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Wheat Kings Remember Don ALLY ANDERSON PHOTO
The Killam Jr. B. Wheat Kings played their season opener at home last Friday, Sept. 27 against the Vegreville Rangers. The game opened with a very special puck drop honouring the late Don Kueber, who played a significant role in the Wheat Kings history over many seasons. Above, Wheat Kings Captain Kyler Bergseth, Marge Kueber dropping the puck, with sons George and Alan looking on, and Ranger player Tysen Tomlinson. See game pics and story on Page 14.
Killam Rodeo moving to Earth has ‘second moon’ Sedgewick in 2025 due for the next few months to Killam Arena work Leslie Cholowsky Editor
Leslie Cholowsky Editor
The Killam Memorial Arena has had its roof damaged due to hail and is scheduled to be replaced the spring of 2025. The Killam and District Ag. Society will be organizing fundraisers this year to also renovate the dressing rooms and lobby, with plans for completion the summer of 2025. That means the Killam Indoor Rodeo will not be held indoors for the 2025 event, and will instead be held outdoors in Sedgewick, June 13 and 14. How that affects other rodeo-weekend events will remain to be seen, but the change is expected to last only until the repairs and renovations have been completed.
moon. Even back yard telescopes or binoculars won’t help much when trying to view the moon’s new companion object. NASA says this isn’t Earth’s first minimoon, but it’s only the third to be observed by humans.
This past Sunday, Sept. 29, the Earth gained a second moon, being called a mini-moon by scientists. The object is a bus-sized asteroid that is expected to orbit the planet for the next couple of months. The asteroid was grabbed by Earth’s gravity when it passed close to us, and it’s expected to be thrown off Earth’s gravitational pull and continue to orbit the sun We will reopen Tuesday, Aug. 6 at after a couple of months. Unfortunately, the new moon is too 9 a.m. and our next edition small to be visible to the naked eye, aswill it’s still be published Wedneday. Aug. 7 only 33 feet wide. Ad deadlines will be noon Tuesday, Aug. 6 That’s 300,000 times smaller than our
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