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Asquith, Conquest, Delisle, Donavon, Grandora, Harris, Kinley, Laura, Milden, Perdue, Pike Lake, Swanson, Tessier, Vanscoy, Zealandia
Volume 20 Number 2
Your COMMUNITY... Your NEWSPAPER
February 2019
Fire Destroys Vanscoy Home DELISLE HOTEL
Draft Monthly Prize December Winner of a Large Pizza is The RADGyck
STANDINGS (as of January 29th) 1 The RADGyck 1431 2 Norma Rae 1419 3 Chicken Fingers 1399 4 Finger The Chicken 1389 5 Landry 1372 6 Buck’s Boys 1370 7 McConnell’s Heroes 1365 T8 Ike 1360 T8 Elbows Up 1360 10 Re-Gretzkeys 1359 11 ...1967,2019 1357 12 Frank’s Not Losers 1351 13 Lunch Lady 1350 T14 xXxBRADxXx 1348 T14 Yuma Special 1348 T14 Bears and Bruins 1348 T17 Foxy 1340 T17 Delisle’s Only Devils Fan 1340 T17 DNR. 1340 T20 Team Fomoco 1338 T20 Cardiac Kids 1338 22 DC 1336 23 Fishtastic 1332 T24 BonHomme 1328 T24 MP 1328 26 Down to Muck 1327 27 McFagid 1323 28 TML 1319 29 Bergman 1318 30 Molson Beer Bashers 1317 31 Hair Of The Dog 1316 T32 Pebble Baye 1315 T32 Danny the Dirtdog 1315 34 Pull Em 1314 35 Uncle Buck 1313 36 Thirty-One Pak 1310 37 Renegade Lighting 1307 38 Jeff Colborn 1305 39 Puck Head 1304 40 Fast & Fleuryious 1303 41 Wacky 1298 42 Jo’s Gigolos 1295 43 Flyers All the Way 1294 44 Rylin’s Ringers 1290 45 Dildo Shwaggins 1287 46 Frazier & Ichabod 1283 47 Super D 1281 48 McDavid Who? 1279 49 Buzz’s Buzzards 2 1278 50 Johnny Hockey 1276 T51 The Muffin Man 1274 T51 Go Marchand 1274 53 HillBilly Hoedown 1271 54 The Mighty Dicks 1270 55 Dan Mantyka 1267 56 Buzz’s Buzzards 1 1261 57 B97Rath 1245 58 Thirty-one Pak II 1239 59 KT 1231 60 Dirty 1227 61 Jess Oskerduke 1226 62 Dee Ballard 1201 63 Rink Wallpaper 1151 64 Piston Broke 978
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Delisle Fire Department responds to fire on 200 block of Main Street in Vanscoy
n the evening of January 19th a fire broke out at a 4-plex on the 200 block in Vanscoy. Fire fighters responded to the blaze, only
to return the following morning when the fire re-ignited and had to be put down again. The building appears to be a total loss.
New Perdue Arena Open
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ust over 3 1/2 years ago the Perfundraising events and countless due arena was destroyed by fire hours of time and labour from many and this year, on January 12, volunteers, brought the rest of the the first official hockey games were project to fruition. held at the new arena on Perdue It was an amazing feat for a small Hockey Day, in front of community of only 300 Grand over 500 spectators. residents to accomplish a The birth of the new faproject of such magnitude. Opening cility can be credited to a Everyone who conCeremony dedicated group of voltributed, in any way, deSaturday, unteers who began the serves a big pat on the long road to rebuilding back for a job well done. February 23rd back in 2016. The $1.8 This arena was truly built at 1:00pm million dollar project by the community, for the was kick started by $800,000 from a community, one rafter at a time. fire insurance policy and two years of the “One Rafter at a Time” fundraisA Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting ing efforts provided the balance. Ceremony is being held on Saturday, Local farmers donated the land for February 23 at 1:00pm followed by a the site of the new facility. Donations, Perdue Senior Pirates Alumni game in-kind contributions, various at 2:00pm.
Delisle Chiefs Taking 31-1 Record Into Remainder of Season
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he Delisle Chiefs are just past the 3/4 mark of the season and it’s so far so good. Through 32 games, the Chiefs have a record of 31-1 and have an eye on clinching first overall in the Prairie Junior Hockey League Regular Season standings. Story continued on page 3
Concession in the new Perdue Arena
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INDEX
New Perdue Arena is now open (Photo by Julie Lemon)
Editorial........................... p. 2
MP Report....................... p. 4
RCMP Reports................. p. 5
Community Calendar......... p. 7
Council Reports............... p. 4
Consumer’s Corner......... p. 5
Community Reports......... p. 6
Business Directory.............. p. 8
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