Dear Editor
June 1, the front page of the Battlefords News-Optimist had the headline "Teachers March in the streets," and the accompanying article reported "teachers in elementary and high schools in the province were on strike for two days."
I felt compelled to write this letter, to tell more of the picture, especially the one "painted" in the Medstead area by the staff of Medstead Central School. Their two days were filled with activities that showed me how much they value their rich heritage and community.
Over the course of their two days "on-strike" many uplifting, refreshing things were accomplished. The children's playground by the local co-operative store was repaired, and the grass was freshly mowed. This playground is the one my children play on when they are visiting family there. The EM of Medstead cemetery and the Lutheran cemetery were "cleaned." This is where very dear members of my family are buried. The community's ball diamonds were refinished, and refurbished, ready for more action, but they are places I go to remind me of many ball games and fun times I spent there as a teenager and young adult. Delicious pies were even made from recipes handed down from generations before, and now they're frozen, ready for the upcoming MADRA fundraising auction of that I will try to clear my calendar for.
This unprinted expression of "how teachers are" in Medstead, ready warmed my heart, and I just had to say thank you.
Hilda Eberle
North Battleford
