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Vol. 9, December, 2011 Publisher: Assumption Church Restoration Committee

By Audrey Hopfner& Myrna Brons

Dad was born on December 6,1920 and is the youngest son ofLudwig and Maria Brons. Hetook his schooling at BlumeSchool and worked on the farmlocated four miles east of

Marysburg. He lived his wholelife on the farm until 1983 exceptfor two winters when he workedat a logging camp for one winterand another winter he was in thearmy. The thing he remembersthe most as a child was there wasalways a lot of work whether itwas feeding cattle or plowing thefield with horses and plow. Thebest memory of farming waswhen they got their first combine.He felt it was the greatestmachine ever made.Mom moved to Humboldt in

1948 with her first husband.They bought the bowling alleyon 9th Street in the locationwhich now is owned by AlineFurniture across from their mainfurniture store. Unfortunately herhusband died on March 23, 1950of kidney disease and left heralone to care for three small chil-dren. Leona was born onFebruary 5, 1946, Irene on June11, 1947 and Ron on March 18,1949. She managed to run thebowling alley on her own andthat is where she met Dad. Dadasked her out a few times and atfirst she refused but eventuallyshe agreed to go.They were married on

September 12, 1951. They soldthe bowling alley and lived on

the farm. The house was old andwas very cold in winter. Likemany old houses in those days,the only heat source was the oldwood stove and an oil burner onthe main floor. The only heatupstairs came through a vent inthe living room ceiling. I remem-ber seeing our breath when wewent to bed at night where wecovered with down filled quilts.In December of 1959, we movedinto our new house. There wasn’tany flooring laid yet but it wastoo cold to stay in the old houseso we packed up our things andwent to sleep where it was warm.By this time two more childrenwere added to the family, Audreyon March 5, 1953 and Myrna onMay 8, 1956. About three yearsafter moving into the new houseLyle was born on February 11,1962.Mom was an excellent cook

and baker. Everything was freshfrom a huge garden in the sum-mer and preserved and froze forthe winter. Our basement hadmany shelves that were filledwith canned fruits and vegetables.I remember picking washtubs fullof raspberries and we had over ahundred jars canned for the win-ter as well as peaches, pears,plums, apricots and whateverother kind of fruit you can imag-ine and pickles and beets besides.They were always gone by thetime summer came again. We hadhomemade bread and buns at anytime and her pies were famous atthe Marysburg curling rink. Evena broken ankle didn’t slow herdown.

Dad’s life was farming andwas a true farmer in every senseof the word. In the winter heenjoyed curling and hockeygames and friends. Besidesfarming, in summer he liked totake in the Royals ball games atthe Marysburg ball diamond. Hewould base ump at some ofthese games along with theBaumls. Later when he hadmore time he enjoyed golfingand watching Rider games aswell.Although work took up most

of their time, Mom and Dadfound time to enjoy life too. As akid I remember them goingsquare dancing. I always admiredMom in her fancy square dancingdresses. They enjoyed havingfriends over for a good cardgame, especially after they“retired” to Humboldt and Mombrought home a few bowling tro-phies.We always had lots of work

on the farm. In the earlier dayswe had cattle pigs, chickens,turkeys and a goat. Ron, Ireneand Leona had to help with themilking and feeding the animals.There was one time when thecattle got out. Dad put the dog ina truck that wasn’t fit to be onthe road and went to round upthe cattle. Wouldn’t you knowit…he got stopped by the cops.The cop was so impressed as hewatched the dog herd the cattleback home that all Dad got was awarning and a long list of thingsthat needed to be fixed on thetruck. Mom liked a clean house so

we all had our chores around thehouse from vacuuming to scrub-bing floors to washing walls. Wehelped with the cooking andmany baskets full of ironing. Weall had to pitch in to pick stones,except for Lyle…he got a stonepicker. In the fall Dad needed atruck driver so Irene, Ron, Lyleand I all took our turns haulinggrain at harvest. Irene remembershaving to stand on a ladder, hang-ing on to the rope on the motor of

the auger and jumping down toget it started. I had a lot of troublewith the truck overheatingbut…Lyle had a good truck todrive and an auger that startedwith the press of a button. Leonaand Audrey helped to get themeals prepared and out to thefield.In 1969 Dad built a pig barn.

Audrey & I helped with feedingpigs and one of us, and it wasn’tAudrey, had to clean it as well.That was a gas!Lyle took over the farm in

1983 and Mom and Dad movedinto Hum boldt. Dad still farmedfor years after. He has alwaysbeen a farmer at heart and wasstill driving combine a couple ofmonths shy of his 84th birthday.Even though he isn’t able to helpwith the seeding and harvest forthe past few years because of hishealth he still wants to knowwhat is going on at the farm. Heenjoyed coffee row at Mac -Donald’s and playing cards at theSenior Centre until this past Maywhen he was hospitalized andafter had to take residence in St.Mary’s Villa. Mom celebratedher 91st birthday on July 18 andis living by herself at the condo.She likes to bring Dad home-made cooking and baking occa-sionally; one of his favoritethings being Saskatoon berrykuchen. On September 12, 2011they celebrated 60 years of mar-riage.

