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School Reports................. p. 6 Red Williams.................... p. 7 Community Reports....... p. 10
Council Reports................ p. 4 4-H Reports...................... p. 6 MP Report........................ p. 8 Community Calendar..... p. 11
RCMP Reports.................. p. 5 Agriculture Reports......... p. 7 MLA Report...................... p. 9 Business Directory.......... p. 12
FEBRUARY 2015
Serving Asquith, Delisle, Donavon, Grandora, Harris, Kinley, Laura, Perdue, Pike Lake, Swanson, Tessier, Vanscoy, Zealandia
January’s meeting brought about quite a few changes
for the Executive of the PLCSA.
Bill Thon, no stranger to this community, stepped in
to take on the responsibility of Chairperson. Bill’s wife,
Dian, previously sat on as Treasurer for 3 2-year terms.
They have been involved with soccer, Texas Hold ‘Em
tournaments, instrumental in building up the soccer
field and re-doing the skating rink boards a few years
back. Both Bill & Dian have volunteered for countless
functions over the years and are always willing to help.
Bill stated that he plans to be a delegating Chair.
Bill would like to see subcommittees formed when it
comes to organizing functions. This way it will not
overload the responsibilities of the Executive and en-
courages more community involvement. Bill is a strong
leader and not afraid to get the work done.
Sherry Ledingham stepped in to help as a fundraiser.
Sherry’s plan is to help by being the Volunteer Coordi-
nator. Sherry sat on the PLCSA as Chair for 3 2-year
terms. Both Sherry and her husband, Wayne, are very
active in the community. If they are not helping with a
function they are attending one. They are both very
community-minded and willing to participate wherever
they can.
Linda McKay, who also served as Chair a few years
back, has also stepped in to help as a Fundraiser.
Linda has been the Editor of the Newsletter for many
years and has worked very hard in the community, al-
ways there to help where needed, along with her hus-
band Brian.
Other members of the board are as follows:
Brian Lee, Secretary, going into his second 2-year term.
Deanna Wysoskey, Treasurer, going into the second
year of 2-year term.
Netta Foster, Hall Rentals, is also going into her sec-
ond year of a 2-year term.
Brandie Allan, Indoor Activities, second year of a 2-
year term.
The above are fairly new to the community and
their names may not be as familiar as the Thons, Led-
inghams & McKays but are every bit as devoted in
their roles on the PLCSA. So that they become more
recognizable to the community, mini write-ups on each
of them can be found in this edition of the newsletter as
well as future editions.
Did you know that the hall provides gym time for the
children from the school between the hours of 9-3? Are
you aware that the hall is available for funeral services
for people from the community at no cost? The room
upstairs provides a space for pre-school students as
well as the Kaiser group who meet every second Fri-
day. The room upstairs also provides a place for public
meetings. Are you aware that yoga is held twice a week
at the hall?
Every fall the church ladies put on a wonderful fowl
supper that you have to get your tickets for quickly as
they have a habit of selling out. The hall is available
for rent for weddings, birthday parties - any special oc-
casion that you may have in mind. My husband and I
were married in that hall and had our reception there
too. How nice it was to have that option available to
us, to hold our wedding in our own community, close to
home.
In an interview with Bernie & Thea Howe from Janu-
ary 2011, Bernie made the statement, “There was one
purpose for building a community hall – so that there
would be a common meeting place for people of all ages
where they can feel comfortable, welcomed and a part
of the community.”
PLCSA NEEDS YOUR HELP
The Board requires community members to step up
and fill some vacant positions on the Executive. If there
are not enough Executive members to attend meetings,
a meeting cannot be conducted therefore business can-
not be done.
Help is also needed in the respect of volunteers to
step forward to help at a variety of functions. Years
ago when my husband & I were new to the community,
we got a ‘cold’ call from Shirley Ogelstone (Chair at the
time) who knew we were new to the community and
asked us to help at the Pancake Breakfast. Since that
time, you will see us as regulars as volunteers for that
function.
No one is asking for you to give up your time for
every function, but your help is needed from time to
time. Not only does this provide a service to your com-
munity but it is a great way to meet others from the
area and it is a lot of fun as well.
To keep the Executive strong and the hall running
at its optimum, this is a plea asking for the help from
the community. Call Bill Thon (his phone number will
be on the second page of this newsletter) or any other
board member to see how you can help. Please.
Our community hall is an integral element of our
community. Help keep it strong.
Story Continued on Page 3
Pike Lake Community & School Association - New Board Members For 2015
On January 28th the Delisle RCMP exe-
cuted a search warrant at a home near
Grandora. There was smoke coming
from the house when they arrived. When
they entered the house, they encoun-
tered a 56 year old man who fired a gun.
Due to the smoke and ensuing fire, the
RCMP officers had to leave the home.
Asquith & Delisle Fire departments at-
tended the scene to fight the fire, and
now the RCMP has requested that the
Saskatoon police investigate the death of
the man inside the house.
The findings of the investigation will go
to the Attorney General and Ministry of
Justice.
Saskatoon Police Investigating Sudden Death at Grandora House Fire
Dian & Bill Thon
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(Clause 94(b) of the Act)
NOTICE OF ADVANCE POLL
Town of Asquith
Public Notice is hereby given that provision has been made
for an advance poll for electors who:
1. are physically disabled;
2. have been appointed as election officials; or
3. anticipate being unable to vote on the day of election;
Voting will take place on Thursday, February 19th, 2015
between the hours of 4:00 pm and 7:00 pm at the
Asquith Town Office, 535 Main Street, Asquith, SK.
Dated at Asquith, SK, this 22nd day of January, 2015.
Holly Cross
Returning Officer
Form I
(Section 55 of the Act)
NOTICE OF POLL
Public notice is hereby given that a poll has been granted
for the by-election of:
COUNCILLOR – 1 - Town of Asquith
and that voting will take place on Wednesday the
25th day of February, 2015 from 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
at the polling place listed below, and that I will, at the
Asquith Town Office on the 25th day of February, 2015,
at the hour of 9:00 pm, declare the result of the election.
Polling Place Address
Asquith Town Office, 535 Main Street, Asquith, SK
Dated at Asquith, SK, this 22nd day of January, 2015.
Holly Cross
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Brian Lee currently
holds the position
of Secretary on the
PLCSA Executive. As of
January 2015, he will be
starting his third year on
the Board.
Brian brings a great
deal of knowledge to the
table with regard to non-
profit organizations and
also his great sense of
humor, fun and fairness.
