In the Community

Car Mel Country entertained on the weekend at Radisson for their jamboree. Performing were Mel Deagnon, Tom Caldwell, Vern Hoknes, Ernie Degenhardt and Bert Carpentier. The boys looked sharp dressed in their white shirts, black pants and hats.

The year has come to an end for the Swift Mount Light Horse 4-H Club once again. The club's windup was a fun filled day at Bonanza Acres and a large thanks goes out to Lillian and Ralph Finch for donating their place to for the club to use.

The Neilburg branch of the Lakeland Library sponsored a storytelling session Aug. 9 with Danica Lorer as the guest artist. Children were encouraged to make up stories of their own, using their imaginations.

Harvest looks like it could soon be on the horizon in spite of later seeding and spraying this year. Adequate moisture and heat have developed crops in the area well.

Radisson's 16th annual show and shine was held July 29, on Main Street in Radisson. The event attracted a record number of entries, with 99 vehicles registering and 41 snow machines.

Darlene Melrose was the first to get her mail at thenew Maymont post office location. The Village of Maymont opened the new location Tuesday. It is located behind the library, with access from the south side.

Glass and cast iron, steel and copper, Reartcycle strikes again. Building art from re-used items, the group recently exhibited their work in Outlook.

The North Battleford Western Development Museum's Those Were the Days, Aug. 11 and 12, offer a summer stroll down memory lane. Visitors are invited to discover the world of Saskatchewan in the 1920s.

We have had some rain every other day during the past week. We have been fortunate not to have had the bad wind storms that have plagued some parts of the prairies.

I know enough has been reported about the big storm of June 25. The high winds broke some of our large trees. However, the smaller trees and shrubs on the riverbank have not fared too badly.