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Fiance set for a bachelor party in ‘Mamma Mia’
Review Photo 5566 — Greg Nikkel
Sophie (played by Abby Akins) listened as her fiance, Sky (played by Onello Bahingawan) sang about the fun he was going to have at his bachelor’s party, in a scene from the musical “Mamma Mia”. In this story, based at a resort on a Greek island, Sophie wants to know who her father is, and has invited three men to her wedding in an effort to find out. The musical is based on the songs of ABBA, and will be performed at the Weyburn Comp in the Cugnet Centre with three evening performances today, May 22, Thursday and Friday, May 23-24, and for a Sunday matinee on May 26. Tickets are available at the Comp School office.
Tour for Humanity raises tough issues with students By April Zielke The Tour for Humanity bus from the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies made stops at the Comp High School on Wednesday and at St. Michael School on Thursday, raising some hard issues for the students to think about. The Tour for Humanity is a renovated RV with 30 seats, wheelchair accessibility and screens mounted on the inside wall. The technologically-advanced mobile human rights education centre teaches students, educators, community leaders, and frontline professionals about topics of diversity, democracy, and Canadian civic rights and responsibilities. The bus was launched in
2013 and since then it has travelled to more than 670 schools across Ontario and has provided life lessons and historical education to 100,000 students and educators. For the first time since its launch, the Tour for Humanity expanded its reach this year and is visiting schools in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The students gathered in the bus for about 45 minutes to participate in a workshop lead by FSWC education associate Daniella Lurion. The workshop is called The Canadian Experience and in this workshop, students learned about a variety of difficult topics in Canadian history, including the Indian Residential Schools system and the
systemic internment of Japanese Canadians during the Second World War. After the students learned about these historical events and their consequences, Lurion led the group to relate these past events to current events happening in the world. She used examples such as cyber bullying and racism. “For us it’s about connecting it to the present. Very often Social Studies and History tends to be taught in a vacuum as ‘this was then’, which it is, however for us it’s a matter of ‘yes this was then, but how does that affect me now?’ One of my favourite questions to ask students is if you look at something like Hitler and the Holocaust on one hand
and bullying at school on the other hand, what do these two things have in common — and they’ll make that connection,” said Lurion. Due to only having between 45 minutes to an hour, the workshops are designed to only teach the basics of the historical events discussed. This way, the hope is that between the basic information they learned and the discussion periods they had about comparing past and present, the students will leave the bus wanting to know more and will take the initiative in doing so. Lurion met with five different groups of students at the Comp and with six groups at St. Michael. In her opinion, she
thought the students were very polite and took in the information and reacted to the workshop well. With this being as far west as the bus has travelled, it was a positive experience. “Very often, especially here today (at St. Michael) we are doing a lot of Grade 6, 7, 8 and 9 classes, which are the most interactive groups that ask the most questions, which is great. Even with the high school level when they are not quite willing to ask questions or answer the questions as it is, you can always see they’re taking it in whether it is asking a question or you can just see it in their eyes. There’ve been some fantastic students here and they’ve asked some fantas-
tic questions.” The presentation included both historical and current examples of people who made a difference when faced with these difficult circumstances. Historically, examples included Helen Keller, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and the name sake of the organization which sponsored the bus, Simon Wiesenthal. A current example used was Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani girl who was shot by a Taliban soldier while riding a bus to school. Since her recovery, she became known around the world for her advocacy for girls education, and was one of the youngest ever recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
Comp teacher to receive PM Award of Teaching Excellence By Greg Nikkel Weyburn Comprehensive School Physics teacher Karen Kennedy-Allin was named as a recipient of the Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence, and she will be presented with a Certificate of Excellence by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday, May 28 in Ottawa. The Prime Minister’s Awards for Teaching Excellence have honoured exceptional elementary and secondary school teachers in all disciplines since 1993, with over 1,500 teachers honoured to date. Teaching Excellence Awards recipients are honoured for their remarkable achievements in education and for their commitment to preparing their students for a digital and innovation-based economy. Kennedy-Allin has taught for over 25 years, and works tirelessly to improve her classes, as she is of the view that every
semester is an opportunity for growth and change. In addition to teaching science classes at the Weyburn Comp, she is also president of the Southeast Cornerstone Teachers Association, and through this position, she supports teachers across all grade levels and disciplines. Kennedy-Allin wrote the new Physics 30 curriculum for the province along with three other educators, and creates lessons and projects for senior science classes that are shared with teachers across the province. Previously she received the Canadian Association of Physicists Award of teaching excellence in 2017. Her primary directive is that students will not care until they know you care. She ensures that the students who need the biggest challenges to stay engaged get them, and those who can only handle smaller ones
get what they need. She adapts to various learning styles, and has her students review video lessons at their own pace. She makes class notes available, and has produced 10 video lessons for students to do at home so physics class time is free for inquiry-based activities. Kennedy-Allin conducts a student survey at the end of every semester and strives to take into account the feedback in the surveys in order to improve her courses for the next semester. She has also created the Comp School’s health and anatomy symposium, where students create displays with information on the structure and function of a human organ or body system, and how to keep it healthy. The event features interactive learning activities and parents, the media and the public are invited to attend.
Students hear presentation on racism and tolerance Daniella Lurion, education associate, listened as students discussed photos of a First Nations boy who had been in a residential school, during a session of the “Tour For Humanity” program at St. Michael School on Thursday. The presentations to students were done in a travelling bus from the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies that stopped in Weyburn for several sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. Review Photo 5000 — Greg Nikkel
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Credit Union wins national marketing awards The Weyburn Credit Union was nationally recognized with two Achievement in Marketing Excellence (AIME) Awards, presented by the Canadian Credit Union Association. The awards were presented on May 6 at an awards gala held in Winnipeg during the 2019 National Conference for Canada’s Credit Unions. The AIME awards attract entries from credit unions of all sizes and locations across Canada, and recognize the best and brightest achievements in credit union marketing, communications and community relations through a variety of categories. The Weyburn Credit Union was honoured with the Branch Design Award for the redesign of the retail solution centre, led by Val Ness, vice-president of Human Resources. The branch renovation undergone in 2018 was a key component of a complete multi-year organizational structure change. Weyburn found that members weren’t coming in to do simple transactions like they one did, as those transactions are increasingly being completed digitally or online. People are still coming in, but less often and for different reasons. People come in for advice and solutions, or they come in to engage with local experts for more in-depth and complex matters. When they do come in, their expectations are high, and they want a great experience. The credit union needed their branch to reflect the transition to an advice and solution centre environment, and they undertook a renovation to transform the environment. The branch renovation speaks volumes about their brand and creates a unique vibe within the community. The second award the Weyburn Credit Union was honoured with was the Internal Marketing Recognition-Incentive campaign award, for their work around culture, once again led by Val Ness.
