In the Community

For over 20 years the Elkhorn preschool group, now known as Elkhorn Tiny Tots Playschool, have been teaching children their basics in colour, numbers and every letter of the alphabet. The group has met in various locations in the village.

The Maples District is located just south of Virden. The Maples Patriotic Society was formed in 1939 when a group of women met to pack food parcels for the young men in the services. Members were Mrs. J. Chapman, Mrs. G. Gilles, Mrs. Reid Horn, Mrs.

Lawrence Anderson spent Mother’s Day at the farm with his family. Millie Hildibrant from Steinbach visited her aunt Nettie Sawatsky.

Adult bestseller: The Stranger by Harlan Coben: The stranger can appear anywhere, a bar, grocery store, parking lot; whispering a few words into someone's ear that disturbs their world. Immediately the stranger disappears.

The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in the Division Board Room on Monday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. Present were G. Draper, C. Russell, D. Campion, B. Cochrane, L. Irwin, C. Lowes, R. Masson, D. Jamieson, M. Walker; B.

On Friday, May 8, as the doors opened for the Natural Health & Healing Expo, the first visitors pay their entrance fee, enter their names in a door prize draw and receive gifts in a bag supplied by San Tai’s Health.

The Ladies Auxillary held their recent meeting on May 7 in their boardroom. President Whittle opened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. The singing of O Canada took place. Roll call was taken and there were 12 members present.

Tourism occurs throughout the year, however summer holidaying, fairs, festivals, and sightseeing go hand-in-hand.

Elkhorn school gym was recently transformed into a special Mother’s Day plane trip as students and mothers were greeted by school staff dressed as air crew.

RBC Royal Bank distributed grants for volunteer work done through the bank totaling $6,500 on June 22. If businesses put in 40 extra hours they were awarded an extra $500.