The weekend will get started bright and early this Saturday, April 5 with the annual Battlefords Mayors' Breakfast. This year's guest speaker will be entrepreneur and motivational speaker Michael Palmer, a Saskatchewan Roughriders Grey Cup champion. Tickets are $25 or $175 for a table of eight, available at Bee-J's, Living Faith Chapel and the Territorial Drive Alliance Church. The 8:30 a.m. breakfast will be held at the Western Development Museum, presented by the Battlefords Ministerial Association.
Later Saturday, the Battlefords will be rocking as Bandarama fills the Sloan Auditorium of the North Battleford Legion. It's a three-band party featuring Jack Jones, classic rock from North Battleford, Picky Bando, original rock from Edmonton and Cordulain, original progressive blues rock from Edmonton. Local musician Kurtis J. Kopp says, in addition to putting on a great show, the objective of Bandarama is to open doors, and create opportunities for friendship among musicians and fans. Make sure you take your ID. The party starts at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 5.
Sunday, April 6, is a day for the Western Development Museum to celebrate 65 years of preserving Saskatchewan's past. For that day, it will cost you a mere 65 cents to visit the museum. To help celebrate its 65th anniversary, the Western Development Museum, at the provincial level, is encouraging people to visit their local WDM this year. Those celebrating their 65th birthday in 2014 are eligible to receive free admission on their birth date, as well as a birthday present from the museum! The actual anniversary date is April 2. The WDM tells us it was officially created in 1949 by provincial legislation, inspired in part by the need to preserve large numbers of abandoned farm machinery before it was scavenged for scrap metal recycling after the Second World War. It has been collecting artifacts ever since. Looking ahead, especially as the pace of change accelerates, the WDM will be changing its focus for collecting artifacts. The WDM says it is now seeking items that reflect the culture, social life, innovation and economy of post-Second World War Saskatchewan, particularly during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. If you are interested in donating an artifact to the WDM, check out their collections page at www.wdm.ca/collections.htm.
Attention gardeners. Have you seen the announcement of a North West Regional College class called Perennials for the Prairies? It reminds us we don't have to live in Florida to have a gorgeous yard. The class is Wednesday, April 9 and you can call 306-937-5102 to register.
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