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( see Photo Gallery below ) The Assiniboine River Archery Club’s annual 3-D shoot during the weekend continues to attract participants from across the province, as well as a few from Alberta and Manitoba.

Still in the testing phase, the Farmers’ Market in front of the Visitor Centre/CN Museum is drawing fairly large crowds each Thursday. An initiative of Jo-Anne Sigurdson, the community development officer, the first market was held on July 23.

On July 30, Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart re-iterated the importance of the U.S. Senate’s outright repeal of Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) for beef and pork. “Frankly, this issue has been dragging on for far too long,” Stewart said.

“Eternity is not something that begins after you are dead. It is all the time. We are in it now” – Charlotte Parkins Gilman. Eternity is for a long time. Why not make it the best.

By Kaare Askildt (A.K.A. – Farmer in Training ) Spring has evolved and become summer. Mother Nature didn’t ask anyone if we were ready, she just made the transformation. I have learned over the years that it is impossible to try and argue with her.

Steve, Virginia and Shaun Ballerman of Spruce Grove, AB were visiting with friends in Bredenbury. Deepest Sympathy from the community and district to the Roberts families on the passing of their mother Mary Roberts.