In the Community

The Manitou Evangelical Free Church in Neilburg hosted Vacation Bible School Aug. 19 to 23. A whopping 57 children attended during the week, with an average attendance of 48per day.

After the summer break the first St. Walburg Royal Purple meeting took place Sept. 9 at 6:30 p.m. with a potluck supper and business meeting conducted by HRL Georgina Schneider that followed.

How many of you who enjoy the song, It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels, would like to hear it sung by one of our own country stars? Helmay Lowen will be singing this song and others at our Legends 4, in Maymont Oct. 26. Come join us.

Sunday was a beautiful sunny day with little wind. It is wonderful to have good harvest weather continuing. A few farmers have completed their harvesting operations.

North Battleford residents, Alyssa Denton and Thomas Fransoo, are stretching their horizons as they pursue post-secondary education in Calgary, Alta. and Saskatoon, respectively.

Borden School Community Council hosted a trade fair in the Borden Community Centre Sept. 18 to showcase what the school and village had to offer.

The Access Communications Children's Fund has made a major donation to the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club. According to the press release, the funding will be used towards to provide free evening programming for youth in the community.

Sept 14, Sons of Norway Lodge had visitors from Norway. Two language professors came to North Battleford to interview lodge members who learned and spoke Norwegian, as children, in the home.

Organizers of the 2013 Terry Fox Ride and Barbecue appreciate the support of all who participated. The six-mile ride Sept.

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