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The "cornerstone of the Saskatchewan Craft Council and its Craft Art Market programming," the Saskatchewan Handcraft festival will make its 39th annual appearance in the Battlefords the weekend of July 20.

Hi there! It's so hard to believe we are into July. June just seems to have flown by. I think the main topic of conversation here has been about the terrible storm we had June 25.

Several weeks into this column that was supposed to help drag me off the plateau I've been on for what seems like months, and I'm still stuck.

Printing the alert this week about James Turgeon's disappearance reminded me of another story in the same vein. I spent an enlightening, and I have to admit reaffirming, 90 minutes riding around the city with Senator Herb Sparrow early this spring.

Don't miss the Summer Art Retreat at the Chapel Gallery and Don Ross Center Aug. 7 to 12. Artists of all levels are invited to take part in a range of workshops that will challenge, inform and inspire.

The May-June potluck birthday noon lunch was held at the Maidstone Drop In Centre June 22 with 22 seniors present. Seated at the birthday table were Bev Stewart, Dorothy Harmel and Helen Ross.

The bargaining committee of the North West Teachers' Association signed a local agreement June 28 that will be in place for the next two school years.

Blaine Lake Composite School (BLCS) held its annual awards presentation June 18 in the school gymnasium.

Visitors are invited to take a journey with participants in the 12-40 and Beyond, An Adventure in Rural Life, self-guided tour July 28 and 29.

The Crown Hill 4-H Beef Club, with 20 members from Borden, Hafford, Blaine Lake and Leask, held their achievement day June 24 at the Blaine Lake sports ground.