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Battlefords artist shares thoughts on empowering women By Angela Brown SaskToday.ca
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NORTH BATTLEFORD–A Battlefords area artist gave a talk about empowering women at a special event at the Chapel Gallery on March 6. It was all part of the Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce’s A Celebration of Women in Business event. Guest speaker Michele Rogers said women need to let their voices be heard, take care of themselves and shine a light on their successes to make a difference in the world.
The acclaimed artist paints gallery portraits among her talents. She has a show coming up at Government House Queen Elizabeth II Art Gallery in Regina starting March 28 called A Grandmother’s Love. She also paints store windows, and does sculpting and woodworking. Rogers has also been a long-time business entrepreneur. “I used to own two fitness facilities in two different communities,” she said. “I also had a graphic design business. I’ve had a yoga practice. I ran a spa. I ran a Continued on page 3
Artist Michele Rogers shown with some of her portraits. | Photo by Angela Brown
Head coach at North Battleford Taekwondo club achieves success By Angela Brown SaskToday.ca
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NORTH BATTLEFORD–A head coach at Rise Mudo Taekwondo club in North Battleford recently achieved success competing in two championships in Canada. Chad Ku earned Gold for his team and Silver as an individual at the Taekwondo Canada National Championships in Halifax, while representing Sask Taekwondo on Feb. 5. On Feb. 26, he also competed at the Canada Open Championships in Calgary, representing Team Canada, and won medals–Gold for his team
and Silver as an individual. “I’m super happy with my personal accomplishments, but I’m also happy for my team,” Ku said. He said his teammates joined him from Toronto and Halifax. “I’m also happy for my Taekwondo club as well, as they’ve been cheering for me and supporting me throughout these events,” Ku said. Ku and his team competed in the Under 60 category, for participants ranging in age from 50 to 60. “My teammates, one from Toronto, the other from Halifax, the three of us got together, practiced together Continued on page 3
Shown at the podium are, left to right: Chad Ku (Canada-silver), Pok Sun Yang (USA-gold), and Hugo Nunez Villasenor (Mexico-bronze), taken at the Winsport Event Centre in Calgary.The event was the 2026 Canada Open Championship. | Photo courtesy Sunny Song
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