In the Community

The Canadian Antiques Roadshow is on its way to North Battleford after a four-day event in Red Deer, Alta. Red Deer folks turned out in droves to discover if Gram's old vase or dad's old guitar was the next million dollar discovery.

Two poems a snowball makes.

Can the Living Sky School Division increase its First Nations graduation rate by three to five per cent a year? If it can, the gap between First Nations and non-First Nations graduation rate would be cut in half in five years, says Brian Quinn, super

Heritage Christian School's principal, Jeremy Verity, says a redefined system of governance has been established at the school.

Hi there! Here we are into March again. February has just seemed to have flown by. We did get a few nice sunny days, but it's still winter with all our snow. We all hope for better things ahead.

As an educator I was proud that the 2013 Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival opened Monday, March 4 with a morning of choral speech at Bready School and an afternoon at St. Vital School featuring St. Vital students along with the BCS Grade 4S class.

How about Telemiracle 37! Who knew when watching the very first Telemiracle telethon that we would be still carrying on strong 37 years later.

The recent fundraiser concert for a program that helps children and youth with financial barriers to participate in art and cultural activities has raised $2,800.

Car-Mel Country rubbed elbows March 3 with such artists as Victoria Banks, Beverley Mahood, Bob McGrath Andrea Menard, Donny Parenteau and Jeffery Straker at the 37th annual Telemiracle, along with a veteran of the Telemiracle stage, Brad Johner.

Colleen Koski and Marlene Pike were to Lloydminster and visited with her mom May Ford. May is doing just fine. We enjoyed coffee and bingo at the Pine Island Suites Tuesday morning. Everyone there is doing well.