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Mervin 4-H Beef Club has had a busy year. Members started the year with a Trees for Life fundraiser at the Mervin Hope Hall Nov. 27. The barbecue beef burger lunch was a success. Dec.

I hope all the mothers enjoyed a happy Mother's Day. Birthday that I know of being celebrated in the month of May are: Kayla Gray, Terry and Jerry Scopic, Pat Beaudion, Debbie Penner and Dale Beaudion, who has a special 65th birthday.

Spring seeding has finally begun! It is good to see the farming process begin anew. Some late rainfall has delayed seeding, but a few are reporting having some acres planted.

Libraries are places to discover and love stories. Sometimes they sit on shelves waiting for a reader to bring them to life and sometimes they are read aloud and shared.

History is something that has interested me since the days when I got past the boring versions and tests that were given in my school days. Once I got past the demands to regurgitate dates and got to looking at the events, my interest was piqued.

For literally tens of thousands of years, people have been capturing their thoughts, feelings and ideas in sculpture.

We hope all mothers enjoyed Mother's Day. A feature of the day was a Mother's Day brunch held in Waseca Hall and sponsored by the Waseca 100th Anniversary Committee. Many families attended to enjoy a time of visiting as well as a delicious meal.

Seeding preparations are not yet general, even though we are almost in mid-May. Fields are very wet. Leaves are beginning to come out on the trees. The crocus season is about over for another year. Mother's day has been celebrated for another time.

Saskatoon Opera will be returning to the Battlefords this Saturday as special guests at a benefit fundraiser for the continuing restoration of the historic Battleford Opera House.

The Neilburg Seniors' Center was a hive of activity April 4 when the regular games day was held. Marjorie Nattress and Mary Graham were the A side winners on the shuffleboard table. Edna Jeffrey and Marlene Washenfelder came in second.