Brian & Lyndsay Lee
and their two children -
Alexandra(9) and Ben-
jamin(6) - have lived in
the Pike Lake area for 8
years enjoying the com-
munity, the people and
the landscape.
When Brian is not in-
volved with his job as Ex-
ecutive Director of Golf
Saskatchewan, Brian &
Lyndsay enjoy taking the
children to their activi-
ties, playing with their
dog Chase and remaining
active.
When asked if he had a
vision for the community
his response was, “The
Pike Lake area was built
on perseverance and com-
munication. It has al-
lowed the area to remain
a friendly, family-oriented
community for more than
100 years and it will be a
great place to raise our
family for at least the
next 20 years. Pike Lake
is a place more people
may want to call home.”
Both Brian & Lyndsay
are not strangers to vol-
unteering their time and
efforts at various commu-
nity functions.
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Local resident, Mur-
ray Morgan and
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groomed a cross country
skiing track on Pike Lake.
Access to these trails is at
the old beach area in the
park, across from the ten-
nis courts that are at the
north end of the park
boundary. Another track
can be located on the
south side of the tennis
courts that goes into the
golf course. A great big
thank you to Murray Mor-
gan and Wally for main-
taining these trails for all
to enjoy.
Deanna Wysoskey
took over the posi-
tion of Treasurer
Sep 2014 with 2015 being
the second year of her
first term on the PLCSA
Executive.
Deanna’s work with the
Ministry of Social Serv-
ices keeps her very busy
yet she manages to find a
way to also meet the de-
mands of this very re-
sponsible role on the
Executive.
Deanna, her husband
and three children moved
into the Pike Lake area
approx. 2 1/2 years ago.
They are animal lovers
who have quite the collec-
tion of dogs, cats, birds,
horses and donkeys. They
have taken in animals
that have been discarded
by other families and
given these animals a safe
and loving home.
Deanna has always
found a way to be in-
volved with her commu-
nity, helping where she
can. The PLCSA is very
fortunate to have her on-
board.
RM of Harris Holds Two Elections
The Town of Asquith
will be holding a
By-election for one
Councillor.
Three candidates have
been nominated for the
one Councillor position:
Kerry Sawicki, Leen Van
Marion, and Blair War-
ren.
The election will take
place on February 25th
from 9am - 8pm with vot-
ing taking place at the
Asquith Town Office.
An advance election, for
those who are unable to
attend on election day,
will be held on Thursday,
February 19th, 4pm-7pm.
There was a “Meet the
Candidates” Night on
Wednesday, February
4th, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at
the Asquith Seniors Cen-
ter.
Voters were encour-
aged to come out to meet
the candidates and put a
name to a face.
The Rural Municipal-
ity of Harris No.316
announced two bi-
elections in December.
One was for the position
of Councillor for Division
2, which has been filled
by Les Twordik, a local
farmer. No other candi-
dates were nominated so
no election was held.
The second bi-election
for Reeve was held Janu-
ary 14th which Dan
Mireau won over David
Husband 89 votes to 59.
Mireau, a farmer, had
served as Division 2
Councillor from 1997-
2014. He resigned as
councillor to run for
Reeve. He had also served
as Deputy Reeve from
2009-2014.
David Husband, also a
farmer, had served as
Division 5 Councillor from
1999-2010, and also
served as Deputy Reeve
for 2 years during that
time.
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TOWN OF ASQUITHAsquith Town Council held its regular meeting on
Wednesday, January 14, 2015. Attending was Mayor
James Maddin, Councillors Sue Sawicki, Garry Du-
mont, Don Lysyshyn, Ross Beal and Gail Erhart. Also
attending was Foreman Darren Kraft and C.A.O. Holly
Cross.
Council moved to accept the treasurer’s statement of
receipts and expenditures for the month of December
2014 and the November 2014 bank reconciliations as
presented. A resolution was made to accept the Ac-
counts Paid of $53,861.79 and Accounts Payable of
$18,518.81 as presented.
Notice has been given by CP Rail that due to up-
grades to the rail line that were done in 2014, Trans-
port Canada has now given them permission to
increase their speed from 40 miles per hour to 50 miles
per hour, as they go thru Town.
The Asquith Recreation Committee received two
thousand seven hundred and forty-six dollars
($2,746.00) from the R.M. of Vanscoy No. 345 as a Pub-
lic Reserve Grant. These monies will be earmarked to
go towards recreation, sport and culture.
The Asquith Fire Department attended a house fire
that occurred in late December.
The Asquith Landfill is no longer accepting shingles.
Rather, the pit is for household waste only. One may
still dispose of white metals in the white metal pile, un-
painted and untreated wood in the wood pile, and wire
in the wire pile. There is a cost of $2.00 charged to all
Town of Asquith and R.M. of Corman Park No. 344 res-
idents who access the landfill. The Asquith Landfill is
not open if the weather prior to 9:00 a.m. is -40 degrees
Celsius or colder with the wind chill, as reported on the
Environment Canada website.
The Asquith Recreation Committee and the whole
Town would like to take this time to say a HUGE
thank you to John Dahlseide for all of the hours he
spends volunteering to make and maintain the ice at
the outdoor rink. Volunteers like John ensure that the
children and the youth of our community are able to
enjoy ice skating and hockey. Thanks John!!
The following appointments of Council were made for
the Town of Asquith for 2015:
Wheatland Regional Library Representative – Sue
Sawicki, Legal Representative –MacDiarmid LaMarsh,
Auditor – Gilchrist & Co., Fire Chief – Colin Graham,
EMO Co-ordinator – Holly Cross, Building Inspector –
Hermann Michael, Bylaw Enforcement Officer – Ron
Klassen, Board of Revision – Gord Krismer & Associ-
ates.
A resolution was made that certain account receiv-
ables may be added to the respective municipal taxes.
Permission was given for a Community Event Li-
cense to the Dangerous Goods Hockey Team for a tour-
nament to be held January 23rd-24th, 2015.
The Town of Asquith has contracted Associated Engi-
neering Ltd. to complete a Water System Assessment
for 2015, as prescribed by legislation, for a cost of six
thousand dollars ($6,000.00) plus GST.
The Town Council approved the application for a
Building Canada Grant to fund the construction cost of
a new Sewage Pumping Station and related Waste
Water Infrastructure.
