In the Community

Jackie Mitchell and her daughter Jordan are no strangers to gardening. With their family, they run Battle River Berries, a popular place to pick berries and cherries.

Several years ago, local golfers touted the talent of area youth golfer, Justin Wood, stating his potential for greatness. It seems he has nowhere to go but up.

Cree theatre director, playwright, essayist and writer Floyd Favel has been awarded a grant of $15,000 by the Saskatchewan Arts Board to compile a series of essays on his research into native performance culture.

The Borden library summer activity program for children aged 5 - 12 years started July 12 with Kandice Walker as the co-ordinator in charge of the program with teen helpers Graham Sargent and Nikita Pascoe.

Half way through summer already hoping yours has been a great one. Gardens and yards are looking fantastic with a great preliminary layer of moisture followed by some growing power provided by the heat.

Birthday greetings go out to Paul Kozlowski of North Battleford on the occasion of his 95th birthday. Greetings also to Margarey (Smith, Heaver) Jenny of British Columbia who has reached her 99th year.

Remember to mark on your calendar Oct. 6 for Maymont Legends. We're starting to round up the entertainment and found a young man at the Carlton Trail Jamboree who will be one of this year's entertainers.

I can't believe it. I just crossed another item off my bucket list. For a few years I've wanted to attend Windscape, the kite festival at Swift Current. This year we could make the trip. Windscape is amazing.

Water, a critically important subject for everyone, is not only an important life force; it conjures up notions of fluidity, flow, movement, power and peace.

For almost 20 summers, Norm Lehman, sporting a goatee, waxed moustache and crisp white uniform, marched at the head of the North Battleford parade with the North Battleford City Kinsmen Band setting the tone of the festivities with a lively Sousa mar