In the Community

With rising university and college tuition rates, students and their parents are looking for ways to get the most of a post-secondary education.

You can't paint all car collectors with the same airbrush. What type of collector you are depends on what you like to do with your cars, or trucks, as the case may be, says Rob Jackson of the All Ford Outlaws Car Club.

The Battlefords Photo Club is extremely proud to congratulate one of their own as the grand prize winner of the fourth annual Best of the Battlefords photo contest.

Tell me, how did it get to the end of September already? I am enjoying this lingering gorgeous fall weather, but these tinder-dry conditions have certainly created some fire hazards for area farmers and several equipment fires have been attended to i

Activities are back in full swing at the Maidstone Drop In Centre after two months of holidays. Cards were played Sept. 2 with high score going to Jean Hartman and low to Margaret MacEachern. Lunch was provided by Jean Stewart.

Culture, culture, culture. It's Culture Days this weekend, starting Friday, Sept. 27.

Mrs. Winsor reports the cross-country team from Neilburg Composite School went to Unity Sept. 12. They all had a great run on a beautiful day. Kaylyn Koch finished 34th out of 107 girls.

Once again, Maymont Central School is full of activity. The staff started Aug. 26 and the students arrived Sept. 3. Mrs. Sarah Ficko is away this year caring for her new baby daughter, Anna.

At the outset, I must give credit to John Cairns, staff writer with the News-Optimist, for writing an article on Ray Hickson a few years ago. Much of this article is based on Cairns' work. Ray Hickson was born on Dec.

Wednesday, CEO Jane Shury and secretary Ina Williams put together a home made meal for volunteers of the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, as a thank you for their efforts over the past year.