Esther Rauch
April 19, 1924 – December 23, 2009
Esther Rauch passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at White Rock, BC. She was born on April 19, 1924 in Waskatenau, Alberta. During World War II, she lived in Vancouver, BC, with the Black family on Marine Drive and worked in a plywood factory.

Winifred Mary Drever (nee Strande)
May 12, 1924 – January 6, 2010
Winifred Mary was the youngest of five children born to Sven and Nancy Strande. She was born on May 12th, 1924 at the homestead, the same as her four older siblings were.

Whether it’s going to be God, the devil or Elvis re-incarnate himself, someone’s got to pull Pat Robertson off the picture tube.

By Sheri Monk
It was at the end of 1995 when Great Sandhills Terminal (GST) was incorporated. Yet at that time, the incorporation was a technical move, the facility and the future promise it offered was still merely a vision of what was yet to come.

By Sheri Monk
Maple Creek bylaw enforcement officer Richard Drockner says he doesn’t personally have anything against rottweilers, but he has never permitted the breed within town limits, in accordance with the town’s bylaw.

By Sheri Monk
Saturday Night means Hockey Night in Canada, an honoured tradition upheld for generations.

By Sheri Monk
The lobby was full and a line up outside Maple Creek town hall as residents waited to for the public session of the Jan. 12 council meeting to begin.

By Sheri Monk
This Saturday, residents of the Southwest will have the opportunity to help Haiti – just by eating supper.

UPDATE: David Manley informed The Badger just after press time that he had secured a flight to the caribbean and would be at the border of Haiti and the Dominican Republic by Jan. 20. The Badger will stay in contact with Manley and his wife Vicki, who remains in Consul. Good luck David and stay safe!
Since Consul’s David Manley first heard about Haiti’s devastating earthquake one week ago today, he’s been glued to the television, the telephone and the computer. The horror is more than human empathy – David and …