Note: At the time of writingthis Dad was still here to proofread it. Dad passed away onOctober 15, 2011 before he couldsee it published.

A Lifetime of Memories with the Brons Family

August & Helen Brons wedding

Helen and August Brons

August Brons FamilyBack Row (Left to Right): Lyle, Myrna, Audrey, RonFront Row (Left to Right): Leona, Augie, Helen, Irene

By Edward StruebyII

Now days it's notuncommon to seeclasses enjoy incredi-ble trips, from Greeceto France, Mexico,and countless otherlocations in Sas -katchewan, Canada,North America andabroad.We should all have

been so fortunate toenjoy these excur-sions. But sadly Imust say ours at StHenry's did not quitemeasure up.Example. Our

Grade 3 or 4 field tripconsisted of a shortwalk (no bus to pickus up and deliver ourgroup to a waitingaircraft for an incred-ible overseas adven-

ture). Sadly we meandered overto the parish priest's yard to lookat the crab apples and flowers thatabounded where we were sup-posed to guess what the names ofthe plants were. (To say that notone of my fellow classmates everhad the distinction of being calleda botanist, was proven correct thisday.)After the pitiful disgrace of

identifying flowers we headedfor the water. (Now do not for amoment think of water like say alake or ocean), no nothing soglamorous. Instead we againwalked a short distance to a mos-quito-infested slough where wewere asked to identify the crea-tures that abounded in this slimylittle pond. Well as I remember,we all knew what frogs were,and others identified a tad poleand blood suckers. Plus a fewguesses, of some other creaturesof the deep, that turned out allwrong.At this point we journeyed

through the grave-yard, throughsome trees, andwire fences, forthe day's highlightof events to enjoy.(No Boulder Dam,hell not evenSquaw Rapids, noWestern Develop -ment or Italy'sLean ing TowerNo!) It was Herb'sGeneral Store -Where we did notneed to cash trav-eller's cheques orswipe our parents'paid-up debitcards, as our tripwas local. We allspent every dollarwe had, and inmany cases thatdollar was thesum of our totalspending for theday. Then to thefinish of a won-

derful day (I say this in sarcasm)- we then walked back to schoolto finish off the day in the class-room (wonderful).The only other foray for a field

trip I can recall, was toHumboldt. This time we werepicked up by cars. I can still re -member being in the lead car dri-ven by Mrs. Ebert with the restleft in the dust (as this was beforethe road into Humboldt waspaved). Per son ally, even withoutpavement, the rest would have beleft far behind, as she drove likethe colour of her hair, like a RedDevil from hell. We all agreedthat flying into Humboldt at thisspeed was already a better fieldtrip than last year.Once in town we began our

tour at the Co-op Dairy. I still likeice cream, but to this day, I am nofan of sour cream. I can stillrecall one of the employeesdumping a cream can of lumpysmelly clumps of gelatinous liq-uid into a tank. But before heallowed it to flow to the nexttank, he took a long large spoon,stirred the tank, then tasted thisclotty concoction, smiled and letthe tank empty out. Not in anyfashion or paid any amountwould I have attempted a lick ofde stick.Next on our trip was a tour of

the Pioneer Hotel restaurant, ledby the public health officer. Ithink his name was Dick Tataryn.He took us through, to show howa restaurant was graded. This wasinteresting, watching the cooksprepare meals, and why cleanli-ness was important. Rememberwhat your mother said, cleanli-ness is next to Godliness.Maybe the tour through the

restaurant also stuck in my mindas I enjoy cooking, but mostly theeating.Which is how our field trip

ended, not at a luxury resort, butat a fast food restaurant. Edward Strueby & his wife

Carol presently reside at MooseJaw, SK

The Now and Then ~Memories of St. Henry's

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CLASS DISMISSED 1985 — The final group at St. Henry’s SchoolBack Row (L to R): Orland Hoeber, Keith Eisner, Corrine Mueller, Leah Puetz, Neil EisnerMiddle Row: Mrs. Fagnou, Chris Bauml, Jana Parker, Troy Parker, Deanna Litz, Lori Strueby, Andrea Puetz, JohnMueller, Roxanne Hoeber, Les Eisner, Steven Puetz, Joey Mossman, Ms. Cam BaumanFront Row: Jo Lynn Hoeber, Pat Strueby, Jonathan Puetz, Carla Brinkmeier, Lynn Eisner, Leyette Mueller, Max Mueller,Jamie Mossman, Brad Puetz, Jason Mossman

St. Henry’s School Musicians — 1962Back Row (Left to Right): Unknown, Gladys Strueby, Ann Stroeder, AdeleFleischhacker, Karen Stroeder, Sandra Mueller and Brenda MassingerFront Row (Left to Right): Sharon Hartl, Robert Britz, Brian Jaeb, ClarencePuetz, John Therres, Unknown. Front: Director Esther Strueby

Submitted by Cammie Bauman

As I look back at my fouryears of teaching in St. HenrySchool in Marysburg, I feel I wasprivileged to have worked with somany wonderful students whohave turned into amazing people.Four of the students, Neil Eisner,Orland Hoeber, Leah Puetz, andCorrine Mueller were in myclassroom for the full four years!Those poor kids! But, needless tosay, they were four of my favoriteall-time students. I have a ton of fond memories!

