In the Community

May everyone enjoy spring when it comes. We welcome each sign as it appears. The longer days of sunshine, the geese, the crows and even the gophers are attractive. It is hard to visualize the gardens for this year.

Two Battlefords scholars were among 1,050 Lakeland College students who earned awards at the college's awards evenings at Lloydminster and Vermilion in March.

Once in a while the archives comes across a real treasure in their call for archival material. And so it was, on a trip to the Battlefords News-Optimist this year.

The Battlefords Photo Club met at the Allen Sapp Gallery April 2. The evening meeting was focused on reviewing photos from the 'Foto Fun' Contest as well as the photos from the photo of the month challenge; the theme being abstract.

Dorothy Kissick had a busy Easter weekend, Saturday was to Unity to her daughter Cindy's. Quinton and Chantell Blanchette took her there. Monday she was to Tilly and Randy Staughton's for supper with her daughter-in-law Joanne Kissick.

Sympathy goes out to Harley Custer of Battleford and the families on the recent passing of his wife Nona Irene Custer, formerly Besse of the Wilson Lake area. Nona and Harley spent a few years in Biggar and moved to Kamloops, B.C.

A concert with Dan Bersey of Newfoundland - entertainer, comedian, Christian speaker - along with Quinn and Bruin Eberle of North Battleford, a fiddle and guitar playing brother/sister duo, is today, April 11, at the Borden Community Centre.

On the weekend of March 22-24, the Edam Curling club held their annual open bonspiel. There were 14 teams. Sixteen were entered, but two were unable to attend as they were snowed in by the storm.

"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced." - Vincent Van Gogh The Battlefords Art Club invites you to a Spring for Art show and sale Saturday, April 27 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Will April showers bring May flowers? Or will April snow melt, and even more winter weather, bring April flood woes? Keep tuned in, folks. If you thought your winter was interesting, it appears this spring is trying to outdo winter's performance.