations.
Being a child at home alone in the summer is a high-risk occupation. If you call your mother at work thirteen times an hour, she can hurt you. - Erma Bombeck
Staff Photo By: Laura Kish
The new Bell Park Gazebo is well underway
By: Darcie Thom
Construction was well underway at Bell Park recently. Heaton Redi-Mix poured cement for the Gazebo that is being built in the Garden area of Bell Park.
The Lions Club has been busy with organizing and providing the funds, and builder, for this project. The Lions Club donated the funds for this project by using the Kipling Community Betterment Lottery, which is an annual lottery that is used to collect proceeds for community projects. Lions Member, Elmer Teskey, is the person over-seeing the project.
There are still a few more details to finish on the gazebo, but when it is finished, it will be a beautiful addition to the Bell Park.
Staff Photo by: Laura Kish
Darren Szakacs, manager at Kipling Co-op Home & Agro, explains some of the features of the on-site RTM Home to Ruth Glydon.
Staff photo by Laura Kish
Six-year-old Vanessa Mytopher of Glenavon was one of 100 who attended the Peebles Co-op Customer Appreciation BBQ on Saturday, June 21.
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