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Aggressive coyote put down

A coyote came to town and was found dining on garbage in the alley behind Davidson swimming pool.
A coyote came to town and was found dining on garbage in the alley behind Davidson swimming pool.

DAVIDSON—A problem coyote is no more.

In late February, Angela Shaw noticed the coyote when she was taking out her garbage and saw the coyote down the back alley close to the swing sets by the pool.

She hopped in her vehicle to get a closer look and to confirm the animal was a coyote and not a dog. She took a few pictures and told her husband Jason, who checked it out. By then the coyote had moved closer to their house eating the garbage she’d put out.

Pest control officer Lee Storey was called in.

Storey said his plan was to chase the coyote out of town with his truck.

“Normally coyotes are fairly timid. This one, I went within 20 to 30 feet of it and it growled at me, then returned to eating.”

Because of its bold and aggressive nature, Storey shot the coyote.

“In my opinion this one would have been a problem. He was fairly skinny,” Storey said.

The concern was the coyote could have been a threat to children and pets.

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Ladies Rock the House

Marla Dezotell calls the shot while the opposing skip Mary Smillie waits to see the outcome.
Marla Dezotell calls the shot while the opposing skip Mary Smillie waits to see the outcome.

Slumber Party was the theme of this year’s Ladies Bonspiel at Davidson Curling Club and some curlers embraced the theme and donned their best and, in some cases, worst PJs and nighties for the fun event.

Beth Booker’s rink of Booker, Tracey Palmer, Colette Webster and Terry Firby won the A Event. Liza Dahl’s rink placed second. The B Event was won by Marla Dezotell’s rink with the Nancy Wilkins/Mary Smillie rink finishing second. The C Event ended in a tie between the rinks of Helen Fontaine and Susanna Heinrich. These two rinks, in the opinion of the photographer, were the best-dressed .

Davidson, featured

Health centre north wing being converted into clinic

A portion of the north wing of Davidson and District Health Centre is being renovated into the Davidson Primary Care Clinic.
A portion of the north wing of Davidson and District Health Centre is being renovated into the Davidson Primary Care Clinic.
DAVIDSON—Heartland Health Region is in the midst of renovating a portion of the north wing at Davidson and District Health Centre and converting it into a medical clinic that will be known as the Davidson Primary Care Clinic.
The clinic is being designed so that two physicians can work there.
Its first resident will be Dr. Olamipo Bamigboje, or as she’s come to be known, Dr. Ola.
She is practising out of a temporary clinic in the health centre’s boardroom.
The goal is to have the renovations completed by the end of March, said Cathy Hinther, care team manager at Davidson and District Health Care Centre.
The north wing of the health centre was built in the late 1960s as part of the Prairie View Lodge nursing home. It was left untouched when renovations and construction in 2000 created the health centre.
Much of the wing was mothballed and used for storage except for four rooms at the south end of the hallway, closest to the nursing station that are designated for respite care.
Those respite rooms will remain as will a couple of rooms for storage. The remaining two-thirds of the wing is being converted into the clinic. A door has been installed to separate the health centre from the clinic. Access to the clinic via the health centre and vice versa will be limited to health care professionals. Four former resident rooms in the north wing will be used as clinic rooms. There will be Tele-Health room and a consultation room, a reception room and an office.
Hinther said the work is nearly complete.
Heartland still needs to look at the parking situation.
Parking spots for the clinic are limited. There isn’t a parking lot outside the north wing’s entrance so people will have to park in the health centre parking lot and walk around the facility, following the sidewalk that cuts between the health centre and the Elks Housing Units.
Hinther said in the spring, once the snow and ice is gone, Heartland’s facilities personnel will come out and look at the parking situation to see if a parking area can be created closer to the new clinic’s door.
“Because we started in the middle of winter, it’s difficult to assess,” Hinther said.
She said the health region would have signs posted guiding people to the primary care clinic.

