In the Community

The St. Louis Catholic Church in Mossbank celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday, August 27 with a Mass and celebration. The Mass was held at the cemetery among the shade of the trees on this hot day.

Twelve members of the Estevan Alliance Church had a life-changing experience late last month, thanks to a short-term mission trip to Guatemala.

It was in late 2013 that Estevan’s Terry Walliser received the news that nobody wants to hear: he had cancer. In his case, the cancer was in his nose, and so doctor’s would have to surgically remove that part of his body.

Assiniboia will be holding its annual Terry Fox Community Run on Sunday, September 17 starting at the Southland Co-op parking lot. Registration starts at 1:30 p.m. and the run takes place from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.

Strong winds helped to fuel a monster prairie fire near Glentworth on September 4. But thanks to an immense community volunteer effort, the fierce fire was contained. At least three ranches were affected.

Radville – What started as an office building eventually turned into a bar, accommodations and aesthetics shop on the Main Street of Radville.

Radville – When pipe inspection outfits mark a pipe with a red band, it’s done. It can no longer go downhole. But Schindel Ironworks of Radville brings it back to life, not in oilfield applications, but as cattle wind breaks, feeders and bale rails.

The Red Coat Ag Society held its biggest community market yet at the Assiniboia Civic Centre on August 27. This was the sixth year for the market which ran from noon to 3 p.m.

Submitted by David L Munro The Friends of the St. Victor Petroglyphs hosted a wonderful afternoon for the opening of the Red River Cart Display at the St. Victor Petroglyphs Interpretive Centre in St. Victor on August 26.

“I was too young and now I’m too old,” sounds like the excuse to get us out of serving the Lord. The average age of people living in our military retirement community is 85. Recently, a neighbor turned 100, and a big birthday party was thrown.