MAIDSTONE — Maidstone Disc Golf Week 20 top averages: Cole Tenetuik -11, Andrew Williams +0.4, Greg Mercer +10. Drawn winners were Brendan Donovan, a Nuke driver and Greg Mercer, a Demon putter. Sept. 17 was the last league night and bag tag. The Delfrari Cup and Battlevale Blitz are this weekend Sept. 21-22. League members can play for the cup for free with league handicaps to level the playing field and if you want to compete for the cash and prizes, you will pay $20 per event you choose to enter (no league handicaps). It's going to be a great tournament. Good luck to all!
Maidstone High School (MHS) volleyball teams got the season off to a great start last weekend. The senior boys brought home gold by defeating Turtleford in the final at the Meadow Lake tournament. MHS junior B girls took silver at Glaslyn. The junior A teams were in Lloydminster where the girls won silver and the boys won gold. Congratulations to all!
Maidstone Museum's monthly board meeting was on Sept. 16 with 8 members present. Welcome to Jacob Huard! Regular business, reports, maintenance and winterizing were covered followed by plans for Halloween. The next board meeting will be Wed. Oct. 16. Spook Night at the museum will be Fri. Oct. 25 and Halloween Spooktacular handouts will be Thurs. Oct. 31. Thanks to everyone for a wonderful summer season.
Ratushniak Elementary School's Fall Book Fair will take place Sept. 23-27: Monday to Thursday 8:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Friday 8:45 a.m. to 12 noon. "A book is a gift you can open again and again."
Maidstone Skating Club parent meeting is on Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. in the warm room upstairs at the rink. All registrations must be submitted on or before Sept. 24. All ages are welcome - if they can walk, they can learn to skate. Bring two bond cheques of $500 each to the meeting (kitchen and fundraiser) postdated Feb. 1, 2025, and made out to Maidstone Skating Club.
Midwest Family Connections is coming to Maidstone with the Saskatchewan Outreach Family Play and Learn, a program of free-play and literacy activities, crafts and parenting information for parents and children aged 0 to 6 years. It takes place at Ratushniak Elementary School on Sept. 26, Oct. 24, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12. No cost, no registration needed, just check in at the office.
It's that time of year again. Maidstone Community Calendar forms are in the mail. If you're signed up for "No Junk", you won't get one. Extra forms are available at the pharmacy, hospital or elementary school. Proceeds this year go to Healthy Starts Lunch Program at Ratushniak Elementary School. Deadline to have forms in is Oct. 25.
Other Upcoming Events:
Sept. 19-21 Maidstone High School Senior Mega Volley, Sept. 27-28 Junior Mega Volley;
Sept. 25 Health Care Pie Bingo at Maidstone Legion Hall 7 p.m. (1st & 2nd St. W. & Walters District);
Oct. 5 Oktoberfest '24 at Maidstone Arena (supper, live auction and entertainment featuring The Johner Brothers). Tickets/info: Dawn 306-893- 8382, Tracey 306-425-0560.
