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Cyclones get sloppy win against Chiefs with coach absent

It wasn’t pretty or rough or very interesting, but a win is a win.

The Davidson Cyclones came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Nokomis Chiefs 8-6 Dec. 14 at the Davidson Rink in a game that featured back-and-forth action with little attention paid to the physical or defensive aspects of hockey.

“It’s actually kind of tough to get into the game (against Nokomis),” said Cyclones captain Derek Allan. “It’s more like a (recreational) game to be honest when we play those guys. It’s not much hitting and everyone is just out there trying to score goals and not prevent them. It’s not like the other teams in the league. The games are quite a bit different.”

The first period started off agonizingly slow with both teams creating few scoring opportunities. Davidson (5-5-1) would pot the first goal of the night on a power play marker from Pat Cey that saw him roof the puck glove side on Nokomis goaltender Adam Isherwood with 4:32 left in the opening frame.

The Chiefs (2-9) line of Brett Leedahl, Chad Murton and Kirk Belyk responded quickly at the beginning of the second period with Murton trickling a backhand shot five-hole on Cyclones goalie Brady Willner at the 4:02 mark. Twenty-seven seconds later Belyk also found space in front of the Davidson net and jammed home the second goal of the game, which he followed with another a little over two minutes later.

“After they went up 3-1 in the second I think the boys realized we’re in a game here,” said Willner, who stopped 30 shots in the win. “The boys dug deep and we came back. That was nice to see.”

The comeback saw Davidson bring the score to within one off a backhand by Cody Danberg with 11:37 left in the second. On a delayed penalty call to Nokomis with a little over six minutes to go Kyle Bortis rifled a shot blocker side over Isherwood’s shoulder tying up the game at 3-3 and setting the stage for a wide open third.

“It was a bit of a fire drill (in the third),” said Cyclones forward Carter Smith, who started off the period with a goal 21 seconds in. “We came out the way we wanted to, (but) it wasn’t our best game. As long as we score more goals than them I guess all is well.”

Davidson went up by two at the 2:37 mark when John Adam snuck a shot past the Chiefs goaltender from the blue-line. The ice resembled a see-saw during the seventh minute of the final frame when Danberg scored at 7:28 followed by Murton at 7:34, which Davidson got right back on Smith’s second goal at 7:58. The Chiefs then brought the score back to within two less than a minute and a half later when Belyk registered the hat-trick making it 7-5 in Davidson’s favour.

After Allan and Murton scored within 30 seconds of each other with a little over a minute left, the period and game mercifully came to an end for the two goaltenders.

To read more please see the December 23 print edition of The Davidson Leader.

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Students hold basketball clinic at Kahkewistahaw

Interested students at Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School made major strides in the game of basketball last month thanks to a clinic run by a few Davidson School students and one graduate.

Grade 12 students Kim Baldwin and Matthias McCreary joined up with Grade 11s Jill Rettger and Grade 10 kids Tina Stone, Cheyanne Nordmarken, Huck Rettger, Sydney Booker and Gabe Ebenal along with 2012 Davidson School graduate Sydney Willner to run the Nov. 29 and 30 basketball clinic at Chief Kahkewistahaw Community School (CKCS). During the clinic the Davidson School kids imparted their knowledge of dribbling, shooting, basic defensive and offensive plays and the rules of the game to the group of aspiring players.

“Volleyball is a really big thing in (Kahkewistahaw),” Kim said. “The principal (Evan Taypotat), who interned here a couple years ago so we know him pretty well, was trying to get basketball started in their community, so they wanted a couple kids who had been playing basketball for a while (to help).”

Kim said they first received notice Taypotat hoped to get a basketball clinic going when he approached Tony and Sandra Baldwin in late October when the Raiders senior girls volleyball team were playing in a CKCS tournament. She said Sandra then organized how the clinic would operate before asking a few kids if they’d like to go and they were all for it.

“The first day and part of the second day we split everyone up and went over basics,” Kim said. “Then at the end of the second day we had a scrimmage, so we split the kids into two teams and they just played and some of our students played and me and Matthias coached the teams. It was really fun.”

Jill said the Davidson kids were able to show the CKCS students “little tricks” how to approach plays in a different way during the clinic. She said they were also able to give them a quick lesson what to do at different moments in a game.

“They got really good,” said Tina. “Everything they got pretty good at, but they were originally pretty good.”

Tina said this was the first time the Davidson School students have ever done anything like this before, but they would take part in coaching another clinic if given the chance.

Kim said they planned on conducting the basketball clinic at Kahkewistahaw for free, but their good will was rewarded by the generosity of CKCS students at the end of the second day to their complete surprise.

“We had lunch with them the second day (and) they supplied breakfast for us,” she said. “They also gave us all gifts. They gave us all a (CKCS) t-shirt, a pad and a pen and $40. It was really cool.”

Obituary

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Jim Crabbe (Ram) of Bladworth, Sask.
Jim passed away doing what he loved, helping Velon at the farm on Sunday, December 15th, 2013.
Jim is survived by his loving wife Marj; brothers and sisters Don, Lorna, Bonnie, Perry, Pam, Gina and Brian. He was predeceased by his Dad John Crabbe, mom and step-dad Leita and Gabe Diebel.
Ram requested no service. Arrangements in care of Hanson’s Funeral Home, Davidson, Sask.
For friends so wishing memorials in memory of Jim may be directed to the Bladworth Elks, Davidson golf Club or to the charity of your choice. Memorials may be directed through the funeral home or sent direct.

