Sports

Cyclones win provincial “C” championship

The Davidson Cyclones senior men’s hockey team are provincial champions for the fourth year in a row after coming back to defeat the Hudson Bay Hunters 4-3 March 30 at the Davidson Rink to take the best-of-three provincial “C” finals series 2-0.

“We weren’t worried,” said Cyclones defenceman Chad Allan about Davidson going down 3-0 to Hudson Bay at the four-minute mark of the second period. “We felt if we could just get a couple goals we would be alright. Once we got those two quick goals (by forward Pat Cey with 11:25 remaining in the second and forward Steve DaSilva 14 seconds later) we had a pretty good feeling.”

Through the first 28 minutes of the game it appeared to the 300 fans that packed the Davidson Rink the Cyclones were going to be heading back to Hudson Bay the next night for a game three. Nothing seemed to be clicking for the home team as everything they threw at the Hunters net either went far wide or hit Hudson Bay goalie Derek Leidl.

But after the two quick goals, it was all Cyclones. The shots up to that point were 17-13 in favour of Hudson Bay. By the end of the game Davidson would get another 27 shots and third period goals by forward Carter Smith and the winner, for the second year in a row in the provincial “C” deciding game, by Colton Allan, with four minutes remaining in the third frame. The Hunters, on the other hand, seemed to lose all forward momentum by continually getting pressed into their own zone and only managed eight more shots through the final 32 minutes of the game with none being counted as a goal.

“You never like to go down 3-0, but we knew with past provincials when you get to the final both teams are going to be good and it’s going to be a tough game,” said Cyclones head coach Jason Shaw. “You have got to play 60 minutes and that is what we talked about after the first period. We were down 2-0, but if we kept on working we thought we could wear them down a bit and get some goals and turn things around.”

To read more please see the April 8 print edition of The Davidson Leader.

Kenaston

“Wynn Fairly” wrestles at Kenaston Place

Wrestling fans in Kenaston are set to be thrilled this Friday and Saturday as they watch local boy Wynn Fairly get ready to compete for the state title, but an underhanded manager of his rival has other ideas in mind.

The 2013 Kenaston Dinner Theatre is bringing “Wynn Fairly, Champeen Rasler!” to near sold-out audiences this weekend at Kenaston Place in an effort to raise funds for maintenance costs for the village hall. The comedy-melodrama is scheduled for two shows April 12 and 13 as part of Kenaston’s annual dinner theatre production, which will see over 70 volunteers cater to close to 250 patrons each night as they enjoy cocktails, dinner and dessert before being entertained by the Billy St. John play that features local actors in the production.

Melanie Kerpan, chairperson of the community dinner theatre, said the group hopes to raise between $5,000 and $6,000 over the two nights for the “upkeep” of Kenaston Place. She said the annual spring fund-raiser, which has been held for over 15 years, will have 30 tables spread before the stage with the eight spectators seated at each table being treated to a catered meal by Well Seasoned along with hors-d’oeuvres and desserts provided by members of the community before the play begins.

“We’ve had a really great response in the past (with the dinner theatre) and people keep coming back for it,” said Kerpan, noting tickets are pretty much sold out for the Saturday showing, but there are some still available for Friday night. “We have groups from both Davidson and Outlook who like to come here and enjoy it as well.”

To read more please see the April 8 print edition of The Davidson Leader.

Obituary

Fenty
Dorothy Dean Fenty (Dixon) passed away at St. Paul’s Hospital on March 28, 2013. She was born in Melaval, Saskatchewan on July 29, 1928 to George and Margaret Dixon, and is predeceased by her husband John Fenty, two sisters, and four brothers. Dorothy will be sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her son George (Debbie) Fenty of Saskatoon, brother Ian Dixon of Moose Jaw, sister-in-law Shirley Dixon of Sylvan Lake, Alta., as well as many nieces and nephews. In keeping with Dorothy’s request, there will be no funeral service. A private burial will take place at the family plot in Rosedale Cemetery, Moose Jaw. George and Debbie are grateful to Jan Bennetto and her care home staff for their compassion and care over the past four-and-a-half years, and to the wonderful nurses on 5th Floor Medicine, St. Paul’s Hospital. For those wishing, memorial donations can be made in Dorothy’s name and may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society of Saskatchewan, 1405 Faulkner Crescent, Saskatoon, S7L 3R5. Arrangements are entrusted to Acadia-McKague’s Funeral Centre (955-1600)

