In the Community

The sun broke through the dark clouds in the early morning May 25, which led many to breathe a sigh of relief. The second annual music festival was held that day at Leipzig Serenity Retreat, which is a five-week residential drug and alcohol facility.

Editor's Note: What follows is the contents of a plaque being installed to commemorate the location of the North Battleford Powerhouse. "After months of heightened anticipation, on that momentous evening of April 16, 1910, W.H.

Skylar Meechance was honoured with the SaskTel Aboriginal Youth Award of Excellence May 24, winning in the Enterprise category.

One hundred years of learning was a good slogan for the Connaught Elementary School centennial celebration, says the school's principal.

Eiling Kramer was born on July 14, 1914 to Dutch immigrants, Minne Dowe Kramer and Jacobina Kramer (Kopinga), in Highworth in the North Battleford district. The family included a brother, Herman, and a sister, Maria.

A reunion of those who have cared for individuals at Saskatchewan Hospital, North Battleford, are encouraged to attend a reunion July 12 to 14 in the Battlefords.

Sympathy to the Betty Taylor families of Battleford on the recent passing of Betty. A funeral was held May 18 in Battleford. Fire raged through a shop and storage building on the Gary and Lind Southgate farm in the Eagle Hills area.

The students and staff at Neilburg Composite School have been very busy recently. According to Miss Johnson and Mrs. Newport, the Grade 5 and 6 students headed to Maidstone May 1 to participate in the annual floor hockey tournament.

HRL Georgina Schneider welcomed 29 members to the May meeting of the St. Walburg Royal Purple meeting. Following the opening ceremony, Draping of the Charter was performed in memory of long time member Mary Novlan.

The Rosetown Seniors Choral Group brings notes of cheer wherever they go. The group began in 1974 and was recently honoured with the Culture Promotion & Development Award by Rivers West District for Sport Culture & Recreation.