The Town of Asquith will be holding a By-election on
February 25th, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. This
By-Election is for one Councillor. An advance election,
for those who are unable to attend on the actual elec-
tion day, will be held on Thursday, February 19th,
2015 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. There are three candi-
dates for the one Councillor position: Kerry Sawicki,
Leen Van Marion, and Blair Warren. There will be a
“Meet the Candidates” Night on Wednesday, February
4th, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Asquith Seniors Center.
Please be sure to come out and meet the candidates so
that you can put a name to a face.
A reminder to all that dog and cat licenses for 2015
are now due. The cost for a pet license is ten dollars
($10.00) for a neutered or spayed pet and twenty dol-
lars ($20.00) for an un-neutered pet. Failure to ac-
quire a pet license will result in a fine and a license
will still be required.
Business Licenses are also due for 2015. Contractor’s
licenses are fifty dollars ($50.00). An example of a con-
tractor would be a mechanic, an electrician, a plumber,
a carpenter, a hair dresser, an aesthetician, etc. Direct
Seller’s licenses are twenty dollars ($20.00). These
would be for door-to-door sellers. The purchase of a li-
cense will have your business listed on the Town’s web-
site.
A reminder also goes out to snowmobile drivers in the
Town of Asquith that they are to use back alleys to
take the most direct route in and out of Town; snowmo-
biles are not to be used for recreation purposes within
the limits of the Town of Asquith.
RM OF VANSCOYThe January Regular Meeting of Council meeting was
held at the municipal office on Thursday January 8,
2014.
0 - Development & Building permit applications were
submitted for approval.
The February Regular Council meeting is scheduled
for Thursday February 12, 2015, commencing at
9:00am at the RM of Vanscoy Municipal Office.
Changes for Reporting Controlled
Burns within the RM
Please note that all controlled burns are no longer to be
reported to the Delisle & District Fire Chief new, but
MUST be reported to the Saskatchewan Controlled
Burning Centre. Land owners are required to call 1-
800-404-4911 in order to obtain burning permits. This
number is answered 24/7. Controlled burns must be re-
ported in order to avoid costly and unnecessary Fire
Department call outs.
When reporting a controlled burn please be prepared to
answer the following questions:
•what is your land location?
•what is your RM Number?
•who is your Fire Service Provider?
•what are the location details?
•what are you burning?
•how long will the burn last?
•what is your name and phone number?
Landowners will also be asked to call back once the
burn is completed.
TOWN OF DELISLECouncil held a regular meeting January 13th.
Council accepted the resignation of Arena
Caretaker/Manager Gordy Ouellette effective January
15, 2015.
Lori Coleman was hired as the new Arena Scheduler.
Council appointments effective until the January, 2016
regular council meeting can be found on the town web-
site at www.townofdelisle.com.
Council sent a letter to Premier Brad Wall requesting
that he honor the original terms of the revenue sharing
agreement made between the province and the munici-
palities.
The Water and Sewer Management Bylaw allowing for
the charging of a penalty of 1.5%/month on water and
sewer accounts in arrears was read three times and
adopted. It will take effect with the February billing.
2015 Business Licenses are due March 1st, 2015. Any-
one operating a business from other than a commercial
property within town limits is required to obtain a
business license. Contact the Town Office for more de-
tails.
To assist with snow removal services, please remove
garbage/recycling carts off the street as soon as possi-
ble after collection. Also, please do not place the carts
on the street any sooner than the evening before
pickup. Also to assist with snow removal and clearing,
the Town is requesting that any unlicensed or unused
vehicles, trailers, etc. be removed from the street
and/or alley. Owners who fails to comply with this re-
quest will be asked for their co-operation.
VILLAGE OF VANSCOYCouncil of the Village of Vanscoy held their regular
meeting and approved two building permits for resi-
dential construction.
Dog Licenses were due in January; licenses renewed or
purchased in February are $30 each. Register your
dogs to avoid being fined by the Bylaw Enforcement Of-
ficer. Fines for non-registered dogs are $100 for the
first offence and $200 for each offence after that.
Business licenses were also due in January. The license
fee in February is $75. The fine for operating a busi-
ness without a license is $200.
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Vehicle Hits Ditch in
Borden
January 7, 2015 at 4:00
a.m. Police received a
complaint via 911 regard-
ing a vehicle that had hit
the ditch in Borden. The
32 year old male driver
from Edmonton reports
that he hit the ditch at-
tempting to get to the
card lock in Borden. He
was not injured although
his vehicle did require a
tow truck to remove him
from the ditch. There
were no charges and alco-
hol was not a factor in the
accident.
Vehicle Parked on
Highway 14
January 9, 2015 at 10:45
p.m. Police received a
complaint of a suspicious
vehicle parked on the side
of Highway 14 near
Asquith for an extended
period of time. The caller
reports that the vehicle
was still running. Police
attended and spoke with
the 32 year old male from
Calgary who was driving
the vehicle. He advised
that he was awake early
that day and had stopped
to rest before continuing
on his way. There were no
charges.
Two Car Collision
on Valley Road
January 9, 2015 at 3:20
p.m. Police received a
complaint of a 2 vehicle
accident near Valley
Road. Police attended and
found that a vehicle
driven by a 35 year old fe-
male from Saskatoon lost
control going around a
corner and side swiped
another vehicle. Both ve-
hicles required towing
from the scene. The fe-
male was issued a ticket
for driving without due
care and attention and
driving a vehicle without
a valid registration. There
were no injuries.
Vehicle Hits Moose on
Highway 16
January 10, 2015 at 1:30
a.m. Police received a
complaint of an accident
on Highway 16 near May-
mont. Police and EMS at-
tended. A 23 year old
male from Sweet Grass
First nation who was a
passenger in the vehicle
received minor injuries in
the accident. The accident
was caused by the vehicle
hitting a moose.
Vehicle Rolls Over
at Grandora
January 11, 2015 at 12:05
a.m. Police received a
complaint of a single vehi-
cle roll over near
Grandora. Police attended
and found that the male
youth driving the vehicle
lost control and rolled the
vehicle. The youth was
not injured. He was is-
sued a ticket for driving
at a speed that is greater
than reasonable and safe.
The vehicle was towed
from the scene.
Vehicle Rolls Over
near Langham
January 30, 2015 at 8:45
a.m. Police received a
complaint of a single vehi-
cle roll over on Highway
16 near Langham. The 33
year old male driver of
the vehicle and his 45
year old passenger were
examined by EMS on
scene and released with-
out injuries. The driver
was issued a ticket for
driving at a speed that is
greater than reasonable
and safe.
