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April 3, 2013 B7
Creighton Lodge notes Midale community news By Judy Pratt & Shelly Veroba Creighton Lodge Correspondents Well, March certainly came into Creighton Lodge like a lion with ultimate Saskatchewan snowstorms along with ultimate Saskatchewan winter colds. We are finally on the mend health-wise and we are seeing the sunshine and the snow slowly melt. We ignored the piles of snow and asked the Beta Sigma Phi women to decorate the lodge with bunny rabbits and spring flowers. It’s amazing how a few spring decorations make us all feel brighter and happier. Thanks for the boost! The other wonderful people who helped us get through the dreary month of March were Freddie and the Freebies, Bob Olson, the Church of Christ Singers, Mel Herman and Doreen Sanderson. Music is certainly a highlight of our days and if we could arrange it, we would have singers in here every day! We were also blessed with the services of our other volunteers. We exercised with Audrey Dupuis and Norma Blackburn, celebrated our birthdays with the help of Margaret Mack, Doreen Dirks, Marge Heidinger and Jean Delorme, enjoyed bingo called by Joan Wock and visited with Christina Wock and her dog therapy puppies. Thank you again for the time you commit to our programs. We have many areas where our volunteers are needed and appreciated. If anyone is ever wondering where they could volunteer please consider Creighton Lodge. We could use more volunteers in: * Exercises - our ladies would like to do exercises more than three days per week so we have some openings here. * Walking program - we’re looking for someone to head up our “across the world� walking program. * Yard work - We keep our maintenance man very busy just cutting the grass on our property and try to get the residents to do the watering and planting of the vegetables. We sure could use help with looking after the flowerbeds for those green thumbs out there.
* Painting - All of our trim on the outside of the building has to be painted so if you are handy with a brush, give us a call! * Talents - if you have a special talent ... singing, playing an instrument, storytelling or even doing crafts, come on over and share with us; we like to keep busy. A big thank you once again to the churches of Estevan for their commitment to our Sunday services. It has been a long winter with many days when we couldn’t get out. To know that we could worship on Sunday was something we looked forward to every week. We were very successful at our Easter bake sale, raising $1400 for the residents of Creighton Lodge. Thank you to all family members and residents and to our cooks, Lori Elliot and Donna McGillicky, for all the baking they did. Everyone now has a freezer full of goodies to last a while. Another big thank you goes out to Dianna Eagles of the Creighton Lodge Trust Committee who generously donated an Easter basket for us to raffle off. Managers Judy Pratt and Shelly Veroba attended the annual United Way AGM and dinner. Many thanks were given to the United Way for the funds we receive as a member agency. Their financial support goes towards all of our activity programs, beautifying our yard and garden, spring barbecue, window replacement and many other needs of the residents and the lodge. We are very blessed to be a part of this organization. We’re closing our news with the latest poem written by our resident poet, Olive Murphy. Enjoy! WALKERVILLE The walkers are parked a few in a line Some here and some there while their owners dine. Some folks cannot walk without these wheels of motion And so they are cared for with the utmost devotion. They walk down the hall, they do not prance But when the music starts, Oh! How they can dance! Hey serve the purpose of their intention And we are grateful for their invention.
Trinity Tower happenings By Peggy Bolton Trinity Tower Correspondent We hope your Easter celebrations were joyous, with the love of family and friends surrounding you. On March 26, Gerry and Carole Stewart and family, Ian Eryn and Kean came to entertain us. Not only are they all wonderful singers, but they all play a variety of instruments ... piano, violin, mandolin and trumpet to name a few. The children also performed a skit with the three ending up playing the piano together. Karel Marek, Eryn’s trumpet teacher, played a duet with her. He closed off the program by playing Amazing Grace on the trumpet accompanied by our own Olive Firth on the piano. What an uplifting evening of entertainment! We offer our sympathy to Ione Martin and her family on the loss of her brother. We also extend our condolences to Willene Kerr and Una Seymour on the passing of their cousin, John Ward. The monthly potluck
supper was held on March 27. We wish best wishes to Rose Hood and Judy Pierce whose birthdays were March 31, and to Andrew Verbeem whose birthday is April 6. Helen Ross accompanied Norma and Rory Flemming to Calgary to spend Easter visiting with family. This week I would like to introduce you to a lovely woman named Violet Brown. Violet is a very generous person who is always willing to help others. She is on the visiting committee for the Hi-Risers. Violet wrote: “I married Andrew Brown on Dec. 1, 1950. We had three sons who are still farming at Carlyle, and three daughters. The oldest girl, Dawnna, lives in California and runs her own business. Bonnie Rittaler lives in Estevan and Amanda lives on a farm near Carlyle and her husband works in the oil industry. I have 14 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. “I moved to Trinity Tower on Dec. 1, 2008. My husband passed away in
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October 2002. We were married 61 years. We farmed near Carlyle. “I am a member of the United Church. I enjoy knitting, quilting and crocheting.� Thanks, Violet for all the kindness extended to fellow residents at Trinity Tower. Until next week, God bless and keep smiling.
