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Contact: [email protected] 306-463-6383 Deadline for July 13 Chronicle is July 8 July 6, 2020 Noon Communities in Bloom YOU MAY LIVE Communities in Bloom committee is looking for the community to submit their votes on the best kept yards and best kept businesses in our community. Please fill out the attached ballot or submit your vote to the Recreation Office at [email protected] or IN CANADA IF: send a text to (306) 834-8355. The home and the business with the most votes will be awarded the annual Yard Stake! • If someone in a Home Depot store offers you 2020/2021 Yard Stake Winners assistance and they don’t work there. Please submit your vote on the best kept yard and business in Kerrobert. • If you’ve worn shorts and a parka at the Name and/or address of deserving yard : same time. _____________________________________________________________ • If you’ve had a lengthy telephone conversation Name and/or address of deserving business : with someone who ______________________________________________________________ dialed a wrong number. • If ‘Vacation’ means Submit your entry by dropping of this ballot at the Town Office or by emailing to [email protected] or texting to 834-8355 going anywhere South of Detroit for the Did you know that we have several people who have Adopted a Space in our community? weekend. They spend time on caring for the space and they notify CIB when problems arise. As people • If you measure distance age or move away these spaces no longer get the care that is needed and we are looking for in hours. other community members, families or organizations to adopt any of the following : • If you know several The Kerrobert Sign on Hwy 51 to Biggar people who have hit a The Kerrobert Sign on Hwy 51 to Major deer more than once. The Poolside Park Sign Hillside Memorial Corner (Prairie Branches has offered to help us with this corner when • If you have switched they are able to return!) from ‘heat’ to ‘A/C’ In Please contact the Rec Office if you are willing to volunteer! the same day and back again. Town of Kerrobert • Kerrobert Ball diamonds are being maintained to ensure they do not fall “Nobody ever said it was going to be into disrepair and although we en- easy”. These wise words have been courage use by families, they will only spoken by a number of artists through be more carefully maintained with a music and poetry and quotations and request to rent. sometimes its just the thing we need • The Library drop box is open and to hear. Somehow we settled into the you can arrange for a curbside pickup idea that easy is what we are owed either online or by phone. The facil- when in fact facing a challenge or a ity is not currently open but staff can struggle is what can lift us up, if we be reached by phone at their regular face it. And with support, conviction hours and they are ready to help you and knowledge, we can face these in any way. challenges and we can come out the • Basketball, volleyball court and other side as better people, maybe not tetherball courts are open, users must everyday but in the long run. And we practise regular hand hygiene when can be better people in a better com- sharing equipment. munity and a better country. • The Handibus is back open for use with safety protocols in place. Please A lot of decisions have been made in note that the lack of drivers is causing regards to recreation in the last two some trouble for our regular schedule. weeks. A recap on what is happening If you are in need of the Handibus, in our community with a few new please call 834-7464 (Handibus cell) points: or 834-2361 (Town of Kerrobert) to • Kerrobert businesses continue to book. be champions in keeping our commu- • The Museum committee made nity safe and our needs met. the difficult decision to not open this • All parks are open but users must summer due to lack of staff and the bring hand sanitizer as we are not able increased cleaning protocols. There to do daily sanitizing. is no word yet from the Art Gallery • Town office is back to regular hours on when they intend to resume their – Monday to Friday 8:30 – 12:00 and activities. 