By Andy Labdon As one of the largest rural museums in Saskatchewan, Wadena and District Museum opened for the season on a perfect sunny Sunday where Visitors were treated with probably one of the pancake breakfasts in Wadena. June 4 was also a day visitors could meet this year’s curator, Amber Maier, and one of […]
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Cemetery expands with new columbarium
Artists learn from Adeline Halvorson
Last weekend a wealth of experience and skill was shared by renowned Kuroki artist, Adeline Halvorson, to a full class of eager art students in Wadena. The idea of an art workshop came up during a ‘cup of tea and conversation’ between Halvorson and Cheryl Harmsworth. Their shared love of art and facilitating artistic expression, […]
RescU-911 draws big crowds
By Andy Labdon Last week’s RescU-911 Safety Day at Watson High School attracted just over 400 students from high schools in Annaheim, Archerwill, Lake Lenore, Quill Lake, Rose Valley and Wadena. Organizer Inga Maclaine, an educational assistant at Watson High School, said laughing, “I had a dream … and it went on from there.” Maclaine then […]
Trucks, trains and infrastructure
By Andy Labdon Revitalization and improvement to Wadena has been at the forefront of most people’s minds this last 18 months or so, and one aspect that has been the topic of conversation has been infrastructure, mainly roads. Many residents have voiced their opinions on crumbling and pot-holed roads and, with the anticipated increase […]