In the Community

Yes I blew it! Last time I reported that the Hoffnungsfelder Mennonite Women In Mission raised $180 at their evening Mission Sale. That is hardly notable, however the correct total of $1,870 is worth mentioning. Good job to the Women in Mission.

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope your Christmas season is all that you hoped it would be and Santa was good to all of you. The Grade 11 and 12 girls at H. Hardcastle School took part in a provincial cooking competition Nov. 20.

The Senior Citizens Action Now Club held its annual Christmas dinner Dec. 8, combining the event with their regular members' birthday celebration, which takes place every two months.

Christmas isn't just for the kids and in Maidstone the seniors prove it can be the most wonderful time of the year. Sunday evening the Seniors' Drop-In Centre hosted their annual Christmas supper and program.

Twenty members of the Rivers Edge Quilters met at the Don Ross craft room Dec. 7 for the final meeting of a successful year. Members meet regularly throughout the year to work on a variety of projects for themselves and for the community.

T'was the day 'fore the concert, and all through the school, École Père Mercure penguins were acting like fools. The students were nestled all snug in their desks, while visions of gingerbreads danced in their heads.

Maidstone High School SRC is holding a food bank drive. This enables students to donate any canned or packaged goods to families that struggle to put a meal on the table.

Artist Julian Sadlowski is on a treasure hunt. The retired school principal and former mayor of North Battleford is looking for old photos or information that will help him finish the illustrations for a book he is preparing on the city's history.

Meota has become a regular stop on the trail for the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles. For a few years, this organization has been travelling the province early in the New Year to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research.

Christmas is coming to the Chapel Gallery on Sunday, Dec. 12 from noon until 4 p.m. Gallery staff would like to thank all patrons and gallery members with a holiday celebration.