The Western Development Museum in North Battleford held their annual volunteer appreciation supper April 5 with more than 200 people attending the sit-down meal catered by the museum
After the dinner a special presentation took place to the past and present volunteers. Those who have passed away — Lena Koliniak, Bernice Tait, Robert Patterson, Gilbert Prince, Effie Bulmer, Diane Yonz, Ross Currie and Rosalie Freimark — were remembered.
Volunteers of 10 years, 15 years and 20 years of service were mentioned. Serving 25 years are Tina Dryhorub and Elsie Kipp.
The museum has held a good number of workshop days over the winter.
Some workshop members from the Saskatoon Western Development Museum have been coming to help out. They have a few antique tractors and stationary engines running, ready to go when they are needed.
The Western Development Museum would like to give a big thank you to all those who attended the volunteer supper and for their interest in the workshops. Volunteers devote considerable time in their support of the museum. The work would not get done without their commitment. Keep up the good work.
Visiting with Phil and Lorna Bater was their son Dwayne and Cheryl and Jason Bater of North Battleford.
Sympathy to the Colwell and Parkinson families on the recent passing of Earl Colwell in Wetaskiwin, Alta. His wife was the former Joan Parkinson from Baljennie. She left the area in 1945 with her parents John and Sarah Parkinson to Edmonton, Alta. where she met Earl, married and had a family of four boys and one girl. The funeral was held in Alberta.
Slowly and quietly the winter ice on the North Saskatchewan River moved out in early April. Lucki.y, there were no jams to cause flooding.
As each day passes into April we are getting a little more sunshine. We’re in needed of some good rain falls soon before spring field work starts.
There are a lot of unharvested crops still in the fields throughout the area. A few farmers are now trying to finish up their harvest before seeding. The farmers are finding extensive wildlife damage to the swathed crops. Now the Canada and snow geese are back in huge flocks, they could do more damage.
