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DAVIDSON—In a few years the panorama along Railway Street will be much improved thanks to the addition of 10 new trees.

Last Wednesday, Davidson’s Communities in Bloom committee oversaw the planting of 10 Brandon elms. The trees are 10 to 12 feet tall, but with proper care, the fast growing tree should provide the stately shade canopy associated with varieties of the American elm. The Brandon elm is a more compact selection of American elm and is tolerant to most urban situations including air pollutions and salt.

Communities in Bloom used its grant from the Town of Davidson to buy and pay for the planting of the trees. The trees were purchased from Doug Bartel, who runs Copper Lake Trees in Drake. He was in town Wednesday planting the trees with help from Stuart Dougan of Communities in Bloom.

The trees were watered well after they were planted. Communities in Bloom’s summer worker Mark Rettger is tasked with keeping the trees well hydrated to give them a good start.

Given the extreme heat of recent days, all trees need a good drink, particularly because many trees are stressed from last year’s dry conditions.

Bartel advises people to water their trees and shrubs sooner than later. He says trees should receive a heavy watering now so they will have a sufficient drink before they go dormant for the winter.

According to the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Bioresources, the best way to help trees and shrubs is to:

• Apply mulch around trees and shrubs;
• If a mature tree is drought-stressed, water deeply but infrequently. One inch of water applied every week at the drip line is best. Newly transplanted trees require more frequent watering until they are established.

• Choose drought-resistant trees for dry areas.

DAVIDSON—Craik RCMP are seeking the public’s help to find the culprits behind break and enters and thefts in Davidson in recent weeks.

The most recent occurred Aug. 7 or 8, when someone broke into Panther Pool.

RCMP report that sometime during the night of Aug. 7 or early morning hours of Aug. 8, the pool was broken into. About $140 worth of pop and candy items were stolen. Also, a fridge drawer and plastic tote were taken. A lock was cut and a door was badly damaged during this break and enter.

Fire Hall entered

In the early hours of Monday, July 30 the Davidson Fire Hall was broken into. The Suspect(s) entered the Fire Hall by breaking into a side door and then stole some items before leaving the premises.

Davidson Fire Chief Clayton Schilling said this was the first time the fire hall has been broken into. Aside from a couple of cans of Sprite, the volunteer fire department didn’t lose any equipment.

The firefighting equipment didn’t appear to be the target.

The ambulance service, which leases a bay in the hall, reported of some stolen items.

Adrian Schmiedge said a storage locker was broken into and damaged. Some blister packs of mild pain relief medication stored in the cabinet were taken.

He said the blister packs contained Aspirin and Tylenol. He said about 10 packs were taken.

If the culprit(s) were looking for something stronger, they went away empty handed.

Schmiedge said emergency medical services does not store narcotics in the fire hall.

The ambulance, which is kept locked in the fire hall, wasn’t damaged.

Business Break in

Earlier in July, on Saturday, July 14 at 3:18 a.m. Craik RCMP responded to a commercial alarm at a business on the 600 block of Railway Avenue.

An exterior door to the business was forced open and the suspect(s) made their way through the business.

A small amount of money was stolen.

Police ask that anyone with information about these or any other crimes to contact Craik RCMP at 306-734-5200 or call Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Moose Jaw RCMP are asking the public for their assistance for the following theft: Between the evening of Aug. 7 and the morning of Aug. 8, an outbuilding on a rural property north of Moose Jaw was broken into and several items were stolen. The stolen items were mainly tools/farming equipment including a Trimble autosteer.

If you have information regarding this or any other crime, please contact Moose Jaw RCMP at 306-691-4670 or if you have information and you wish to remain anonymous in your reporting, please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477.