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Davidson, Obituary

Kochendorfer, Doris

Doris passed away peacefully at the age of 81 on Friday, March 2, 2018 at St. Paul’s Hospital in Saskatoon. Doris was a devout follower of Jesus, loving wife, caring mother, fun grandmother, sister, auntie, mentor and friend. She enjoyed being with her family, working in the community and serving in her church as a volunteer. She is remembered by everyone who knew her as a very joyful, loving and encouraging person.

Doris was born in Penticton, British Columbia on July 13, 1936 to Samuel & Elizabeth Klettke who were faithful followers of Jesus. She was the youngest of six children, and grew up with her family on an orchard in the Okanagan. She was very close in age to her youngest brother David; they were inseparable. Her favourite sport was basketball. She began her work career as a bookkeeper where she met and married Gordon Coldwell, living in the Williams Lake area. They raised four children throughout B.C. She continued throughout her adult life as a secretary in elementary, middle and high schools. In 1976 her husband Gordon suddenly passed away.

Several years later, Doris met Carl at a Full Gospel Businessmen’s Convention in Kelowna B.C. She made the decision to get baptized and declare her faith in Jesus. After marrying Carl and moving to Saskatchewan she worked for Walter Murray Collegiate in Saskatoon, Rural Municipality and the school district office in Davidson. Her unashamed faith continued throughout her whole life. What were some of Doris’s favourite things? Gospel Jamborees, watching programs like Time to Sing and 100 Huntley Street, camping in any form, Hawaii’s sandy beaches and oceans, reading her Bible and a good novel in one sitting, prayer, interceding on behalf of anyone who needed Jesus’ touch or help. Anytime Doris could get her family together, this was the best. And of course, as you all know, a neighbour dropping in for coffee and treats, could come at any time!

Doris is survived by: Carl Ernest her husband of 38 years; her four children, Carrie, Valerie, Jackie, and David; her step-daughter, Melody (Doris was pre-deceased by her step-son, Morley); her children’s spouses, Ralph, Phil, Robin and Clayton; her grandchildren, Andy, Jeanie, Niki, Katie, Jonathan, Jennifer, Jasper, Ashley, Curtis, Kyle, their spouses and Percy; her loving great-grandchildren, Levi, Halle, Tyson, Jazzi, Devo, Liam, Tristan, Kingston, Ella, Logan, Ethan, Aiden, Carter, Vander, Arlen, Hudson, and Hannah; her older sisters, Lydia and Margaret; her cousin Evelyn; many nieces and nephews. She is pre-deceased by her brothers Albert, David and sister Jean. She will be greatly missed by each and every one.

“Her children stand and bless her. Her husband praises her: There are many virtuous and capable women in the world, but you surpass them all!” Proverbs 31: 28-29 (NLT)

 In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: Sparrow House, Next Step Ministries (Phil & Jackie Reimer); CLIMB Intercultural Society – Got Game (Chia Ashton); Davidson Health Centre. A Celebration of the life of Doris Kochendorfer was held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday March 10, 2017 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 417 Lincoln St, Davidson, SK S0G 1A0. Pastor Ralph Peters of Elim Church in Saskatoon presided. Viewing was held at the church from 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. with interment following the service at Davidson Community Cemetery. A luncheon reception was at 3:30 p.m. at the Sacred Heart Parish Hall. Hanson’s Funeral Home of Davidson in care of arrangements.

Davidson, Imperial, Loreburn, Sports, Strongfield

Atheltes have amazing time at Sask. Winter Games

Strongfield’s Alyssa Glubis, 16, competes in badminton at the Saskatchewan Winter Games in North Battleford.
Imperial’s Trevor Mooney and Chantelle Remlinger competed in target shooting at the Saskatchewan Winter Games.

By Tara de Ryk

Strongfield’s Alyssa Glubis and Imperial’s Chantelle Remlinger had the time of their lives Feb. 18 to 24 in North Battleford.

The high school students were amongst the province’s top young athletes competing in the Saskatchewan Winter Games.

They were members of Team Prairie Central, representing this district at the games.

Chantelle, 17, a Grade 11 student at Imperial School, competed in target shooting. She is new to target shooting, having taken up the sport three months before the games.

Chantelle said she had gone to the games hoping to do well and maybe bring home a medal.

She achieved this goal, winning silver in the target shooting team air pistol mixed event.

She was paired with 14-year-old Seth Norman of Martensville. Chantelle said they had never shot together before the games, but their combination paid off.

They each had to shoot 40 shots individually in a specific time limit to make it to the finals.

Trevor Mooney also competed at the winter games in target shooting. The 15-year-old Imperial School student finished fifth in the air rifle mixed team event and he finished eighth in the air rifle open and the air rifle super final events.

He trains with Chantelle. They practise at the Imperial rink and are coached by coach Lowell Strauss, who was also at the games coaching Prairie Central’s target shooting team.

Also on Team Prairie Central was Alyssa Glubis who competed in badminton.

She just turned 16 and faced formidable opponents. Her competitors were 18 and 19 years of age and happened to be the best teenaged badminton players in the province. Her first match was against the reigning provincial champ.