The credit union made culture their number one focus. Their culture had evolved over the year but was not clearly defined or enforced. The credit union made plans to move from a good culture to a great one, and gathered a focus group of employees and managers to define where the credit union was and where they wanted it to go, and assembled it into a culture code. Weyburn’s chief executive officer, Don Shumlich, said, “2018 was a pivotal year for our credit union and we are so proud of the work completed. We saw years of effort and projects coming together seamlessly. I had no doubt the work would be anything less than award-winning with Val Ness taking the lead. She is a very talented and valued member of our executive team.” “I can’t take the credit all on my own,” said Ness. “It was really a team effort and our thanks go out to WCS staff, management and board. Don Baillie in particular was integral to the success of the renovation project. We definitely couldn’t have transformed our branch like we did without the help of our designer, NewGround, and general contractor JHC Construction.” She noted that upon inspection of the work, NewGround commented that “they rarely see the calibre of the work completed by John and his team. We want to send our sincere thanks and compliments to John Hulbert on his excellent service. The job was done on time and on budget, and they were nothing but professional and accommodating. By the accolades we receive from our membership, they are appreciative too.” The judges for the AIME awards are marketing and advertising professionals from a variety of backgrounds. Each entry is judged against the other entries in its category and division, and is evaluated on creative excellence and result to the category for which they are submitted.
Credit Union wins national marketing awards
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Staff of the Weyburn Credit Union gathered with one of the two national marketing awards they won on May 6 in Winnipeg, at the national conference for Canada’s Credit Unions. They won two Achievement in Marketing Excellence Awards, including the Branch Design Award for their recent renovations, and the Internal Marketing Recognition/Incentive Campaign Award. In the back row are Val Ness, vice-president of Human Resources; Lois Adam, CEO Don Shumlich, Ashley Betker and Jennifer Isaak. In front are Tamara Murray and Tana Torkelson, vice-president of Marketing.
SE Cornerstone holds ‘name the school’ contest for new elementary school South East Cornerstone Public School Division #209 is welcoming submissions for proposed names of the new elementary school being constructed on Fifth Street at the former location of the Weyburn Junior High. This school will be opening in the fall of 2021. A sod-turning ceremony for the school facility was
held on May 10 (as shown in the photo above), and the construction of the school is well underway, along with the Weyburn Recreation and Culture Centre adjacent to it. The selection committee is looking for a name proposal that represents: A school that will house students from Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 6; The
architectural theme of “A School in the Park”; A community focus of Weyburn and area; and a school family focus. Submissions can be emailed to gord.husband@ secpsd.ca or dropped off in person at the South East Cornerstone Public School Division office at 80A 18th Street NE in Weyburn. Naming proposals can
be submitted by any community member, student, staff or family. Proposals need to be submitted by Monday, May 27, 2019 by 9 a.m. Include all contact information with the proposed school name. The successful individual or group will be asked to participate in the grand opening ceremonies.
Southeast is furthest ahead in seeding progress Seeding has been progressing in the southeast area, with Sask. Agriculture reporting this region has 53 per cent of the crop in the ground, the furthest ahead of any region of the province right now. This is more than double the amount of seeding that was done the
week before. In the Weyburn crop district, seeding is 65 per cent completed, and in the Lake Alma-MintonRadville area, about 70 per cent of seeding is done. Provincially, seeding is 38 per cent completed, which is ahead of the five-year average of 31 per cent for this time of year. There was some rainfall reported in the area, with the Stoughton area receiving 13 millimetres of rain
while only a trace was reported in the RM of Weyburn, 5 mm in the RM of Brokenshell, 2 mm in Wellington, 6 mm in the RM of Francis, 3 mm in the Radville area and 2 mm in the RM of The Gap. Cropland topsoil moisture was rated as 65 per cent adequate, 33 per cent is short and two per cent is very short of moisture. Hay land and pasture topsoil moisture in the southeast area is rated as
40 per cent adequate, 54 per cent short and six per cent very short. The hay and pastures are slow to grow, as moisture is needed to help establish a hay crop. Some crops are slow to emerge due to the cool conditions. Spring winter wheat assessments continue as fields green up and temperatures slowly increase. Farmers are busy seeding, working fields, controlling weeds and moving cattle.
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The Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, May 22, 2019 - 3
Early Learning program important for students
Recipients get their ‘Dreams Come True’
Review Photo — April Zielke
SaskTel director of Provincial Corporate Retail Stores, Kristin Moser (at right), presented some members from the Weyburn Group Home Society with Dream Packages as part of Sasktel’s Dream Come True Corporate Challenge. From left is Angela Cherney, Gerald Langlois, Rachelle Dauvin and Shawn Lefontaine.
SaskTel staff help make ‘Dreams Come True’ This spring, staff participated in SaskTel’s 2019 Saskatchewan Dreams Come True Corporate Challenge. As part of the challenge, SaskTel staff from all over the province donated money, gift cards, and items like concert and sports tickets towards the creation of Dream Packages to help the less fortunate. The people of SaskTel responded in a big way, donating over $16,000 in cash, over $1,200 in gift cards and over 150 sporting items. In Weyburn, SaskTel
presented Dream Packages to four very deserving individuals from the Weyburn Group Home Society at Dominic’s Place. Shawn Lefontaine was gifted an antique car ride, a limo ride, a meal out and a shopping spree. Rachelle Dauvin was given a gift certificate to get a tattoo done. As well, she will be able to visit a number of beauty parlors in town to get a free makeover. Angela Cherney got six hours of private art classes along with brand new art sup-
plies, and Gerald Langlois received an iPad. SaskTel works with nine community-based organizations across the province to identify those who have a special Dream Request they might not otherwise be able to afford. Once a Dream Request is selected, SaskTel and the community organization will work together to create and deliver a Dream Package custom tailored to each person’s request made from the donations collected through the Dreams
Come True Corporate Challenge. “There is a strong culture of giving here at SaskTel and I’m incredibly proud of the overwhelming outpouring of support our people showed in the Dreams Come True Challenge,” said Doug Burnett, SaskTel President and CEO. “It’s a truly wonderful feeling knowing that all of these donations are going to help brighten the lives of some of our province’s less fortunate people.”
Youth council looking for new members
Review Photo — April Zielke
As the school year is coming to a close, so is the Youth Council, and applications for next year’s council are available. The members of the current youth council are, from left, Councillors Ethan Nelson, Lincoln Alexander, Megan Ebel and Secretary Maya Knipfel, and in front is Youth Mayor Landon Field. At the Youth Council meeting on Thursday evening, it was decided that Grade 10 students would be allowed to apply, where before it was only those in Grade 11 and 12. Application forms are available on the City of Weyburn website, at City Hall or at the Comp’s main office, and the deadline to apply is Wednesday, June 12.