Vehicle Reported
Stolen in Delisle
January 6, 2015 at 6:30
a.m. Police received a
complaint of a stolen vehi-
cle from Delisle. The
caller reported that they
started the vehicle to
warm it up and when
they returned, the vehicle
was missing. A short time
later the vehicle was lo-
cated parked a short dis-
tance away. No charges.
Another Delisle
Vehicle Stolen
January 6, 2015 at 7:10
a.m. Police received a
complaint of a theft of a
vehicle from Delisle. The
caller reports that they
had started their vehicle
to warm it up when it was
stolen. Investigation into
this matter is ongoing.
Two Asquith Sleds
and Trailer Stolen
January 6, 2015 at 10:30
a.m. Police received a
complaint of theft of
snowmobile’s and a trailer
from a residence in
Asquith. The caller re-
ports that he is missing 2
of his snowmobile’s and
the trailer they were
parked on. Investigation
into this matter is ongo-
ing.
Dalmeny Shop Fire
January 9, 2015 at 11:40
p.m. Police received a
complaint of a fire at a
shop in Dalmeny. Police,
Dalmeny Fire Depart-
ment and EMS attended.
The fire started when the
owner of the shop was in-
side working on a vehicle.
The 32 year old male of
the property was trans-
ported to hospital with
smoke inhalation. Investi-
gation on this matter is
ongoing.
Coyote Carcasses
Reported
January 25, 2015 at 3:15
p.m. Police received a
complaint of suspicious
carcasses in the RM of
Corman Park. The caller
believed they came across
the carcasses of 6 skinned
dogs. SERM was con-
tacted and advised th car-
casses were of coyotes and
not dogs and they were
not illegally dumped.
There were no charges.
Asquith Man Scammed
January 22, 2015 at 4:00
p.m. Police received a
complaint of a possible
credit card scam. The 50
year old male from
Asquith reported he re-
turned from holidays and
found a number of unau-
thorized charges to his
credit card. Investigation
into this matter is ongo-
ing.
Disturbance at Delisle
Residence
January 23, 2015 at 12:05
a.m. Police received a
complaint of a distur-
bance at a residence in
Delisle. Police attended
and found the 35 year old
female and 41 year old
male in the residence got
into an argument that es-
calated into threats. The
male agreed to leave the
residence to prevent any
further problems. There
were no charges or in-
juries.
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Reported in Delisle
January 29, 2015 at 9:50
p.m. Police received a
complaint of 2 suspicious
vehicles behind the arena
in Delisle. The caller was
concerned about the vehi-
cles due to recent break
and enters in the area.
Police made patrols of the
area, but were unable to
locate any vehicles match-
ing the descriptions pro-
vided.
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SCHOOL REPORTSPIKE LAKE PRESCHOOL
PIKE LAKE SCHOOL
January has certainly been an inter-
esting month, especially weather
wise. From freezing cold to plus
temperatures, it's been hard to know
how to dress this month! We have had
plenty of interesting times within the
preschool as well. We've decorated the
walls with shaving cream polar bears
and ice painting. We made coloured ice
one week, then the following week, used
the ice to paint designs. We've also
made chalk snowpersons and snowflakes
that can be found hanging in the class-
room. We've been outside to enjoy the
warmer days and we hope to continue to
do so. A few of us also enjoyed the hot
meal put on by the SCC.
The 4-year olds have been learning
about the 5 senses. From playing I Spy,
to listening to indoor and outdoor
sounds, to touching different textures
and trying to name them, they have
been having a lot of fun. But the real
fun (for me) starts this week when they
will be blindfolded as they try to guess
scents and tastes. I'm curious to know
what descriptions they will come up
with!
February is always a shorter month be-
cause of the winter break. But there's
still time for lots of fun and learning as
we discover what we can about the
colour pink, the number 6, and Valen-
tine's Day. The 4-year olds have a cou-
ple extra days so maybe we will get in
the kitchen for an activity.
That's all for this month!
3-year old days: February 5, 12, 26
4-year old days: February 3, 5, 10, 12,
24, 26
Colour: pink
Number: 6
Literacy is taking center stage at
Pike Lake School. On January 28,
2015, our school library trans-
formed into a “Magical Kingdom of
Books”. Students dressed up as their fa-
vorite castle character (prince, princess,
king, knight, dragon, etc.) to enter the
Scholastic Book Fair. Until February
6th students will have opportunities to
purchase high interest reading material.
As always all the proceeds from the
Book Fair stay in our Pike School library
and are used towards new books. It is so
exciting to see the student’s love of books
spill out as they explore the new and
shiny books that have arrived in our
school library.
Recently, literacy celebrations continued
after school hours on the evening of Jan-
uary 29th. Students and parents, partic-
ipated together in a literacy lesson
presented by Pike Lake School teachers.
The evening was a great success and
provided an excellent opportunity for
parents, to have an “inside” look into
some of the teaching techniques that are
being offered to our students in our liter-
acy programming; through Readers’
Workshop models and Collaborative
Learning techniques.
As the finish to the evening, a deep
thinking, student selected story book,
was given to each school family to keep.
Thank you so much to the Pike Lake
School Community Council for funding
the purchase of these books and provid-
ing snacks and beverages for the
evening. Readers are our future leaders!
Another exciting learning initiative we
have been working on in Pike Lake
School is, genius hour, where students
work on developing their intrinsic moti-
vation. As part of our engagement goal
students are connecting the curriculum
to their passions so that they come to ap-
preciate the purpose of how learning
supports their values.
If you have walked into our school, I am
sure you have noticed the extremely
clean floor and extra care to the cleanli-
ness of our school. We would like to ex-
tend a special thank you to Mrs. Ross for
all the hard work and dedication she
takes in keeping our school clean and
tidy for us every day. Thank you for your
extra care and attention throughout the
school year to keep our school in tip top
shape.
The complete five year projected enrol-
ment for our school is being compiled
from the information we have to date.
This information is of great importance
for our future planning. If you know of
any families in our community and area
that may have young children who will
attend Pike Lake School within the next
five years, it is imperative that you let
us know. Please call Pike Lake School @
306-668-4808 so that our preliminary fu-
ture enrolments can be firmed up.
Thanks so much for your assistance!
Kingdom of Books
Pike Lake School Library has been
transformed into a castle for our Book
Fair. Please join us in our kingdom, as
our librarian, Minstrel Mrs. K., takes
your children on a “Knightly” crusade to
run the gauntlet of literacy. Doors open
Thursday, January 29th from 5:30pm-
6:30pm and again on Wednesday Febru-
ary 4th from 6:30pm-8:00pm.