Walking over to the hall every dayfor gym and trying to play volley-ball in a building with a curvedroof was a challenge. Our big tripsdown to the curling rink were realhighlights especially when RogerPuetz gave us his expert curlinglesson. Of course David told mehe really didn’t know what he wasdoing! At least twice a winter wewould all go on a trip to the skat-ing rink in Lake Lenore and enjoy

ice skating and John’s company.School masses were always an

enjoyable and musical event. Iremember Chris Bauml andDeanna Litz bringing up the giftsand as Chris walked the hostswere falling of the plate and plop-ping on the floor. Deanna wasscrambling to pick them up andFr. Lawrence trying to look stern-ly at them. Most of the parentswere cracking up!It was always fun to put on

family things. I remember thetrivia contest that Joe and RandyHoeber absolutely killed at!There was a crazy Christmas con-cert where the students werebehind a cardboard wall withholes cut into it and the hands insocks dressed as reindeer. Therewas also the Christmas concertthat the students made chili forthe community. Luckily the ladiestransferred it into bowls or itwould have been poisoned.Our school was invited to

other schools for performances

and because we were so small innumbers and so great in varioussizes, I was asked if we were theopportunity room! Some of thosetrips were real highlights!Playday was the best day of thewhole year. Our rivals were thestudents form Fulda, Carmel, andSt. Gregor. We would alternatewhere our playday was held. Itwould all end up with ball games.I remember one hotly contestedmatch in which Don Froelich andI almost came to blows! Probably the biggest bane of

my existence in the school wasthe furnace. It would regularlyneed repair as we would get toschool and it would have goneout again and it would be COLD!The Unit caretaker Mr. Wourmsthreatened to bring Father alongand to perform an exorcism on it.In my last year of teaching at St.Henry, the furnace blew up andcoated everything with a finedusting of black soot. Of coursethat was the year Ron had given

me a nice white felt parka forChristmas!When I close my eyes I can

still see the kids in rubber bootsplaying soccer out behind theschool. I can hear theBrinkmeier girls telling me thatnext year when they went toMuenster School they would getall new socks and they would bewhite. I can see the parking lot

that Clarence Bauml wouldalways have plowed for us evenon the snowiest days! I can seeAndrea Puetz with her nosefirmly stuck in a book. I haveheard it may still be there. Wewere a real family! There wasso much school spirit! I feelprivileged to have taught andlived in the community ofMarysburg.

A Special Place…..

Christmas Entertainment by Students of St. Henry’s

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By Renee Puetz

In 1998, with the “gentle” per-suasion of Al Gerwing, theMarysburg Church Restorationgroup was formed. At that time,our main goal was to restore andmaintain the physical building ofAssumption Church. It was adaunting task and many thought“how can such a small communitytake on such a huge project?” Attimes we had those thoughts too.However, each completed taskbrought new pride and energy. IfFr. Roman were still here, he couldtell you how distracted we all wereat mass the first Sunday after thescaffolding was taken down and thenew plaster and paint was revealed— we couldn’t stop gawking!

With each fundraising venture,concert, auction, bingo, breakfast,reunion and raffle we grow com-munity and renew our confidencein our abilities to continue thisrestoration. With each Christmas Eve

Mass, when there isn’t an emptyseat remaining, we drink in theexcitement of the children, thesweet music of the choir, thegoodwill of family & friendswith the spirit of those gonebefore. There is a magic aboutAssumption Church.Though our intentions are

mighty, our numbers are not. Eachyear that our parish remainsviable is a bonus. Average atten-dance at Sunday mass is not high.So we look to the future. We look

to how the church will live onafter the parish does not. We needto look for additional uses for thiswonderful facility. Additionaluses so that others will experiencethe majesty of this great buildingand additional uses to help fundits upkeep going forward. Over the years, we have

applied for many grants, govern-ment and otherwise. We’ve foundthat many grants are not availableto religious entities or “churches”.Hence, we decided on changingour name from Marysburg ChurchRestoration and incorporating tobecome Marysburg Centre of theArts Inc (complete with CharitableNo.). Our vision remains the same,as written in our constitution:Marysburg Centre of the Arts Incvision is that historic architecturallandmarks and the arts are an inte-gral part of the lives of Saskatch -

ewan people. Our mission state-ment: The Marysburg Centre ofthe Arts Inc mission is to provideleadership to preserve, restore,upkeep the architectural landmark

historic cathedral and to use thevenue to develop, promote andprogram the visual and/or per-forming arts. We hope this change will help

us in acquiring additional fundingthroughout the years. If/whenAssumption is no longer an active“parish”, we hope AssumptionChurch will remain standingstrong as a place where our chil-dren will marry, our grandchil-dren with be baptized, ourChristmas Eves, anniversaries,family reunions and concerts willbe celebrated and a place wherewe will send off those unitingwith their ancestors. May the Marysburg Centre of

the Arts help ensure a strong futurefor the beautiful AssumptionChurch.

