In the Community

I was late to the party of fans that enjoyed the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation when it aired from 2009-2015. I started watching the political satire just this past April after looking for something lighthearted.

As I began the tedious task of packing away one season’s clothes and taking out garb for the next, I was reminded of how limited the use of my wardrobe was these past months.

COVID has highlighted ADHD’s health risk and helped more adults realize they’ve been unnecessarily struggling for decades.

“Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.” Albert Camus A rock is a rock. A tree fulfills its destiny.You and I are sons and daughters of God who often struggle against the very spirituality of our nature.

I can’t remember any time when music wasn’t a huge part of my life. Although she didn’t read music, I don’t think a day passed when Mom didn’t play the piano. We loved it.

When driving along the gravel roads northeast of Assiniboia, Emmanuel Prairie Gardens emerges above the fields as an ivory palace of wood surrounded by flowerbeds, shrubbery and trees.

The library in Assiniboia has just increased their appointment times for in-library browsing. The updated schedule is applicable as per Lori Crighton, Branch Librarian for the Assiniboia and District Public Library: Monday 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

While COVID-19 is on everyone’s mind right now, influenza season is just around the corner. In anticipation of this, the Ministry of Health purchased 36.5 per cent more vaccine than last year to meet the anticipated increase in demand.

Updated (First published in May 2018).

Grace Justus celebrated her 103 rd birthday on Sept. 17 at the Fife Lake Hotel. Born in Assiniboia, she grew up near Killdeer and attended Guilford School (named after the Town of Guilford in Surrey, UK).