In the Community

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.

The week of April 27 to May 1 was designated OLCS’s Week of Generosity, with the theme of Celebrating Human Rights, Diversity and Community.

The Virden Junior High Grade 8 students went on their voyage to Québec City and Montréal after three years of preparation and organizing. The students, parents and five teachers did a lot of fundraising and received many donations for the voyage.

Virden Royal Purple ladies have held three meetings since becoming members of the Canadian Royal Purple Society. There were 18 members at the February meeting and 23 members at the March meeting.

Monday morning March 9, the Reston School Gym was filled with 20 teams of Grade 5 and 6 students from Elkhorn, Virden, Oak Lake, Kola and Reston. They were gathered to compete in the sixth annual Fort La Bosse Battle of the Books.

The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in the Division Board Room on Monday, March 9, at 7:30 p.m. Present: G. Draper, C. Russell, D. Campion, N. Chaske, L. Irwin, R. Masson, D. Jamieson, C. Lowes, M. Walker, B.

Congratulations to Michael and Leanne Lougheed of Castor, AB on the birth of their daughter Madison Jean. Madison was born on March 5. Congratulations to James and Liz Hargrave on the birth of their little girl, Savannah Alicia, born February 24.