Regina’s Momentum Café has announced a new bakery expansion, just weeks after the five year anniversary of their opening. Getting to this point was not always easy. The COVID-19 pandemic was in full force when Momentum opened their doors in 2021, just south of the […]
As reading week arrives at the University of Regina (U of R) and midterm season slows, stress and anxiety about school remain prevalent for two students on campus. Czarina Pagador, a second-year politics and international studies student, feels the heavy weight of midterms. Over the […]
University of Regina (U of R) professor Kerri Finlay says she is looking forward to sharing her research into water quality for livestock to farmers at this year’s Canadian Western Agribition (CWA). “It’s always really good to be able to get out and actually […]
A new variant of the coronavirus called Omicron has emerged in South Africa and is quickly spreading across the continents and into Canada. Jason Tetro, a microbiologist at the University of Guelph, said in an interview with CBC Saskatchewan Radio that this variant has the […]
Regina Pats forward Tanner Howe’s strong play this season has landed him a roster spot in the Capital City Challenge in the nation’s capital. For Pats assistant coach Ken Schneider, Howe’s growth as a player this year reflected his attitude and personality, on and off […]
The Kronau Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery is more than just a heritage site to Mona and Wilf Leippi. To them, it is where many of their ancestors have been laid to rest in the last century. When the Leippis began the restoration project of the overgrown […]
Volunteer firefighters Paul Fisher (right) and Lance Resch (left) stand in front of a fire truck in Kronau Fire Hall. Photo by Gillian Massie. Kronau volunteer firefighters have been dousing fires without any fire hydrants for the last century. “Our access to water is limited […]
It took Dan Yates six months to convince his wife Louise Yates to sell their Regina house and move into a mobile home in Kronau, where they run K-Lane Kennels and do beekeeping as a hobby. “I boarded our little dog, Daisy, here for a […]
Kronau’s Saar School beside the Heritage Museum. Photo by Jenelle Lippai. Saar School, in operation from 1935 to 2007, provided a meaningful classroom environment for the local children to learn and make memories in. When it officially closed its doors in 2008, a sense of […]
It took volunteers two years to rebuild Kronau’s curling rink after destructive plough winds devastated a town in love with the sport. In 1974, Kronau’s original curling rink was destroyed by those winds. Conveniently, the Regina Highlands curling club was moving on from […]
In the Lajord Municipality there is a shrine to the Blessed Virgin Mary based on a shrine in France. Shrines to the Virgin Mary aren’t unheard of in Saskatchewan, so what makes this one different? It’s located in a giant man-made grotto, the first in […]
By Stephen Lylyk Jamie Schneider, Danny Ferner, Kelly Vollman, and Steven Leippi reached never-before -seen heights while representing Kronau, culminating in a Junior men’s national curling championship in 1983. “The community was very very proud of the fact that because it was such a small […]
The Krier Kountry is a monthly, online newsletter that keeps residents of Kronau, Lajord and Richardson updated on everything from dog bylaws to babysitting services. “It’s my first time advertising in the newsletter,” said Amy Schneider, whose Krier announcement helped her find some new clients before she […]