Activities planned for JumpStart Day, May 25 A day of games and activities are being planned for Jumpstart Day, a fundraiser event to help families be able to enjoy organized sports. The day will be held at the Canadian Tire parking lot on Saturday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will have face-painting, pedal cars, games, bouncy castles, a bake sale and a barbecue,
and there will raffles and a silent auction. Members of the Weyburn Red Wings will be on hand to play street hockey with whoever is interested, and Chase from Paw Patrol and princesses will make appearances to meet their young fans. Members of the Weyburn Police Service and Weyburn Fire Department
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By Greg Nikkel Early childhood education is vitally important to how well some students will do later in school, and there is much evidence to support this program continuing on, trustees for the Southeast Cornerstone School Division heard on Wednesday. Jacquie Gibbs, the Early Learning coordinator for Cornerstone and leader of a 18-person team deployed throughout the division, gave a presentation on the latest evidence and trends that they are tracking, and which show that early learning can make all the difference in the world for some students. Her team includes three elementary curriculum consultants, nine speechlanguage pathologists, four early learning consultants, a KidsFirst Community liaison and a KidsFirst literacy mentor. One of the measuring sticks that shows the value of early learning programs is an early years evaluation that assesses how ready a student is for school at the start of kindergarten, and again at the end of kindergarten and about to enter Grade 1. In an assessment carried out at several schools in Cornerstone, about 57 per cent of the children were assessed as Tier 1 or “ready to learn” and would go on to be at or above grade level as readers by Grade 3. About 32.5 per cent were assessed as Tier 2, a group in which about half might reach grade level in reading by Grade 3, and 10.4 per cent were assessed as Tier 3, in need of further attention. By the end of kindergarten, the number of students assessed as Tier 1 and ready to learn comprised 84.3 per cent, with 13.1 per cent as Tier 2 and 2.6 per cent as Tier 3. A total of 158 students were moved into Tier 1 by the end of kindergarten, an increase of 27 per cent, which is five per cent higher than the provincial average. The provincial goal by 2020 is also for 80 per cent of students to be reading at or above grade level by Grade 3, 80 per cent to be reading at or above grade level in Grades 4-8, and for 80 per cent of Grades 1-9 students to be at or above grade level in writing. Gibbs shared some research into early childhood brain development which shows that the key points of development are at three months for vision
and hearing, six months for language development and one year for higher cognitive functions. “If we do a good job in the early year, we don’t have to work on it in later years,” she said. “If we can connect with parents, we can help them understand their role and give them support as their child’s teacher for these skills.” Some of the initiatives that Early Learning has undertook recent included the “Welcome to Kindergarten” information evenings held earlier this year. Gibbs noted they had 487 families attend, and all 590 bags of information and goodies for the kids were distributed. This is about 83 per cent of the families who will have children in kindergarten in the fall, which is “pretty good attendance for our first year” of holding this event. The Pop Up Play Group has been another successful program, which has visited small communities that may only have a library in their small town, and information about the importance of early years education is shared while providing an outlet for play for the children. The Early Learning caseload in Cornerstone only had 32 families when it first began in 2011, and that has grown to 132 families in 2018, and 138 families currently, with 192 families who have received services during this school year. In another assessment of how well early learning has helped children was shared with a comparison of expected growth for typically developing children, and children who have participated in the Early Learning’s ECIP (Early Childhood Intervention Program) in Cornerstone. For fine motor skills, the expected growth is 2.1 per cent in a three-month interval, but after being in an early childhood program, there has been 6.5 per cent growth. For adaptive skills, two per cent is the normal rate of growth, but for kids in this program, there has been 11.5 per cent growth; for cognitive skills, the expected growth was 2.4 per cent, and for children in ECIP, 10.6 per cent growth. One of the areas of strongest growth was in the growth of social communication skills. The expected rate of growth is 1.6 per cent, but for the children who were in this program, there was 12.5 per cent growth.
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OPINION 4 - The Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, May 22, 2019
Editorial Wheels of justice and trade move
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he two worlds of justice and trade may seem to be totally separate and unrelated, and in most countries they are, as commerce and the movement of goods really have nothing to do with legal matters for the most part. In this current day and age, however, the two realms seem to have collided to an extent, and the results are needlessly causing hurt to many innocent sectors of people. Perhaps the source of this unseemly collision can explain the mystery somewhat, as China has seen fit to cause hurt and pain to many sectors of the economy because they are upset that an executive of the Chinese tech giant, Huawei, was arrested in Canada at the request of the United States. This has led to all sorts of actions by the Chinese government in retaliation of this action, such as the arrest of two Canadians on trumped-up charges, and the suspension of buying canola from Canada on the pretext of the crops being contaminated. China is also threatening to stop the trade of other commodities, like peas and lentils, which Canada is also a major supplier of to China. The result of this is that Canadian farmers, who are completely innocent of any actions or consequences that could hurt China, are being unfairly penalized as China is the buyer of at least 40 per cent of the canola produced in Canada, and they have curtailed buying that oilseed. As crops are being seeded in the ground right now in Saskatchewan and across Canada, this is bad timing, but many farmers are going ahead and seeding this crop anyway in the hopes that somehow this injust situation with China can be mitigated or solved, or alternatively, that other international and domestic markets can be found for this vital oilseed crop. This falls in the purview of the federal government, particularly as Canada’s relations with China need to be dealing with the two Canadians who may now face the death sentence on their charges, and in dealing with a trade issue that really has nothing whatsoever to do with the arrest of the Huawei executive. The government has offered very little in the way of helping the agriculture industry, but they need to step up and act in the best interests of this vital part of the Canadian economy. They also need to act in the best interests of the two Canadian citizens who may well end up dying, if the charges against them are judged to be serious in the eyes of Chinese authorities. — Greg Nikkel
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The end of two great series My Nikkel’s Worth By Greg Nikkel Email: editor@weyburnreview.com
Two iconic TV series ended in the past week, both of which have huge packs of fans who faithfully followed them throughout their run, and who were all collectively sad as the series ended. The biggest series finale, which was watched around the world by the millions, was the finale of the Game of Thrones saga. I have to confess to being a big fan of this series, having read all of the books and watched all of the seasons from the first year onwards. I won’t reveal any spoilers, although I can understand the urge to talk about all the incredible story twists that everybody online will be talking about. For people who haven’t watched the final season but still want to, they should avoid any online mention or discussion of what happened, or they will in fact read all the spoilers that will take away the surprise(s) in store for them. There was a commercial for the series where a woman is seen constantly plugging her ears and going “lalalalala” loudly because she keeps hearing people excitedly discussing what happened in the Game of Thrones. I fully understand why she’s doing that — but I get the other side too, where as a viewer I just saw some amazing scenes involving a dragon, and fire, and lots of characters dying. I won’t say who, or when or why, but trust me, there are lots of twists.
Was I happy with how the series ended? It’s kind of difficult to answer that question without saying or hinting at what happened, but let me just say I kind of liked the end, but was disappointed in how things worked out. All through the series, you kind of build up hopes for who might win, and lose, and how everything shakes out, but it never goes quite the way you think it should. I suppose in a way, that’s part of what makes the series so interesting to follow. Now, there will be prequels and spinoffs, with author George R.R. Martin already out with some prequel books that can be turned into a series. The other series to come to an end was Big Bang Theory, which people either love or hate. (My daughters, for example, couldn’t stand the show, mostly because of the Sheldon character.) I can understand why some people were put off by Sheldon, but you have to realize two things: one, this is a comedy, and two, it’s fiction, and exaggerated to some extent as a comedy. There was good, funny writing on this show, and they always had fun references to things fellow nerds could relate to, whether it was of science or the latest superhero movie, or of gaming, or of food, or of relationships … Really, they covered all of these areas and more, and it was a good show while it was on — and now there are the reruns if you want more.
Letter to the Editor:
Reflecting on D-Day 75th anniversary To the Editor: On June 6, 1944, I arrived by boat on Juno Beach in Normandy, France, with the Canadian Scottish Regiment. My role was in the mortar platoon. On June 17, I was based in a barn, anticipating an attack that never came. I went into a nearby shed to disarm the grenades when one exploded, resulting in the loss of my right arm. When I returned to Canada, I became a member of The War Amps, which was started by amputee veterans returning from the First World War to help
each other adapt to their new reality as amputees. Through the years, we have made it a goal to remember and commemorate our fallen comrades, and to educate youth about the horrors of war. In Normandy, many Canadians died or suffered wounds that they had to carry for the rest of their lives. As we mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, it’s important that we never forget. Sincerely, Allan Bacon Toronto
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Communithon committee unveils brand new logo
Rotary Club donates to local organizations
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Representatives of four different organizations gathered at the Weyburn Rotary Club’s luncheon to receive donations totalling $3,125 on Thursday. From left are Garnet Hart of the Rotary Club; Andria Brady, Weyburn Wor-Kin Shop; Coun. Jeff Chessall, City of Weyburn’s Tatagwa Parkway; Amanda Hodgkin and Marie Hogemann, Challenger Baseball program; and Carol Ellingson, Weyburn Fiddle Contest.
Wor-Kin Shop busy with activites, fundraising By Greg Nikkel The Weyburn Wor-Kin Shop has placed their order for a new bus, and are hopeful that an upcoming fundraiser comedy event will help provide the remaining funds needed. The Weyburn Rotary Club heard an update on the Wor-Kin Shop from Andria Brady, executive director, who indicated the organization is always looking for new volunteers on their board of directors. The WorKin Shop has a wide variety of programs and services as they help those with intellectual disabilities in their lives and with gainful employment, she said. In terms of helping them get and keep paying jobs, clients can work in the SARCAN bottle depot, the WorKin Shop has a day program with educational sessions and their vocational training centre, which includes a wood shop, and they also own and operate the Harvest Pie Company.
SARCAN is operated separately from Wor-Kin Shop as a stand-alone entity, as it is the recycling division of SARC (Saskatchewan Association of Rehabilitation Centres). The Wor-Kin Shop bought the Harvest Pie Company about five years, and they make frozen pies and fruit spreads. “Six people with disabilities are getting paid a real wage,” said Brady, noting they have grown the company in the last four years to other products, including gluten-free products. “The ultimate goal is for them to get their own space.” In the wood shop, they make household and yard items out of wood, like picnic tables and benches, bird houses, shelves and other items upon request. They also believe in partnerships, “as it takes a community to help a community,” she said, and described their latest fundraiser where they have partnered with the Canadian
Mental Health Association’s Weyburn branch to co-host a comedian, Big Daddy Tazz, on Tuesday, May 28 at McKenna Hall. Brady noted that as his message is centred around having good mental health, they will be having him talk to about 500 Grade 1012 students at the Weyburn Comprehensive School that morning. “We thought wouldn’t it be great if the high school students could get his message?” said Brady, noting that in the afternoon, he will spend some time with clients from CMHA and the Wor-Kin Shop before putting on his show in the evening. Another partnership they are involved with is a contract with Midale Central School, providing a supportive employment contract. “They send out a crew to do odd jobs,” said Brady, noting they have over 30 on this crew. “This year we’ve received some extra funding, and we asked two individ-
uals from Weyburn to do a similar crew here. We know CMHA has a crew working, but they have way more work than they can do.” Recently, the Wor-Kin Shop was able to hire summer students to work with them, and they hired a marketing coordinator. The WorKin Shop will be holding their annual general meeting on Tuesday, June 25 at 7 p.m., and will be going over the past year’s finances and programs. They will be serving Harvest Pie samples, and are hoping to see some new volunteers come out to join the board, said Brady. “If you’d like to volunteer with us, this would be a great time to meet the board and staff,” said Brady. Asked if they are also doing document shredding, she said they are, and are kept quite busy with the service right now. The service is confidential, and they charge by the pound, with around 30,000 pounds of paper shredded last year.
The Weyburn Communithon is celebrating their connection to the community by revealing a brand new logo. Earlier in the year, they launched a logo contest, and received lots of great submissions from the community. Brad Istace submitted a design that had many great elements, and another element was incorporated from another design submitted by Sabrina Kraft. The Communithon committee will be using this logo on their new website, Facebook page, posters, advertising and media releases. The committee also loved a poster design that was inspired by Grayson Kopec, which will soon hit the streets of Weyburn that promotes Communithon. Artists from the community are encouraged to create their own Communithon poster, focused on the “Blast to The Past” theme, and submit it to them at CommunithonCommittee@sasktel. net. These posters will be placed throughout the city in the months leading up to Communithon. This year, Communithon will be hosted at the Weyburn Royal Canadian Legion on Friday, October 25, 2019. During community consultations, there were many who wanted Communithon to return to its roots at the Weyburn
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The Weyburn Horticulture Society held their annual Plant Sale on Thursday. Locals gathered at the Weyburn Credit Union Community Room to look at and buy the variety of bedding plants and flowers the Horticulture Society had available to purchase. This is the first event of the growing season for the Horticulture Society. Coming up this summer, they will hold the Lily, Rose and Perennial Show and then Annual Horticulture Show in August, which will be part of the Weyburn Wheat Festival.
Weyburn police investigate thefts, accidents City police received a complaint regarding an employee theft at a business on Wednesday. The matter is still under investigation but charges are pending. City police assisted a loss prevention officer in dealing with two people accused of stealing from a store on May 14. The matter is still under investigation but charges are pending. Police responded to a two-vehicle collision on 13th Street and Fifth Avenue North on May 15. One vehicle was travelling east on Fifth Avenue N when a southbound vehicle on 13th Street collided with it. The driver of the southbound vehicle was issued a ticket for proceeding from a stop sign before it was safe to do so. Police responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 39 at Third Street on May 13. Investigation revealed that a vehicle travelling northwest on Highway 39 failed to stop for a red light, colliding with a vehicle travelling north on
Third Street. There were no injuries, and one vehicle had to be towed from the scene. The driver of the northwest bound vehicle was charged for disobeying a red light. City police responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Bison Avenue at Second Street on May 13. A vehicle travelling east on Bison Avenue stopped at the stop sign but failed to see an oncoming vehicle. When the eastbound vehicle pulled away from the stop sign the collision occurred. There were no injuries and the vehicles were both drivable. The driver of the eastbound vehicle was issued a ticket for leaving a stop sign before it was safe to do so. Weyburn police received a report that a young bicyclist was struck by a vehicle on Wednesday. The cyclist did not remain at the scene. The child was later located and the parents were advised of the situation. The child was not injured and the vehicle sustained only a slight scuff on the bumper
from the collision. The investigation showed that the cyclist was riding the wrong way in traffic which was the contributing factor in this incident. Cyclists are reminded that they are vehicles and must obey all the rules of the road. Weyburn police assisted with a person who was believed to be suffering from depression on May 14. After discussion the person agreed to seek medical attention. Weyburn police received a report of mischief to a vehicle on Wednesday. In this incident the vehicle was travelling on the roadway when a wheel fell off the vehicle. The wheel collided with a house in the area causing minor damage to the exterior. Examination of the vehicle showed that no one tampered with the wheel nuts and the situation was likely caused from failing to re-check the wheel nuts after some maintenance had been done to the wheels. City police received a report of a disturbance at a bar
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Legion, and organizers are happy to be back in the downtown core for the annual fundraiser. With their production partner of Access 7, work is already underway behind the scenes to ensure a great Communithon. Funds raised during Communithon help support many local programs and services offered by community agencies. Donations made to the Communithon will stay in the community of Weyburn. The committee has also finalized their list of 2019 community agencies. They are Big Brothers Big Sisters Weyburn, Canadian Mental Health Association, Canadian Red Cross, Community Low Income Centre, CNIB Foundation, Envision Counselling and Support Centre, Inclusion Weyburn, Spinal Cord Injury Saskatchewan, Weyburn Care-a-Van Society, Weyburn Special Care Home Auxiliary and the Weyburn Youth Centre.
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Three generations compete
Karate athlete wins first at nationals Three generations of the Vilcu family travelled to Gatineau, Que., to take part in the Canadian Nationals for the World Karate Commission over the weekend, and the youngest member, Jocelyn Vilcu, came away with a first-place finish. She competed along with her father Isaac, and her grandfather Harold, who was their coach for the competition. Jocelyn competed in the 15-17 year old category for under 60 kg, and won first place in continuous sparring. Isaac competed in the veterans category for those 42 years and up in the 85-plus kg category, and he placed seventh in two competitions, points sparring and traditional kata. The competition was
Taking the ball away from the opposition
a qualifier for the world championships, and the top four in each category are eligible to go. While Jocelyn is eligible to advance, Isaac said they decided not to go this time but to concentrate instead on training more. “It’s a whole high level of competition,” said Isaac. “We were competing against not only Canada’s best, but some of the world’s best karate experts.” He noted some of his competitors are highly ranked by the North American Sport Karate association, and the National Black Belt League, in addition to the World Karate Commission, so while he didn’t place in the top four of his two competitions, he is happy that he was able to place seventh against these athletes.
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Weyburn Red Devils player Eva Severson used her foot to roll the ball away from two players from Redvers, during a league game on May 14 at Jubilee Park. The Red Devils defeated Redvers by a score of 6-0.
Father-daughter at nationals
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Jocelyn Vilcu and her father Isaac posed following their competition at the Canadian Nationals for the World Karate Commission over the weekend in Gatineau, Que. Jocelyn placed first in continuous sparring for 15-17 girls under 60 kg, and Isaac placed seventh in points sparring and traditional kata.
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Southeast College scholarship recipients
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The students and award presenters of scholarships and bursaries at Southeast College gathered following the awards luncheon, held on May 14 at the Weyburn campus of Southeast College. There were 41 awards worth just over $33,000 presented at the luncheon. In the back row from left are award presenters Mike Onstad, Weyburn Security; Jerome Sidloski, Barber Motors; June Fletcher, Quota International; Tana Torkelson, Weyburn Credit Union; Jim Yeaman; Abby Kradovill, Weyburn Oilwomen Association; Jill Thorn, Weyburn Rotary Club; Dennis Feduk, Carlyle District Lions Club; Julianne Heagy, Southland Co-op; Winston Bailey, City of Weyburn, Weyburn Ag Society and Remax Weyburn; Cindy Herberholz, Southeast College; Del Croissant, Prairie Sky Co-op; Dan Cugnet, Saskatchewan Oil Show board; Cliff Smith, SaskPower; and Dakota Helland, Third Class Power Engineering. In the middle row are Eun Ae Kim, Practical Nursing; Jae-Yon Kim, Practical Nursing; Benjamin Reid-Clavelle, Power Engineering; Jennifer Wilson, Hairstylist; Bailey Dionne, Hairstylist; Renee MacDonald, Hairstylist; Summer Sheldon, Hairstylist; Lacey Shubert, Practical Nursing; Andrianna St. Dennis, Practical Nursing. In front are Stacie Weiss, Adult Basic Ed; Katherine Ryan, Practical Nursing; Tara Betzema, Business Administration; Callie Fair, Business Administration; Meg Manko, University; and Jordyn Speidelsbach, Practical Nursing.
SE College presents $33,000 in bursaries and scholarships Students at Southeast College received bursaries and scholarships worth just over $33,000 in a ceremony held on May 14 at the Weyburn campus. Awards emcee Jeff Richards noted that Southeast College will present a total of $189,000 in awards and scholarships this year, including $32,000 in entrance scholarships at the start of the school year. This was comprised of $500 entrance awards for each student. There were also $44,000 in achievement awards, $24,000 for the Fuelling the Future program, and the Ministry of Advanced Education provided matching scholarships in the amount of $89,000. For the awards presented on May 14, 121 students applied and 24 were chosen for the 41 scholarships presented at a luncheon. The biggest scholarship is the Al Yeaman Studentship Award, named after a founder and the first principal of Southeast Regional College, Al Yeaman, who served in that position from 1975 to 1985. This award gives a student a full scholarship for the year, including tuition, books and materials. The award was presented by Al’s son, Jim Yeaman, to Meg Manko, a student in the first-year university program. Manko also received the C.H. (Chuck) Hodg-
son Scholarship from the Weyburn Credit Union. Merryl Jove in the Continuing Care Assistant program received a Carlyle District Lions Club scholarship. Leaha Rogers, Continuing Care Assistant program, was presented with the Southeast College Post-Secondary Scholarship and the Prairie Sky Co-op Association Scholarship. Cassidy Sinclair, Continuing Care Assistant program, received a Weyburn Ag Society Scholarship, and the Belanger Herberholz Healthcare Scholarship. This latter award was named after Ray Belanger, and was presented by his daughter, Cindy Herberholz, who is the campus manager at Southeast College. The YF Wives bursary was presented to Jae-Yon Kim, Practical Nursing, and hairstylist Renee MacDonald. MacDonald also received a Barber Motors bursary, a Weyburn Young Fellows bursary and a Weyburn Security bursary. Andrianna St. Dennis, Practical Nursing, also received a Barber Motors bursary, a Weyburn Young Fellows bursary, and a bursary from the Quota International of Weyburn Club. Sarah Fladeland, business administration, received a Young Fellows bursary, the Xerox bursary, and the Jacquie Becker Scholarship. Katherine Ryan, Prac-
Al Yeaman Studentship Award
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Jim Yeaman presented first-year university student Meg Manko with the Al Yeaman Studentship Award at the Southeast College’s scholarship luncheon held on May 14 at the Weyburn campus. This award, named after Jim’s late father and the first principal of Southeast College, is a full scholarship for Manko, paying for her full year’s tuition fees, books and materials.
