In the Community

Paynton Farmers' Market opened their doors Tuesday to many new faces as well as the loyal customers of past years. The market was filled with beautiful booth presentations from all of the vendors, each one with different fare.

The community was saddened to learn of an accident that claimed the life of Richard (Rick) James Wyatt May 28, while making a delivery of anhydrous ammonia.

Yellowknife seemed so far away, off the beaten track. Did I know anyone who'd been there? I remembered a young artist from Regina going up to work for a few months who stayed for a few years naming her first born daughter after a northern river.

This week I saw goldfinches for the first time this spring. The yellow warblers are also here, so between the two they make quite a splash of color.

Hi there! Well May wasn't a great month weather wise, but it's nice to see the lovely green grass and all the trees out in leaf now. Many have been planting their gardens and flowers around here and hoping for some rain to make things grow.

The Catholic Woman's League of St. Joseph Calasanctios Parish marked their 50th Anniversary with a mass celebrated by Bishop Albert Thevenot, with Father Val Besas, Father Gerard Legaspi and Father Phinh Do as concelebrants.

A group of five university students canoed on the North Saskatchewan River. The voyage started at the beginning of the North Saskatchewan River near the Columbia Ice Fields in Alberta. They are on their way to Montreal, Que.

As I write this on Sunday night (missed the deadline again), we are getting a shower of rain. It is badly needed here and the frost has also given a hit to the crops. The following students from H.

Staying with Vic Bev Hult for the summer is Volodymyr Kuras from Ukraine. He is learning about farming in Canada and is also learning English.

With the weekend almost over I am finally sitting down to write as I should have done a couple of days ago.