The Dundurn Times October 2017 Information | Community Minded | Strength Community Events WHEELS Oct 1 OF Dundurn Rink Opens Oct 1 - 15 FORTUNE! Diabetes Canada Door to By Glenda Pryor Door Campaign Town of Dundurn It’s 6 am! Gary Grady and Sharon Oct 3 Miskolczi’s feet Wings of Hope hit the floor and Breast Cancer Support Grp they’re offand Dundurn United Church 6:30 pm running. There is (See Poster page 18) a lot of prep work to be done before Oct 5 he and his partner Saber’s Home Game can begin to open Hudson Bay vs Hanley 4pm for business. Hanley Composite School There are salads to prepare, Oct 10 supplies to be stocked, slow RM Council Meeting cookers to carry on board, open for business! only need to locate them RM Office 8 am and inspecting the truck to via a smart phone App The food truck theme is ensure all will go glitch-free called “Snack Map” which Oct 10 Tex/Mex Fusion, a created before they head to will lead you to them at any Town Council Meeting Mexican and Texan style Saskatoon. Their business time. Dundurn Town Office 6pm pulled pork. They made on wheels is Poor Gary’s their debut June 16 at the Their business has grown in Oct 14 Po’ Truck! Hanley Ag Fair but are popularity, as they are the Steak Night Fundraiser usually found in Saskatoon most invited food truck to Cancer Survivor Dragon Boat This new venture started Team when Gary and Sharon with their location attend events by the Big Mur’s were visiting a mutual determined by the weather. Saskatoon Food Truck (See Poster page 9) friend in Moose Jaw, who If it’s sunny and hot, you Association. However their also owns a food truck - can find them on 22nd season is just about over. Oct 18 Rebel Melt Grilled Cheese. Street catering to the foot Poor Gary’s Po’ Truck will Home Route Concert House traffic. If it’s cloudy, they operate until the end of Concert He put a bug in Gary’s ear #12 Glacier Ridge Estates and the next thing Gary are usually on 8th Street or October before they close 7:30 - Doors open 6:45pm knew, he was driving home 51st Street because there is for the winter. in a 1972 Chevy milk truck. more vehicle traffic willing Oct 25 Until then, next time you’re They started to draft a to stop for their lunch. Bingo in Saskatoon and need a menu with Sharon creating Dundurn Community Hall It’s easy to find them, not quick bite to eat, check recipes, while both worked 7 pm only because of the colour them out via Snack Maps! on the truck, re-finishing of the truck, a rich orange; Oct 26 the interior and exterior, but because Sharon posts Wellness Clinic choosing a colour for the their location on FaceBook Community Hall truck, and Gary fabricating and Gary installed a GPS 8:30 am - 10 am embellishments to the ex- locator in the truck. Once terior of the truck. Three Oct 29 they get to their location, months later, they were Dundurn Fall Supper 4-7pm Gary flips on a switch. You Dundurn Community Hall 1 The Dundurn Times October 2017 LIBRARIAN’S CORNER - VIDEO & BOOK REVIEW incredible facts, strangest discoveries, and weirdest Adapted from Gerald Durrell’s “My wonders of the world! Family and Other Animals” and its This year's edition features two sequels. Season 1 is a family oddities including a house drama about a British widow Louisa in China that is covered (Keeley Hawes from Upstairs Down- with millions of sea shells, a stairs) and her four children ages 11 new invention that allows to 21, who relocate from dreary Eng- you to grind up insects land to the sun-drenched Greek isle for cooking, and a secret of Corfu. However, the change of amusement park housed in scenery doesn’t change their lives as an abandoned salt mine in much as Louisa had hoped. Romania that must be seen “It is one of the most delightful & en- Don't miss this all-new Rip- to be believed! tertaining videos I have seen in a ley's Believe It or Not! long while” Joan Moorhead which features 144 full- color pages of the most Mayor - Per After many the hockey season. We really a presentation to Council and back and forth appreciate all that you do. the Rink Committee to use the negotiations Curling Rink side of the arena Speeding along Third St and with SGI we and retrofit the area into an Railway Ave. has been an on- have settled indoor track. The club made an going problem. I attend the [email protected] on $8,800 for value on the total excellent presentation and Elected Officials meeting with loss of the towns stolen 2001 we approved the use of the Submission Deadline: the RCMP on a quarterly basis one-ton truck. Public Works is curling rink. We are excited to and their suggestion is that if sourcing a replacement truck help bring some different type 22nd of each month you see some one speeding, asap before snow comes. of activities for kids and fami- call the RCMP and let them All ads to be prepaid lies to do together for fun and Council was contacted regard- know. If you can give them a competition. The Club is look- contact: ing speeding and to consider plate number, better yet. The ing to having the track up and having a path or walkway more complaints the more running within the next few • [email protected] built along the trees down Rail- action, such as a radar set up. months. • 306-492-2202 or way Ave. as more and more Council has zero authority to people are using the street to stop speeders. We can try to I’d like to congratulate our MLA • In person at the travel to the store or over to limit speeding using speed Bronwyn Eyre with her Dundurn Town Office the walking trails at Sunshine bumps or digital radar signs appointment to Minister of Ad Prices: Meadows. Railway is a very but calling in speeders, espe- Education in August and wish busy street with many drivers cially if you have their plate her much success in her en- Small Ad $5 speeding down it and it’s not number, is the truly effective deavours. safe for kids riding their bikes way. Or $50 for 12 months Lord willin’ and the crick don’t to school etc. Administration is Canadian Paving returned to rise, there will be a Meet and Bus Card Ad $10 contacting CN Rail regarding sweep some extra gravel from Greet with our MLA Bronwyn regulations and the process for the chip seal paving done ear- Eyre and Scott Moe, a leader- Or $75 for 12 months access to their property for a lier this summer. All of Second ship candidate for the Sask. bike/walking trail. If that side of 1/8 page $10 Ave was newly chip sealed Party, on Oct. 2, 2017 at the Railway Ave. is not an option before it deteriorated be- Hall from 4:00 – 5:00 1/4 page $20 we will look at the east side of yond repair. The pavement PM. Come out and say hi and the road. Railway Ave. was 1/2 page $30 was over 30 years old and have a cup of coffee. built as a heavy haul road with maintenance was needed. The Full page $60 no walking area as it was Dundurn’s Fall Supper is Sun- cost was $19,000 plus taxes. thought foot/bike traffic would day October 29. This event Note We really like the product and prefer to use Gov’t Road. brings 500+ people to the will work towards having all 2018 new ad prices will take ef- community. It’ll be good eatin’ fect.– keep your eye out as it will The rink will open Oct 1. A big gravel streets in town chip so hope to see you there. be posted in the coming months THANKS to the DMHA volun- sealed. Until next time, have a great teers who get the rink ready for The Saskatoon RC Club made day, eh? 2 The Dundurn Times October 2017 RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR DUNDURN ELEMENTARY LEARNING CENTRE Got a good news story! Leah Hopkin and Kera Bohrson were the officials representing the Dundurn Contact Elementary school’s ribbon cutting for the grand opening of the Timber Lodge [email protected] Outdoor Learning Centre. Teacher Lynne Peters, one of the organizer’s for the creation of the building and event said naming the structure is the next step. The Or call the Town Office school has invited an elder from the Sioux First Nation and Woodland Cree to help 306-492-2202 with the naming. 3 The Dundurn Times October 2017 her to our town when she was hired as the town's planning consultant. As her relationship with Town Council and Administrator grew, she learned that there was a space available for rent in the basement of the Town office building. That was when she packed up her brushes, canvases, and paints and trans- formed the room into a bright and spa- cious art studio. As she spends more time in the town, she has become attached to it and appreciates the opportunity to paint in a beautiful historical building that allows her to be inspired and creative.