A new name for ‘Marysburg Church Restoration’

Marysburg Rural Experiences Housing Boom!When you hear that Sas -

katchewan is booming… believeit! We are so thrilled to have sev-eral young families take root atMarysburg and surroundingfarms. This past year we’ve had 4“housing starts” that we call ourown and a couple more that are inthe works. Construction is wellunderway on these new homesand we’d like to introduce you toour “new home” owners and their

families.Aaron & Monique Strueby

(son Quinn) are building a newhome in the former Tony Stroederyard just north of Marysburg.They own and operate StruebyPlumbing and Heating. (Let’s justsay, it’s pretty handy having themaround!) Aaron’s parents are thelate Dave & Ginger Strueby,grandparents Isidore & AnneStrueby. Monique (parents Glenn

& SuzanneTaphorn) grewup in nearby St.Gregor. The fam-ily will beexpanding withthe arrival ofbaby number twoin April 2012!Reg & Kristen

Puetz (daughterLarissa, sonMathias ) moved to“the home place” in2007. They are the 4th generationPuetz to live at that farm site.(Mathias & Catherine 1907-1940,Raymond & Martha 1940-1970,Cyril & Eunice 1975-2007,Reginald & Kristen 2007-present).Reg & Kristen grain farm withReg’s parents Cyril and Eunice.Kristen, daughter of Rosella & thelate Matty Rath, is originally fromHumboldt. Reg, in addition tofarming, is a carpenter and build-ing their new home himself.Regan & Jodi Grace (children

Cole, Ethan & Kiera) moved toHumboldt inJune 2006 toopen their com-

pany, Cutting Edge Floor Covering.They purchased the former parish13-acre land parcel (east of the balldiamonds) and started buildingtheir new home in June of this year.Their plan is to move in as early asFebruary or March of 2012. Regan, son of Rene & Doreen

Grace, and grandson of Allan &Melanie (Strueby) Grace, grew upon a farm in the Muenster area.Jodi is the daughter of LonnieNomeland & Wendy Haussecker. Jeremy & Jill Jenkins (son Sam

Arthur) are building their new

home on the fourth generation(William Sr., William Jr., Harold,Jeremy) Jenkins home quarterlocated NE 14-38-22 W2nd.Jeremy farms in the area with hisbrother Christopher, his wifeTamara and his parents Harold andColleen. Jill is currently workingat the Humboldt District Hospitalas a Registered Nurse. Jill, daugh-ter of Kim & Brenda Berscheid,grew up at Lake Lenore. Jeremy &Jill are expecting their secondaddition to the family in earlyDecember 2011!

Regan and Jodi Grace Marysburg acreage

Reg and Kristen Puetz

Aaron and Monique Strueby

Jeremy and Jill Jenkins

Volunteers are hard at work to meetXmas concert deadline of Dec.11

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In 1904 my father, BernardWiegers, responded to a newspa-per ad by the Benedictine Fathersof St. Peter’s Colony in Muenster,Saskatchewan. In May of 1905 heemigrated by train from Missourito Rosthern and filed for his quar-ter section of land (SW 28 38W2nd). One of the duties of pur-chasing the homestead was toopen a certain amount of acresper year.Ono April 12, 1915 he

returned to Brinktown Missouriand married Josephine Lischwe.They returned to the homesteadon April 15. Here they raised 11children, 8 boys and 3 girls, and Iwas the first born — February 9,1916.My parents were very reli-

gious and we went to mass inMuenster before “AssumptionChurch” in Marysburg was built.This was the third church built.We travelled by horse and buggyin summer and by caboose in thewinter.When I was four years of age I

remember my mother sending meout to the southwest corner,about a quarter mile from ourhouse, to call my father home, asshe was expecting her baby. Thedog and myself followed the trailpast a slough and when we gotback home, Norbert was alreadyborn.When I was six years of age

my mother started teaching Tedand myself to read, write and doarithmetic. She taught us inEnglish because we had alwaystalked German at home. In 1922we went to school for threemonths and our teacher was Mrs.Bonitor. She gave us both astrapping that day because wedidn’t fill our page with extralines to print on. We got a ride toschool with Langkammers some-times but we also walked. Overthe summer a road was built to“Ives School” and in the fall wewent full time to classes. Mrs.Mary Grace was our teacher.After a few days in school sheupgraded us to Grad 3 as wewere able to read and write withthose students. Mrs. Grace taughtclasses from 1 to 8 inclusive and