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Weather Folklore

Craik-weatherweb
By Helen Lee
Weather Folklore – Fact or Fiction?
“When a heavy fog sets in, you can expect moisture 90 days from then, unless there is moisture within 3 days of the fog.”
If weatherlore proves true, forecasts suggests not planning your outdoor activities during the week of June 10. Mark your calendars – Heavy fog March 12 and 13.

Summer fog for fair,
A winter fog for rain.
A fact most everywhere,
In valley or on plain.

Bladworth, Davidson, featured

Bullish over bulls

The fourth Annual Charolais, Black and Red Angus Bull Sale by Palmer Charolais and Nielson Land & Cattle Co. attracted a large crowd to the sale in Bladworth last Monday.
The fourth Annual Charolais, Black and Red Angus Bull Sale by Palmer Charolais and Nielson Land & Cattle Co. attracted a large crowd to the sale in Bladworth last Monday.

BLADWORTH—Optimism for the cattle industry generated by record high cattle prices were reflected in the turnout and response to Palmer Charolais with Nielson Land & Cattle Co. annual bull sale March 2.
“It was a good crowd for the blustery day we had…standing room only during the sale,” Larry Nielson, of Nielson Land & Cattle Co., said.
There were from 150 to 200 people crowded into the shop at Palmer Charolais west of Bladworth. Gale-force winds that whipped up the snow didn’t deter people from turning out. Others phoned in their bids.
The sale average of last Monday’s sale was considerably higher than last year’s average, Nielson said.
He said the prices for his family’s purebred black Angus and red Angus bulls and heifers at this year’s sale were much higher than last year.
Palmer Charolais experienced similar results for their purebred Charolais bulls, the overall average on the their bulls was $7,276, which is up from last year.
“Everybody I talked to at the sale or on the phone about the sale was very optimistic about cattle,” said Velon Herback of Palmer Charolais.
People are optimistic, so they are spending more money on bulls than they had in the past.
“Everything relates to prices in cattle,” Herback said.

Davidson, featured, Sports

Junior Raiders win West Central Districts

DAVIDSON—Davidson School’s junior boy Raiders defeated Biggar’s St. Gabriel Saints 43-26 last Wednesday to win the West Central District Championship.
“The kids played really well,” coach Kim Rettger said of the team’s effort.
Rettger, who coaches the senior boy Raiders, subbed as coach while the team’s head coach Garret Bailey was away at a conference.
Going into districts, the Raiders had anticipated meeting the Saints in the final.
Rettger said the team had a plan to deal with St. Gabe’s 6’2” big man.
“The key was to stop him so we put Blake Allan on him the whole game. Blake kept their big guy in check,” Rettger said.
The Raiders began the game playing a box-and-one zone defence, which Rettger said worked fairly well and then changed to a man-to-man defence that gave the Raiders even better results.
“Parker (Smith) was fabulous rebounding so was Clay (Murfitt) and Mark (Rettger) shot the lights out,” Rettger said.
Mark led the Raiders in scoring with 22 points. Parker had 16 points in the win.
The Raiders were able to get all their players on the court throughout the game, whereas St. Gabriel stayed with its starting five.
“We never ran away with the score, but we had control the whole game,” Rettger said.
The Raiders’ first game against Eston, whom the Raiders expected to beat handily started tougher than the team expected, despite the 62-37 score.
“They played well enough to win but it didn’t pan out as easy as they thought.”
Rettger said at the half, it was anybody’s game.
He switched up the defences, going away from a zone to man-to-man, which worked better for the team, plus in the second half, Rettger said the boys played much better.
Parker Smith had 26 points for the win, Mark Rettger had 17, Clay Murfitt put up 8 points and Blake Allan chipped in with 7 points.
Seniors at Conferences
Basketball season is over for the junior Raiders, but the action is just heating up for Davidson School’s senior teams that begin playoffs this weekend. The senior boys are hosting 1A conference finals this weekend. Teams from Kenaston, Allan, Central Butte, LCBI and Davidson will be vying for first and second place and a chance to advance to regional playoffs next weekend.
The senior girl Raiders will be in Regina competing for the 2A conference championship. They’ll come up against Regina Harvest City, Langenberg and Moose Jaw Cornerstone.