In the Community

Why not add a little colour to your day? That's what many in Wilkie did April 10. But it wasn't just for any reason. It was in support of the Canadian Red Cross Day of Pink.

The Chapel Gallery hummed again Tuesday as the Battlefords Art Club members met to paint together. Dean Bauche dropped in to tell us about a workshop coming up May 9, 10 and 11.

Spring fire school has come to a close. Paynton volunteer fire department was fortunate enough to send three officers to take two different courses from April 12 - 14.

Fourteen members of the St. Walburg Royal Purple travelled to the 59th annual Royal Purple district meeting hosted by the North Battleford Royal Purple. The district includes North Battleford, Cut Knife and St. Walburg and has 105 members.

Tally Stoughton stopped in to visit with grandma Dorothy Kissick. Last weekend the Maidstone Trade Fair was what kept everyone busy. Bruce and Shirley James of Waseca and Don and Bev Nicholson of St. Walburg were to see Tillie Linkert.

May everyone enjoy spring when it comes. We welcome each sign as it appears. The longer days of sunshine, the geese, the crows and even the gophers are attractive. It is hard to visualize the gardens for this year.

Two Battlefords scholars were among 1,050 Lakeland College students who earned awards at the college's awards evenings at Lloydminster and Vermilion in March.

Once in a while the archives comes across a real treasure in their call for archival material. And so it was, on a trip to the Battlefords News-Optimist this year.

The Battlefords Photo Club met at the Allen Sapp Gallery April 2. The evening meeting was focused on reviewing photos from the 'Foto Fun' Contest as well as the photos from the photo of the month challenge; the theme being abstract.

Dorothy Kissick had a busy Easter weekend, Saturday was to Unity to her daughter Cindy's. Quinton and Chantell Blanchette took her there. Monday she was to Tilly and Randy Staughton's for supper with her daughter-in-law Joanne Kissick.