         September 23-30, 2017 is National Coaches Week in Canada! National Coaches Week is a week to celebrate the tremendous positive impact coaches have on athletes and communities across Canada. This week is an opportunity to recognize coaches for the integral role they play by simply saying#ThanksCoach. Coaches spend countless hours preparing and leading our young athletes throughout our community and school sport seasons each year. Take a moment this week to thank your child’s coach for the role they play in your child’s life.
                 Kipling Minor Ball is planning a work day on Saturday, September 30th from 9am to 5pm to do the following work at the diamonds: remove existing fencing from diamonds 1 & 3; paint support poles on diamonds 1 & 3 (if time and volunteers allow, we will do the same to diamond 4). Please bring tools for cutting fence, hammers, etc. but paint and paint supplies will be supplied. Please come out and volunteer as it keeps costs down and allows more improvements to happen.
                 The Kipling Legion Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting their Annual Breast Cancer Walk and Dinner on Saturday, September 30 in the Kipling Legion. The walk starts at 2:00 p.m., with registration at 1:30 p.m. Tickets for the evening are $15.00 each, with Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
                 The 2017 Harvest Hustle will be held on Sunday, October 1 at the Windthorst Rec Centre. There are a variety of distances to run or walk: 1K for 10 years and under; 5K or 10K for everyone else. Registration fees are $10 for the 1K and $30 for everything else. (All fees include a t-shirt and brunch.) T-shirt pickup is at 9:30 a.m., with event start time at 10:00 a.m. Please pre-register with Theresa at (306) 736-8070 or Harley at (306) 736-8012. Make it a great day, and join in the fun!
                 Kipling will soon be home to a new fitness centre – Bullet Proof Fitness, situated in the former Kipling Industries building on Highway 48. The fitness centre will be accessible through monthly memberships, with a target opening date of October 2017. For complete information on Bullet Proof Fitness, contact Matt at (306) 434-9800.
                 Older Adult Fitness Classes have resumed for the fall on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the Kipling Friendship Centre. Classes are 50 minutes in length and open to all interested participants. Classes feature light cardio activity, strength training and balance and flexibility exercises – all set to great music! There is no charge to attend – everyone welcome!
                 Ashley Draper has set her schedule for fall Yoga Classes:
                 Mondays, beginning September 11 Power Yoga – 6:30 p.m. and Relax Yoga - 8:00 p.m. in Windthorst at the Windthorst Friendship Centre
                 Tuesdays, beginning September 12 PiYo Live – 6:00 p.m. and Relax Yoga - 7:30 p.m. at the Kipling Legion. To register, call Ashley at (306) 736-7226.
                 Even though the summer has come to an end, the Kipling Campground will remain open until October 15. Please call the Rec Office (306) 736-8440 to reserve a site. The Town of Kipling currently has a fire ban in effect, so there will not be firewood available to campers.
                 Lifestyle changes — such as getting more exercise, time in nature, or helping others — can be as effective as drugs or counseling to treat an array of mental illnesses. Exercise not only helps people feel better by reducing anxiety and depression, it can help children do better in school, improve cognitive performance in adults, reduce age-related memory loss in the elderly, and increase new neuron formation in the brain. – Roger Walsh (2011). Lifestyle and Mental Health.
