The community will gather Dec. 11 to celebrate the inaugural lighting of Davidson’s Memory Bulb Tree.
Davidson’s public works department, with the aid of the town’s bucket truck, was perched high in the sky last Wednesday, stringing lights atop the tall evergreen tree beside Davidson’s town hall.
At 7 p.m. next Wednesday, the memory bulbs will be lit and the names of the people for whom the bulbs were purchased will be read aloud. After this, everyone is invited into the town hall to enjoy fellowship, Christmas music and refreshments of coffee, hot chocolate and cookies.
The aim is to have a simple festive gathering where people may gather and share the community spirit, says Erin Gust, of Davidson’s Communities in Bloom committee.
People may purchase a bulb on the string of lights as a tribute to someone. Some bulbs are being bought in memory of a loved one or friend who has passed away. Others are being bought to signify an individual who is special or important in someone’s life.
The memory bulb tree is a joint fund-raiser for Communities in Bloom and the new swimming pool fund.
Davidson’s Communities in Bloom committee borrowed the idea from Dundurn where last year more than 900 light bulbs were purchased, setting the town’s spruce tree aglow and helping raise $20,000 towards building a new fire hall.
Davidson hopes its tree will similarly light up the night sky as people consider buying a bulb for a loved one this Christmas
There is still time to buy a memory bulb. They are available for purchase at the town office, local businesses and from members of Communities in Bloom and the swimming pool facility committee.
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Pavelich
The peaceful death of Mrs. Emelia “Amy” Caroline Pavelich (nee Schneider), 82 years of St. Mary’s Villa, Humboldt and formerly of Davidson and Bladworth, occurred on Monday, November 18, 2013. Amy was born on May 14, 1931 at Allan to Michael and Catherine (nee Feist) Schneider. She grew up in a family of nine and attended Limestone Hill School. Following her education, she worked at domestic jobs for various families in the area. Amy met Lawrence Pavelich at a dance in Allan and they were married on October 16, 1950 in Seltz, Sask. Their only son, Peter was born in the same house in which Amy had been born. They operated a mixed farm in the Bladworth area. Amy loved gardening and tending to her many beautiful flowers, especially her red poppies, which were not only decorative but used in her baking as well. She was gifted at cooking and baking, with her specialties being buns, apple pies, kooka, cinnamon buns and perogies. Peter remembers coming home from school almost daily to a freshly baked apple pie. Amy enjoyed crocheting, making afghans and doilies. She was very meticulous with her cleaning and she kept their home spotless. Amy was a statistician, keeping accurate records of the weather for many years. She was vocal about her political views, writing many letters to the government officials, feeling that you couldn’t be heard, if you didn’t write. She also filled many little books with the many poems she wrote over the years. Amy and Lawrence loved to dance, belonging to several dance clubs and attending dances throughout the province. In 1995, they retired to Davidson, where they lived for 12 years before moving to Humboldt. In January 2013, due to Alzheimer’s, she made the move to St. Mary’s Villa. Amy’s family meant everything to her, they may have been few in number but they shared a very special bond. Amy will be lovingly remembered and sadly missed by her husband of 63 years, Lawrence Pavelich; son Peter (Debra) Pavelich; granddaughter Carla (Michael) Barlage and children Logan, Noah and Paige; and grandson Cory (Janelle) Pavelich and children Carter and Kenzie, all of Humboldt; two brothers and two sisters: Pius Schneider of Aberdeen, SD, Marcella Mitzel of Sunnyside, WA, Terri (Ed) Haberman of Victoria, B.C., and Lawrence (Kaye) Schneider of Stony Plain, Alta.; sister-in-law Grace Schneider; in-laws of the Pavelich family, Vincent (Pat) Pavelich and Shirley (Dale) Weisner, all of Kenaston; and numerous nieces and nephews. Amy was predeceased by her parents, Michael and Catherine Schneider; brothers and sisters: Andrew (Shirley) Schneider, Elizabeth (Ken) Christopher, Ray (Lucy) Schneider and Jerome Schneider; brothers and sisters-in-law: Pete Mitzel, Francis (Jim) Irvin, Mary (John) Howard, Ann Pavelich, John Pavelich, Helen (Bill) Kardish, Joe (Mary) Pavelich, Steve Pavelich and Andrew Pavelich. The Funeral Mass was held on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, Humboldt celebrated by Fr. Gregory Roth. Interment followed at the St. Augustine Parish Cemetery. Memorial donations in Amy’s memory may be directed to the St. Mary’s Villa Foundation. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Malinoski & Danyluik Funeral Home, Humboldt (306-682-1622).