PErPETual DonaTionS
Delisle Co-op
Delisle Credit Union
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K & K Enterprises
Delisle Senior Centre
Cencan Processors Ltd
Phipps & Rempel Denture Clinic
Colborn Farms
Vetter Enterprises
Schumacher Farms
Back 40 Embroidery
RBC Royal Bank
Agrium Inc.
January DonaTionS
Keybrand Foods
Mitchell K.
Dorothy Carnell
Malanovich Family
Delisle Atoms
PluS
Thank you
to all of the
Volunteers
for Baking,
Prepping and
Serving
Delisle Elementary School Thanks our Breakfast Program Supporters
Speech day was held on
January 16 and was a
good turn-out. There were
three winners in each age
group:
Cloverbuds: 1st Tommy
Stehr, 2nd Karmann Ges-
sell, 3rd Nicole Wall Jun-
iors: 1st Lexxa Duerr, 2nd
Brooke Fehr, 3rd Haley
Wilcox Intermediates: 1st
Sierra Fehr, 2nd Myles
Wright, 3rd Morgan
Davey
Two members from each
category will advance to
District Public Speaking
Competition which will be
held on February 15th at
Sunset Estates. (East of
Humboldt).
A big THANK YOU to
Agrium for their generous
donation to our club.
Thanks also to Kevin
Kinzie at Priority Print-
ing for donating club T-
shirts.
Submitted by
Kate Wright
Vanscoy 4-H Public Speaking Winners
Delisle Branch
201 - 1st St W
306 - 493 - 8288
Request/Renew Books at www.wheatland.sk.ca
Monday Wednesday Friday Noon - 4pm Noon - 4pm & 7pm - 9pm 10am - 5pm
Workshop will be held in
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March if enough interest.
Contact Library orcomment on our
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The Vanscoy and
District Early
Learning Center is
working with members of
the community of Delisle
to see if there is a need for
an Early Learning Center
in the community. The
benefit of developing a
new center along with an
already established center
means less work on new
financial records, policies
and procedures and em-
ployee handbook. The new
center would only need to
meet building regulations
and have staffing in place
to open. The board and di-
rector make and follow
the policies and are re-
sponsible for all financial
areas such as payroll,
audit, bookkeeping re-
porting to Revenue
Canada, Corporations,
Charities, WCB, Social
services, Education, Lot-
teries and more.
A new early Learning
Center may include In-
fants 0-18 months, Tod-
dlers 18 months- 2 and
1/2 years, Preschool 2
and 1/2- 5 years, Kinder-
garten age 5-6 years and
School age 6-12 years. It
would be decided on how
many of each age group
we would accommodate
when the need is deter-
mined. Included in this
center can be morning
preschool programs for
the community. These
programs would be in-
cluded in the centers pre-
school age room/s. If
needed and the space is
available classes could
run daily for both age
groups of morning pre-
school.
There are options of run-
ning moms and tots
groups as well as parent
education classes in an
early learning center as
well.
There are many steps to
start this process and
many regulations set out
by the Ministry of Educa-
tion that would need to be
met before a center can
begin operations. The
next year's budget (May
2015) will determine if we
qualify for the licensed
spaces. The center can
exist in a school if exist-
ing space is available to
renovate up to $500,000,
but they will not build on
to a school or move on a
portable. One option is to
obtain land from the town
or school grounds to build
on. Another option is to
use or build onto an exist-
ing building owned by the
town to renovate. If so the
Ministry will give $3360
per licensed space for a
new center. Either way
the grant will only cover
up to $100,000.00 of the
project. In this case
fundraising would be
done to cover the remain-
ing cost.
The requirements for
square feet of a center de-
pends on the number of
children(licensed spaces)
4.65 square meters per
child or 50sq.feet per
child is needed. (ex. 25
children need approx..
1250 sq. feet.), not includ-
ing kitchen, storage, bath-
rooms or meeting space.
There is also specific re-
quirements for natural
lighting, outdoor play
space, fire inspection re-
quirements, public health
requirement etc.
Ministry of Education
also require staff to have
training in Level 1, 2 and
3 Early Childhood Educa-
tion, as well as criminal
background checks, first
aid, CPR and TB Test.
Certain hours of Profes-
sional Development per
year is required although
grants are given to cover
the costs of specific train-
ing and workshops. If you
have any questions or if
you are interested in see-
ing the Vanscoy Early
Learning Center call 306-
668-6338.
Early Learning Centre Considered for Delisle
Kingdom of Books at Pike Lake School
Regenerative Agri-
culture is a new
term that is start-
ing to develop on some
farms where producers
are looking to improve the
soil health on their opera-
tion. One component of
soil health that has per-
haps been neglected in
the past is our under-
standing of how plants
and soil microbes con-
tribute to healthy soil.
Australian soil scientist
Dr. Christine Jones chal-
lenges the conventional
model of agriculture
which has told us that
‘plants take from the soil’.
According to her, nothing
could be further from the
truth. She states: “Ob-
serve what happens in
bare soil. It dies, then it
blows or washes away. If
you could see what hap-
pens around the roots of
actively growing plants
you would want to have
as many green plants in
your soil for as much of
the year as possible. It is
not ‘natural’ for the soil to
be bare over summer.”
Science has shown us that
on a given piece of prop-
erty, over 95% of terres-
trial diversity is within
the soil itself (less than
5% is above the ground).
Jones says that in order
for this soil life to flour-
ish, the soil ecosystem re-
quires fuel in the form of
carbon (from green
plants) and ‘habitat’ in
the form of high root bio-
mass. She further sug-
gests that the soil surface
requires year-round pro-
tection from erosion and
temperature extremes
(both highs and lows). Ac-
cording to Jones, it is ‘life’
that gives soil its struc-
ture, enabling the infiltra-
tion and retention of
moisture, restoring water
balance across the land-
scape and reversing the
processes of desertifica-
tion, and it is ‘life’ that
provides natural fertility,
sequestering carbon, ni-
trogen and sulfur from
the atmosphere and in-
creasing the availability
of phosphorus and trace
elements in the root zone.
According to Christine
Jones, the fundamental
question in regenerative
agriculture is: “how do we
get life back into the soil?”
There is increasing recog-
nition of the fundamental
importance of soil micro-
bial communities to plant
productivity. According to
Jones, many biological
functions are compro-
mised by commonly used
agricultural practices.
She outlines four basic
principles of regenerative
agriculture, proven to re-
store soil health and in-
crease soil carbon and
nitrogen.
