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For months now, Premier Scott Moe has been telling us we are near the COVID-19 finish line. It is optimism that’s been appreciated — and, often, much needed — in this seemingly endless fight.

We’re in our happy place now. Greenhouses are open. Cue the music because this is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. For my husband. Normally I would wander through the greenhouses with him.

The Alida community extends sincere sympathy to the Kennedy family on the death of their father Hugh (late of Regina, formally of Nottingham) on May 8 at the age of 89 years.

Congratulations to William Husband who won the Program Assistant Award from Skate Sask. for his hard work and dedication to the sport! Sympathy to family and friends of Art Lamontagne of Thompson, MB. He passed away on May 5th at the age of 81 years.

Another week has come and gone and we are enjoying more summer-like weather, which finds a few people more outside enjoying the courtyard, watching the tulips and daffodils bloom and seeing the leaves opening up almost before our eyes.

Cheers: Cheers to the Estevan Wildlife Federation for organizing the fishing derby on Boundary Dam this month. Yes, it was a cool and windy day, but it was still nice to spend the day out on the water, enjoying something that can be done safely.

It was one of the lingering questions from the Government of Saskatchewan’s Re-Open Saskatchewan Road Map released earlier this month: how big will the crowds be this summer and this fall? There was plenty of detail for Phases 1 and 2 of the Road Map

Summer won’t officially begin for about another month, but for many people, the real start of summer is the Victoria Day long weekend.

Last week, two residents of the long-term care facility at St. Joseph's Hospital celebrated their 100th birthdays. They are 100 years old now! Unfortunately, I couldn't talk to them, but I spoke to people who've known them for years.

As the world navigates its way through this pandemic, we are all doing our best to adapt. For the past year, we have all experienced a lack of physical connection due to gathering restrictions.