In the Community

It has been an eventful two weeks back from the Easter break. Over the break the Maidstone High School travel club went on an eventful, exciting 10- day tour of Italy and Greece. It was a great once in a lifetime experience.

Here we are in the beginning of May. The students are gearing up for track and field, class trips and are on the home stretch to final exams.

Colleen Wicks, local librarian, attended a combined Lakeland and Wheatland Library convention at the Travelodge in Saskatoon April 30 and found it to be informative.

When I sit here writing these articles, I just have to turn my head to look through a window which gives me a panoramic view of the countryside around here.

Monday morning dawned clear and sunny after a weekend of cloudy, showery, windy weather. The evening of May 5 a "super" moon was to be seen. However, here, we were not able to see the moon because of the clouds.

Our ears have become slaves to the rumble of traffic, blaring radios and roaring jets. City-bound people rarely find relief from these man-made sounds. Most of the time we unconsciously filter them out but we are never free of them.

The Frenchman Butte Museum has the honour of extending a special invitation to you, on behalf of the Queen Elizabeth 2012, Diamond Jubilee celebrations at Canadian Heritage.

After a visit to local horse breeders Duhaimes Belgians Tuesday, I felt like a kid again. There were colts and fillies hanging close to their mothers, not too sure of a new person in their midst.

At the beginning of his session Ian Tyson (the motivational speaker, not the singer/songwriter) asked the assembled students how many of them had kept the ticket stubs to their favourite concert or sporting event.

Fifty-one ladies dressed in purple and white gathered at the St. Walburg Elks Hall April 22 for the58th annual District 6 meeting. Mayor Tony Leeson and Exalted Ruler Dennis Schlekewy welcomed and addressed the ladies.