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Volume 22 Number 10
October 2021
Your COMMUNITY... Your NEWSPAPER
Federal Election results on page 3
1st Annual Emergency Responders Fun Day
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he Delisle and District Volunteer Fire Department held our "1st Annual Emergency Responders Fun Day" on Saturday September 11, and by all accounts the day was a great success. The day started off with a Fun Run where participants could choose to do either 1, 2 or 5 kilometre walk/runs. We had a very special guest in attendance for our Fun Run, her name is Bennett Lenz. (photos at right) Two years ago Bennett was critically injured in a car accident near Vanscoy. Bennett has worked hard on her rehabilitation and has made great strides during the course of her recovery. Bennett and her family have also become tireless supporters of our fire department and, as if her presence there that day wasn't inspiring enough, her family also came with a generous cash donation for our department.
The day continued with displays of our firefighting tools, equipment, and protective gear, as well as demonstrations of how firefighters would go about searching a burning structure for people trapped inside. We also ran a BBQ throughout the day and there were homemade fresh donuts by the Parker family, who kindly donated the profits from their sales back to the fire department. We were also fortunate to have a public education trailer on hand that teaches kids what to do if they should ever experience a fire in their home.
Our choice of the September 11 date for our event is also of great significance. As many readers may remember it was 20 years ago, on September 11, 2001, that terrorists attacked the United Sates by hijacking planes and flying them into the World Trade Center buildings in New York City. On that day 415 of our fellow first responders (fire, police, EMS) died in the line of duty. At 11 a.m. we sounded the sirens on our emergency vehicles and then held one minute of silence in recognition of the sacrifices made by those brave emergency responders.
Bennett Lenz We also had bouncy castles and a number of games for the kids to take part in, all under the watchful eyes of volunteers from the Delisle Rebels Football Team, including their head coach Ty Pylypow.
"We were absolutely thrilled with the turnout for our 1st Annual Emergency Responders Fun Day," said Paul Yanko, a member of the Delisle and District Volunteer Fire Department and one of the event's organizers. "Everyone seemed to have a great time and we'll be meeting soon to discuss our second annual event."
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"We're extremely grateful to our many local sponsors who supported us in this event, and of course to the people of Delisle and the surrounding area who came out and took part," said Yanko. "It's so nice to meet the people of the community we serve under much better circumstances than we would normally meet them under."
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INDEX
Editorial ........................... p. 2
Council Reports ................ p. 4 Local Businesses .............. p. 7
Letters to the Editor......... p. 3
Community Reports ......... p. 5 Business Directory ........... p. 8
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