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Cyclones advance to second round

With the first round of the Long Lake Hockey League (LLHL) and provincial “C” playoffs behind them, the Davidson Cyclones senior men’s hockey team is set to face off with opponents much more difficult to handle.

The Cyclones recently made short work of the Nokomis Chiefs in the first round of the LLHL playoffs beating the club two games to nothing in a three-game series. The first round of provincials last week against the Loreburn 19ers wasn’t much different as Davidson crushed their neighbour to the west by a total of 17 goals to three in a two-game total goals wins series.

Now it gets interesting.

The Cyclones (13-9 during the regular season, finishing third in the LLHL standings) will face the LeRoy Braves (13-7-0-2, second in the LLHL) in the second round of the LLHL playoffs. In the second round of the provincial playoffs, Davidson is taking to the ice against the Kyle Elks (17-2-0-1 in the Sask. Valley Hockey League) in a rematch of the provincial “C” championships of last season.

“It’s going to be a tough series (against LeRoy),” said Jason Shaw, head coach of the Cyclones. “They’re a good hockey team. Hopefully we get some guys back and give them a go. With playing them and Kyle, they are both good teams, so we’ll have to play well to beat them, but I think we have as good a chance as any.”

Shaw said the club would have to get some players back from injuries and suspensions as well as just ice a full lineup if they hope to have a chance against LeRoy and Kyle.

Davidson has failed so far throughout the season at times to dress the needed, at least, nine forwards and five defencemen to make a good showing in tough games.

Cyclones forward Pat Cey is expected back for the second game against the Elks Feb. 22 at the Davidson Rink, but Kevin Johnson’s status is still up in the air. Johnson received an indefinite suspension after a fight in the 19ers game and it is not known when he might be allowed back.

As for injuries, Cyclones captain and second leading scorer Derek Allan is still out with a knee injury and there is no timetable for his return.

“We’re had to move some defencemen up to forward (against Nokomis Feb. 12) because of injuries and suspensions,” said Shaw. “We’re just trying to put together the best lineup we can and see how it goes.”

The two-game provincial “C” total goals wins series against the Elks goes this week, while there is no schedule set for the Cyclones three-game series against the Braves as of yet.

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Davidson Optimist Dance Club has a home to call its own

Fifty years in, dance in Davidson finally has a home to call its own.

The Davidson Optimist Dance Club (DODC) moved into their two new dance studios located in the basement of the Davidson Library on Washington Avenue this past October after spending the previous six months first investigating the structure and then renovating the former Davidson School Division office space.

Vonné Johnson, president of DODC, said the 83 dance students who train at the club in the disciplines of ballet, point, jazz, hip hop, tap and lyrical can thank the generous support of the many volunteers who helped transform the offices into the two studios as well as the donations that came in from members of the community to help pay for the needed repairs.

“This is the first time since Davidson (first) had dance in the 1960s that we have our own space,” said Johnson. “We’ve always relied on using the school or using churches, so it’s nice to have our own space where we don’t have to pack everything up (after classes finish).”

Johnson said the volunteers and paid professionals took out a few walls, insulated the ceiling to keep music from reaching the upstairs library and put in two different types of flooring among other things to get the space workable for its dancers after Davidson town council first let the club go ahead with renovations of the basement last March. She said they have also installed mirrors to enlarge the space and cleaned and painted the basement rooms to “give it some colour and some life” in an effort to inspire the dancers.

The DODC offers 30 different classes to its dance students, who range in age from four to 17, on three nights a week from the beginning of September to its final recital on April 14. The club also participates in various competitions during the spring months against other dance clubs.

To read more please see the Feb. 18 print edition of The Davidson Leader.

Obituary

Walker, Darlene

Walker, Darlene Sandra

May 20, 1948 – February 10, 2013

 

 

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and dear friend to many.

Surrounded by her family, Darlene passed away peacefully after a short battle with cancer. Darlene and Wayne were married on March 19, 1966 and made their home in Hanley. Darlene worked as an administrator for the R.M. of Rosedale for 36 years, retiring in 2009.

Darlene was active in her community, auditing books for many different organizations. She enjoyed gardening, coffee with friends and playing cards with her grandchildren. She was a great baker and anyone fortunate enough to have tasted her homemade buns can attest to this! She also enjoyed “road trips” going to the farm at Hawarden to “check the crops”.

Darlene was predeceased by her parents and father-in-law. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband Wayne, her loving children Tracy (Tod) and Trent (Christine). She was a proud grandmother to Alix, Austin, Brandon, Nicholas and Tyler.

She will be dearly missed by her sisters Darcia MacGillivray (Bill – deceased), Valerie Persoage (Randy), Lorna Swanson (Bill) and Connie Chuley (Garth). She will also be missed by her mother-in-law Gwen Walker, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other family members and friends.

At Darlene’s request a private family service was held. A time of lunch and fellowship took place at the Hanley Community Hall at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 16, 2013.

Interment to follow at a later date.

For friends so wishing, memorial donations in memory of Darlene may be directed to the Hanley United Church or the Hanley Centennial Hall Fund.

Hanson’s Funeral Home of Davidson was in care of arrangements.

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Kenaston puts a stop to speeding

Slow down is the message concerned residents of Kenaston are trying to get across to speeders in their community, but not all Kenastonians seem to be taking kindly to the means.

