In the Community

Maidstone – When Brian Blanchette left the oil producer he had been working with to join Baytex nearly 20 years ago, he wasn’t alone.

Members and guests of the Assiniboia and District Pro-Life group gathered for its banquet and program to share a message of hope and support at St. George’s parish hall in Assiniboia on April 30.

When Thomas Murray decided to enter his first Spartan race back in 2014, he did it in an effort to improve his conditioning. He said he was at 250 pounds at the time. By the time his training ended and the race began, he was down to 180 pounds.

Roger Maley has a keen interest in history. Among his possessions at his Estevan home is a 1917 crank phone that will be 100 years old this year.

It’s been that kind of spring: sun and cloud today, rain yesterday and forecast again for tomorrow.

“After my first year with my boyfriend, I expected a decent birthday gift—maybe a nice dinner or a cute jacket from my favourite store. So when he handed me what felt like a wrapped piece of paper, my heart sank.

Submitted by S.Falconer The Davidson School of Dance presented the annual dance recital at Glentworth Hall on May 4. It was an amazing program showcasing the talents of the young performers.

Nolan Haukeness has a hard time believing that May 3 marked the one-year anniversary of the wildfires that swept through Fort McMurray and destroyed his family’s home.

Saskatchewan author Garrett Wilson held a fascinating reading from his new book “Outlier, Life, Law and Politics in the West” at the Shurniak Art Gallery in Assiniboia on April 23.

I admit that in my younger days I secretly wished for a few spectacular displays of God’s leading in my life.