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On Saturday, December 14, with the snow softly falling, family and friends gathered at the Bladworth Cemetery to remember and honour Terry “Cash” Low. The service beautifully led by Brian Hanson, included Terry’s uncle Bill Tomyn reading Psalm 23 and concluded with all reciting “The Lord’s Prayer”. Lovingly placed by family members were red roses while grandchildren released white balloons for Grandpa. Following the service people were greeted by Don and Leslie Cunningham at the Bladworth Elks hall to celebrate Cash’s life. With some of Cash’s favourite songs playing in the background, those gathered enjoyed sharing their memories. His son Jason led everyone in a heart-warming toast while showing on a screen was a video presentation created by his daughter Jamie – a montage of photos of Cash and his family taken through the years. Terry was born in Craik to Jim and Jeanette Low and grew up in Girvin. He lived in a variety of places, Saskatoon, Edmonton, Regina, Bladworth and Davidson. Cash married his soul mate Annette Muzyka and together they raised three children Jason, Janna and Jamie. They in turn brought new family members Arlene, Charlie and Rogan and grandchildren Austin, Aiden, Farrah and Finn. He passed into eternity on November 21 at his home surrounded by those he loved.
Terry is survived by: Annette, children Jason and Arlene, Janna and Charlie Gray, Jamie and Rogan Busche and grandchildren Austin and Aiden Gray and Farrah and Finn Low, sisters Mary Lynne and Paul Golphy and Bonnie Jean Low. Also numerous aunts and uncles and cousins. He was predeceased by his parents Jim and Jeanette, in-laws Liz and Edward Muzyka, his grandparents and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Here’s to the man the world knows as Cash
And our family knows as Dad
He was friendly, loyal, loud and proud
And was the best father we could have had.
He was a gentleman, a scholar and lover of fine drink
But spending time with family and friends was his favourite I think
He would want us to be happy and not shed anymore tears
But rather tell stories and laugh over a few beers
So join me ladies and lasses and please raise you glasses
Here’s to you Dad.
He lived his life for those he loved.

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Lawrence, Bernice
Nov. 29, 1911 – Dec. 9, 2013
Bernice Lawrence passed away peacefully on December 9, 2013 at the age of 102 years. She was a loving and caring mother, grandma, great-grandma and great-great-grandma who devoted herself to her family. Bernice was predeceased by her husband Norman (Ted, parents Ralph and Neva Armstrong, brothers Don and Bernard Armstrong, sisters Genevieve Hill and Geraldine Cummings. Left to cherish her memory are her sons Norman (Auldine) of Regina and Gary (Loraine) of Calgary; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; three sisters-in-law Gerda Lawrence (Hanley, Sask.), Ruby Lawrence (St. Paul, MN), and Finnie Armstrong (Surrey, B.C.), as well as many nieces and nephews. Bernice was proud to call Hanley, Sask. her home for 99 years and cherished the many friends she had there. The family would like to thank Sandra and the staff at Two Hearts Personal Care Home and Starla and the staff at The Star Treatment Home in Regina for their incredible care and compassion. A celebration of Bernice’s wonderful life took place at one o’clock Monday, December 16, 2013 at the Hanley Evangelical Lutheran Church. Hanson’s Funeral Home of Davidson in care of arrangements.

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Students raise hope this Christmas season

Grades 4 and 5 students at Davidson School are leading the charge against homelessness and hunger this Christmas season.

Twenty-five kids from the two grades recently contributed to the Habitat for Humanity and Genworth Canada “Meaning of Home” online writing contest. With every entry received $5 was donated to over 30 Canadian Habitat affiliates by Genworth Canada.

In total 7,038 entries were submitted this year from grades four to six students with 546 of those coming from Saskatchewan placing student participation in this province fourth largest in the country. The entries raised $35,190 so far as a further $60,000 grant to a Habitat for Humanity affiliate of the winning entry’s choice along with five runner-up prizes of $5,000 each are going to be awarded in January.

“I would donate (the prize) to either the Saskatoon or Regina Habitat for Humanity shelter, so they can expand on it and take more people in,” said Grade 5 student Baylie White, 9, on what she would do if her entry was chosen as the winner.

In her entry Baylie wrote: “Home is something that everyone should have. Home is shelter, warmth and coziness. Home is a place where you can run and hide when you are scared. Home is somewhere you can have your family over for dinner. Home is somewhere you can watch your kids grow up. Home is something everyone should be able to call their own. Please help everyone have a house to call their own because home is where the heart is.”

Baylie said she had a little bit of help from her mom with the entry, but she likes writing and found it fun as well as important to contribute to the “Meaning of Home” contest.

“Seeing homeless people on the streets makes people really sad, so it’s kind of nice to try and donate to them,” she said.

Fellow Grade 5 student Logan Farrell, 10, said it is extra special for the kids to contribute to this contest because this is the Christmas season and this is a good way to give back. He said it was important to participate because it gave the kids a chance to “donate things to the homeless people.”

Habitat for Humanity “build houses,” said Logan. “If (people) need a house they do help them or they raise money for shelters.”

Logan’s entry into the contest read: “Home is (warm) and a (warm) bed. A place you can spend time with your family. Home is a place you can eat. Home is a movable place. Home is where you have Christmas and (Thanksgiving). Home is where I feel happy. That is what home is to me.”

Logan said the grades four and five kids are not the only ones at Davidson School trying to help the less fortunate this Christmas season as all the grades are participating in the Davidson InterChurch Association (DICA) Christmas Community Hamper project. For their effort, students and family members purchase “plates” from Dec. 3 to Dec. 13 with all proceeds donated to the Christmas Community Hamper project.

“Now we donate $2 to buy a plate for the homeless people,” said Logan. “I’ve looked around and I’ve seen lots of plates hanging on the doorways.”

The Davidson Leader, Davidson, Saskatchewan