By Catrina Moldenhauer Midale Correspondent Welcome to spring, Midale! The Town workers and extra help have been working long hours trying to clear out as much snow as possible. Please do not move any snow off of your property into the drainage ditches and other places they have removed from. They are doing their best to try and prevent flooding. The Midale and area’s M.O.R.E. 2000 Auction will be held this Saturday, April 6. Supper will be at 6 p.m, with the auctions to start right after. Two items donated that will be of interest are a painting by local artist Bev Sobush and a print of Paul Henderson after scoring the game-winning goal in the 1972 Summit Series. This is the biggest fundraiser for the Midale Civic Centre that houses the curling rink and the hockey rink, Harry O’ Memorial Arena. The Midale and Area Rec Board holds this auction to raise money to help with the everyday operating costs and upkeep on the buildings. The Midale Skating Club held their annual year end carnival on Thursday, March 28. The children worked really hard to get ready for the carnival. Coach Kelsie Druck and her helpers; Shayna Prawdzik, Taysha Prawdzik and Kolten Ganson did a fantastic
job teaching the kids this year. All of their hard work was greatly appreciated! There were almost 30 children in CanSkate this year. The theme of the carnival was “Fairy Tale.� The kids’ costumes were forest animals, togas, cheetah girls, etc. All the kids looked fantastic and did a great job! Midale resident, Christy Ganson selflessly gave her time to come and emcee the event. A great job was done and the season has now come to an end. The Harry O’ Memorial Arena is now closed for the season as is the curling rink. Roller derby will be utilizing the rink throughout the offseason again as they have the past few years. Look for a few renovations to start in the near future. The Midale Rec Board has decided to add porches/enclosed entries to both hockey rink doors to keep the spectators warmer in the lobby. If you have any questions or concerns or would like to rent the rink for any occasion, please call the rink cellphone at 458-7555. Thank you to everyone who supported the rink over the winter - it was a great season! Elementary badminton held their windup on March 28 with the parents playing the students. Club DJ will be having their annual awards night and windup on Tuesday, April 9. Have a great week Midale and area! Medal Games - 9:30 and 11 a.m.; 12:30, 2 and 3:30 p.m. Cabarets: Estevan Curling Club - Friday at 9 p.m. with local band Crossroads; Saturday at 9 p.m. with Yorkton band Third Degree Birnz.
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Wednesday, April 3 - Sunday, April 7: *31st Annual Spring Bust Hockey Tournament - Spectra Place, Civic Auditorium, Icon Centre). Wednesday - Games at 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.; Thursday - Games at 7 and 8:30 p.m.; Friday - Games at 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30 and 10 p.m.; Saturday - Games at 10 a.m. 11:30 a.m.; 1, 2:30, 4, 5:30 and 7 p.m.; Sunday - Playoff and
Saturday, April 6: *19th Annual Fun-D-Raising M.O.R.E. 2000 Auction - Midale Civic Centre. Cocktails & Browsing: 5:30 p.m.; Supper: 6 p.m.; Auctions begin: 6:45 p.m. (Silent auction, live auction, Dutch auction.) Monday, April 8: *Estevan Farmers’ Market - Annual General Meeting - Estevan Shoppers Mall (Use Old Homestead Entrance) - 7 p.m.
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Roxanne Sylchuk winner of our $100 monthly draw for all our carriers. The Estevan Mercury and Southeast Trader Express would like to thank you, Roxanne, and all our carriers for their hard work and dedication.
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