In the Community

The Stories They Tell Us, a Mask and Puppetry Exhibition, drew a crowd to the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford for an artists' reception Saturday.

Family and friends gathered at the Maymont Seniors' Centre Jan. 20 to celebrate the 89th birthday of Tom Caldwell. Entertainment was provided by Tom Caldwell, Mel Deagnon, Don Wakelin and Raymond Seib. Happy birthday, Tom, and many more.

The month of January has gone by very quickly. The high school students are writing their exams Thursday and Friday. Semester 2 begins Feb. 3. The school year is half finished.

Spirits were high as students and staff from Neilburg Composite School presented their annual Christmas concert Dec. 18. Vice-Principal, Tyson Volk was the MC. The program began with two songs sung by the Kindergarten class.

Three boys from Borden School - Dallas Burnett, Andrew Derksen and Eric Westad, along with Tyler Kamm from Colonsay, and their coach Dwayne Yachiw of Saskatoon, curl in a Saskatoon under-19 league on Sundays and a men's league on Tuesdays.

Time passes so quickly. This weekend will be the school semester break. Students will be free on Friday, Jan. 25 for a long weekend. Jan. 18, Jean McPherson hosted a supper for her husband Jim Maxwell and his siblings at their home in Saskatoon.

Just recently I received a whole $1.10 increase in my Old Age Security, and I'm not too sure just what amounts out of that I can put to rent or food or medicine.

A nice group of Battlefords Art Club artists worked many different media - watercolour, acrylic, drawing, wood painting - with interesting results when they met at the Don Ross Centre Tuesday.

The Meota Lions Club sponsored a student from Australia for six weeks of her eight-week summer holiday. The family who hosted Cassandra (Cassie) Duncan were Gail and Doug Scorgie and their family of Elizabeth, William and Meg.

In the 2013 final Festival Fanfare, I described a special campaign entitled Buy a Key launched at the festival gala.