Category Archives: Davidson

Davidson, Obituary

Callaway, Norman

Norman Callaway formerly of Davidson passed away May 13, 2018, in Saskatoon.

Norman Franklin Callaway was the eldest son of James and Bertha (Vandegrift) Callaway. He was born July 31, 1933, at Simpson, SK. Norm attended Maple Valley School located only one mile from the farm. He started farming in 1951 and also attended the University of Saskatchewan taking Vocational Agriculture.

Norman was a member of the Oddfellows Lodge in 1957, a charter member of the Kinsmen and K40, a volunteer firefighter, and served on a group committee of the Cubs and Scouts. Norm also earned his Private Pilot license in 1974.

Norman also enjoyed restoring old tractors of which he had numerous. Throughout many of his farming years, every July was his annual trek to Crosby, ND, home of the Divide County Threshing Bee. In earlier years, he attended with his brother Bud and friends, and later years with his grandsons Josh and Matt.

Norman met Velma Palmer in March 1957 and by November 1957 they were married in Davidson, SK.  They farmed from Davidson from 1958 to 1966.  In 1967 when Norm’s parents retired to town, Norm and Velma moved to the farm for the summers and back to town for the winter in a house that they had built in 1963. They continued to do this until 1978 when they built a new home on the original Callaway farm.

Along the way, Norm and Velma raised four children.  Debra in 1958, Allan in 1960, Duane in 1962 and Michael in 1967.  In 1980 they received the Family Farm Heritage Award for being the third generation of Callaway’s to continuously operate the family farm since 1907. 

In 1999 Norm retired from active farming and in 2000 rented out the land but continued to live on the farm until August 2017 when he and Velma moved to Saskatoon.

Norm also enjoyed travelling with Velma. In January 1983 to celebrate 25 years of marriage, they travelled to Hawaii.  They travelled twice to Australia in 1992 and 1997, staying in a farming area around Walgett, NSW.

In 1997 they travelled to Florida, touring around Cape Canaveral, Epcot and Disney World, (they may even have gotten Mickey Mouse’s autograph).

Norm will be greatly missed by his wife Velma of over 60 years and his children, Debra (Stuart), Allan (Lillian), Duane (Cindy) and Michael.  

Grandchildren: Brandi (Chris) LaPointe, Nicole MacVicar (Sean), Kim MacVicar, Joshua, Matthew, MacKenzie (Jody) and Chantelle.

Great Grandchildren:  Braydon, Austyn and Kaylie LaPointe.

He is also survived by his remaining siblings, Dorothy Hillestad and Morris “Bud” (Debby).  He is predeceased by his sister, Myra McFie (Jim) and Dorothy’s husband Harold.  He also leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews.

Hanson’s Funeral Home in care of arrangements.

Davidson

May 21, edition of The Davidson Leader

Inside this week’s paper: 

• Kenaston Cleans Up!

•  Garden plot moves

• Sectional Track & Field Results

• plus much more

The Davidson Leader is available at these fine retailers: Davidson – Stedmans, Shell, Riverbend Co-op Gas Bar and Food Store, The Davidson Leader; Craik: Palliser Plains Co-op Food Store; Kenaston: KC Distributors.

Davidson, Sports

Pickleball enthusiasts hope to set up club in Davidson

DAVIDSON—It’s fun, it’s fast and it’s a great fitness activity say enthusiasts of the popular sport of pickleball.

An informational session on establishing a pickleball club in Davidson was held May 11 at the Davidson Community Centre. Pickleball enthusiasts Lorraine Gust and Kelly Foster organized the meeting with hopes that Davidson and area residents will embrace the popular sport.

“Apparently it’s one of the fastest growing sports in North America. Lorraine and I play it down south,” Foster said. “We both think it would be something that goes over really well in our community.”

Gust even set up a court in the Quonset at her home.

Foster says pickleball is a great way to meet people and it’s an inclusive sport for people of all ages and abilities.

“It can be very competitive, but it doesn’t have to be,” she said.

If there is enough interest, they hope to start a club in Davidson. Foster said if they can sign up at least 10 people over the age of 55, Pickleball Saskatchewan will give them equipment to get them started. The free equipment includes a portable net, four paddles and 10 balls.

Foster said they want people of all ages to join and if there is enough interest they hope to have an adult night and a family night.

Davidson will be the most recent community to have a place for people to play pickleball. In Craik there are drop-in sessions at the Craik School during the evening. Elbow has had a pickleball club for several years now.

Anyone who wishes to learn more about pickleball in Davidson, or would like to add their names to the list should contact Kelly Foster or Lorraine Gust.

Davidson

RCMP seek help solving thefts from area businesses

Local RCMP detachments need the public’s help to solve recent property crimes in the region.

On May 10, a truck was stolen from Loreburn, reported Sgt. Mark Langager of the Outlook/Elbow RCMP detachment. The truck has since been recovered in Prince Albert.

On May 9, Outlook/Elbow RCMP received a report of the theft of several car batteries from the Central Butte Co-op.

If anyone has information about these crimes, they are asked to contact the Outlook/Elbow RCMP or their local RCMP detachment.

Scrap metal theft

Craik RCMP are investigating the theft of metal from the Davidson NAPA yard.

Sometime between 5 p.m. May 10 and 6:30 a.m. May 11, Scrap metal including radiators and air-to-air exchangers were stolen from the NAPA yard. Clayton Schilling, owner of NAPA, said the thieves came back last Tuesday night (May 15) and stole the remainder of the material that they didn’t take the first time around. The stolen metal is big, so mostly likely the suspects loaded the items into a truck. Const. Kam Hay of the Craik RCMP reported that scrap metal thefts are becoming more common in recent years due to the increased value of metal.

If anyone has information about this or other crimes, they may contact Craik RCMP at 306-734-5200 or Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Davidson

Davidson town council approves $2.6-million budget

DAVIDSON—Property taxes remain unchanged as does much of the Town of Davidson’s 2018 budget when compared with last year’s plan.

On May 3 town council approved the $2.6 million operating budget, which contains a small surplus of $14,698.

Mill rates are staying the same as 2017, so municipal property taxes will generate about $1.4 million, about the same as last year.

Administrator Gary Edom said the town has budgeted some money for pavement for Davidson streets. Council has earmarked $200,000 towards repaving projects. In 2017, the town spent $245,423 on asphalt. It has also set aside $75,000 to reline a couple of blocks of sewer mains.

Other expenses of note include money for upgrades to the lounge at the AGT Centre and for renovations to the fitness centre.

At $829,400, recreation and cultural services is the greatest expense in the town’s budget. This is less than the $906,444 spent in 2017, largely due to the repayment of the new swimming pool loan.

The town spent less than half of what it anticipated on snow removal last year. It budgeted $19,200, but due to the lack of snow, spent only $7,858. For 2018, the town is budgeting $15,500 for snow removal.