In the Community

Kevin Newton and his daughter Kianna of Choiceland were here on the weekend to visit with Denise Newton. A number of the apartment ladies enjoyed the Father's Day tea at the Drop In on Friday.

There have been a couple of community events in the area with in the last month. The Edam Community Center held their first Muddy Mucker obstacle event, May 31.

Maymont had a visit at the seniors' center June 17 from Ted Turner, author of Beyond The Farm Gate. Liz Clayton, Valerie Gray, June Rogers and Laura Spence made this visit possible. There were about 20 people who attended.

Seven members of the Battlefords Art Club had a delightful day touring Saskatoon's Art Trek 2014 June 14. It was an inspiring tour and enjoyable to see so many talented exhibitors, painting in all media, sculpture, and wood and metal carving.

Borden Co-op celebrated their 100th birthday with a festival in the Borden Community Centre June 19.

The Neilburg United Church celebrated their 60th anniversary May 26.During the service past ministers Ted Haas, Ken Flamghan and Harold Martin shared memories of their time in Neilburg. An ensemble that included Gracie Haas preformed a few pieces.

It's official. June is nearly over and graduation is upon our community, amongst many others. Congratulations to the UCHS graduating class of 2014. Enjoy a safe grad weekend.

More than 20 seniors from Edam visited the Meota seniors at the Do Drop In June 18, to partake in a great potluck dinner and social afternoon. This followed their regular monthly meeting in the Do Drop In, in the morning.

We have just had a few days of rain, sometimes very heavy. It has rained well over an inch. Yesterday I noticed many fields had sloughs here and there in areas that had been seeded. Sunday brought us quite a bit of cloud and some sun.

General Manager Moe McGuinty had some tricks up his sleeve for the video presentation highlighting the upcoming 2014-15 season at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts.