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Logan Khounnoraj and Kaylee Joorisity, Duck Class, learn to swim under the instruction of Erin Toppings

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Kaylee Joorisity jumps into the pool during her lessons

By: Darcie Thom

The Kipling Swimming Pool has been offering some in-depth water safety and swimming lessons to children and adults alike. There have been a large number of reported drownings throughout Saskatchewan in the past few months that could have been prevented if safety standards, knowledge and training in water were met.

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Isabel Wilson waits for the finishing touches during her visit to the face paint booth

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The midway area kept the youth entertained throughout the day

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6-year-old Shayla Moore, with her pony “Bubbles” and puppy “Roxy”, during her performance in the Western Pleasure

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Glenavon Annual Summer Fair and Sports Day parade

By: Darcie Thom

Cotton-candy, candy apples, ice cream, hotdogs, hamburgers and bellyaches are all a part of summertime fairs. Glenavon provided all that and more for their annual summertime fair this year.

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By: Darcie Thom

Another exciting and successful rodeo event brought many by-standers and on-lookers to the stands at the Kennedy rodeo grounds this past weekend. The 76th Annual Moose Mountain Professional Rodeo showcased riders and performers in a two-day schedule of events on Saturday, July 19th and Sunday, July 20th.

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Our home teams, the Kipling Knights, Eden Valley and the Windthorst Pirates

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First year team the Windthorst Pirates, in grey, played veteran team, the Dinsmore Kings, in blue, during the opening game in Windthorst on July 4.

By Lizz Bottrell, Citizen Staff

Last weekend Kipling and Windthorst came together to host the 2008 SBA Twilite Division Provincial Championships which organizer, Susan Hengen, deemed it a success. With 21 teams competing, including three home teams, a good number of spectators ventured out to cheer on their favourite teams.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The Saskatoon berries, which are beginning to form, will be ready to eat in August sometime.

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Tom Sugden examines the blossoms on an apple tree which the family transplanted from the farm they used to own in Grenfell.

By Lizz Bottrell, Citizen Staff

Tonight when families gather around the dinner table for their meal, it’s likely most of the food on the plates travelled approximately 1,500 miles. That’s a long way just for one meal. Take into account all the pollution it causes combined with the fact that food may not remain as fresh as one would like and eating that meal may not seem so appetizing.

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The Russian group on tour at Johnson Livestock Angus Farm looking at a squeeze chute.

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A group of Russian toured Johnson Livestock Angus Farm to see what sort of Angus cattle the farm had to offer.

By Lizz Bottrell, Citizen Staff

A Russian group visiting Canada for the Farm Progress Show, which took place in Regina from June 18 - 20, took a bit of a detour on June 19 in order to take a look at Johnson Livestock Angus Farm. The group also enjoyed a lunch prepared by Anne and David Johnson, owners of the Peebles farm.
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The Kipling Graduating Class of 2008 held a graduation ceremony at the Kipling High School Gymnasium on Saturday, June 14, 2008. The grand march and dance was at the Kipling Recreation Centre following the ceremonies.

Kipling School Graduation ceremonies were held Saturday, June 14, 2008 with 30 graduates. Their theme was “Dream. Believe. Achieve. REMEMBER.”

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Team LOFT, (l to r) Karen Kish, Marilyn Leggett, Margaret Abramson and Joan Leggett, golfed in the NVGG Golf Tournament in Windthorst every year the tournament was held - making this their 26th year.Staff photo by Lizz Bottrell

One of the golf carts stalled, forcing this group of ladies to push it all the way to the last hole. (l to r) Corrinne Markwart, from Broadview; Linda Johanson, from Kipling; Judy Bickerton, from Brandon; and Norma Adams (in the cart) from Broadview.

By Lizz Bottrell, Citizen Staff

For the last 26 years, a group of ladies from Kipling golfed together in the Not Very Good Golfers (NVGG) Golf Tournament at the Windthorst Country Club. Team LOFT, as the ladies call themselves, includes Karen Kish, Marilyn Leggett, Margaret Abramson and Joan Leggett.

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Activities at the Red Paperclip Days in the Summer of 2007.

Paperclip car in the 2007 Red Paperclip Parade

Beach Volleyball action in Windthorst

By Lizz Bottrell, Citizen Staff

Every summer communities across the country plan events to celebrate warm weather while encouraging people to venture out of their homes and become involved in the community. Kipling and the surrounding communities are no exception. Each community organized at least one event to be held at some point during the summer.

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Over 200 people attended the grand opening for Seed Hawk’s expansion on June 3. Sitting front row are Seed Hawk owner Pat Beaujot’s parents, Dorothy and Leon Beaujot.

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Many people took a peak at a tank that Seed Hawk put on display in the expanded area of its facility.

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Mike Giroux and Keith Umpherville, who both work in export at Seed Hawk, volunteered their time during
the grand opening to barbeque burgers.

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The Honourable Bob Bjornerud (centre), Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture, cuts the grand opening ribbon held by Pat Beaujot (left) Seed Hawk owner and Crister Stark (right), Managing Director of Vaderstad Verken.

By Lizz Bottrell, Citizen Staff

On June 3, Seed Hawk opened its $2.8 million dollar manufacturing facility. This recent upgrade adds 15,000 feet of manufacturing space and 4,000 feet of office space, which will help expand production of one-pass air drills from 100 to 300 a year.

Seed Hawk planned the expansion due to increased demands world wide for its innovation air drills. The company wants to ensure it meets demands while continuing to manufacture high quality products. “The new facility allows us to do just that,” said Pat Beaujot, Seed Hawk owner. “Now we can expand our marketing efforts without compromising the services we offer to our loyal, existing customers.”

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(l to r) Rick Martens, Teresa Daku and Brendan Gall handed out drinks during the celebration.

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(l to r) Ann Daku, Ruth Brickley, Brenda Galbraith and Jackie Brickley were all very proud to help SARCAN and Kipling Industries celebrate their accomplishments.

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(l to r) Kevin Action, Bev Galbraith, Lorne Rygh, Joanne Weir, Don Toth and Sean Collins. The Honourable Don Toth, Moosomin MLA, cut the ribbon to officially open the newest SARCAN recycling Depot.

By Lizz Bottrell, Citizen Staff

SARCAN and Kipling Industries celebrated an array of events on June 5 with the grand opening of SARCAN, an open house for Kipling Industries and SARCAN’s 20th birthday.

Many people attended the celebration which included hot dogs, drinks and a birthday cake. Some people traveled as far away as Moosomin and Kennedy in order to congratulate SARCAN and Kipling Industries on their success. Quite a few clients at Kipling Industries helped out with the day’s events by handing out drinks and hot dogs or simply by giving a great big smile.

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