Obituary

Amundrud, Chris

Amrud
Christina Amrud of Davidson, Sask. passed away at the Davidson Health Centre on March 18, 2013 at the age of 85 years. Chris had been ill for about one year.
Christina was born in Poland on Nov. 7, 1927.
Chris married Orvald Amrud on Nov. 29, 1946. Orvald passed away in 1994.
Christina’s children are Gary Amrud of Davidson, Gayle (Andre) Deschamps of Ottawa, Susan Amrud (Dick Scott) of Regina and Cindy (Bob) Shorter of Saskatoon. Christina is also survived by her sister Irene Griffith of Toronto, Ont.; sisters-in-law Minnie Kimball of Hanley and Ida Barlow of Davidson; and brother-in-law Alvin Amrud of Saskatoon.
Christina attended the Saskatoon Business College and worked as a secretary at the Davidson Co-op, lawyers’ office and doctors’ office.
Christina was a member of the United Church and took part in the Rebekah’s.
She and Dad enjoyed bowling and golfing. Chris loved to travel and spend time with her six grandchildren.
Christina’s funeral was on March 22, 2013 at 11 a.m. in the Davidson United Church with Rev. Diane Eurig officiating. The choir was in attendance. Pallbearers were Lance Barlow, Steven Barlow, Cory Chomyshen, Paul Chomyshen, Kim Sampson and Donald Sampson.
Interment was at the Davidson Cemetery.
Hanson’s Funeral Services were in care of arrangements.

Davidson

Playschool enters world of visual arts

Davidson Playschool students are entering the world of visual arts this spring thanks to a recently received $4,180 Creative Partnerships Explorations grant.

Terra Fazakas, grants representative with the Davidson Playschool Association, said they are putting the grant money towards bringing visual artist Derek Pho to the classroom in early May to help the 42 kids who attend the playschool to create a papier måché project. She said the two-, three- and four-year-old students would compile the hands-on piece into a larger-than-life local wildlife animal.

“Our focus is going to be on sustainability,” said Fazakas. “It’s got an environmental twist and it’ll be how the community interacts with your surroundings. It’ll be an animal that is local to Saskatchewan in our area that’s native in a local environment.”

Fazakas said the project is still in the development stage, but what would likely happen is the kids would create small shapes individually before combining them to make a bigger shape. She said the playschool, which is located in a room at Davidson School, would have the artist come in for two days to work with the students and give them directions on how to build the papier måché animal.

This is the first time the Davidson Playschool Association has been awarded a Creative Partnerships Explorations grant. The grant program’s mandate is to explore how the visual arts can enhance environmental stewardship within the classroom and funding partners include the Saskatchewan Arts Board, SaskCulture Inc., Saskatchewan Lotteries and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education.

“We hope to do more (Creative Partnerships Explorations projects) in the future,” said Fazakas. “This one is actually geared towards communities. We hope to be involving local businesses and local groups and volunteers from the town for recyclable donations to help build the structure.”

Davidson

Davidson Communities in Bloom enter into non-competitive judging category to grade “health” of town

Communities in Bloom has entered into a non-competitive judging category that will grade the “overall health” of the entire community of Davidson.

Erin Gust, treasurer of Communities in Bloom, said judges from the provincial organization of Communities in Bloom would head to town this summer to rate the beauty of various attractions in Davidson. She said the community as a whole and all community groups would be rated in order to give Communities in Bloom a “benchmark” of what the beautification of the town is and what they would need to improve on.

“What (the judges) do is they provide you with an evaluation report and there is eight key criteria that they look at,” said Gust. “There is tidiness, tree and urban forest management, landscaped areas, floral design, turf and ground cover, environmental awareness, community involvement and natural and cultural heritage conservation.”

Gust said items such as the new planters that are located throughout the town, the new garbage cans on Washington Avenue, the parks, playground, library, landfill and the reverse osmosis water system are some of the things the provincial Communities in Bloom judges will be grading. She said Davidson would not be competing against other towns in the judging, but Communities in Bloom will still put in the extra effort once the snow melts to make sure everything is as beautiful as can be.

“We don’t have an exact plan set out yet, but we definitely would like our town to look as good as it can look,” she said. “We’ll be talking to businesses and talking to other community groups and just make sure everybody is on side.”

To read more please see the April 1 print edition of The Davidson Leader.

The Davidson Leader, Davidson, Saskatchewan