MAIDSTONE — Maidstone Waseca and District Fire Board chairman, Laurie Wakefield, presented years-of-service plaques to 11 members who have volunteered with fire and rescue for five years or more. Congratulations and gratitude are extended to all the department for your dedication and exemplary service to the community.
Maidstone RCMP treated the community to a free barbecue lunch at Memory Lane in Maidstone on June 28. We have a terrific staff at the Maidstone detachment with six constables, two enhanced constables (paid for by the RM of Britannia), one corporal and one sergeant plus office staff. We are currently short two constables. They cover the rural municipalities of Eldon, Paynton, Britannia and Wilton, villages of Waseca and Paynton, and towns of Maidstone, Lashburn and Marshall. Thank you to all of you.
Maidstone Museum is extremely grateful to Barry McConnell for donating a load of gravel for our front parking lot. Thank you to Jug for doing a great job spreading it. June 26 was the last day of school tours when Mrs. Kraft’s and Ms. Cox’s Grade 2 classrooms came to the museum. Mrs. Anderson had a wonderful visit with the students and looks forward to seeing everyone in the fall.
Standard Hill Lakers played to a full house June 29, the evening they paid recognition to minor ball players. Oliver Wyatt of the 5U Lakers was drawn to throw out the first pitch. Standard Hill won the game against North Battleford Beavers 12-5, putting them at the top of the NSRBL with a 10-1 standing. Their last regular season game is Thursday, July 6 in Mervin at 6:30 p.m. Stay tuned for the playoff schedule.
Maidstone Lakers 11U and 13U girls’ teams head to provincials in Saskatoon and North Battleford, respectively, on July 7 to 9. Good luck to both teams.
Maidstone Pharmacy’s colouring contest entries beautified the store leading up to Canada Day. Winners were Ezra Vander Walt and Josie Gossner. Great job, everyone.
Maidstone Disc Golf results from June 30 league night were: first (10 strokes under par) Jaxsen Rowlands, Matt Sayers, Brendan Donovan; second (nine strokes under par) Shawn Gratton, Jacquie Donovan, Justin Wiltermuth; third (eight strokes under par) Cody Garnham, Ryan Donovan, Morgan Thomarat. Closest to pin on Holes 7, 9 and 16 were all won by Ryan Donovan. A big thank you to NextGen Automation for donating some of the prizes.
Grace Community Church is excited to host Agape summer kids’ club July 24 to 28. Children will enjoy an exciting week of adventure with crafts, games, stories, snacks and much more. Please pre-register with Melanie at 306-716-6682 (call or text).
Maidstone Guiding 2023-24 registration is open for Sparks (age 5-6), Embers (7-8), Guides (9-11), Pathfinders (12-14) and Rangers (15-17). Visit www.girlguides.ca to sign up for a year of fun.
Reminder: Maidstone Farmer’s Market starts this Friday, July 7 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Silver Lake and continues until the end of August.