tical Nursing, received a Young Fellows bursary and a Prairie Sky Co-op Scholarship. Dakota Helland, in the Power Engineering Technician Third Class program, received the Southland Co-operative Ltd. scholarship, and a SaskPower Fueling the Future scholarship for Third Class Power Engineering. Benjamin Red Clavelle, also in the Power Engineering program, also received the SaskPower scholarship, and the Saskatchewan Oil
and Gas Show Fueling the Future bursary. Dani Tendler, Power Engineering Technician Third Class, received the Southeast College PostSecondary scholarship for Third Class Power Engineering. Callie Fair, business administration, received a Southeast College PostSecondary scholarship, as did Claudene Eashappie from the Continuing Care Assistant program. Summer Sheldon, Hairstylist program, received a Southeast College Post-Secondary
of Weyburn bursary, and Wilson also received a Remax Weyburn bursary. Tara Betzema, business administration, received a Prairie Sky Co-op Association bursary. Bailey Dionne, Hairstylist program, received a Prairie Sky Co-op scholarship, and the Weyburn Oilwomen Association’s “Pursuit of Education” scholarship. Jordyn Speidelsbach, Practical Nursing, received a Quota International of Weyburn bursary, and a Remax Weyburn bursary.
scholarship, as did Eun Ae Kim, Practical Nursing program, and Duskee Rider, a first-year university student. Keshia Tuffnell, Adult Basic Education, received the Weyburn Rotary Club bursary. Lacey Shubert, Practical Nursing, received a Weyburn Security bursary and the Government of Saskatchewan’s Saskatchewan Opportunity scholarship. Stacie Weiss, Adult Basic Education, and Jennifer Wilson, Hairstylist, both received the City
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Culture Centred der for the is exprovide enjoyme ice surface for s an will currently which area our tion and have can’t of member style can be heard in their vocal peraccompanied by same will nitya piano virtuoso, next were approve of the project, feet, the with a playing said enough commu of the status ons,” (WRCC ) on Mon- pected to occur at their Place formances, particularly taking some Citizen West willgenerati perform a number . cause galleries,” he said, by 60 feet, large indoor 200-by-85 of in February total Crescent Point by city council sepunder have multiplepop anddirector rock songs of their inspiration from Foster-proCrowe, , worth a board meeting of both parts current there will be a arts for 12-and- will also be a as the and it willof well-known Andrew built . day evening be surface, be cost adding to duced artists like Michael Buble and from the 1960s and 70s right up to the There total to for the Services e cage ice pad so it can the The project is forecast of $25 million, arate entranceWRCC. The soccer. track, batting mul- Leisureadded the joint-us a concrete Andrea Bocelli. tion with the nd for2000s. He warmup nearby, in the Cornerin conjunc Corners tone’s of $45,041,741. what the and pitching tunnel (four used year-rouwith a Zam“We try and keep that kind of Citizenagreem Westent is with comprised of will rooms comrooms sports, Southea st ary school at be The WRCC, which by City will decide Hill for ensure d tiple vocalists Cody Fortand St. sound in what we’re doing,” said “will from rs use of Signal fa- eight dressing have acstone Karey to be provide new elementlocation of the and operated James,g B.C.; Markmembe Devigne from be owned Weyburn, will futurebe once all of the the of which will outside), boni ities Karey. munity me ice cleanin the former fields opportun into The group will perform some of Antonio have Larosa from BurJunior High.d the the City of quare feet in will ance. Winnipeg; cess to the second level, winterti are moved . , students use of the arts and Weyburn and mainten and summer the 8,000-s approve sev- cilities naby, B.C.;toand pianist Trevor Hoff- their original material as well as covmake Council three-lane WRCC building will and on Con- be and will include s offered in In spring for use emann will be a amenitie facility by Wright onal new of Maple Ridge, B.C. Larosa is ering several well-known songs in for there The new tender bid Saskatoon, and size arts and recreati g a running track it will be availabl hockey, leisure .” facilities a new officeCity 220-me tre he will be show-3 their performance. , streetalso a guitarist, erence - bothand struction of is slated to eral ed on page ents, includin and also have for lacrosse the circumf for the a commun Continu The Canadian group is currently those skills off at the Weyburn constru ction with com- compon classroo ms are the curator, and Perman ent aroundfield. 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The Weyburn Wor-Kin Compre burn of fairness, breaches one Second place went to Shop held a pie-baking con-of School.” that each suffirequest was testasserts with the entries tried Marg Leavens for her lemThe review Nikkel y, and it these should give 6155 — Greg the Thursda Review Photo on on meringue pie, and third and judged on International quash infor- filed heard in Court of cient grounds to be on Wednesday. items in an decision. page 3 was Kathryn’s father, Gary in ReginaPie Day those will one of the board’s on in Erickson, who entered an The contest was edheld evening for from Queen’s Bench show people Continu Thursday y, Feb. 28. e blanket up a rescue blanket totion on Thursda meeting on Hintz are both to the courtconjunction with the Har- apple-raspberry pie. up a rescu Riffel and a capacity crowd informa opened According The judges scored each vest Pie Company, which Opening Dale Hintz children, during an in the southeast. Cpl. tion to Riffel and is owned and operated by pie on a scale of 1-10, and d informa southeast. Cpl. George handed out to school and-rescue group and provide group in the the Wor-Kin Shop, and a made comments about what searchand Rescue, a search-and-rescue mation pack volunteering for a panel of three judges were they liked, with some of er for Parkland Search in interested serve as part of the required to volunte lined up to do the hard job the comments read out by be Yorkton and about what would of tasting and rating the six emcee Andria Brady, execn in Weybur entries. The judges were utive director of the WorGlenn Rogers, Mayor Mar- Kin Shop. The judges were recel Roy and Curtis Brooks, and they chose a Vegan ba- warded for their efforts with nana cream crumble as the a pie from the Harvest Pie winning pie, made by Kath- Company.
