Battlefords News-Optimist

HRL Georgina Schneider welcomed 29 members to the May meeting of the St. Walburg Royal Purple meeting. Following the opening ceremony, Draping of the Charter was performed in memory of long time member Mary Novlan.

The Rosetown Seniors Choral Group brings notes of cheer wherever they go. The group began in 1974 and was recently honoured with the Culture Promotion & Development Award by Rivers West District for Sport Culture & Recreation.

Ed, my neighbour next door, has been trying to get his thoughts wrapped around our trip to China. "Where is it that you are going in China?" Ed wanted to know. I told him we are off to the capital, Beijing, as the first stop.

Judy Seguin was recently honoured to accept the Heritage Museum of the Year Award on behalf of the St. Walburg Historical Museum.

"Fit and Fabulous at any Age"...is the motto behind Harwood Manor's exercise group as we venture out to the field house once a week.

Just recently there was a big push in the media on mental health awareness.

At this time of year when our attention turns to making our yards beautiful and free from weeds, we might turn to the library to find out how to build a new feature or what plants work best in this climate.

A discretionary use application to establish an eight-unit pocket housing project on 103rd Street has been tabled to a future council meeting.

Cribbage was played at the Maidstone Drop In Centre May 13 with Lil McMillan hosting and supplying lunch. High score went to Mollie Den Ouden and low to Hazel MacEachern. Bingo was played May 15 with a good turnout.

It started bad and ended the exact same way Wednesday night for the North Battleford Beavers in North Saskatchewan River Baseball League action.