was my teacher until I graduatedfrom Grade 8 at age 14. I wrotemy final exams in Humboldt andgraduated with honours.When I was 12 years old I

went to “St. Angela School” inMarysburg while preparing forFirst Communion and Con -firmation, and I was taught byUrsuline nuns and JosephineSkaliky. I also served mass inAssumption Church during thattime.While attending classes at

home I had to help with dailychores, milking cows, feeding thecows and horses, planting andwedding the garden. In the winterwater was hauled for the animals.We were quite poor, so mothermade sure we had a large gardenwhich certainly supplied us withpotatoes and vegetables. We gen-erally walked to school barefootin the summer to save money forfood.I also started trapping weasels

and muskrats. We were able topurchase one bicycle for the

whole family and when my trapline was further away I got to rideit instead of walking. I also shotrabbits and game birds, they werevery plentiful at this time. I soldgopher tails and crows legs for 3to 5 cents. I remember selling acow and calf for $11.00. A wagonload of wheat hauled to Moseleysold for $19.00. Eggs sold for 3to 5 cents per dozen. A bag offlour cost $1.25 and sometimesfather hauled wheat to theHumboldt Flour Mill and groundit into flour. Many bags of flourwere used as mother baked breadevery day.We were very sports minded

and seven of us brothers, twoBuschmans and two Gracesformed a hockey team. We prac-ticed on ice on a home-maderink close to our house. Weplayed hockey for quite a fewyears and won the “PlatzerCup”in Humboldt Arena threetimes. In the summer we playedbaseball — we were call the“Ives School Juniors”. Later

some Marysburg players joinedus and we were called “TheMarysburg Juniors” — the bestteam at that time.My father passed away in

1933 when I was 17 years old.He is buried in the MarysburgCemetery. Soon after that I start-ed working for other farmers for$15.00 per month. During thresh-ing time I received 75 cents perday for 12 hour days. For sevenyears I worked for farmers duringthe summer months and most of itwas given to mother. Overallscost $1.25 and I had to work twoand one half days to earn thatmoney.For two winters I cut timber

for two or three months inNorthern Saskatchewan and thenin Penny, British Columbia.Then I worked in St. AnthonyGold Mine in Ontario for oneyear. My brother Ted, myself andtwo friends rode the freight trainto get to this mine. We camehome on December 19 andalmost froze to death riding in an

empty freight car. We hid ourmoney by sewing it in our under-wear. The next year I went towork at the “Sheritt GordonCopper Mine” in Manitoba. TheSecond World War broke outwhen I was there and I had to gohome or be locked in until thewar ended.With the money my brother

Ted and I earned at the mine wepurchased the Langkammer landthat bordered my father’s home-stead. We paid $500.00 down,leaving $5000.00 to be paid.Later I sold my share to mybrother Vincent when he got mar-ried. In those years we enjoyed

many dances in the surroundingtowns. It was here I met AgnesSteil and we were married in St.Peter’s Cathedral in Muensteron October 19, 1943. We livedwith her parents for one yearand helped her dad with thefarming. The next year Agnesstayed with her sister Ruth andbrother-in law Vincent while Iwent back to work in the log-ging camp in Penny, BC.Then three of my brothers

and myself purchased a threequarter section of land in Burr.There was only sixteen acresopen so many long hours ofwork were needed to clear theland for seeding. We built ahouse and barn on this proper-ty and raised 13 children. Allof them went to BannerSchool, but the two youngest.After grade eight they werebussed to Muens ter HighSchool for their education. Ourparish was St. Gertrude and apriest would travel out from St.Peter’s College every Sundayfor mass.After 21 years of living on

this farm we sold it and pur-chased a house in Saskatoon. Weare still living in this house andhave enjoyed many years of trav-elling, hunting and fishing, play-ing cards and being involvedwith church activities in St.Paul’s Cathedral. We are veryfortunate to have been blessedwith good health and I am 95years of age..

Looking Back with Henry J. Wiegers

Wiegers FamilyBack Row (L to R): Vincent, Josephine (Mrs. Wiegers), Aurelia, Leo, Mary, ClaraFront Row (L to R): Sylvester, Ted, Henry, Norbert, Alphonse

Marysburg 14th Annual Christmas ConcertDecember 11, 2011

Concert - 2 p.m. Tickets $10 Advance $12 at the door$5 children 12 & under/Pre-school Free

Social - 4 p.m.Supper - 5 p.m. Advance Tickets only $15 Adults

$8 Children 12 & under/Pre-school Free

For tickets contact: John Brinkmeier @ 682-3543 or Renee Puetz @ 682-3515

Featuring

The Marysburg Regional ChorusDirector ~ Sharon Carter

Accompanist ~ Sharon GuinaOrganist ~ Greg Schulte

Guest Performances by:

Combined Community Childrens’ ChorusMiddle Lake Handbell Choir

Clarinet ~ Dale Avison

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The 2011 season proved to beone of the best in the 93 year his-tory of the team. The Royals onceagain put on a baseball skills clin-ic in May and this year nearly onehundred young baseball playersfrom all over central and north-east Saskatchewan took part. Itwas a great success and theRoyals look forward to doing itagain in 2012. The team once again competed

as one of six teams in theSaskatoon Senior BaseballLeague. After finishing the regu-lar season in third place, theRoyals put it together for playoffsand defeated the SaskatoonSmoking Guns 2 to1 in a best ofthree series. This advanced themto the league final against theSaskatoon Stallions. This seriesproved to be one of the bestleague final series in recent mem-ory as it went the full five games.In the fifth and final game theStallions won by a score of 2-1.It was a great series of baseballbetween two evenly matchedteams. The Senior AA provincial was

held in Saskatoon and it resultedin a great weekend for theRoyals. In the first game theydefeated the Saskatoon Blue Jaysby a score of 12-6. Braden Baumland Paul Strueby pitched well forthe Royals in the win. TheYorkton Yankees were the nextopponent and the Royals soundly

defeated them by a score of 16-3.Taylor Kjargaard and PaulStrueby pitched very good in thewin for the Royals. Thisadvanced them to the semi finalgame against the HoldfastTrappers. It was a rematch of the2009 provincial final, but thistime the Royals came out on topbehind a spectacular pitching per-formance by Colin Bauml withthe final score being 8-3. Fromhere the Royals would now takeon a long time provincial rival inthe final, the Lloydminster Twins.In a well played final the Royalswon by a score of 4-1. BevinLedingham threw a complete fourhitter game and Luke Strueby hadthe key hit to drive in two runs asthe Royals captured their firstever Senior AA Provincial title.

This now advanced the Royals tothe Western Canadian Senior AAChampionship which was held inTrail, BC on August 25-28.On August 24th the Royals

and their fans boarded the bus tomake the long trek to Trail, BC,to represent Saskatchewan. Intheir first game the Royals defeat-ed Alberta by a score of 11-7.The Royals then played, the verystrong, Team Manitoba and cameup just short, losing by a score of8-7. Their next game put them upagainst the host team, the TrailOrioles. The Royals won thisgame 6-5. All they needed nowwas a win over team BC toadvance to the final. This was notto be as they were downed 7-4 bythe team from Vernon. After allwas said and done, the Royals

finished in a very respectablethird place. It was a very well runtournament and the boys had a lotof fun. A couple Royals were hon-

oured for their individualachievements as Cole Bauml wonthe Saskatoon Senior BaseballLeague Rookie of the Year andCurtis Strueby won the SaskatoonSenior Baseball League TopDefensive player. The 2011Royals were also honoured asthey were awarded withSaskatchewan Baseball's SeniorTeam of the Year Award. Theywere given this award as a resultof the success they had on thefield as a team, the way they rep-resented Saskatchewan in Trail,and the promoting of grassrootsbaseball that the Royals do by

having their baseball clinic, help-ing with various minor baseballteams in the area, and also umpir-ing games. 2011 proved to be a fantastic

season for the Royals. The teamis already looking forward to the2012 season. Team members are:Wayne Strueby (coach), ShaunTimmerman (coach), Jesse Johb(coach), Aaron Strueby, PaulStrueby, Colin Bauml, KyleYarskie, Geoff Strueby, ShaunStrueby, Brett Yarskie, DustinEmberley, Marty Yeager, CurtisStrueby, Braden Bauml, MathewStrueby, Brent Puetz, BevinLedingham, Cole Bauml, LukeStrueby. Join us at: www.ballcharts.

com/marysburgroyals — www.twitter.com/marysburgroyals

2011 Marysburg Royals Season

Marysburg Royals 2011 Senior AA Provincial ChampsBack row (Left to Right): Jesse Johb (coach), Luke Strueby, Dustin Emberley, Mathew Strueby, Colin Bauml, Cole Bauml, Aaron Strueby,Taylor Kjargaard, Geoff Strueby, Brett Yarskie, Brent Puetz, Wayne Strueby (Coach)Front row (Left to Right): Bevan Ledingham, Braden Bauml, Shaun Strueby, Curtis Strueby, Shaun Timmerman (coach), Paul Strueby, MartyYeager, Kyle Yarskie, Braden Polreis

MarysburgFestivalof the ArtsThe 11th season of the

Marysburg Festival of the Artsopened on May 25th with a per-formance by baritone WilliamLewans, accompanied by pianistGreg Schulte. Lewans, a solorecitalist and opera singer, is anative of Saskatchewan who hasbeen studying abroad.The June 15th concert featured

flutist Ross Carstairs, accompa-nied by Greg Schulte on thepiano. Ross is a familiar and verypopular performer in the FestivalConcert Series. And once againhe provided an evening of pureenjoyment.The Saskatoon Children’s

Choir returned for their third con-cert at Assumption Church onJune 25th. The choir, under thedirection of Phoebe Voigts, per-formed “Songs for Africa”. Theaudience was enthralled with theamazing talent and energy thechildren portrayed throughout theperformance. Marysburg was veryfortunate to have this choir per-form for the Festival as the fol-lowing week they began theirconcert tour of South Africa.The final concert featured

pianist Richard Konrad. Konrad,a new performer to the ConcertSeries worked his magic on thekeys of the Steinway piano andfilled the church with the music ofSchumann and Liszt.The talent of the performers.

combined with the acoustics ofAssumption Church and thepeaceful summer evenings, onceagain provided the audiences witha memorable experience.

