DAVIDSON—Heartland Health Region had to turn people away from the influenza vaccination clinic in Davidson Thursday after they ran out of adult doses of the vaccine.
The health region received a vaccine shipment to Rosetown at noon Thursday, but due to logistics could not transport it that quickly out to Davidson, said LeAnne Paproski, communications coordinator for Heartland Health Region.
“We are very sorry we had to turn people away. We have had a few clinics now across the region where the public uptake has been swift and the doses of vaccine run out,” she said.
The next Davidson Influenza clinic is Thursday, Nov. 6 at the Health Centre from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and there will be lots of vaccine available, Paproski said.

DAVIDSON—Two Canadian soldiers who were killed by extremists in one week in October will be remembered at Davidson’s Remembrance Day Service Nov. 11.
A tribute to Cpl. Nathan Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent is planned as part the local service. Cirillo was gunned down Oct. 22 as he stood guard at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Two days earlier Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent was struck by a car and killed at a strip mall parking lot in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Que.
Their deaths, which took place on home soil, has Canadians grieving and acknowledging the sacrifices veterans and current military members make for our freedom.
The service begins at 10:45 a.m. with the marching in of the flags by members of the air cadet squadron says Gord McRae, president of the Davidson branch of the Royal Canadian Legion.
He said the service will be similar to those held in past years. Davidson Inter Church Association and the Legion are involved in the service. As well, McRae said it would feature a PowerPoint presentation by Davidson School students.
He said the community’s surviving Second World War veterans Alf Stulberg, Meryl Warren and Frank Taylor, Korean War veteran Bob Booker and war brides Jean Fells, Thelma Edwards and Gladys Camber will be recognized.
This year’s guest speaker is Ron Sarich, who served in the Canadian Air Force from 1970 to 1993.

DAVIDSON—Fans of the Man in Black are in for a treat Wednesday when David James and Big River bring their Johnny Cash tribute show to the Parish Hall in Davidson.
“I speak like him, I act like him…” James said from his cell phone Monday while he and his band Big River were cruising down the Yellowhead Highway, heading from Alberta to Flin Flon for their next show.
James and Big River have been bringing their authentic tribute show to Johnny Cash fans for about six years and he’s had this current line up for three years.
“It’s not only about the voice,” James said. “It’s about living and breathing the man—his posture, his mannerisms, his moves and his quirks. I want our audiences to go home feeling like they just observed the man himself.”
James said his biggest compliment is when people, who saw Cash perform live, tell him how much like Cash he is.
People have a chance to see the man who starts his show by saying, “Hello — I’m almost Johnny Cash” this Wednesday.
David James and Big River are coming to Davidson through agent Trent Schmiedge of Graffitti Music. Schmiedge said a share of proceeds from the show will go to the new swimming pool fund.

By Kevin Gilby
DAVIDSON—R.M. of Arm River council members and Davidson town council met Tuesday to discuss the RM’s letter of request to install a small water tank at the R.M. Shop in Davidson.
R.M. councillor Billy Gust was present to answer questions the town had regarding anticipated demand on the town’s reverse osmosis plant.
The town was requesting the estimated demand a pump would introduce to their system. Gust was able to present usage for a year, which included spraying and cistern applications not intended to be applicable to the proposed in-town water pump.
Further, the R.M. intends to install either a flow-rate limited pump or restrictor valve at the R.M. shop to provide potable water to its population. The limit of the flow rate would make it impractical for bulk users to use the supply.
Confident that the usage would not negatively impact the Davidson water supply, town council agreed to allow the R.M. to proceed with installing a water pump. In addition, town suggested that the R.M. contact Young’s Equipment to determine if they could ‘tap into’ Young’s service when it is installed.
A fee schedule is to be determined at a future date.

By Kevin Gilby
DAVIDSON—STARS emergency air ambulance service has asked rural communities of Saskatchewan to voluntarily donate an annual amount of two dollars per resident to help cover operational costs.
At its meeting Tuesday, Davidson town council voted to make the voluntary donation of about $2,000 because members feel the community has already used its services enough to justify the sum.
Rural communities have been quick to respond favourably to the request, with the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) having already urged its member communities to contribute resulting in $300,000 towards costs.
STARS has also requested cities to contribute at the same level as rural areas, reminding residents that they are spending leisure time and travel in rural Saskatchewan as well.
The non-profit service obtains approximately half of its $20 million operational costs from the provincial government, with the remainder coming from corporate donations, and fundraising. Money raised through donations is expected to ease the challenge of raising the funds necessary every year though fundraising activities.
In 2013, STARS operated over 800 missions throughout the province, four to Davidson itself, and eight to communities within Davidson EMS’s coverage area. The province currently has the service of two STARS helicopter bases, one in Regina and one in Saskatoon.