B8 January 9, 2013
Estevan Mercury
Drewitz students complete dance exams Students from the Drewitz School of Dance in Estevan, under the direction of Lorie-Gay DrewitzGallaway, were examined in Highland dance skills on Nov. 2 by Lynne Hamilton from Glasgow, Scotland. Students were examined in medal, national and jig categories. The results of these examinations were recently released and posted. Highland Medals Pre-bronze fling: Highly commended - Abby Hanson, Tiana Seeman and Renee Lavoie; Com-
mended plus: Brooke Strutt and Elsie Alexander. Bronze Medal: Highly commended - Abby Hanna, Jillian Fornwald, Cazlynn Barnstable, Olivia Carr and Faith Englot; Commended plus: Taylor Geisel. Pre-silver Medal: Highly commended - Colesey Goetz, Gabrielle Bokhorst, Mia Hanson, Racquelle Gibbons and Emily Alexander. Pre-gold Medal: Highly commended - Kia Rosenbaum and Kelsey Romanyk; Commended plus: Shelby Tytlandsvik
and Camryn Brown; Commended: Tamira Krall. Gold Medal: Highly commended - Becky Blackburn and Michelle Fergusson; Commended plus: Madison Frehlick. Scottish Award 2 Medal: Highly commended Hunter Hildebrand. Scottish Award 3 Medal: Highly commended Teagan Graham. Scottish Award 4 Medal: Highly commended Kiera Baryluk. Scottish Award 4 Medal: Highly commended Kiera Baryluk.
Scottish National Medals Bronze National: C o m m e n d e d - Ta y l o r Geisel, Olivia Carr, Faith Englot, Jillian Fornwald, Abby Hann and Cazlynn Barnstable. Silver National: Commended plus - Mia Hanson; Commended - Ricki Graham, Colesey Goetz, Emily Alexander, Racquelle Gibbons and Gabrielle Bokhorst. Gold National: Commended - Taira Krall and Camryn Brown. Scottish Award National 1 - Highly com-
mended - Becky Blackburn; Commended plus - Madison Frehlick, Kia Rosenbaum and Kelsey Romanyk. Scottish Award National 2: Highly commended - Teagan Graham. Scottish Award National 3: Highly commended - Hunter Hildebrand. Irish Jig Medals Pre-Bronze jig: Commended plus - Ricki Graham; Commended - Shelby Tytlandsvik. Bronze jig: Commended plus - Kelsey Romanyk; Commended - Kia Rosen-
baum, Camryn Brown, Tamira Krall and Shelby Tytlandsvik. Gold jig: Commended plus - Madison Frehlick; Commended - Becky Blackburn and Michelle Fergusson. Scottish Award 1 jig: Highly commended - Teagan Graham and Hunter Hildebrand. Congratulations were extended to all the dancers who successfully completed the examination process and will now move on in the development of their dancing skills.
Creighton Lodge happenings Submitted by Judy Pratt & Shelly Veroba The Christmas season came and was wonderful for us all. We enjoyed visits with family members from both far and near. The entertainment that we had during December month was excellent. We had so much entertainment that we are looking forward to some quiet time in January. We feel the same about all the dainties and chocolates ... they were super tasty while we ate them and now during January, we will be walking the halls as we try to whittle our waists back down to size. Our Christmas supper held on Dec. 3 was delicious. We had it catered and we would like to thank EB’s Dining for providing us with such a lovely meal. A big round of applause to EB’s chefs and kitchen
staff as you were able to give our chefs a well deserved break from cooking. After our supper, we enjoyed Christmas carols sung by the Creighton Lodge Songbirds and then a beautiful song was performed using bells. Everyone is so talented. Jim Pratt and Leroy Schlamp joined in on the reindeer fun by singing for us - boy can those men sing! We could have listened to them all night, but we had to let them go so that Santa and Mrs. Claus could come to the Lodge to hand out our presents. Everyone enjoyed a gift bag, oven mitts and cookies. We are so loved and spoiled at Christmas - it really makes us smile. The magic of Santa Claus is wonderful to experience at any age. The Church of God, St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Trinity Lutheran, Living Hope and
the Church of Christ all helped to fulfil our spiritual needs during December. The Sunday school children brought us beautiful trays of dainties and some fellowship on a Sunday morning. You are all much appreciated for being so kind and loving. Our exercise ladies kept us hopping all month with stretches, bends, leg lifts and weight training. We sure appreciate that you made the time and were able to fit us in during the busy month of December. January is when we really need you so that our lovely lady figures remain with us well into our senior years. We had lots of entertainers come to Creighton Lodge in December. We enjoyed the sounds of Freddie and the Freebies, the Happy Wanderers, Bob Olson and family, the Church of Christ Singers, Lois Sutcliffe on the piano, Elly Foster, The Red Hat
Ladies, The SaskPower Singers from Regina, the Westview School choir, Drewitz dancers, the Mennonite Singers, Jim Pratt and Leroy Schlamp, the Filipino Choir, Josh Pele and friends, and our own songbird choir. We heard so many songs and saw so many dancers that our toes are still tapping and the songs are playing in our hearts. We love knowing that we are thought of throughout the Christmas season.
