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Thursday, February 5, 2015 - Volume 17, Number 51
St. Michael’s celebrates French Week in Yorkton always been a part of that culture.” The big showcase everyone can see is the snow sculpture in front of the school, welcoming people with a big Bonjour.
By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer It’s French Week in Yorkton, and St. Michael’s School is showcasing the value of the French language all week through different programs and activities. The goal of the week is to show off the French language to people who might not otherwise be interested, says Charlotte Lovequist, teacher at St. Michaels heading up the week. The school itself has both a French Immersion track and an English track for students, but for French week everyone sees a bit of French in their lives, and all of the activities are built around the French language. “We’re doing a switch, we’re immersing the English students in French.” The cap of the week is an outdoor festival on Friday, and Lovequist says people of the community are invited to join them. French is associated with cold weather, and Lovequist says that it’s inspired by festivals in Quebec that celebrate the winter season. “It just seems like winter is a good time to celebrate being sturdy and tough Canadians surviving winter. French has
Lovequist says that it was a cold and difficult day putting it together, with the variable weather making for a hard day of carving. The parents, teachers and
students who put it together deserve recognition for their efforts. Parents in charge of designing and sculpting were Stan Reed and Chad McDowell. Teachers
assisting were Lovequist, Breanne Kelly, Darrell Richardson, Christine Richardson, Narom Sing, Liz Chapman, Warren Burrel and Canadian Parents for
French president and School Community Council President Marinda van Heerden. The Grade 5 class packed the snow into boxes to prepare for sculpting.
IT’S FRENCH WEEK and St. Michael’s School is celebrating by planning an all-French week of activities for students. Welcoming people to the school is also a snow sculpture in French, as well as Warren Burrel, Narom Sing, Breanne Kelly, Liz Chapman, Charlotte Lovequist and Marinda Van Heerden.
Saskatchewan’s religious history on display By DEVIN WILGER N-R Writer The church was a cornerstone of the community when Saskatchewan was founded, and a new book and exhibition at the Godfrey Dean explores religious sites throughout the province, from spiritual
sites of the First Nations of the province to different religious denominations that established themselves in the province. Legacy of Worship was a five year project which brought together photos and research to showcase the province’s religious past. Photographer Larry
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Easton estimates that over the five years, he has travelled over 50,000 kms and took 15,000 photos in his search for different churches in the province, and says that for him he was driven by a love of architecture, and spent his time searching for different churches and taking
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note of interesting sites as he travelled through Saskatchewan. Just finding churches was often difficult, Easton says. A church in Rama was one challenge, as even with GPS coordinates it was difficult to spot, as the building itself was hidden by thick tree cover. Frank Korvemaker
and Margaret Hryniuk wrote the book, and say that from their perspective, the history of the church the most important part of the book, and they wanted to make something that was entertaining to read as well as informative, rather than a dry summary of what happened.
“Not only does the church have to be photogenic, but it also has to have a story. You could have a really good image of a church, but if Hryniuk can’t find a good story to go with it, then it doesn’t go into the book,” Korvemaker explains.
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