Carmen Fowler, administrator of Kenaston, said the village has recently installed three new four-way stops, one on 3rd Street at the first block coming into Kenaston and two on 2nd Street about two blocks apart, to go along with their original four-way stop near Kenaston School in an effort to prevent a possible accident involving a speeding car and children heading to class.

“We had a lot of speeders going downtown, so it’s basically to slow people down because there is a crosswalk where kids go across Main Street (3rd Street),” said Fowler. “There is a hill where you come into town and you go up that hill to get downtown. Kids cross there that go to school, so we wanted to slow people down before they go to that street and possibly hit kids because the kids can’t see the traffic very well there.”

Fowler said 2nd Street comes off Highway 11 just as 3rd Street does and they have been getting complaints from residents about people speeding on it as well, so that is why they decided to erect two four-way stops there too.

“People come off the highway and they keep going,” she said. “They don’t slow down because they can curve coming into town off the highway. This way we’re hoping that it’ll slow them down because they know there is a stop sign there now.”

The decision to put up the stop signs was made by the previous village council headed by former Mayor Dan O’Handley, but current Mayor ML Whittles agrees entirely with the stop signs and said “they are not being removed” despite some opposition from residents unhappy with the new stops.

“We have that hill and (the RCMP) were clocking people at around 80 to 100 kilometres at times going down Main Street,” said Whittles, noting it’s a 40 km an hour limit. “It is a means of safety.”

The new stop signs were recently brought up at a community meeting held Jan. 29 at Kenaston Place by some residents wary of the change, but Fowler said putting up the signs was a council decision in an effort to make the community safer and people unhappy with the change need to recognize that.

To read more please see the Feb. 11 print edition of The Davidson Leader.

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Physiotherapist offers services to Davidson

Got a sore back, neck or shoulder? Rejoice! Your salvation is at hand.

Trevor Donald, practising physiotherapist and acupuncturist, opened up a practice Jan. 25 in Davidson at the Robinson Block, located at 702 Railway Street, and will be providing services to people of all ages on Fridays of each week.

Donald, who has been practising physiotherapy for 11 years, said his area of expertise is determining movement pattern problems and developing corrective strategies, especially if it is anything that is an ongoing problem or a repetitive strain problem. He said his work on back, shoulder and neck pain most applies to people who have a muscular or skeletal problem that stems from anything including car accidents to work and sports injuries.

“I try and figure out where the problem is in the movement pattern that is creating that issue,” said Donald. “Some of them are a little more clear cut. You get some where somebody had a car accident and hurt their neck or they’re playing hockey and pulled their groin. The repetitive ones are more correcting the movement patterns.”

He said the acupuncture services he provides will release endorphins in the body, “which are your body’s natural painkillers,” treating muscle tightness. Blood flow improvement and nerve stimulation are also an advantage to the “dry needling” technique he practices.

“You don’t have to have a physician referral (to get services),” said Donald. “The only reason somebody might need it is through their health plan or their group insurance.  Sometimes they require the physician referral, but actually coming and seeing a physio (therapist), you don’t need one.”

A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, Donald currently practices four days a week in Saskatoon at Flaman Physiotherapy and decided to dedicate his off day to physiotherapy in Davidson and area earlier this year. He said there were no services available before he came, so he thought providing physiotherapy and acupuncture services here would help anyone looking for help without having to travel to the city.

“With physio, we do a lot of exercise prescription as well,” he said. “It gives people exercises to work on or will help them with their gym or training program and that’s to design (the gym program) and progress as well. Physio involves a lot of the exercise component.”

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Cyclones rout Chiefs and 19ers in first round of league and provincial playoffs

The Davidson Cyclones senior men’s hockey team are 2-0 in playoff action, beating the Nokomis Chiefs 8-2 last Tuesday in their first Long Lake Hockey League (LLHL) playoff game and the Loreburn 19ers 10-0 a day later in their first provincial “D” playoff match.

“It is what it is,” said Jason Shaw, head coach of the Cyclones. “We won’t play the same style as we do against Nokomis and Loreburn as we do against LeRoy (the Cyclones next opponent if they beat the Chiefs) and probably Kyle (their likely competition in the next round of provincials). We just have to get through these games and hopefully we can get everybody back and healthy and make a good run.”

The Cyclones game against the Chiefs started slow and somehow seemed to get slower, but that’s expected when only the Chiefs can only dress 10 guys for the game and the Cyclones just 11. In a first period that saw the clubs exchange one goal apiece, everybody seemed tired–the players, the fans and the officials.

Davidson broke out for five more goals in the second to Nokomis’s one, bringing the score to an out-of-reach 6-2, but that had more to do with the sloppy play of the Chiefs than with any expertise on the Cyclones part. Missed pass after missed pass was the order of the night.

“Pretty much it’s been the same all year (for us),” said Chiefs head coach Adam Hendry. “We were short benched and didn’t really have a good start and their top line took control of the game. We probably just got tired of chasing them around all night.”

Full lineups were at hand for the Cyclones-19ers game and the game did have a faster pace than the night before, but the end result was pretty much the same.

To read more please see the Feb. 11 print edition of The Davidson Leader.