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Making jewelry out of duct tape Kylee Krisa, front left, and Milana Khorolets, at right, worked at using bits of brightly-coloured duct tape to make pieces for simple jewelry, during an after-school class at the Weyburn Public Library on Thursday. The library provided several rolls of duct tape of various colours and designs to use. Photo 1201 — Greg Nikkel
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Bernadeen “Bunny” Frances Wiebe, late of Weyburn, SK, passed away on May 15, 2019, at the age of 77 years. Bunny was predeceased by her parents, Peter and Frances Mayer; her step-mother, Kay Gillis; sister Pamela Lambillotte; and her grandchildren of the heart Richard and Clemens Gentzsch. Bunny is survived by her husband Vic; daughter Christine (Jeff) Schick and grandsons, Lindsey and Curtis; her daughter Andrea (Adam) Batchelor and granddaughter Tristan; her son Kelly Wiebe; her Kiwi daughter of the heart Lila (Ray) Willis and children: Terri (Godchild), Braden and Rochelle, her Swiss daughter of the heart, Yasmine (Michael) Gentzsch; her brother Terry Mayer (Antoinette Gagner) and his children Kimberly and Christopher; nieces, Terri Persing and Deanna Lambillotte. Bunny was born and raised in Regina, SK, graduated from Central Collegiate, and took her training as a nurse at the University of Saskatchewan where she met Vic whom she married in 1964. They established their first home in Prince Albert, SK and resided there for 14 years during which time all of their children were born. She enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom, but as the children were approaching school age, she went to work as a teaching assistant which allowed her to keep the same work days and hours as the children. This became her work calling through to retirement in 2001 even as Vic’s work took them to living in Regina, Thompson and Weyburn. Her enjoyment of working with children and youth led her to volunteer as a Sunday School teacher and a leader in other children’s activities such as Brownies and Beavers. She enjoyed singing in both church and community choirs, attending musical concerts and festivals and many tears of extensive traveling camping-style. In her later years she was restricted in her mobility due to health issues, but continued to enjoy traveling and spending times with family and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 25, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. from Grace United Church, Weyburn, SK, with Rev. M. Barnabas officiating. Luncheon will be held at Upper Grace Hall, Weyburn, SK In lieu of flowers, for family and friends so wishing, charitable donations in memory of Bunny may be made to the Grace United Church Christian Education Fund, 210 ~ 3rd Street, Weyburn, SK, S4H 0W6. Arrangements are entrusted to RD Family Funeral Chapel & Crematorium, Weyburn, SK (848-0333 ~ 1-888-848-0333). Expressions of sympathy to the family may be sent to our website at: www.rdfuneralchapel.com “Celebrating Life, One Family At A Time”.
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The Review, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, May 22, 2019 - 9
Comp Entrepreneurship class offers Melted Treasures By April Zielke The second semester Comp Entrepreneurship class, comprised of Grade 11’s and 12’s, has been doing business planning, marketing and creating their product of Melted Treasures. The group came up with the idea to create handmade candles that will reveal a hidden treasure of a necklace in the middle as the candle burns down. The students were voted into positions in their company, just like a legitimate business is. Mackenna Glennie and Jorgia Johner are co-presidents, Chris Fesalbon is vice president of finance, Hannah Niemegeers is vice president of sales, Kelsi Shipley and Austin LeBlanc are the covice presidents of marketing with Carter Brown and Kyla Kater acting as their staff members, Alex Martindale is vice president of human resources with Holden Kopec acting as a staff member, Abbey Johnson is vice president of production with Vivian Huang as VP assistant and Maddy
Pouring in wax to make ‘Melted Treasures’
Review Photo — April Zielke
Comp Entrepreneurship student Kelsi Shipley holds the funnel while her classmate pours in hot wax to make a Riverside scented candle. These candles are one of the five types of candles the class is making as a product for their Junior Achievement business called Melted Treasures. Hillstead acting as a staff member, Ethan Petersen is vice president of Information Technology and Jessica Dixon is vice president
of environment, health and safety. They have five versions of the candles available: Vanilla Heaven, Lakeside,
Cherry Bloom, Sweet Cinnamon and Scent Free. For a 500 ml candle, the cost is $20 and for a 250 ml, it’s $15. The company will
donate 20 per cent of their final profit to two different charities. Ten per cent will go to the Sandra Schmirler Foundation, which
will help the babies in the NICU ward, and the other 10 will go to the Weyburn Canadian Mental Health Association. These candles are handmade by the students, with the supplies bought from a candle company, and are made of soy wax, wicks and soy oil-based fragrances. At the Comp School’s performance of the musical Mamma Mia, Melted Treasures will have a table set up to sell their product. They will be open for business on Thursday, May 23, at 6 p.m. until show time and then at intermission. They will also be at the matinee on Sunday, May 26, from 1 p.m. until show time at 2, and then at intermission. To order, you can contact Melted Treasures by email at jameltedtreasures@gmail.com, on Snapchat at @meltedtreasures, on Instagram at @ meltedtreasuresja and on Facebook at JAMeltedTreasures. The deadline for order entries is Wednesday, June 12.
First provincial youth council announced for Education ministry
Testing out a rollercoaster design
Review Photo 5217 — Greg Nikkel
Physics 30 students Alyssa Romanovitch, Emily Haupstein (right) and Mikaila Mahnke watched a steel ball bearing go through their rollercoaster design during Physics class on Friday afternoon. The students had to put together a rollercoaster design with certain elements built in which successfully delivered the steel ball all the way to the bottom, and then they had to provide all of the calculations for the physics principles involved, including such factors as acceleration, velocity and kinetic energy.
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Deputy Premier and Education Minister Gordon Wyant has announced plans to form Saskatchewan’s first provincial youth council. The youth council will provide advice and leadership to the Minister of Education on how to engage youth on a variety of topics. Those students selected for the youth council will have an important role in defining working principles, the council’s direction moving forward and representing their peers. “We want to do everything we can to engage students in their education,” Wyant said. “Collaborating with students on education matters that impact them every day will provide our ministry with valuable insight.” The 12 members selected for the minister’s youth council will come from every region of the province and bring diverse interests, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Nomina-
tions will be sought from school divisions, First Nations and Métis education organizations and directors of independent schools throughout the province. They will be asked to nominate students entering Grades 10, 11 or 12 in the 2019-20 school year who they believe would make a significant contribution serving on the council. “We have inspirational students across our province who are leaders in their own schools and communities,” Wyant said. “By engaging students on a provincial level, we can provide supports that better reflect what they need to prepare them for their futures.” Information packages with further information on the nomination criteria will be distributed to the nominating organizations in the coming weeks. An initial in-person gathering of the minister’s youth council will be planned in the fall of 2019.