The Marysburg Festival of the Arts& The Marysburg Centre of the Arts

(formerly known as Assumption Church Restoration)

would like to gratefully acknowledge our generous sponsorsof the 2011 Festival Season

KMK Sales Ltd. Colony Motor ProductsConexus Credit Union Hergott Farm EquipmentHumboldt Journal Humboldt Lumber MartFarm World Murray & Bev PuetzWayne & Noreen Strueby Clarence Bauml Family (In Memoriam)JayDee AgTech Humboldt Co-opBrian & JoAnne Dosch Regan & Colleen BernhardJohn & Judy Brinkmeier Cyril & Eunice PuetzMurray & Rita Frank Clarence & Renee PuetzRay & Armella Fleischhacker

Thanks also to all Season Ticket holders & concert goers for your continuing support!

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By Murray Puetz

The areas that need attentionseem to multiple like the loavesand fishes!Work on replacing the tin

flashing surrounding the northend of the church over theentrance and around the bell tow-ers is now completed.Warren Hauser, a local con-

tractor, was hired to remove theold flashing and deterioratedwood framing, replace the fram-ing and cover it with new sheetmetal thereby making it weathertight once again. While removing

the old framing material, Warrennoticed a piece of lumber thatwas signed 90 years ago by CarlBonas Construction (the originalcontractor who built the church)August 13, 1921. Mike Labelle, of Western

Restoration, continues work onthe large round window in thechoir loft. The exterior around thewindow has been repaired andsealed, leaving the interior untilnext week, after a November 13thconcert at the church. His plansalso include repairs to the interiorof the east bell tower and sacristy.Murray Frank, though now

residing at Humboldt, is one ofthe many “expats” remaining veryactive members of the Marysburgcommunity. He is heading a groupof volunteers to expand the stagearea (platform on which the lowaltar rests) to accommodate multi-ple choirs and ensembles. Thisarea will be the permanent loca-tion for the Steinway piano — amuch needed improvement thatwill save many weary backs thewear and tear of moving it on con-cert days! The centre aisle pewswill be temporarily removed tofacilitate the refinishing of thefloors. Improved lighting is also

on our imme-diate agenda.Depending onthe number(and age) ofour volun-teers, we hopeto have thework done intime for ourA n n u a lC h r i s t m a sConcert at 2p.m. Sunday,December 11.Maybe we’llsee you there?Watch for

the celebra-tion “In au gu -ral Event”that will betaking placewhen thei m p r o v e -ments arecompleted!

Restoration continues. . .

Father Joseph was born inSalem, India, in the province ofTamil. He is the youngest in afamily of two sisters and threebrothers. Joseph’s two sisters aremembers of the FranciscanSisters of Mary Immaculate inIndia.He is the only member of his

family to leave India. Beforedeparting to Canada, Joseph fin-ished his education at the semi-nary in India.Upon arriving in Canada,

Father Joseph enrolled at St.Paul’s University in Ottawa.While attending the university,

Father spent 2 summers workingin the Prince Albert diocese inSaskatchewan.His assignment took him to

various communities such as:Spiri twood, Leovil le , Duck

Lake, Rosthern, Shell Lake,Chitek Lake, Beardy’s andMedstead.After completing his masters

and license in Theology, FatherJoseph came to Saskatoon aschaplain at St. Paul’s hospital. On October 1, Father Joseph

began his new assignment aschaplain serving the parishes ofSt. Scholastica in Burr,Assumption in Marysburg,Canadian Martyrs Parish inMiddle Lake and St. Elizabeth’sconvent in Humboldt.We are very pleased to have

Father Joseph working in ourparish. Father Joseph enjoys Canada

very much, but finds the wintersvery cold.

Marysburg welcomesFather Joseph Thangaraj

First Christmasin Heaven

I see the countless Christmas treesAround the world belowWith tiny lights, like heavens stars,Reflecting in the snowThe sight is so spectacular,Please wipe away the tearFor I am spending Christmas withJesus Christ this year.

I hear the many Christmas songsThat people hold so dearBut sounds of music can’t compareTo the Christmas choir up here.I have no words to tell you,The joy their voices bring,For its beyond descriptionTo hear the angels sing.

I know how much you miss meI see the pain inside your heartBut I am not so far awayWe really aren’t apart.So be happy for me dear ones,You know I hold you dear,And be glad I spending ChristmasWith Jesus Christ this year.

I sent you each a special gift,From my heavenly home above,I sent you each a memoryOf my undying love.After all, love is a gift more preciousThan pure gold,It was always most importantIn the stories Jesus told.