1. The first principle is
the maintenance of year-
round living cover, via
perennial pastures on
grazed land and/or multi-
species cover crop on
farmed land. Almost
every living thing in and
on the soil depends on
green plants (or what was
once a green plant) for its
existence. The more green
plants, the more life.
It’s well accepted that
groundcover buffers soil
temperatures and reduces
erosion, but it is perhaps
less recognized that ac-
tively growing green
groundcover also fuels the
liquid carbon pathway
which in turn supports,
among other things, myc-
orrhizal fungi, associative
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
and phosphorus solubiliz-
ing bacteria – all of which
are essential to both crop
nutrition and the forma-
tion of stable humified
carbon.
2. The second principle is
to provide support for the
microbial bridge, to en-
hance the flow of carbon
from plants to soil. This
requires reducing inputs
of high analysis nitrogen
and phosphorus fertilizers
that inhibit the complex
biochemical signaling be-
tween plant roots and mi-
crobes.
3. The third principle is to
promote plant and micro-
bial diversity, The greater
the diversity of plants the
more checks and balances
for pests and diseases and
the broader the range of
microhabitats for the soil
organisms involved in nu-
trient acquisition, nutri-
ent cycling and soil
building.
4. The fourth principle is
that land responds posi-
tively to the presence of
animals provided man-
agement is appropriate.
Rotational grazing of live-
stock on perennial pas-
tures is the fastest and
most economical way to
improve soils. As well as
the benefits arising from
the addition of manure
and urine to soils, high
intensity short duration
grazing increases root ex-
udation and stimulates
the number and activity
of associative nitrogen-fix-
ing bacteria in the root
zone, which fire up in re-
sponse to defoliation and
provide the extra nitrogen
required by the plant for
the production of new
growth.
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It is difficult to make
sense of the buzz
around the most recent
terrorist attacks. The
wealth of media explana-
tions and suggested re-
sponses are conflicting and
difficult to sort out. The
comments range from the
expected demand for active
search and punishment for
all suspects to a hands-off
approach that recognizes
personal privacy.
As I have commented be-
fore, there is every reason
to expect a violet response
by young men who cannot
see a chance for useful em-
ployment and the ability to
marry and support a fam-
ily. It is happening under
many umbrellas including:
blacks in the US, Muslims
in Paris and unemployed
Greeks. It is a predictable
response when the situa-
tion in the average person’s
mind becomes unsolvable.
No income, no security, no
pride – take to the streets
and find a culprit to attack
with the power..
The response of authorities
is to seek out and punish
those that demand a share
of the world’s wealth. How-
ever control of the wealth is
in hands that force govern-
ments to protect their
means of accumulating
that wealth. This may
sound like Socialism, how-
ever it is the logical expla-
nation of a situation that
has evolved to an explosive
stage because of unequal
opportunities for all.
As for the terrorists, they
must be dealt with individ-
ual by individual, while
government makes changes
to balance the scales in
favour of the under-privi-
leged. This may sound like
pie-in-the-sky unless there
is a plan to proceed. And it
is, because no government
on the horizon has the for-
titude to move to correct
the problem.
The answer is not more
jails, nor is it tax benefits
for the already rich, nor
meetings of senior politi-
cians to plan international
reactions. It requires a
concerted move on the part
of governments to ensure
that those with no hope are
given the opportunity to
share by having work, edu-
cation for their children
and some means of restor-
ing pride in their efforts
that doesn’t require attack-
ing their own society.
Opinions expressed here
are those of the author.
Food for ThoughtThe Last Word
C.M. (Red) Williams
Prime Minister Stephen Harper today announced
that the Government has introduced legislation
to protect Canadians from the evolving threat of
terrorism and keep our communities safe.
The world is a dangerous place and, as most brutally
demonstrated by last October’s attacks in Ottawa and
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Canada is not immune to the
threat of terrorism. The proposed legislation will pro-
vide Canadian law enforcement and national security
agencies with additional tools and flexibility to keep
pace with evolving threats and better protect Canadi-
ans here at home.
In line with measures taken by our allies, the Govern-
ment is taking additional action to ensure our law en-
forcement and national security agencies can: counter
those who advocate terrorism; prevent terrorist travel
and the efforts of those who seek to use Canada as a re-
cruiting ground; and disrupt planned attacks on Cana-
dian soil.
The proposed legislation includes checks and balances
to ensure it respects the rights of Canadians and com-
plements other legislation passed by our Government
in order to better protect Canadians and secure institu-
tions, including the Combating Terrorism Act and the
Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act.
Quick Facts
The proposed legislation includes a comprehensive
package of measures that will:
- criminalize the advocacy or promotion of terrorism of-
fences in general;
- counter terrorist recruitment by giving our courts the
authority to order the removal of terrorist propaganda
online;
- enhance the Canadian Security Intelligence Service
(CSIS)’s powers to
address threats to the security of Canada while ensur-
ing that courts maintain over-
sight;
- provide law enforcement
agencies with enhanced abil-
ity to disrupt terrorism of-
fences and terrorist activity;
- enhance the Passenger
Protect Program by further
mitigating threats to
transportation security and
preventing travel by air for
the purpose of engaging in
terrorism;
- make it easier for law en-
forcement agencies to detain
suspected terrorists before
they can harm Canadians
and to toughen penalties for
violating court ordered condi-
tions on terrorist suspects;
- enable the effective and responsible sharing of rele-
vant national security information across federal de-
partments and agencies to better identify and address
threats;
- ensure that national security agencies are better able
to protect and use classified information when denying
entry and status to non-citizens who pose a threat to
Canada; and,
- provide witnesses and other participants in national
security proceedings and prosecutions with additional
protection.
Although not part of this proposed legislation, we are
also working with communities to prevent radicaliza-
tion and intervene when individuals show signs of be-
coming radicalized.
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Our government is focused on
keeping Saskatchewan strong
and growing – even when faced
with volatile oil prices and lower-than-
expected revenues. We are working to
meet this challenge through sound fiscal
management, a commitment to contin-
ued investment in important infrastruc-
ture projects, and tax incentives for new
growth and job creation.
The good news is that our economy is in-
creasingly diversified and a slowdown in
one sector can be offset by growth in
other areas. Our thriving manufacturing
sector and record wholesale trade values
– just the latest examples – are among
the many reasons Saskatchewan enjoys
the second strongest rate of job creation
and the lowest rate of unemployment in
Canada.
