COMMUNITY REPORTS

Donavon Field Day is June 24th

Planning for the second Annual Donavon Field Day, taking place on June 24th, is well underway with many events planned throughout the day. Events will include a Show & Shine Car Show, Craft & Tradeshow, Kidz Zone with bouncy castle and games, Silent Auction, Slo-Pitch Tournament, Concession and Beer Gardens.

The Community Club Committee is very excited to present this event for the second year as the main fundraiser with funds going towards preserving the historic school house in the Hamlet of Donavon. The Committee is pushing towards a goal of being able to open the building year round to be used as a community centre for special events to promote community involvement and togetherness.

Submitted by Allison Nelson

Eagle Creek Kids

Fishing Derby

June 4, 10am -3pm

Free for all kids under 15

Prizes, Hotdogs, drinks

Eagle Creek Regional Park

Pastor Herb C. Anderson Retires

On June 30, 2023 Pastor Herb C. Anderson of Delisle Community Church will retire. Seven years ago Herb arrived from Kentucky with his motorcycle to become Lead Pastor of DCC. He also brought with him a wealth of life experiences, including pastoring other churches for almost 20 years, owning a BMW motorcycle dealership, managing a motorsports factory, and even managing a food relief program in Zambia with his wife.

Herb Anderson loves preaching, teaching and leading this church in the town where he graduated from high school in 1972. His parents Eilif and Martha Anderson lived in this area for several years, and some of Herb’s early work experiences included a potato farm in Broderick, and the Cominco (now Nutrien) mine.

Herb and his wife Ruth “Reno” plan to return to warmer climes as they retire in Tennessee, 5 miles from where they lived in Kentucky before arriving in Delisle. During Pastor Herb’s time as Lead Pastor of DCC, the church building has been renovated inside and out, an elevator has been installed to assist people with mobility issues to access the Fellowship Hall on the lower level and new windows, new siding, new steps, new a/c, and new landscaping are now a part of the original building. Delisle Community Church started over 100 hundred years ago and has been a spiritual foundation of the Delisle area. Herb Anderson has been a vital part of the Delisle community, leading inter-denominational church services on Remembrance Day, Good Friday, and Christmas Eve, and is a part of the Inter-Agency Committee. He was there to talk to the local hockey teams after the Humboldt crash, he cheers on the Delisle Composite Football team, and supports the many First Responders that are a part of this lively congregation. Beside weekly Sunday services where kids have their own Junior Church with stories and crafts, DCC has VBS (Vacation Bible School) for community kids in August, Women’s Retreats and Craft Nights, Men’s Fishing Trips, and Men’s Bible studies which are held in the local Creekside Café.

“Church is for people of all ages,” says Pastor Herb. “We have young families with noisy kids, very active men’s and women’s groups, and we even hold an annual Motorcycle Sunday with a big BBQ.” Herb Anderson is proud to have started this tradition and has helped some new riders emerge from the church. Riders will be coming from all over to attend the June 18th event on a variety of motorcycles. As the spiritual leader of the congregation, Pastor Herb has encouraged the members to remember that this church exists for the purpose of “Loving God, Loving People, and Making Disciples.”

While Pastor Anderson will enjoy his retirement in a warm place where he can ride twisty roads all year long, he and his wife, Ruth “Reno” will be leaving behind many wonderful people in Delisle. They will be heading south in mid-July, and will welcome friends to visit them in Puryear, Tennessee.

Delisle Community Church

Delisle Senior Citizens’ Club

Celebrating 30th Anniversary of our Building on June 17, 2023

2pm - 5pm - Open House

Displays of Albums, Quilts, Socializing 3pm - Program 5pm - Catered Supper

Limited Reserved Seating Only

Reserve supper tickets before June 1st by contacting one of the following:

Ellen Fraser 306 - 290 - 7052

Iris Peakman 306 - 381 - 9113 irispeakman@gmail.com

Cindy Climenhaga 306 - 493 - 8219 clclimenhaga@gmail.com