In the Community

Well it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Many residents of the community are in the spirit and have put up lights and displays.

Speers Pioneer Memorial United Church held a Christmas party service Dec. 11. The Church collects for Interval House during this time. The service began at 4 p.m. The Sunday school performed a pageant. The program included singing and carols.

For many of us, maintaining a healthy weight is a struggle. We make questionable choices in what we eat and drink, we work at mostly sedentary jobs and convince ourselves we don't have time to exercise.

It is only 10 days until Christmas! Notice I didn't insert the word 'shopping' in that sentence. That is because there is so much more Christmas has to offer us than shopping and presents.

Over 30 crowded into the cafe in Borden to attend the Looking into the Future meeting with the Village of Borden councillors, the RM reeve and councillors, administrators, the Radisson mayor and anyone else interested in what might happen in the RM o

Carmen Poetschke, a contemporary dancer, choreographer and mixed media artist from Bowen Island, B.C., is holding two community dance workshops open to the whole community. The first dance workshop is Dec. 18, and the second Jan. 7.

Mayfair was host to the Thickwood Hills Wildlife Federation annual meeting Dec. 10. The night included horn scoring and club business.

Sixteen Grade 4/5 students of kihiw Waciston School on Muskeg Lake Cree Nation marched into the gymnasium Dec. 7 for their Drug Awareness Resistance Education ( DARE) program graduation. Cst.

For two nights, Dec. 11 and 12, students of Turtleford Community School entertained and fed the community with theatre and dessert. In keeping with the times, the students began the evening with an exciting dance number entitled Foot Loose.

Paynton artist Mariann Taubensee opened acollaborative show with Tamara Unroe of Tugaske Dec. 1. Fish n' Chips & Vinegar is a look at the garbage in our oceans and what can be made from it.