By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — Staff at the Davidson Golf and Country Club took a hands-on role in rescuing an injured fawn found on the course earlier this month.

Maintenance worker Tori Sarich said she and co-worker Matt Edwards were out touring the grounds the morning of June 7 at around 7 o’clock.

“Every morning we take a drive around the golf course to see how it’s doing, how the greens look and everything,” she said. “We stopped by the third green. There was something lying right beside it.”

Upon closer inspection, they found a fawn, less than a week old, shivering and wet with dew. There were bite marks and blood on its head.

“We weren’t exactly sure what to do first,” said Sarich, adding that they did a Google search to find information and then left a phone message with wildlife authorities.

Officers returned their call later, telling them to keep a close eye on the deer and to keep him out of the tall grass so he could be located.

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By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — As Davidson School’s class of 2016 looked on, Karrie Stamnes paid tribute to them for helping her face her fears.

Years ago, in her first year at Davidson, Stamnes had confided her fear of snakes, spiders and other creepy crawlies to a class of Grade 5 students.

As the school year went on, those students did their best to help her overcome that phobia, in the form of rubber replicas that kept popping up in the classroom.

Stamnes said with a smile that those students “broke her in” as an educator, but she had more encouragement to offer.

“You have overcome many challenges to get here today,” she said. “Be willing to go out of your comfort zone, and you will constantly be surprised at what you can achieve.”

Stamnes was the master of ceremonies for Davidson School graduation exercises on June 11, as the school said goodbye to 18 outgoing students.

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By Joel van der Veen

DAVIDSON — As he spoke to a crowd of Cadets, leaders, parents and supporters on Monday, Gordon McRae knew he was preaching to the choir.

McRae, longtime area director for the Air Cadets program, was speaking at the 553 Sherlock Squadron’s annual ceremonial review at Davidson Town Hall.

For years he has promoted the program as a way of teaching leadership and citizenship skills, but as he acknowledged Monday, those gathered for the event were well aware of its benefits.

“We are all here tonight because we all believe in the Cadet program,” said McRae. “I’m at a loss for words as to what could make it better.”

The review — held June 13 with roughly 30 people in attendance — marked the end of Air Cadets in Davidson after 30 years.

The local squadron has faced declining enrolment for years, with just eight cadets registered as of this spring, coming from Davidson, Bladworth, Craik and Stalwart.

The head office laid down the law this year, telling organizers that they needed to have 25 cadets registered by the end of February. After that deadline came and went, it was announced that Sherlock Squadron would be suspended at the season’s end.

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