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Borden Friendship Club held their March potluck supper March 28, with over 35 out to enjoy the variety of dishes.

It was getting dry until the rain that soaked up most of Sunday. It is true that April showers bring May flowers and that an inch of rain is better than a foot of snow. It is good to see a few more snowbirds home for the season.

The community ministerial association will host a "Way of The Cross" walk Good Friday. All denominations are invited to join in starting at the United Church at 10 a.m.

Hafford Central School held its 15th annual art and drama extravaganza March 25 in Hafford. The first performance of the afternoon was called Murder Most Fowl, written by Colleen Newman.

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Sometimes, the simplest question sets Ed, my neighbour next door, off on an intense ramble. This happened when I asked him if he saw the movie Hunger Games.

The saga of my "sort and toss" crusade continues. This week the focus has been on cookbooks and cooking themed magazines and, while it's going well, as I head into the home stretch I notice that some recipes no longer have the same attraction.

My favourite thing about spring is seeing people I haven't run into for a while.

Claude Resources Inc. CEO Neil McMillan had a special surprise in store for local Rotary members at a noon-hour luncheon Monday.

After two games, it may be hard to believe from looking at the shots, but the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League's Canalta Cup championship series is tied 1-1.