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SASKATCHEWAN GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY Celebrating 50 Years in Saskatchewan
Genealogy Submitted by Deanne Miller-Jones, Weyburn Genealogical Society In a small well-kept Saskatchewan cemetery not far from here, a white headstone stands out from the rest. Taking a closer look at it, there are numbers and some other information along with his name. He’s definitely our ancestor, but what does all this mean? I’ve never seen anything like that before. I’m sure he has a story, but I’ve never heard anything about this man before. Do any family members know but just never mentioned it? My journey with this ancestor begins. Born in 1847 in Prussia, this ancestor died in the Weyburn district in 1931. What brought him here? The numbers and information on his headstone are military. I found him in a military indexing document. He enlisted in Wisconsin, U.S., where he lived at the time. I made a phone call to the Wisconsin Veterans Museum to see what they could find about him. They had his military information and kindly sent photocopies to me in the mail. Our ancestors are more than just a name. They take you on a journey, sometimes making it difficult, but with a little detective work you can find their story. I’m interested in who they were and where they came from. What experiences did they live through to leave? Who did they leave behind? Did they arrive through the USA first or Canada? What was their story? Have you found yourself wondering too? My first genealogy quest was on my father’s side in the 1990’s. I started with little information, only a name ‘Henry’ with no birth, marriage or death dates, and what I found out was that everyone named their oldest boy Henry. Eventually we found him. I have learned so much since then. The more information you have, the better off you are to start your journey in genealogy. You might even be lucky enough to have access to an old family Bible with your lineage full of names and dates. You might have a grandmother who saved newspaper clippings of relatives or better yet, their obituaries. Does
this sound familiar? Don’t let anyone throw them out! The headstone in this small cemetery did have a story. It is an American military headstone that belongs to my husband’s two times great-grandfather. It represents his service in the American Civil War of 1861-1864. His wife would have requested it. The Wisconsin Veterans Museum sent me copies of his Certificates of Service, the Muster and Descriptive Roll Records, plus the numerous battles his infantries were involved with. He enlisted Feb 29, 1864 at the age of 16. He didn’t turn 17 until that July when he mustered into service as a ‘private’. He transferred between infantries and mustered out of service on May 19, 1865, then transferred to another infantry on June 8, 1865, that disbanded 10 days later. He remained a private all through his service. Another document had a physical description of him, the color of his eyes and skin, how tall he was and his occupation as a farmer. I found him in U.S. census records, starting his trek northwest from Wisconsin. Between 1880 and 1885, he appeared first in North Dakota then South Dakota before making it to Canada, Qu’Appelle district. I have contradictory dates of his immigration into Canada as the 1906 Census states as 1905, while the 1911 popu-
lation census states him as immigrating in 1903. Maybe I’ll never know which is correct. Finding another type of document could help. Interesting, right? Whoever would have thought you’d find a military headstone in Saskatchewan from service in the American Civil War? Without this information, the next generations may never have known. As you can see, this is how it all starts. Maybe you have come across photos that are unmarked. If so, don’t throw them out because sometimes you can identify the people in them through new connections in the future. Expect to hit brick walls but then all of a sudden you’ll hit pay dirt with your new connections. You may even connect with someone who has a lot of info to share with you too. So be patient, it will come. You may even try the DNA kit on Ancestry. For me, it has helped confirm my new family members. Also, through DNA, I was recently contacted by a relative living in the U.S. who was adopted, and was starting her search for her biological family. I helped her with family information. Through genealogy, I am grateful to have connected with family all over Canada and the U.S. We have even met some of them in person. If you need help starting, need ideas or support, contact the Weyburn Genealogical Society.
Residents advised to watch for ticks
Civil war vet is local ancestor Frank Geiss and his wife are shown in an old family photo, a veteran of the Civil War in the United States. He turned out to be an ancestor of Deanne MillerJones’ husband, his great-great-great-grandfather, which Deanne discovered after investigating the story behind an old family tombstone in Weyburn. Photo courtesy Deanne Miller-Jones
Dancing the ‘Macarena’ at the Spring Fling event
The Ministry of Health is reminding Saskatchewan residents that warmer weather brings an increased risk of tick bites for those who spend time outdoors. Ticks are out from early spring until October, particularly in tall grass, brush or wooded areas. Precautionary measures include: Wear pants, longsleeved shirts and shoes that don’t show your feet. Pull socks over your pant legs to prevent ticks from crawling
up your legs. Wear light-coloured clothes so ticks can be seen easily. Use insect repellents that contain DEET or Icaridin. Apply repellent to clothes as well as your skin. Always read and follow the directions. Shower or bathe as soon as possible after being outside to wash off loose ticks. Do “full body” tick checks after being outside on yourself, your children and your pets. If you find a tick attached to your skin: Carefully re-
move it with fine-tipped tweezers and grasp the mouth of the tick as close to the skin as possible. Pull slowly upward and out with a firm steady pressure. Be careful not to squeeze, crush or puncture the body after removal as this may also contain infectious fluids. For more information on ticks and Lyme disease, including how to submit a tick for Lyme disease testing, visit http://www.saskatchewan.ca/lyme.
Review Photo 5133 — Greg Nikkel
Dancers formed lines and did the moves to the “Macarena” at the Spring Fling dance and barbecue hosted by Inclusion Weyburn on Thursday evening at Dominic’s Place. There was a large turnout for the event which included a barbecue, face-painting, a photo booth and a silent auction.
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Songs of ABBA at
Mamma mIa
At the Greek resort for ‘Mamma Mia’
Review Photo 5407 — Greg Nikkel
Donna (played by Taylor Cameron) sings about her setup in owning and running a resort on a Greek island, in this scene from the musical Mamma Mia, featuring the music of ABBA. She was preparing for the wedding of her daughter, Sophie, who had secretly invited three former lovers in order to find which one is her father.
Posting the wedding invites
Singing about being a ‘Dancing Queen’
Review Photo 5521 — Greg Nikkel
Three best friends sing a sendup of the ABBA song, Dancing Queen, in this scene from the musical Mamma Mia. From left are Tanya (played by Caroline Manning), Donna (Taylor Cameron) and Rosie (Emma Wiens). Tanya and Rosie joined Donna at her Greek resort, as Donna’s daughter Sophie is about to be married.
Dancing with her fiance Meeting the candidates for ‘dad’
Review Photo 5448 — Greg Nikkel
Sophie (played by Abby Akins) met the three men she secretly invited to her wedding, in the hopes of finding out if one of them is her father. From left are Harry (Dominic Soles), Bill (Landon Field) and Sam (Cywin Tapia), who all had relations with Sophie’s mom Donna (played by Taylor Cameron). This is a scene from the musical Mamma Mia, to be staged at the Comp at the Cugnet Centre.
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Sophie (played by Abby Akins) posted three invitations to her wedding to the three men her mother once dated, one of whom is her father, in this scene from the musical Mamma Mia. Sophie sent the invites unbeknownst to her mother, and the three men showed up the night before the wedding.
Review Photo 5554 — Greg Nikkel
Sky (played by Onello Bahingawan) twirls around with his fiance Sophie (Abby Akins) as they talked about their impending wedding, in a scene from the musical Mamma Mia. In the story, Sophie is trying to find out who her dad is, so that he can walk her down the aisle at her wedding.