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Serving the Communities of Asquith, Delisle, Grandora, Harris, Pike Lake, Vanscoy
Volume 14 Number 10
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October 2013
Your COMMUNITY... Your NEWSPAPER
Crops for Community Harvest
n September 10, Delisle’s Crops for Community organization hit the field for it’s inaugural harvest. Area farmers volunteered 7 combines for the harvest as well as the initial seeding on May 23. The seed, fertilizer and other inputs were provided by Agrium’s “Growing Together” program, which will to supply the organization for the next 4 years. The Crops for Community project began in August 2012 with a seven member committee secur-
ing 193 acres of land from the Town of Delisle, as well as the sponsorship of Agrium and other corporate sponsors. The program kicked off in March 2013 with three objectives. The main goal is to generate funds to build recreational facilities in Delisle. They encourage residents to bring forward ideas for, and help plan projects. The first funding will take place this February. Another goal of the committee is to promote community support for the project, such as the
partnering with Agrium and the Town of Delisle. The third goal is agricultural eduction. They have twice given talks at schools already and students from Delisle were on hand to watch the harvest. Like most farmers in the area, it was a banner year with a wheat yield of 59.4 bushels/acre which will generate over $68,000 for the project. For more information or to apply for funding call Shawn Coleburn at 306-381-3335.
Celebration of Sporting Excellence in Delisle Contributed by Nancy Durham
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he achievements in sports in the community of Delisle is really amazing. Not only are they represented in the NHL Hall of Fame, Delisle has also made it into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame for softball, hockey, baseball, curling, trap shooting, golf, as well as the Legends of Curling. The Delisle Sr. Bruins hockey team recently set out to put together a community sporting calendar for 2014 including all the teams and individuals that have competed in and won provincials, westerns or nationals, as well many school sports. They realized, early on, there was a great number of teams and individuals (70 or more) that needed to be recognized for these
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high levels of achievement. To accomplish this they decided this would have to be a 4 to 5 year project, as it was impossible to include everything in a one year calendar. This years inaugural calendar will include all Delisle provincial winning hockey teams and individuals who
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played at the NHL or semi-pro level, from 1926 to 2013. Extra pages were added to the front and back of the calendar just to fit it all in. The calendar cover features NHL hall of fame hockey brothers Max and Doug Bentley. Upon seeing all the achievements of Delisle
residents the calendar printer commented `what`s in the water out there!` A dinner to launch the calendar and celebrate the achievements of the teams and individuals in this years calendar will be held at the Delisle Town Hall on Saturday, October 19th starting at 5pm with
dinner at 6:30 and a short presentation and social to follow. The calendar will first be available at the dinner for $20.00 but the Bruins ask that you to preorder them to help them decide on how many to produce.The $15 dinner tickets are advance sale only and are available at Delisle
Agencies as well as Nancy Durham`s in Delisle, where you can also pre-order your calendar. The Bruins will share each years proceeds from the calendars with other organizations in the sporting community. This years partner is the Delisle Recreation Board.
Bentley Brothers to be Honored in Delisle
ommunity members of Delisle and district are currently fundraising to have a sign erected to bring attention to the accomplishments of two of their most famous residents.. The sign will feature NHL hall of fame hockey players Max and Doug Bentley. Max and Doug were voted into the hall of fame - Doug in 1964 &
Red Williams............. p. 3 Council Reports......... p. 4
Max in 1966. Their hockey skills definitely put Delisle on the map! The sign will be located at the town office parking lot below the electronic sign. The design for the sign will soon be open for bids. Keep watching for and supporting the sign. Contributions may be mailed or dropped off at: Delisle Credit Union, Box 10, Delisle, Sk., S0L 0P0.
RCMP Report............. p. 5 School Reports............ p. 6
MP Report................... p. 8 MLA Report................. p. 9
Community Calendar..... p. 11 Business Directory.......... p. 12
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