In the Community

Piano teacher Kathy Franks held her annual year-end recital last week. She aims to share a love of music as well as technique with her students.

Rivers West, a sports, culture and recreation organization formerly known as River Junction Recreation, sponsored a cultural program meeting at St. Walburg on April 12. In attendance representing Maidstone Museum were Mae Hinde and Dorothy Schwartz.

The Maidstone Museum members would like to thank everyone who donated articles and all those who worked at the Silent Auction. This annual event is held in conjunction with the Trade Fair, this year held April 2 and 3 in the Maidstone Arena.

The 21st annual Svoboda Dance Festival brought dancers from across the prairies to the Don Ross Centre, April 8 to 10.

This year's Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival has come to a successful end. The Gala April 15 at Third Avenue United Church highlighted the entire Festival and celebrated our community's young musical performers receiving awards and scholarships.

The inaugural year of the Co-op Easter Egg hunt, in 2005, two feet of snow fell on the regional park grounds after the entire supply of eggs were hidden, making it a big challenge for both organizers and participants. A lot has changed since then.

Do you remember language arts as a kid? Was it repetitive reading, grammar and spelling skills that you got your parents to review, sign and send back to your teacher? Well at Unity Public School this is NOT the classroom instruction your children ar

The ladies boot camp class in Maymont wants to remind you about wing night, Thursday April 28 from 5-9 at the Maymont Hotel. The girls are putting a team into the annual Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Run for the Cure.

You would think with winter being so long and Easter being so late this year, we might be treated to some warm, spring weather for the season.

It is that time of year again, the time we would like to turn into spring. With the anticipation ofspring comes the need to get out of our homes and enjoy the community around us.