While these figures, together with eco-
nomic forecasts, paint a positive picture
of our diversified economic strength, the
most encouraging endorsement of a
strong and growing Saskatchewan
comes from our children and grandchil-
dren. They are forever changing the
course of our province by choosing to
stay here, start their careers and raise
their families.
As Saskatchewan’s population grows, so
too does the number of physicians prac-
ticing here. Between March 2007 and
March 2014, the number of physicians in
Saskatchewan increased 24.3 per cent
(by 423 physicians) while overall physi-
cian turnover rates have decreased. In-
ternational recruitment has been key
and efforts to retain more of our locally-
trained family medicine graduates are
working. The retention rate of those
trained at the University of
Saskatchewan has jumped by 11 per
cent – from 58 to 69 per cent – over the
past year.
The province has increased medical
training seats and residency positions
while working to expand post-graduate
education opportunities across the
province. In partnership with saskdocs
we will continue to look for new ways to
make sure Saskatchewan is where these
valued health providers want to practice
and provide care for individuals and
families.
Each year, organ and tissue donors in
our province save lives and improve the
quality of life for many others. One
organ donor can save up to eight lives,
and one tissue donor can improve the
lives of more than 75 people. This is why
our government is proud to support the
launch of the Offer Hope Campaign – an
initiative that is designed to start a con-
versation and raise awareness of the im-
pact organ and tissue donations can
have.
Currently, there are about 90
Saskatchewan people waiting for a kid-
ney transplant and a similar number
waiting for corneas. Many more people
in our province require life-saving heart,
lung or liver transplants. The decision to
donate could save or improve someone’s
life.
During the fall legislative session, our
government introduced a bill to update
Saskatchewan’s organ and tissue dona-
tion legislation and allow more timely
regulatory changes. That legislation is
expected to pass in the spring. I encour-
age you to talk to your family about your
decision to donate, so they can honour
your wishes.
If you have a question about this Leg-
islative Report or any other matter, just
Contact Randy.
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At the mention of Mardi Gras most
people think of New Orleans and
the extravagant parades and ac-
tivities associated with their Carnival
Season.
According to Wikipedia, Mardi Gras
“refers to events of the Carnival celebra-
tions, beginning on or
after the Epiphany or King's Day and
culminating on the day before Ash
Wednesday. Mardi Gras is French for
‘Fat Tuesday’, reflecting the practice of
the last night of eating richer, fatty foods
before the ritual fasting of the season of
Lent.”
Mardi Gras in Delisle will be held on
Saturday, February 28th from 5 – 9pm
at the Delisle Composite School. This
will be a Community Celebration FREE
for all ages featuring a dance with music
by Nite Magic Entertainment (DJ from
Vanscoy), a free supper served at 5:30pm
(chili & bun), masks, face- painting,
beads, fun and more! Thanks to those in
the community who are helping to plan
this event!
Calling all film-makers and photogra-
phers! We are planning another film fes-
tival as part our Culture Days
celebrations coming up in September. A
lot of time and effort goes into producing
a film. If you’re working on a film proj-
ect, we’d like to hear about it and show-
case your talents! There are also
opportunities for local photographers to
display their photos at the town office
and don’t forget about the photo contest
listed in the Delisle Community Guide.
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PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Delisle & District Arts Council will meet
again on Sunday, March 8th at 1pm at
the Delisle United Church. Plan to at-
tend this meeting if you are interested in
planning and promoting art/cultural ac-
tivities in your community!
FREE ART WORKSHOP: Saturday,
March 21st from 10am – 4pm at the
Delisle Composite School with local
artist Heather Gessell. Pre-register be-
fore March 1st by email: delrec@sask-
tel.net
FREE DANCE WORKSHOPS: Satur-
day, March 21st and Saturday, April
25th from 7 - 9pm at the Delisle Seniors
Activity Centre with Norma & Keith
Colborn. Everyone Welcome!
FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES –
“Sylvia & Friends”: March 27th at
7:30pm at the Delisle United Church –
Tickets are $15 at the Door
Amazing SpaceDelisle & District Arts Council Report By Shannon Wright
Vanscoy Community Recreation
Board Report - January, 21 2015
Our first meeting for 2014 was on
January 16th. Our first meeting
of the year started with our sec-
ond call for nominations. Our re-elected
officers from December 2013 were sworn
in with Frank Orchard as President,
Lorne Lambden as Vice-President, Char-
lene Pollries as Secretary and Pat Or-
chard as the Treasurer. Our
membership has remained around the
same number for the past three to four
years.
February, 2014 it was great to have two
Legion members transfer from the Nu-
tana Branch to our branch and their
names are Allen and Joan Morrison. We
also had two new members Keith and
Suky Meighan join in March, 2014.
Our annual donation for Telemiracle
was made for March 2014. This year the
telethon is in Regina. Also the Delisle
Legion Branch #184 was proud to spon-
sor the Delisle Wheatland Regional Li-
brary for their summer reading
program.
One of our Legion members, Jim
Travagline attended the Zone Golf in
June which was held in Hanley, SK. It
had very poor attendance as the weather
was a factor.
Delisle Graduation was held on June
26th, 2014. The bursary from the
Delisle Legion Branch #184 was given to
Dane Arntsen.
Delisle Days was held on July 19th and
the Delisle Branch #184 arranged to put
a float in the parade. The float looked
awesome and one of our Veterans, Wal-
ter Howe and three other members from
our branch, Jim Travagline and Brenda
Laing and Joan Arntsen also rode on the
float. Our branch also donated money
for the Delisle Days Kids Area. It was a
great day for this event.
One of our long time members, Coral
Carlsenius had to be taken to the hospi-
tal due to medical conditions in October.
She has now been placed in the Sunny-
side Nursing Home. We would grate-
fully like to thank her since she provided
many years of volunteer service to the
community as well as to the Delisle
Branch #184.
The Town of Delisle held its annual
Craft sale at the end of October and our
Legion Branch #184 always sets up a
table to sell our poppies, pins, magnets
and poppy puppies plus we also include
tickets to be purchased for our annual
Remembrance Day Raffle. This year we
would like to give a big salute to all the
local and area businesses, plus Legion
members and volunteers that sold tick-
ets for our raffle. We would also like to
thank everyone that purchased tickets.
Following are the list of prizes and
winners:
1st prize - $300.00 worth of fuel and the
winner of first prize was Barb Segouin
2nd prize - $150.00 gift certificate from
the Vanscoy Meats and Sausage plus ap-
proximately $50.00 worth of
Saskatchewan Roughrider memorabilia
and the winner of this prize was
Lawrence McNabb
3rd prize - $70.00 gift certificate from
Darla Christopher and the winner was
Maria Cavalcanti
4th prize - $35.00 Hempz Basket from
Salon 360 and the winner was June
McKenzie
Thank you for the generous donations
from our sponsors to make this a great
success once again.