Please love and keep each other,As my Father said to do,For I can’t count the blessing or loveHe has for each of you.So have a Merry Christmas andWipe away that tear,Remember, I am spending ChristmasWith Jesus Christ this year.

Neil Britz (son of Jake & Eleanor)April 16, 1957 - April 11, 2011

Marion Jenkins (wife of Bill)Nov. 9, 1916 - April 29, 2011

August Brons (husband of Helen)Dec. 9, 1920 - Oct. 15, 2011

John Therres (son of George & Lorraine)Nov. 9, 1953 - Oct. 12, 2011

Fr. Roman Schneider Feb. 27, 1921 - Dec. 26, 2010

Nell Litz (sister-in-law of Jim Litz)April 8, 2010

Kathleen Marcotte (daughter of Elmer & Annabelle (Bauml) StruebyDec. 2, 1957 - June 26, 2011

In Remembrance. . .

Fr. Roman Schneider

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Reflections from the past...

New Year’s Eve— 1968

Back Row (Left to Right): ArmellaFleischhacker, Dorothy Strueby,Dolores Mueller, Lil Bauml, MarthaPuetz, Sylvester Strueby

Front Row (Left to Right): RayFleischhacker, John Stroeder, ArnoldMueller, Clarence Bauml, Ray Puetz

Sodality of Mary— 1940 Era

Girls (Left to Right): Beatrice Puetz,Eileen Mueller, Bernadette Bauml,Genevieve Bauer, Lizzie Zintel, MelStroeder, Theresa Puetz, Irene Puetz,Leona Koob

Boys Middle Row (Left to Right): CliffAlbers, Ralph Mueller, Wilfred Wisser,Arnold Mueller, Art Strueby, WalterStrueby

Front Row (Left to Right): Peter Stroeder,Johnny Stroeder, Arnold Schreiner, UrbanWourms

Marysburg represented at the 1960Northern Brier Playdowns byRay Puetz, Arnold Mueller,Dan Mueller and Lyle Puetz

Celebrate Christmas Eve Mass with usat Assumption Church

8:30 p.m.Traditional and German Christmas Carols

9:00 p.m.Mass with our parish priest Fr. Joseph Thangaraj

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Dear readers of The Marysburg Town Crier,

In future publications we would appreciate your assistance with the following:

1) death notifications in the Town Crier of former Marysburg residents

2) treasured memories of family in Marysburg

3) anyone with information/pictures to share about the history of the church — please forwardto Murray Puetz who is compiling a detailed history for next year’s publication.

Email: murray_bevpuetz@hotmail.com or Box 1541, Humboldt, SK S0K 2A0(all photos will be returned)

4) items of interest you would like to see in our paper

We welcome letters to the editor or any suggestions or items of interest for next year’s publi-cation.

Please send any correspondence concerning the Town Crier to:

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Humboldt & District Sports Hall of Fame “Night of Champions” Induction Dinner honoured Isidore Strueby as he was inducted under the Builder category forthe sport of baseball. Isidore was born September 29, 1929 at Marysburg, SK. He joined the Marysburg Royals in 1947 at the age of 18. He was renowned for histerrific defensive outfield skills with the Royals as he helped them achieve success as they competed against teams throughout central Saskatchewan. After hisplaying days were over he coached his sons, Wayne and Dave, in minor baseball and in 1980 took over as coach/manager of the Royals from his brother Sylvester,winning the North Central Baseball League title nine times. In 1989, Isidore received the NCBL Presidents Award for promoting baseball and in 1990 was namedthe Saskatchewan Baseball Association Manager of the Year. In 2000 he was inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in the Family Category withthe Strueby Family as well as an individual induction in 2005 in the Player/Builder category.He retired in 1995 after 52 years with the Marysburg Royals. Since then Isidore and his wife Anne have travelled many miles watching the Royals compete as

their son Wayne has taken over the reins of coaching and seven of their grandsons are on the roster.

Humboldt & District Sports Hall of Fame

Isidore’s son and grandsons — present-day members of the RoyalsFrom Left to Right, Back Row – Grandsons Aaron, Geoff, Mathew and son WayneFrom Left to Right, Front Row – Grandsons Shaun, Curtis, Paul and Luke

Isidore Strueby

A SALUTE TO VOLUNTEERS

Do all you can with what you have, in the time you have, in the place you are.Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.Volunteers are seldom paid; not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.A sincere THANK YOU to all the dedicated volunteers who give countless hours of their time, energy, talents and resources to keep our wonderfulAssumption Church standing proud!WISHING EVERYONE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PEACEFUL AND JOYOUS NEW YEAR!!

Royals Notes...Cole Bauml, son of Ron & Joy,received a baseball scholarship and isattending Trinidad State College inColorado.

The Royals say THANK YOU to allbusinesses and individuals for their sponsorship ofthe 2011 baseball season, from league to Westerns.Your support was greatly appreciated.