Tuesday, January 15: *Estevan Bruins vs. Notre Dame Hounds - Spectra Place - 7:30 p.m.
60 and over club notes Submitted by Shirley Graham Club Secretary H a p p y N e w Ye a r ! Hope it will be a good one. Make any resolutions? Me neither. However, I did notice that as you get older, everything either dries up or leaks. On behalf of the club memberships, I would like to thank Al Fellner and Charlene Anderson for the “best Christmas party ever.� Many long hours went into decorating, organizing the supper and handing out the many door prizes. We are so glad to have you on our “team.� Also thanks to the many
The Estevan Christian Women’s After 5 Club held their December meeting at Living Hope Community Church with 35 members in attendance. A delicious
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who are most important to you and we are thankful that we were able to spend it with one another. We w o u l d l i k e t o wish health and happiness in 2013 to our friends, families, and all of you who continually support Creighton Lodge. We all have been busy making our New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolutions and when we report about January happenings, we will let you know if we have been able to stick to them.
businesses that donated the door prizes. The first meeting of 2013 was held on Thursday, Jan. 3 with cribbage following Winners were as follows: First place went to Ed Schell and Colin Renwick, taking second were Elizabeth Olson and Brian Callfas, and placing third were Lorna Stubel and Jake Fichter. Bridge was played on Wednesday, Jan. 2 with the following emerging as winners: Al Fellner, first; Helen Marriott, second; and Lorna Stubel, third. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the jam session that will be held on Sunday, Jan. 13 beginning at 2 p.m. As well, round dancing begins once more
on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Again, I welcome our new members and hope you will enjoy your time with us. This is my last Christmas poem (I promise): I made myself a snowball, As perfect as could be I thought Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d keep it as a pet And let it sleep with me. I made it some pyjamas And a pillow for its head, But last night it ran away But first it â&#x20AC;&#x153;wetâ&#x20AC;? the bed! Great to be back ... see you next week.
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We are welcoming two new residents to Creighton Lodge. Rudy Stubel and Irene Davis have both joined us and we look forward to getting to know them. New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve was spent in our lounge with appetizers and refreshments. We enjoyed one anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s company and visited, but not very many of us made it to midnight. However the important part of New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve is spending it with the people
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supper was catered by Pat Bellavance, a schoolteacher from Macoun. Joni Gustafson entertained with several Christmas carols, which really put everyone in the festive spirit. The special feature was given by Heather Pyra, whose hobby is reflexology, which she does on the evenings. She gave a very humorous presentation on the benefits of reflexology, while also noting she would go to peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homes to provide this service.
Guest speaker was Sheila Anderson from Saskatoon. She spoke about her bucket list that includes adventures ranging from hand-bell ringing to zip lining. The next supper meeting will be held on Jan. 16 at Living Hope Community Church. Guest speaker will be Wendy Kroeker of Medicine Hat, Alta., and the ECS percussion band will also give a musical presentation. If you wish to attend, please contact Colleen before Jan. 13 at 634-4017.
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