In the Community

Paynton and Maidstone fire departments along with Maidstone RCMP have been kept busy this spring with several motor vehicle incidents.

I received a phone call the evening of April 24, letting me know there was a hockey game in progress in the Edam Community Centre. Thanks to David Stuart, I was able to get photos of the final hockey game of the season on natural ice.

Global warming? Well let's see, the sun shines for more hours per day than over the last several months and yet the temperature struggles to remain over zero for many hours of the day.

The Battlefords Art Club met on the last day of April and members are hopeful spring is around the corner. An enthusiastic group of artists met in the craft room of the Don Ross Centre.

Winners in the Regional Drama Festival in Unity April 19 and 20 were chosen by Ian C. Nelson, adjudicator for front of the house, and Kelly Brophy, backstage adjudicator.

The sun broke through the clouds this past weekend, stretching its warm fingers across Wilkie. After the past six months of snow and cold, many took advantage of the weather, venturing out and about to enjoy it.

Radisson Co-operative Association held a special meeting April 23 in Radisson Town Hall to vote on the merger with Battlefords Co-op.

Hafford Central School held its 16th annual art and drama extravaganza April 14 in the school gymnasium. Principal Dr. David Brecht welcomed the audience of friends, family and visitors.

Al and Denise Nichol are running in Relay for Life in Aidrie, Alta., in aid of cancer research, June 15, along with Al and Denise's children, siblings and their children, in memory of her parents Nettie and Ken White, who passed away in 2012.

Blacksmithing is a trade once used to manufacture or repair iron for farm equipment. At one time, every community had a livery stable and the blacksmith's duties were associated with shoeing horses.