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Serving the Communities of Asquith, Delisle, Grandora, Harris, Pike Lake, Vanscoy
Volume 14 Number 11
Your COMMUNITY... Your NEWSPAPER
November 2013
Delisle Senior Centre Celebrates 20 Years
1993 - 1923
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Members attend Anniversary Celebrations on October 30th
n 1991 the growing membership of the Delisle Senior Citizens Club decide it was time to move out of the basement of the Delisle Hospital and find a more comfortable home. One with wheel chair accessibility and better fire safety. Delisle Town Council, initially apprehensive, became a strong supporter of the project. Henry Janzen was chosen as the
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Red Williams............. p. 3 Council Reports......... p. 4 RCMP Report............ p. 5
A kitchen that would make any other community facility envious contractor and fundraising began. A Federal ‘New Horizons’ grant provided $15,000, and another $130,000 was to come through fundraising. Flea markets, bake sales, raffles, dances, catering, bottle drives and $37,000 just from working many smokey bingos in Saskatoon, eventually raised all but $30,000. The Town of Delisle provided a loan to cover the shortfall, and the project was eventually com-
pleted in October 1993. Extra efforts from Bud Crilly, Ivan Smith and John Gross who worked with Emil Chizek in his garage to build the tables, and Gord Pattison who welded the trolleys, and too many others to name, made the project possible. The first event was the 50th wedding anniversary of Cliff & Grace Winder, and since, many fond memories have been born at the facility.
School Reports............ p. 6 MP Report................... p. 12 MLA Report.................... p. 13 Community Calendar..... p. 15 Remembrance Day Section - Pages 10-11 Business Directory.......... p. 16 Featuring Poetry by Delisle Grade 9 Students Read us on your computer, iPhone or iPad with our FREE On-Line Reader - www.rmreview.net