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Community rallies behind family

November 12/2018
The place was packed, food served, donated items and pies auctioned off and entertainment enjoyed as people from Watrous and the surrounding area came together to not only raise funds for a local family but to show their support. With an already tremendous outpouring of support towards Derek and Lindsey Bushman and their five children, a sold out fundraiser was held Nov. 8 at the Watrous Civic Centre to help the young family while Lindsey continues to fight a rare and aggressive cancer.
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Remembrance Day

November 12/2018
Remembrance Day ceremonies were held throughout the nation including at local area schools like Winston High School in Watrous. Communities like Watrous also held ceremonies Nov. 11 and throughout the country Bells of Peace rang out Sunday, marking the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Armistice, ending WWI.
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Guilty verdict reached in Stewart case

November 12/2018
A verdict was handed down in Saskatoon Provincial court last week as Kiel Stewart of Lumby, B.C. was found guilty of nine charges including two counts of drunk driving causing death in relation to a fatal crash near Young Oct. 15, 2016.
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Chance of light snow high 1 Thursday. Tonight periods of light snow low -10. Fri: clearing temperature falling to -11 by the afternoon. Sat: sunny high -7. Sun: mix sun and cloud high -9.

A cluster of pertussis (whooping cough) cases have popped up in Rosthern and the surrounding area. Saskatchewan Health Authority’s Deputy Medical Health Officer in Saskatoon, Dr. Simon Kapaj said last week there had been 25 confirmed cases of the serious and highly contagious infection of the lungs and throat caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria. Kapaj said young children who have not been immunized can get sicker than older children and adults and early diagnosis and treatment is important to stop the spread of the pertussis bacteria.
According to the Saskatchewan Health Authority, pertussis spreads easily when an infected person coughs, sneezes or has close contact with others. It starts like a common cold with symptoms such as sneezing, runny nose, mild fever and a mild cough. The following week or two, the cough gets worse, leading to severe coughing spells that often end with a whooping sound before the next breath, especially in young children.
Teenagers and adults may not make the whooping sound.
The cough can last one to two months and occurs ore often at night. The cough can make a person gag or spit out mucus, and make it hard to take a breath. This prevents enough oxygen from getting to the brain.
Pertussis is treated with antibiotics, which help to reduce the spread of infection and the duration of illness when given during the very early stage of the illness. Pertussis containing vaccines are part of the routine childhood immunization program (two months of age to Gr. 8). SHA said an adult immunization program is now available as well.

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