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Volume 9 No. 48

Friday, September 7, 2018

News

Page 3 Province plans to engage in library review

Opinion Nokomis native Kenny Shields will be forever immortalized after the community in which he grew up in unveiled a pair of signs, one at either end of town, announcing Nokomis as the proud home of the Streetheart front-man. Photo by Christopher Lee

STREETHEART STAR

Kenny Shields honoured in hometown By Christopher Lee Reporter A Canadian rock legend has been honoured by his hometown. Nokomis officially unveiled a pair of signs welcoming visitors to the home of Kenny Shields on Sept. 1. “I know how much this day would have meant to Kenny. It’s hard to believe that it’s already been over a year

since his passing. It seems like yesterday but then again it feels like a lifetime,” said Michael Rodrigues, who spoke on behalf of Shields’ family. “Kenny was dreaming for this day to happen as he thought it never would. His legacy lives strong and he is here today with us in spirit.” The idea for the sign to honour the Streetheart

front-man came from Bonnie Decker, after watching Shields and Streetheart play a show in Regina in March 2017. “I was on the Streetheart site the next day and someone mentioned that they had come through Nokomis on purpose to see where Kenny Shields lived. He said he was surprised that there was nothing up to honour him.”

Decker said after some thought she realized while the community does have a section of the museum dedicated to Shields, most people passing through would not know that, so she decided to try and raise money to have signs created. “Unfortunately we did not get organized until after Kenny’s SEE SHIELDS ON PAGE 2

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Education

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Broncos honoured by school division


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