With paint roller at the ready, Don Bessey of Roughcut Enterprises was busy working in the hall painting. Roughcut Enterprises also installed the ceiling grid for acoustic tiles.
BLADWORTH—Works is progressing on renovations to the Bladworth Hall.
Community volunteers and local contractors have been hard at work fixing up the interior and exterior of the community hall.
Most recently, Groute Construction installed new soffit and fascia and Edwards Cabinet Works put in a new door and new windows.
On the inside, Roughcut Enterprises was busy painting the interior walls and installing a ceiling grid for acoustic ceiling tiles.
Diakow Plumbing and Heating will be replacing the furnace, as well.
The Bladworth hall committee reports that donations received to date have covered all expenses associated with the interior work. If work proceeds as well as it has, they hope the inside will be done by April 14 for the Bladworth Elks Steak Fry.
The ringman keeps an eye out for bids a the Palmer Charolais bull sale.
By Tara de Ryk
BLADWORTH—Over 100 bulls were sold in a few hours at the Palmer Charolais with Nielson Land & Cattle Co. Bull Sale on March 12, culminating weeks of work and effort.
Buyers from near and far filled the bleachers set up in the shop at Palmer Charolais’ farm west of Bladworth. Others submitted their bids online or phoned them in.
It was a good turnout that created an exciting atmosphere as auctioneer Brent Carey talked up the bulls with colourful descriptions such as “Here’s a bull made for travel. He’s got a wheelbase. Wow!” and then rattled off the prices as the ring men kept track of the bids.
Carey even broke his gavel, when emphasizing the “sold” status of a two-year-old Charolais bull that goes by the name HVA Vermont.
This has become a yearly event and is the seventh time Palmer Charolais of Bladworth and Nielson Land & Cattle Co. of Craik have teamed up to sell their purebred bulls.
Helge and Candace By of By Livestock managed the sale for them.
Before the auction Leah Herback of Palmer Charolais thanked everyone for coming out and for supporting the sale.
“The guys have been working seven days a week to make this happen,” Leah said, acknowledging the efforts of family and friends who worked long hours to get ready for the sale.
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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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Wayne Hodgins (far right), on behalf of Davidson Kinsmen Club, presents a $10,000 cheque to Bladworth Hall Committee members Barb Cerniuk and Paul Chomyshen of the Bladworth Elks. (Contributed photo)
BLADWORTH—Efforts to repair and renovate the Bladworth Hall were bolstered last week thanks to a $10,000 donation from the Davidson Kinsmen Club.
Wayne Hodgins, on behalf of the local Kinsmen, presented a $10,000 cheque to Hall committee members Barb Cerniuk and Paul Chomyshen in support of the project. Hodgins said it’s the Kinsmen’s mandate to help out in the community as need arises.
Providing monetary assistance for repairs to the Bladworth community hall is such a need.
Last Wednesday workers continued repairs to the hall that were kicked off with a work bee on Jan. 6. The most recent work included structural repairs to a broken beam that supports the floor as well as replacing floor joists where needed.
Also last week, Roughcut Enterprises started working on drywall repairs.
This work will not interfere with the Kinsmen Club’s Goldfish Races, a fun fundraiser that’s become an annual tradition at the Bladworth Hall. The event is scheduled for Feb. 24.
Repairs to the hall were necessary so the building can continue to serve as a gathering place for community events put on by the Bladworth Elks and service clubs such as the Kinsmen. As well, the building is used for family reunions, funerals and even serves as a polling station.
After the Goldfish Races, the next big event is the Elks’ annual steak fry in April.
Lyle Kowalski, a member of the Bladworth Elks and of the hall committee, says the Elks and Kinsmen have worked on projects together in the past and hope to do more in the future. The community appreciates the Kinsmen’s generosity.
The Bladworth Hall Committee has awarded a contract to Grout Construction to fix the building’s soffit and fascia to improve the building’s ventilation. This work will begin once weather improves.
The committee welcomes more donations as they plan to upgrade doors, windows and the exterior cladding.
Kowalski said they will also apply a fresh coat of paint to the interior, making it a desirable place to hold family functions.
Anyone who wishes to make a donation may contact Kowalski at 306-567-7605.
Jim Cross performs a Rodney Dangerfield impression on the stage during Bladworth Variety Night at the village hall in this 2007 file photo.
By Joel van der Veen
BLADWORTH — They’ve only just begun, but efforts to renovate the Bladworth Hall are already paying off — at least in terms of its aroma.
Volunteers gathered at the hall last weekend for an intensive work bee, with the goal of removing surface mould from both the basement and ceiling.
Lyle Kowalski, who serves on the hall committee, said the smell inside has improved noticeably as a result.
“It’s a much nicer, fresher smell,” said Kowalski. “We must be on the right track.”
The committee is planning several major upgrades for the hall, which has served as a meeting place for Bladworth and area residents for decades.
Their first goal is to install a suspended ceiling, in both the original hall and the seating area in the newer part. Acoustic tile will be used, in hopes of addressing the noise issues that have plagued the facility in the past.
Down the road, the hall committee plans to replace the furnace, siding, doors and windows.
An immediate need is to improve the ventilation in the attic, which is believed to be the culprit responsible for the mould.
“It wasn’t done properly in the first place,” explained Kowalski. “It wasn’t allowed to breathe.”
This will involve the addition of new vents, as well as replacing the soffit on the eaves.
Larry John Cardinal passed away suddenly on November 30, 2017 at the young age of 65. Larry was a man of many passions. You could find him throughout the year dropping a line in the water waiting to catch the big one. During the fall he could not wait to get out to help with the harvest. He enjoyed being out in the golden sun working the fields with his family.
Larry’s biggest passion was his family. He leaves behind his best friend, his fishing and hunting partner and the biggest love of his life, his wife of 36 years Lorriane Cardinal. Larry also leaves behind two sons who share in his passion. He leaves behind Michael (Teresa) Cardinal and Rodney (Julie) Cardinal. His three grandchildren were his biggest pride in life. He was very proud to be a grandfather and loved Danika, April and Austin with all his heart. Larry came from a very large close-knit family who spent many holidays, reunions, fishing and hunting trips together. He leaves behind his brothers Walter (Darlene) Cardinal, Mark (Gaylene) Cardinal, Frank (Elaine) Cardinal, his sisters Amber (David) Greene, Nadine (Dwight) Gartner, Iris (Byron) Greene, Inez and her partner Paulette and Indira (Grady) Goodman, Helen and her partner Dan, and Sandra Bast. He also leaves behind many dear brothers- and sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, great-nephews and -nieces. His companion and furry sidekick Patch will miss him greatly.
Larry is predeceased by his parents Tony and Doris Cardinal, his mother- and father-in-law Mary and Herman Skalicky and granddaughter Autumn Cardinal. Larry’s motto was WIN which stood for “What’s Important Now”. Larry wore a WIN band on his wrist every day to remind himself and for him to remind others of this.
An interment will take place at a later date in July 2018 at the Bladworth Cemetery.
