In the Community

The 82nd Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival season comes to a close with the celebratory gala and awards ceremony at 7:00 p.m. Friday in Logie Hall at Third Avenue United Church.

The Borden Lions held their 11th annual speak-offs for high school students from Borden and Langham March 14 in the Lions' Room, Borden Community Centre.

The snowfall doesn't seem to let up! Even though there is not a great deal each day it adds up. Jim Maxwell, who keeps an official weather station, reports that we have had over 50 inches of snow since the month of October.

Alexander Kovar of the Battlefords was presented the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal at the Delta Bessborough Hotel in Saskatoon on Dec. 16 by Saskatchewan Lt. Gov. Vaughn Solomon Schofield.

The Scotiabank hockey program offers sponsorship to minor hockey teams across the country. Over 3,000 teams across Canada are sponsored each year.

Every spring, we are reminded of the Canadian Cancer Society's ongoing quest to defeat cancer as bright yellow daffodils begin appearing at various Battlefords businesses. Wednesday, March 20 is the Canadian Cancer Society's Daffodil Tea.

Jack Boyd was born to George and Minnie Boyd on Sept. 27, 1903 in a log and sod cabin in the district of Lovell (later to be named Cee Pee), N.W.T. His family moved to Radisson in 1905, and then to North Battleford in 1913.

The World Day of Prayer was celebrated at St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish in North Battleford March 1.

George Boyd was born on March 10, 1871 in Clark Township in the county of Durham, Ontario. In 1902, he and his brother Andrew came west to see for themselves a new and developing country. They liked what they saw.

The Battlefords Photo Club met March 5. Fifteen members were present for the indoor meeting. The group critiqued photos from the February photo of the month challenge, which was relationships/love/romance.