“I’m pretty sure she’s back-to-back provincial champion,” Alyssa said.

Then she played the provincial silver medalist. This match was followed by a game against Saskatoon’s club champion.

Alyssa said she won some sets here and there, however, she was no serious threat to her seasoned competitors.

“I lost, but I had so much fun,” Alyssa said, urging other kids who get the opportunity to compete in the Saskatchewan Games to take it.

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Craik

Craik proposes property tax reform

CRAIK—Taxpayers in Craik, last Thursday had the chance to learn about proposed changes to Craik’s property tax system.

Craik town council had a public meeting to tell citizens about its intention to reform the property tax system to make it fairer for all property owners.

At its Feb. 15 meeting, Craik council approved, in principle, the implementation of a base property tax of $700 per year with a mill rate of 5.5. These rates will be applied to every residential property in town so that all properties are taxed the same.

If approved the change will increase municipal taxes for people who pay the lowest property taxes—mostly on vacant lots and older houses. People who pay the highest property taxes—those with newer houses—will see a reduction in their tax bills.

Currently Craik uses a minimum tax system.

Craik Mayor David Ashdown said the minimum tax system was implemented a number of years ago to discourage speculation and to encourage owners of vacant properties to make improvements and develop the lots. Ashdown said the minimum tax does not seem high enough to have this intended effect. He said it also does nothing to encourage people to make improvements to their properties that are close to the minimum tax because larger, improved homes receive higher assessment values resulting in higher property taxes.

The tax reforms were initiated after a delegation of 10 homeowners attended council’s meeting in December raising their concerns that due to reassessment, which is done every four years by the Saskatchewan Assessment Management Agency (SAMA), their property taxes went up considerably. The delegation consisted of people who own newer homes in the town. Ashdown said assessments went up on new properties while assessments went down on older home.

When it set the 2017 mill rate Ashdown said council tried to offset the increase in assessment values by lowering the mill rate from 13.85 to 12.85.

“It helped,” Ashdown said, but he said some property owners had a substantial increase.

“If you have 10 homeowners in a town our size coming forward with a concern you have to listen to them.”

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Dundurn

RM of of Dundurn to hold plebiscite on community complex

DUNDURN—Voters in the RM of Dundurn will be heading to the polls later this month to answer two questions concerning the construction of a multi-purpose community complex in the municipality.

At a special meeting Jan. 26, the RM of Dundurn council passed a bylaw to provide for a plebiscite on the question of building a recreational complex.

The two questions voters will answer are:

  • Do you support the construction of a multi-purpose community complex? Yes or No;
  • What is your preferred location in the RM? North end or Close to Town of Dundurn.

An advance poll is scheduled for March 24 with general voting taking place March 28 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the RM of Dundurn office in Dundurn. Results of the vote will be declared at 8:30 p.m. at the RM office on the 28th of March.

“In my mind, the biggest issue with the plebiscite is the wording of the questions,” said Glen Cline. He’s a resident of Division 2 in the RM.

He’s concerned that the plebiscite doesn’t give him an option to say he’s in favour of the complex if it’s built in the Town of Dundurn.

“Where is close to town? I phoned three councillors and asked them where ‘close to town’ is and no one could answer that,” Cline said.

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Bladworth, Davidson

Fishy Fundraiser nets $5,500 for Telemiracle

Children await for the fish to race at the Davidson Kinsmen Club’s Goldfish Races in Bladworth Feb. 24. The annual event raised $5,500 for Kinsmen Telemiracle.

BLADWORTH—The Davidson Kinsmen kicked off Telemiracle week on Feb. 24 with the 13th running of the Goldfish Races.

The annual event had people of all ages enjoying a meal of fish and chips cooked by the Bladworth Elks, followed by the popular goldfish auction and races.

The fish auction earned $5,500 for Kinsmen Telemiracle, which took place in Regina on the weekend.

The Elks served more than 125 orders of fish and chips.

The auction attracted lots of attention and plenty of speculation as people tried to outbid one another to acquire the fastest fish.

The athletes were picked out by Davidson Kinsmen Club member Gerrid Gust and his children at a Saskatoon pet store. The fishes’ pedigrees ranging from the feeder variety of goldfish up to more colourful specimens.

“The prettier ones seem to go for higher prices,” Gust said of results at the auction.

Their athletic ability, however, is questionable.

The Kinsmen don’t keep stats on the outcome of the races. Goldfish, it seems are unpredictable swimmers.

Some fish, perform poorly and don’t seem to get the hang of swimming to the other end of the eavestrough.

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Davidson

Agros bed push pops into Davidson for repairs

The U of S Agros bed push for Kinsmen Telemiracle rolled past Davidson last Friday, but not without stopping at Western Sales to make some repairs to the bed. A wheel broke off Thursday, a temporary repair was made to get the bed to Davidson Friday for further repairs. Every two years agriculture students from the U of S in Saskatoon push the bed to Regina to raise money for Telemiracle. As of noon Friday, they had raised $29,000, including a $500 donation from Western Sales, and were confident they’d reach their $30,000 goal.
(Leader photo by Tara de Ryk)