In the Community

Heading into August long weekend already - wow, where did that time go? Please drive safe this August long.

Hot summer weather accompanied Paynton artists Mariann Taubensee and Ellery Russell to Outlook this past week. From July 23 to 29, the Reartcycle Group Inc. held an art symposium.

If you're going to break a record, you may as well do it spectacularly. That's what Jesse Lewis, a Saskatchewan hypnotist, has planned as part of his performance at Northwest Territorial Days.

Summer is a time for many activities. Perhaps you spend time at the cabin, away on vacation, gardening or relaxing at home with a good book. However, for a few enthusiastic Rivers' Edge guild members the time was spent quilting.

A number of years ago, I was wandering around the museum grounds, snooping and starring in amazement at the endless assortment of iron monsters. One caught my eye; a small steam engine, or so it seemed.

The North Battleford Western Development Museum hosting Chicago-raised Canadian Rita di Ghent Saturday for an afternoon of soulful ballads, repartee and pistol-packin' blues.

The Borden Library summer activities program, with co-ordinator Kandice Walker and helpers Graham Sargent and Nikita Pascoe, hosted the Lakeland Summer Players from North Battleford July 18.

July is on its way out soon. Hope you have had this month full of fun, simple summer pleasures and activities around our province. The Summer Fun program only has a few weeks left so why not enroll your children, ages 5 - 11, each weekday from 10 a.

Rivers West District has assembled a Saskatchewan Seniors Fitness Association team for the 55+ National Games Aug. 29 to Sept. 1 in Sydney, N.S. A qualifying SSFA 55+ event was hosted in Rosetown with about 70 taking part.

Maymont Senior Centre is in the midst of having new windows and a new roof installed. This was all possible due to a grant through the New Horizons for Seniors program.