In the Community

The John Paul II Advanced Placement Program gives students a chance to work through first year university courses at JPII. Currently, AP Calculus and AP English are offered.

It has been a great week at Maidstone High School. We finished our magazine campaign and ended up with a grand total of 537 sales. We also raised $2,301.51 at our Terry Fox Day, and will be donating this money to cancer research.

The premise is First Person Exploits into the Unknown, but politics is something I have known all too well as of late.

The last time I sat down to write an article for this paper I was upset about the break in that had happened at the skating rink warm up shack here in Meota.

Local musicians Lana Quinn and Byron Olsen are set to release their new CD, Firefly. Quinn's soprano voice and 36 string harp have been featured at many local events and concerts over the years. She has recorded two CDs of original songs.

The galleries would like to hear from you! Wednesday, Nov. 23 from 3 to 7 p.m., the Chapel Gallery will host a public consultation about the ArtWalk project.

The Saskatchewan Parks and Recreation Association (SPRA) would like to congratulate the Village of Denzil for being selected as a winner at the 17th edition of the Communities in Bloom national awards ceremony, which took place Oct. 29 in Quebec.

Called to duty during the Second World War, Alex Polischuk boarded a train at Biggar on a cold January day, bound for places and events unknown. Other boys from the Cando area had already gone, including his older brother Peter.

Karen Fertuck (Hultman) was diagnosed with primary biliary cirrhosis a number of years ago. She has since had several life-threatening situations over the past few years which have put her at a high priority for a liver transplant.

Edam's Craft and Trade Show took place Oct. 29, in conjunction with the Edam Fall Fair, in Edam's new rink facility. Having never been to this building before, I was impressed - especially with the two-tiered playroom for toddlers.