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Local dance troupe headed to Telemiracle

A group of Davidson dancers will perform on live TV during Telemiracle 41 in March. They are seen here at their audition in November. Pictured clockwise from top left are Jessy Ulmer, Teagin Nelson-Schneider, Brooklyn Bahnman, Alexis Gray, Rhett Gust and Farrah Low.
A group of Davidson dancers will perform on live TV during Telemiracle 41 in March. They are seen here at their audition in November. Pictured clockwise from top left are Jessy Ulmer, Teagin Nelson-Schneider, Brooklyn Bahnman, Alexis Gray, Rhett Gust and Farrah Low.

By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — When an opportunity came knocking, a group of dancers from Davidson was ready to answer.

In this case, the opportunity involves supporting a good cause and having a lot of fun at the same time.

A troupe of six dancers will perform a hip-hop routine on live TV during the Telemiracle 41 telethon in March.

Taking part are Brooklyn Bahnman, Alexis Gray, Rhett Gust, Farrah Low, Teagin Nelson-Schneider and Jessy Ulmer.

They’ll be performing “Knock Knock,” set to the song “Shell Shocked” from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. (The song is credited to Wiz Khalifa, Juicy J and Ty Dolla Sign, featuring Kill the Noise and Madsonik.)

Telemiracle 41 will be broadcast from Saskatoon this year, airing live on CTV stations in Saskatchewan on March 4 and 5.

Proceeds will be used by the Kinsmen Foundation to help people across the province acquire special needs equipment and access medical treatment.

More than $116 million has been raised through the annual telethon since 1977. Last year’s event brought in $5.2 million in donations.

The group developed their routine last year, performing at various recitals and competitions in 2016. They won silver in Lanigan and gold in Warman.

The dancers are in Grade 5 and most of them started studying dance as soon as they were old enough, around age four.

Grade 12 student Tia Shaw, their instructor, said having her group perform in the telethon is a fulfillment of her own longtime dream.

For the full story, please see the Feb. 6 edition of The Davidson Leader or call 306-567-2047 to subscribe today.

Davidson, Sports

Midgets win 3-1 in provincial opener

Davidson's Derek Schmiedge battles for the puck during a midget "A" provincial playoff game against the Estevan Bruins on Wednesday. (Leader photo by Leanne Read)
Davidson’s Derek Schmiedge battles for the puck during a midget “A” provincial playoff game against the Estevan Bruins on Wednesday.
(Leader photo by Leanne Read)

By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — A clean, fast-paced game against the Estevan Bruins made for a great start to provincial playoffs for the Davidson Midget Huskies.

The midget team hosted the Bruins on Wednesday in the first round of provincial “A” playoffs, defeating the city team 3-1.

The Davidson team picked up five players from Watrous for provincial playoffs: Brayden Moneo, Parker Osmak, Emmett Scheidt, Troy Sundquist and Thomas Vanthuyne.

The roster also includes players from Craik, Kenaston and Loreburn.

Coach Jason Nolting said the Huskies played well and were up to the challenge from Estevan.

“It wasn’t a real physical game by either team,” he said, adding that the play started off strong in the first period. “Everyone got in the game and skated really well.”

For the full story, please see the Feb. 6 edition of The Davidson Leader or call 306-567-2047 to subscribe today.

Davidson, featured

Local hobbyist wins trophies for hand-built farm toys

Tom Waterhouse displays a model Cockshutt hay loader and a John Deere combine, both built by himself.
Tom Waterhouse displays a model Cockshutt hay loader and a John Deere combine, both built by himself.

By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — Green is the colour when it comes to Tom Waterhouse’s collection, with yellow finishing in a close second.

Shelves filled with tractors, combines and other miniature equipment — most of it bearing the familiar colours of the John Deere company — line the walls of a downstairs room at his home in Davidson.

He has lost count of the total number of items — “I don’t know, period” — but acknowledges that it “takes up a fair bit of space.”

The collection includes vintage toys as well as models made by Waterhouse himself, crafted in his home workshop.

“It’s something to do, eh,” he said. “On top of that, we’ve made friends from here to Winnipeg.”

Waterhouse was among the exhibitors at the Farm Toy and Collectable Show in Saskatoon, held the weekend of Jan. 13 to 15 at the German Cultural Centre.

The show featured 50 tables with thousands of items. Organizers said it draws around 900 visitors annually.

Tom brought home a couple of awards from this year’s show, both for his own handiwork.

A Cockshutt hay loader, decorated in red and yellow, won the “Scratch Built” trophy, awarded to an entry built from raw materials, rather than a kit or pre-assembled parts.

“The only thing bought on there is the two big wheels,” Tom said, looking at the homemade model.

He also won the “Custom Built” trophy for a pull-type combine he built — a John Deere 6601, to be precise.

For the full story, please see the Jan. 30 edition of The Davidson Leader or call 306-567-2047 to subscribe today.

Davidson, Sports

Peewees had the power in first-round win over Dynamos

Brodie Ringdal of the Davidson Peewee Cyclones heads for the goal while Dinsmore’s Claudia Lammers tries to block during the Jan. 23 provincial playoff game.
Brodie Ringdal of the Davidson Peewee Cyclones heads for the goal while Dinsmore’s Claudia Lammers tries to block during the Jan. 23 provincial playoff game.

