In the Community

Bruce Dalshaug was born on April 6, 1936 to Palmer J. Dalshaug and Lilian R. Dalshaug (nee Cooper) at Margo. Bruce came into this world in his grandmother's house with a midwife in attendance.

Borden Care Home Inc. held their annual meeting July 17 in the basement of the care home with six board members and one visitor present. Chairman Terry Tkaczyk opened the meeting and secretary Peggy Walker read the minutes from last year.

Since the beginning of the Summer School for the Solo Voice, otolaryngologist Dr. Gore-Hickman has been donating a day to the school each year to help singers learn how to take care of their voices.

The gymnasium at Marsden Jubilee School was crowded the afternoon of June 25, as friends and family members gathered to celebrate the success of the student body during the 2012-13 academic year.

This column is about exploits into the unknown. The idea is for a reporter go out and do something he or she hasn't done before, then write about it from a first person point of view.

I can't even fathom that it has been a month since graduation, we have only one more month at home with the kids before they go back to school and in a few short days it will be August already.

We have been experiencing showers or just cloudy skies the last few days, quite a change from the hot weather just a few days before. Thunder has been part of the rain showers. Last night. thunder could be heard along with the rain.

Setting goals is the first step towards success. Monday evening I set a goal for myself as I tried sailing for the first time - do NOT sink the boat. One of the two instructors at the Battlefords Sailing Club, Payton Byrns, ensured me I wouldn't.

Time to get a little bit of housecleaning done before the summer is over. There were a few Edam boys taking part in club volleyball this past winter and the following is a report submitted by Coach Lorne Long.

It's that time of the summer when things slow down, the backyard or the lake beckons and gardeners are in their heyday. While adults may enjoy the slower pace, to kids, slower can mean boring. Not to worry, there are things for them to do.