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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church is welcoming a new minister - the first they've had in over seven years. On March 18, the church held a special induction service for their new spiritual leader, Reverend Joye Platford.

Hi there! April came in like a lamb, so nice and sunny. Thank goodness we saw the last of March with its bitter cold winds and dreary days. Hopefully from now on we will be getting some lovely spring weather.

Ratushniak Elementary School kindergarten and Grade 3 students boarded a bus for an artistic adventure last Wednesday.

Spring has finally found Rabbit Lake! For a short while the streets become a quagmire of slush and mud but even that is subsiding with each warm day that arrives.

Spring is a time to sing and the choir at Ratushniak Elementary School in Maidstone has been spreading joy with their performance, Hip Hip Hooray.

The Hafford Cheremka Dance Club held its annual dance recital April 3. Parents, grandparents and friends attended the recital to watch the wonderful display of dance talent.

Les and Edith Christensen received the Andy Coulter Award at the Marsden/Neilburg Minor Hockey Banquet, held March 31 in the Neilburg Community Hall.

It is hard to believe and it almost feels too good to be true but I think spring has finally sprung! Well this is the last of my rink news until the fall: Local girls Kelsey Wildeman, Sydney David and Heather Wood, playing with the West Central Midge

Close to 30 people were on hand for the Borden seniors March birthdays and potluck supper on March 30. Happy birthday was sung to Terry Petriew and Martha Rempel, and then a video was shown of early happenings in Saskatchewan, going back to 1900.

A week ago I would have sworn that old Mother Nature had come down with Alzheimer's disease and had forgotten what season she was supposed to be bringing on.