By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — The Peewee Cyclones were playing at full blast last week as they hosted the Dinsmore Dynamos in the first round of provincial playoffs.

Davidson defeated the Dynamos 13-3, giving the team an enormous lead in the two-game total-point series.

“The kids played hard, all of them,” said Chad Allan, who coaches the Davidson peewee team with Chad Manz and Jacob Schilling. “The whole bench was involved in the game.”

Allan said Dinsmore also played a hard game and didn’t let up, so the competition was more balanced than the score indicated.

The Cyclones led 4-1 at the end of the first period and were up 9-2 by the end of the second.

Brodie Ringdal led the scoring for Davidson with three goals and three assists.

Zack Prpick, Hayden O’Brien, Jackson Allan and McKenna Doell each scored two goals, while Derek Griffin and Carter Mooney had one goal each.

Jackson Allan had a pair of assists, while Noah Schneider, McKenna Doell, Zack Prpick, Carson Palmer, Donta Desjarlais and Aiden Pasher were each credited with one assist.

Kenaston’s Connor George stood in net for the Cyclones and also had a successful game.

Davidson is currently tied with the Wynyard 1 team for fifth place out of 12 peewee teams in the East Central Minor Hockey League, with eight wins, four losses and one tie.

“It’s a competitive league,” Allan remarked.

The second game of the playoff series was scheduled for Friday, Jan. 27 in Dinsmore.

The winner of the series will face Southey in the next round. Details will follow in an upcoming edition of the Leader.

Davidson, Sports

Raiders poised for another winning year, says coach

Davidson's Andrew Read gets some air in a Jan. 21 tournament game against Rocanville.
Davidson’s Andrew Read gets some air in a Jan. 21 tournament game against Rocanville.

By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — The ingredients are all there for another successful season for Davidson’s senior boys basketball team.

What’s needed is a sustained effort and a determination to win, instead of just working to avoid losing, coach Kim Rettger said.

Last year’s senior boys team made history, winning Davidson its first provincial basketball title at Hoopla. Seven of those players graduated in June.

While the path to victory hasn’t been so direct this year, Rettger said Davidson is still among the top four 1A teams in the province, along with Rocanville and Middle Lake.

“All three of us are right in the lead,” said Rettger, adding that the victory would go to the team that makes the fewest mistakes and executes complete games.

The senior Raiders hosted eight teams in a home tournament the weekend of Jan. 20 and 21. Middle Lake won the weekend, defeating Rocanville by more than 20 points.

Rettger said it was a weekend of solid play for all participating teams, adding, “The calibre of basketball is just amazing.”

Davidson played a total of three games, easily defeating Langham in the opener on Friday night.

However, the two games on Saturday — against Rocanville and Norquay — proved more challenging, resulting in two close losses for the Raiders.

Coach Kim Rettger said he believes the team was up to the challenge in both games, but failed to keep its efforts up all the way through.

“There’s some work to do,” he said. “We’re in the games, we’re just not quite ready to play a complete game, it seems.”

For the full story, see the Jan. 30 edition of The Davidson Leader or call 306-567-2047 to subscribe today.

Davidson, Obituary

Obituary: Puckett, Dwight

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Dwight Puckett
1947 — 2017    

It is with great sadness we announce the sudden passing of Dwight Puckett on Jan. 12, 2017.  Dwight was a devoted husband and family man, extremely proud of his wife, his three children, and equally proud of his four grandchildren.

He spent many hours fishing and hunting with his family, two of his great passions of his life.  He was an avid spectator at his childrens’ and grandchildrens’ sporting events, and was also involved with Boy Scouts and Air Cadets. Dwight spent many years teaching hunter safety courses as well. He had a wide variety of interests, most of which involved the great outdoors — hunting, fishing, flying small planes, and tractor pulling. Who can forget the sound of the Oliver Super 99 pulling the sled down the track?

For the last 15 years Dwight spent most summer weekends at black powder shoots with the Bethune and Saskatoon gun clubs where he made many treasured friends. During the week, he spent his time tinkering at his small engine repair business in Davidson. If you couldn’t find him in there, he was having coffee at the Shell, playing pool at the Seniors’ Centre, or having his “daily Pil” at a local watering hole.

Dwight was predeceased by his parents Neil and Margaret, grandson Allen Nelson, and brother-in-law Ron Balanoff. He will be deeply missed by wife Lynn, sons Bob and Michael (Kim), and daughter Michele (Gilbert) Nelson; grandchildren Trevor and Travis Nelson, Haylie and Hayden Puckett; brothers Jim (Fay) and Merritt; parents-in-law Bob and Phyllis Balanoff; sisters-in-law Penny Anderson, Pat (Kevin) Mackrell, Susan (Dave) Rodzen, Robin (Toby) Balanoff-Hok; step-grandchildren Jeff (Sandy) Nelson, Jeremy (Nicole) Nelson; step-great-grandchildren Shayla, Makayla and Jaxon Nelson.

A Celebration Of Life Funeral Service was held for Dwight at the United Church in Davidson, Sask., on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, 11:00 a.m.

For friends so wishing, memorial donations in memory of Dwight may be directed to the Arm River Wildlife Federation.

Arrangements in care of Hanson’s Funeral Home of Davidson.