Native Prairie Appreciation Week - Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor for Thursday June 18th, 2015 8:35 am

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Preeceville's Main Street with the Mayor for Thursday June 18th, 2015 8:35 am

With GX94's Craig Wallebeck > see him @ http://www.gx94radio.com/craig-wallebeck

This week we focus on:  Native Prairie Appreciation Week Celebrate Saskatchewan's 17th Native Prairie Appreciation Week! June 14-20, 2015   "Jointly proclaimed by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Environment, Native Prairie Appreciation Week (or NPAW, as we call it!) is a week dedicated to celebrating and raising awareness of our valuable grassland ecosystems across Saskatchewan" Check out their web site here: http://www.pcap-sk.org/native-prairie-appreciation-week/2015-npaw "The prairie is one of North America's great ecosystems and a vital habitat for many plants and animals. The prairie once spread across 1.5 million square kilometers of the Great Plains (that's seven times the size of Minnesota!)—but less than 2% of native prairie remains today" Grasses Big Bluestem Blue Grama Grass Buffalo Grass Canada Wild Rye Indian Grass June Grass Little Bluestem Porcupine Grass Prairie Cordgrass Prairie Dropseed Side-Oats Grama Forbs Black-eyed Susan Common Spiderwort Jewelweed Prairie Blazing Star Prickly Pear Cactus Purple Coneflower Purple prairie clover Western Prairie-fringed Orchid Wild Bergamot Plants Birds Herps Insects Mammals See more info here: http://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/games/prairie/fieldguide/index.html Right now in the Preeceville area we have all our wild berry trees in bloom: Upcoming Events:

 - June 20th - "Bring Back the Past" Dinner and Dance at the Sturgis Community Hall - Music by the Capitals from Saskatoon. Advance Tickets $30 available at the Sturgis town office, Sportsland, Black Bear Inn, X-cessories by Kerry - Events all day long - Show & Shine Car Show 11 am till 3 at the Hall - no registration fee - contact Michael at 306-548-7585 for info

- June 29th to July 31st - swimming lessons at Annie Laurie Lake. Contact Andrea at 547-2810 for more information

- July 1st to 4th - Canada Days

- July 1st - Canda Day - Small Fireworks show at dusk 

- July 2nd - GX94 “Salute to Preeceville” BBQ will be held downtown Preeceville.

- July 5th to 11th - Old Home Week - events planned every day

- July 10th, 11th and 12th - Western Weekend - Preeceville Lions Club

- Check out all the summer events in Preeceville at: Click to view our 2015 Visitor Guide

- If you wish to have an event promoted visit and post it to our Community Events Calendar at www.townofPreeceville.ca

Click to view our 2015 Visitor Guide in pdf format 3mb http://www.townofpreeceville.ca/assets/files/Vistitors%20Guide%202015.pdf

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