In addition to remarks from Co-op officials and staff, the grand opening included speeches from Mayor David Gillan of North Battleford and Mayor Ames Leslie of Battleford, as well as Melanie Roberts, who is chair of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. The timing of the expansion project made sense for Discovery Co-op, as they were required by provincial legislation to make the regular upgrades. “In our case, here we had to change our tanks, and of course our pumps were really at the end of their life,” said General Manager Mike Nord. The COVID-19 pandemic also meant less business all around, “because people weren’t driving,” Nord said. “It was an opportunity for us to make changes right now while we could.”
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Saturday, March 20, 2021
Back in January, the Purdy AmeriCorps Reading Coaches decided to sponsor a project in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We worked with students in grades K-5 to make cards for residents of Lacoba Nursing Home, said Renae Neill, reading Coach director. In addition to our local project, we also publicized it on the MLK Day of Service website and invited people from all over the United States to join us by reaching out to senior citizens who are facing loneliness in this season of Covid shutdowns. We were thrilled to hear from over 100 people all over the country who were planning to join us. Most of them sent their cards to people in their own community. However, we received packages from people in Arizona, California, Colorado, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. These folks wanted us to let people in our local nursing home know that they have not been forgotten. Reading Coaches pictured from left, are: Megan Aldridge, Jacquie Howell, Dyanna Yarbro, S