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The Memorial Rose Garden - 10 years on

The Memorial Rose Garden - 10 years on

"I can't believe it's been 10 years," says Elaine Poirier. The Battleford Memorial Garden, a Communities in Bloom project in partnership with the Town of Battleford, was established a decade ago.
Pearl Balych: An extraordinary life of service and volunteerism

Pearl Balych: An extraordinary life of service and volunteerism

Pearl Balych was born to William (Wasyi) and Polly (Palahna Sorokhan) Maksymchuk on May 15, 1924 at Marlin (12 miles south of Glaslyn). Her parents had immigrated to Canada from Ukraine in 1912.
Phoebe Cutbush: A remarkable and cultured woman

Phoebe Cutbush: A remarkable and cultured woman

Phoebe Cutbush (nee Wesson) was born on March 3, 1902 at Netherborough, Leicester, England and, as a young girl, immigrated to Canada with her parents.
World class recital highlight of summer school

World class recital highlight of summer school

It began with a search for some hard to find arrangements of English and Irish folk songs, and resulted in one of Britain's best known accompanists performing in the Battlefords.
Journey was good for the soul

Journey was good for the soul

Old Indians say that a journey across Mother Earth is always good for the soul and the travel heals you from your pain and worries, and that is what I thought of as I left on the highway heading south from Saskatchewan, down to the land of the Lakota

Summer in Lakeland Library Region

We are well into summer now (how time flies!), and there is all sorts of excitement here in libraryland. We are of course participating in the TD Summer Reading Club (http://tdsummerreadingclub.ca/).
Nine members attend summer session

Nine members attend summer session

Nine members of the Battlefords Art Club met Tuesday at our usual space in the Don Ross Centre. Everyone was busy at a project. One was painting a horse head, one was doing a painting of the Leipzig Serenity Retreat Centre.
Bruce Dalshaug: A life of extraordinary accomplishment and service

Bruce Dalshaug: A life of extraordinary accomplishment and service

Bruce Dalshaug was born on April 6, 1936 to Palmer J. Dalshaug and Lilian R. Dalshaug (nee Cooper) at Margo. Bruce came into this world in his grandmother's house with a midwife in attendance.
Borden Care Home annual meeting held

Borden Care Home annual meeting held

Borden Care Home Inc. held their annual meeting July 17 in the basement of the care home with six board members and one visitor present. Chairman Terry Tkaczyk opened the meeting and secretary Peggy Walker read the minutes from last year.
Doctor hopes to increase "shelf-life" of singers

Doctor hopes to increase "shelf-life" of singers

Since the beginning of the Summer School for the Solo Voice, otolaryngologist Dr. Gore-Hickman has been donating a day to the school each year to help singers learn how to take care of their voices.
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