1:00 – 4:30. continued on next page ... • June 29th Phase 4.2 plans are Please be sure to check out the arti- allowing for Day Camps with restric- cle from Communities in Bloom this tions in place. Our Park Program week, encouraging locals to vote for leaders have started registering chil- their favorite yard and business. Win- dren ages 5-12 and we hope to share ner will be awarded their Yard Stake at more information next week. the end of July. • The Arena will open Sept. 19 & 20 and the Rage team have booked that The Town of Kerrobert has seen some date as their Training Camp weekend! recent vandalism on the Well House All other plans for resuming activities behind the school yard. The Police at the rink are being reviewed. It is were notified as entrance into this difficult to make plans at this time as building could cause a problem for our the restrictions continue to lift and water system and danger to those who change. So although we are following enter. We have also been notified of that news closely, we are reluctant to children trespassing in areas that are make decisions at this time. not open to the pubic. These doors are locked for a reason and all have been The Graduating Class of 2020 put on re-secured. Please, please talk to your a wonderful celebration on Sunday children about the dangers of entering June 28 at the Kerrobert Fairgrounds areas that they are not permitted. and followed with a community pa- rade. Incredible efforts were made to The Park Program leaders are en- make this unique celebration special couraging citizens to decorate their during a pandemic. Teachers, parents, front yards and celebrate Canada Day community members and graduates allowing for what they call a “Reverse should be commended for all the Parade” where community members work they did to make this special and can enjoy the show during an evening many thanks for including the com- drive around. A prize will be given munity in the celebration. We are all out to the family or business that is proud of this great group of kids. decorated the best! Be sure to check out the Courthouse to see the window The Federal Government has put out decorating that was done to celebrate information on the Canada Student our great country of Canada. Service Benefit allowing students put RoseRose City City volunteer hours towards their tuition. Information regarding Covid 19 MemorialsMemorials Ltd. I highly recommend that eligible stu- change daily and the news seems to Ltd. dents check out this incredible oppor- be draining at times, so be sure to Granite Monument tunity to get involved. Although, at monitor yourselves, family members, PRODUCTION PLANT time of writing, there are no Kerrobert friends and co workers for signs of AND INDOORSpecialists SHOWROOM non-profitorganizations set up, many stress. Nobody said this was going to Dedicated102 Canola to Quality, Cres. of the opportunities allow for volun- be easy and reaching out takes courage Craftsmanship Cut Knife, SK and S0M Service 0N0 teering from home such as through and strength. Know when it is time to 306-398-4717306-398-4717 the Kids Help Phone or Pen Pal with call on a professional as our family and [email protected] Seniors. And perhaps in time, local friends may not have the skills needed www.rosecitymemorials.com102 Canola Cres. organizations will register. to deal with our unique challenges. Cut Knife, SK Check out our new website Continued on next page ... www.rosecitymemorials.com Rose City Memorials.indd 1 18-02-26 2:26 PM The support you may need could simply be a phone call away… I AM CANADIAN Sask Health Line - 811 West Central Crisis Center – 1-306-463-6555 Hey. West Central Crisis after hours – 1-306-463-1860 I’m not a lumberjack or a fur trader (24 hour line) Heartland Health Region - 1-866-268-9139 And I don’t live in an igloo Kids Help Phone – 1-800-668-6868 Or eat blubber or own a dog sled Kerrobert Food Bank - 834-5389 Public Works on call phone – 834-7788 And I don’t know Jimmy, Sally or Suzy from Canada, although I’m Recreation on call phone – 834-8355 certain they’re really, really nice. I have a Prime Minister, not a President Happy Canada Day! I speak English and French, not American And I pronounce it “about,” not “aboot.” I can proudly sew my country’s flag on my backpack. Bobbi Hebron I believe in peacekeeping, not policing Recreation Director Diversity, not assimilation And that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal. A toque is a hat A chesterfield is a couch And it is pronounced zed, not zee, ZED! Canada is the second largest landmass The first nation of hockey And the best part of North America! And I AM CANADIAN! But with Team E winning the Draft Lottery, it will get more people into the Qualifying Round and to pay attention to those who get eliminated. Though, let’s be honest, it might not be a concern at all if the NHLPA doesn’t agree to the season ending The recent NHL Draft Lottery result is nothing short or the qualifying round getting stopped due to Covid of a disgrace, a team that will be in playoffs will get the – but it’s still a nice thought to have it becomes Mario number one pick, makes no sense and looks so bad Kart rules where even if you lose in the playoffs – you on the NHL.