In the Community

Take some time to view the current works of regional photographers who make up the North Battleford Photography Club. The Chapel Gallery is hosting an exhibition of photographs until Oct. 26.

Battlefords Jazz Society is kicking off a new season Nov. 6 with a cabaret featuring Kamila Martel and the Ne'erDoWells. The group is described as a Saskatchewan original. It is a pop, gypsy, blues and roots rock band with an innovative sound.

Bready Elementary School students learned what our province has to offer the dinner table when they met Saskatchewan author Amy Jo Ehman at the North Battleford Library.

Thursday Oct. 14 was spirit day at Maidstone High School. The theme was "tight and bright." Students looked forward to this day with excitement and wore lots of bright neon clothing such as tight leggings, headbands and jewelry.

With support from the Saskatchewan Arts Board's Culture on the Go pilot program, the White Birch Ballet Company is performing in North Battleford at Chapel Gallery Saturday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m.

This year, l'Association Jeunesse fransaskoise (AJF) organized a leadership camp, which was held at Redberry Camp Sept. 14 to 17.

John Paul II Collegiate will be hosting a garage sale in the gymnasium Oct. 30, starting at 10 a.m. and closing around 3 p.m.

Thirty-four quilters and soon to be quilters met in the craft room at Don Ross Centre at 7 p.m. Sept. 7 for a business meeting of the Rivers' Edge Quilt Guild. It was nice to welcome new members as well as meet quilting friends not seen since June.

Not many people can say they have suited up as a firefighter and gone through training procedures? But that is exactly what I was able to do Oct. 4 during Fire Prevention Week.

Local organizers are again offering a unique shopping opportunity to residents of the Battlefords and area. Ten Thousand Villages, which sells hand crafted goods made by artisans from developing countries, will be open Oct.