School is officially back in full swing. For the next ten months, your children will be bringing home copious amounts of permission slips, homework assignments, and reading material. Many children will also be bringing home lice. While some school years are worse than others, lice in the early school years is a dreaded reality.

Books Purchased in Honour of Former Librarian

According to Len Peters, one of the owners of Old Drovers Run and The Highlands development, two new holes will become playable at Old Drovers Run by the second week of September, bringing the total to a standard of nine holes. Until now, Old Drovers Run has bene operating on a temporary basis as a seven-hole course.

On June 21, a tour of Niverville’s Heritage Life Personal Care Home (PCH) was conducted for visiting Pastor Timothy Zheng (pronounced Chung) and his family, who travelled from China to learn more about seniors care in community-owned, non-profit facilities like ours. Zheng is an area pastor of about 80 congregations. His church has recently been granted a decommissioned school which they are renovating into a care facility for seniors.

Earlier this year, Wes Guenette from Niverville entered Bigway’s Fresh Rewards contest, the grand prize of which was a grocery shopping spree. The contest ran across all Bigway franchises, and this year a winner was selected from every town with a Bigway store. A few weeks ago, Guenette got a call with the good news: he had won!

As I reflect on the community of Niverville, I am so aware of the contributions made by the many people who have come to us from elsewhere. George and Deanna Sawatzky are one such couple.