Bladworth, Davidson

Kinsmen donation bolsters Bladworth Hall repairs

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.

Elbow

Elbow revokes rink privileges

Elbow rink.

ELBOW—Fun and games at Elbow’s Rink have been put on hold.

Due to an incident of mischief and vandalism the village has locked the door to the facility. It posted this closure notice on its website Friday, Jan. 26: “Due to damages the Elbow Rink will be closed until further notice”.

Village administrator Yvonne Jess described the damages as minor, more of a nuisance, including messes made in the washrooms, damage to a basketball hoop and paper towels were strewn about.

However, “Someone decided to burn some paper towels on the skating surface. This was the big concern,” Jess said. Concerned that the facility could have burned down, the village decided to lock the doors until council decides what to do next.

Council will be discussing the rink closure at its Feb. 12 meeting.

This winter, the Village decided not to put ice in the rink. Instead, in mid-December, they opened it up for kids in the community to use it to play floor hockey and basketball. There are also ramps and jumps in the building for use as a BMX/skateboard park.

The doors were never locked and people were free to come and go whenever they wanted.

Jess said users were informed that this access was a privilege, one they were expected not to abuse.

Jess said they do not know who is responsible. Nor has it been reported to RCMP.

Davidson, Sports

McIvor rink wins Farmers Funspiel

A event winner Luke McIvor rink. Pictured are (from left) Jared Shaw, Jill McIvor, Liza Dahl and Byron Dahl.

DAVIDSON—Luke McIvor skipped the winning rink in the Davidson Curling Club’s 2018 Farmers Funspiel Jan. 26 and 27.

There were 16 teams entered in this year’s event, reports organizer and curling club president Stacey Siroski Belisle.

“I hope everyone enjoyed the weekend. We’re hoping to get even more next year,” she said.

You don’t have to be a farmer to curl in the Farmers Funspiel. Anyone who enjoys curling or wants to have fun is welcome to sign up.

The event features great prizes, she said, donated by sponsors, many of whom are involved in the agriculture industry.

Siroski Belisle said she’s open to suggestions to help grow the Davidson Club and encourages people to feel free to contact her anytime.

Results of the 2018 Farmers Funspiel are as follows:

A Event: winner, Luke McIvor rink; runner up, Marla Dezotell rink

B Event: winner, Stacey Siroski Belisle rink; runner up, Eric McJannet rink

C Event: winner, Darren Ebenal rink; runner up Marv Dezotell rink

D Event: winner, Ken Manz rink; runner up, Neil Palmer rink.

Davidson, Obituary

Puckett, Lynn

We deeply regret to announce the passing of Lynn Puckett on Jan 30, 2018 at the age of 66. Lynn was born March 12, 1951 in Coronation, AB, the oldest of 6 children, and spent her school years in the Major and Kerrobert area. She moved to Saskatoon after finishing high school and achieved her degree as a Registered Nurse, a career which was lifelong. While living in Saskatoon she met, and then married her life partner, Dwight. Together they raised 3 children while farming and nursing in the Davidson area.
Lynn’s work was always focused around health care. She was an ambulance attendant, home care nurse, and spent many years working at the Craik Health Care Center, where she met many lifelong friends. Her passions included gardening, crafting, watching curling and the Toronto Blue Jays, and attending as many of her 4 grandchildren’s functions as possible. Lynn was fondly known for her cooking and baking, always supplying the treats for hunting trips and shooting events that Dwight was involved in. She was a tremendously reliable and respected caregiver, who was always there to lend a hand to anyone who needed.
Lynn was predeceased by her grandson Allen Nelson; brother Ron Balanoff; parents-in-law Neil and Margaret Puckett; and recently her husband, Dwight.
She will be deeply missed by her sons, Bob and Michael (Kim), and daughter Michele (Gilbert) Nelson; grandchildren Trevor and Travis Nelson, Haylie and Hayden Puckett; parents Bob and Phyllis Balanoff; sisters Penny Anderson, Pat (Kevin) Mackrell, Susan (Dave) Rodzen, and Robin (Toby) Hok; sister-in-law Tammy Balanoff; brothers-in-law Jim (Fay) Puckett, Merritt Puckett; Step-grandchildren Jeff (Sandy) Nelson, Jeremy (Nicole) Nelson; step great-grandchildren Shayla, Makayla, and Jaxon Nelson.

A United Church funeral service was held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday Feb. 3, 2018 at Sacred Heart Parish in Davidson Sask, with Rev. Mathias Ross presiding. A family interment will take place at a later date.

For those so wishing, memorial donations in memory of Lynn may be directed to the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency or a charity of choice.

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

Davidson

Twin granddaughters inspire Black to write first book

By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — In their brief lives, Addison and Emma Surine shared a lot of love and touched many hearts.

Their story will continue to encourage and inspire people, thanks to a new book published by their grandmother.

Cheryl Black of Davidson is the author of “Two Little Fairies,” a picture book inspired by her twin granddaughters.

Addison and Emma were born Feb. 2, 2015, to Cheryl’s son Dan Surine and his wife Melissa.

Within a few months, both girls had been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic disease that affects muscles throughout the body.

The girls were soon accepted to take part in a trial for a new drug. The family moved from Saskatoon to British Columbia temporarily, and family, friends and others raised thousands of dollars to help them.

But the girls’ health continued to decline over the following months.

Emma died in her sleep on Dec. 25, 2015. About a month later, Addison’s parents took her along on a walk on her birthday, and by the time they came home she had passed away.

Black said the idea for the story came to her almost instantly. She published the book, her first, late last year.

“That was just a huge calling once the girls left,” she said. “I didn’t have any choice but to do that.”

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Davidson, Dundurn

Dundurn to extend town limits

DUNDURN—The Town of Dundurn’s boundaries are about to grow.

A request to add a 47-acre parcel of land on the east side of Highway 11 to the Town of Dundurn and remove it from the R.M. of Dundurn is being sent to Saskatchewan’s Minister of Government Relations.

In December, the Town of Dundurn gave public notice of its intentions to alter the town’s boundaries to allow for future commercial, light industrial and residential growth.

As part of the process, Dundurn needed the RM of Dundurn’s approval, which was granted Dec. 20. Then it had to give opportunity for the public to comment on the proposal.

The developer is DDD+Construction, the real estate development company that has built 10 homes so far in Sunshine Meadows, the first phase of a three-year development plan that’s underway in the town.

The third phase includes adding another 147 acres farther south on the west side of Highway 11.

This is all part of a 50-year growth plan for the town.

People had until Jan. 16 to file a written objection to the proposed boundary changes.

Dundurn administrator Eileen Prosser said none were received. At a Jan. 8 public meeting on the issue Dundurn’s town council heard from one individual concerned about the matter.

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The Davidson Leader, Davidson, Saskatchewan