On November 6th @ 10:30 am the Re-
membrance Day Service was held at
Delisle Composite School with our Le-
gion members, Walter Howe, Frank Or-
chard, Joan Arntsen, Allen Morrison and
Rose Smith attending from the Delisle
Branch #184. Also from our Branch
#184 Al Dreher, Lorne Lambden and
Brenda Laing attended the service held
at the Vanscoy School.
Thursday, November 6th the Delisle
Branch held their annual Tea in con-
junction with the Delisle Composite
School Veterans Week Concert. Thank
you to Mrs. Landry, Mrs. Dyck and the
students of Delisle Composite and
Delisle Elementary Schools for their
hard work toward the success of this
evening. Special thanks to Cathy Link,
Darla Christopher, Delisle Veterinary
Services, Delisle Credit Union, Delisle
Agencies, Salon 360 and Delisle Co-op
for their generous donations of door
prizes for the evening.
In 2014 we received many entries for
the Royal Canadian Legion Poster, Poem
and Essay Contest. Local winners are
forwarded to Zone, District, Provincial
and National Competitions. Winners at
the National Level are displayed in the
House of Commons. We appreciate the
commitment from the students from
Delisle Composite, Delisle Elementary
and Vanscoy Schools for this contest.
November 11th was well represented
by our community for our Remembrance
Day Service at the Delisle Town Hall.
This year we were joined by Legion
members from the Harris Branch, the
Linx Squadron, and members from the
Delisle and District Fire and Rescue De-
partment. The Delisle Branch would
like to thank Carlin Fehr for preparing
the wonderful slideshow presentation for
the service as well as showing the Medal
of Honor that will soon be received by
Walter Howe. Thank you to the Town of
Delisle for the donation of the Town Hall
for the Remembrance Day Service. The
Delisle and Harris Branches provided
tea, coffee, lunch and entertainment for
the community. Thank you to the Har-
ris Branch for their donations for the
Service. Also thanks to all that volun-
teered or were involved in making this
Service a great success.
Our Remembrance Day supper was
attended by Kelly Block who represented
the Federal Government along with her
spouse, and also Randy Weekes, MLA,
was there. We were very honoured to
have our WWII Veteran, Walter Howe
join us along with his spouse. The Mayor
of Delisle, Dave Anderchek and his wife
representing the Town of Delisle also at-
tended. We would like to thank The
Community Chapel for the wonderful
meal they provided.
On December 14th, 2014, Walter Howe
received the Highest National Honor
from France commemorating his involve-
ment in the liberation of France in
WWII. This is the highest honor that
France can award.
Sunday, December 21st was “Santa
Claus Day” for our community. This
year the Delisle Branch #184 provided a
donation plus a Legion member, Joyce
Hill donated a huge amount of hot dogs
for the wonderful event.
We would like to thank everyone who
has supported The Delisle Branch #184
over the past year. If anyone is inter-
ested joining The Royal Canadian Le-
gion, Delisle Branch #184, please contact
either of the following: Frank Orchard
@ 493-2445 or Al Dreher @ 493-8176.
The Royal Canadian LegionDelisle Branch #184 - 2014 Year in Review
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Reports were heard from each of
the groups in attendance. The
Seniors were unable to get to-
gether this month as the weather was
too cold and are in need of a treasurer.
The Vanscoy 4H held their speeches at
the Vanscoy Hall on January 24th and
they have started delivering the commu-
nity calendars; Easter Petting Zoo at
Lawson Heights Mall will be April 3 & 4.
The Ag Society held a quilting workshop
and had a great turnout and will be
hosting a Denim Day on February 7th.
Bowbusters Archery held a 3D fun shoot
on January 24th and the JOP provin-
cials will be March 28th. Minor Hockey
held their Novice tournament and their
Initiation tournament is January 31st
and players will be heading to a Blades
game.
The Hall Committee has been busy mak-
ing some much needed improvements.
We will be fundraising in the next while
to update the washrooms. We would like
to thank Glen Lyons for spearheading
the latest painting project and everyone
involved for all their help and hard
work.
Family Skate and Movie Night
Join us Family Day for a family skate at
the Vanscoy Rink followed by a movie at
the Vanscoy Circle Hall. We are excited
to be showing Big Hero 6, not out on
DVD yet, at 6:00pm. Hall will open at
5:00, we will be selling hotdogs and pop-
corn. Bring pillows, blankets, non
scratching lawn chairs. Donation at the
door supports the Vanscoy Community
Recreation Board. 50/50 tickets.
Vanscoy Arena Public Skate times are as
follows: Wednesdays 3:30 to 5:30pm; Fri-
days 3:30 to 5:00pm; and Sundays 2:30
to 5:00pm. The ice schedule can be found
on the Minor Hockey website
http://vmhl.wordpress.com/.
Our next meeting is 7:30 pm February
18th, 2015 at the Vanscoy Seniors Cen-
tre, everyone is invited and welcome to
attend meetings.
Please follow us on Facebook at Vanscoy
Community Recreation Board.
Submitted by Bonnie Ross
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Denim Day Workshop
Vanscoy Circle Hall
February 12 Thursday 6:30pm
School Community Council Meeting
Delisle Composite School
February 15 Sunday 5:30pm
Ham & Scallops Supper
Harris Senior Hall
February 19 Thursday 4pm - 7pm
Councillor Election Advance Poll
Asquith Town Office
February 7 Saturday 7:00pm
Texas Hold’em Tournament
Pike Lake Community Hall
February 12 Thursday 7:00pm
Community Choir
Delisle United Church
February 16 Monday
Family Day
February 20 Friday 9:30 - 11am
Moms & Tots
Vanscoy Early Learning Centre
February 8 Sunday 10:30 - 1:30
St. Anne’s Pancake Breakfast
Delisle Senior Centre
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Telemiracle BBQ
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February 16 - 20
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February 17 Tuesday 9:00am
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February 24 Tuesday 10:00am
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Delisle Town Hall
February 10 Tuesday 6:30pm
School Community Council Meeting
Lord Asquith School
February 14 Saturday/Sunday
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Delisle Town Hall
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Councillor Election
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February 14 Saturday 12pm-6pm
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Community Choir
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February 12 Thursday 4:00pm
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