Smeaton & District Newsletter January 2017
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CRIB TOURNAMENT JANUARY 27, 2017 7:00 pm S MEATON & DISTRICT $10.00 per person (Bring a partner or partner up after arriving) N EWSLETTER PRE-REGISTER by calling JANUARY 2017 ~ 145TH ISSUE PETE / DARLENE – 306-428-2134 ENTRY FEE includes coffee, snacks MASTHEAD PHOTO: It was a great Christmas at North Haven. Here is PRIZES 50% OF ENTRY FEES the poinsettia from MLA Nadine Wilson. She sends one every year! (SPLIT 75% 1ST - 25% 2ND) CHOICELAND COMMUNITY HALL RECOGNITION; At left are Dave CHOICELAND PENSIONERS & SENIOR Forden and Maurice Kirby CITIZENS ORGANIZATION INC receiving a memento from Mayor Sonia Fidyk, in recogni- WALKING tion of their constant technical Are you finding it too cold to support of the Smeaton Re- walk outdoors? Would you verse Osmosis Water Treat- like to walk with the com- ment Plant and lagoon. Dave pany of others? Join us at and Maurice have volunteered the CHOICELAND COMMU- many hours to oversee the NITY HALL. building and ongoing running Starting Tuesday January 10, at 10 am of the plant, and provide and every Tuesday & Friday after that. backup for operator, John Eisenzimmer. JUST DROP IN: No Registration (Please bring indoor shoes) CHOICELAND PENSIONERS & SENIOR BREAKFAST FOR DARCY AND FAMILY: On a CITIZENS ORGANIZATION INC VERY chilly winter day, hearts were filled with warmth and good wishes for Pastor OPEN HOUSE at CHOICELAND Darcy Cust. Smeaton Legion #319 and Smeaton & District Fire & Rescue wel- MUSEUM SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5th comed everyone from the communities 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Pastor Darcy serves to the Legion Hall in Come out for coffee and cookies and a Smeaton for a pancake/waffle/sausage chance to see all our displays. It will be breakfast fundraiser. All funds received that a great opportunity for people who morning were given to Pastor Darcy and his haven’t had a chance to look around, wife Kathleen to help with medical ex- and for people to come back to spend penses as he has been recently diagnosed time browsing around. with cancer. Legion President Lyle White and Fire Chief Randy Fajt presented Pastor PANCAKE BREAKFAST Darcy with $1,310!!! Members of the Le- MEATH PARK SENIORS HALL gion and Fire Dept wish to express their sincere thanks and appreciation to all who Sunday January 8th came out to support and help Pastor Darcy. 9am till noon “All you can eat!” $8.00 LEGION NOVEMBER 11TH ART SUNDAY BREAKFASTS AT EVERYONE WELCOME AND WRITING COMPETITION: CHOICELAND CURLING RINK See page 5 for complete list of BINGO Every Sunday from 8 to 11am. Come out for winners from William Mason bacon, eggs, toast, hash browns and coffee MEATH PARK SENIORS HALL School for 2016. At right is an only $6 .Last Sunday of the month enjoy 2:00pm Sunday January 8th and example of the great art turned Sunday January 22nd in to Smeaton Legion. Large sausage, pancakes and coffee $6. JACKPOT $75.00 poppy over graves is by Heather Priestley (Coloured Poster SNOWDEN !!!! Winter Fun EVERYONE WELCOME Grades 4-6). Many thanks to the teachers at WMS who en- BONSPIEL FEB 5—12 ** KIDS’ SPIEL FEB. 20 SMEATON LEGION # 319 dorsed this project POKER RALLY: FEB 18 CRIB TOURNAMENT SUNDAY, JANUARY 29TH Weirdale Seniors COFFEE MORNINGS Hi ‐Way Harvest Fellowship at Legion Hall ** 2:00 PM Fish Supper @ Weirdale Seniors Centre Fifth Sunday Service $10 Fee / Cash Bar Saturday January 28th ** 6 pm MONDAY / WEDNESDAY / 6:30 p.m. January 25th FRIDAY mornings: 9 to 11 am. For info contact: Adults $15; Ages 6 to 12: $5; Come join in some sing‐ Preschoolers free **Homemade Come out for coffee and toast, Lyle (306) 426-7773 ing. Goodies to follow Bread will be available for sale visiting and/or cards! Joe (306) 426-2208 WEIRDALE SENIORS CENTRE Everyone welcome !! Corrina Dawn Willness Page 2 HUGH JOHN KING April 25, 1974—December November 10, 1922– Elsie (Adelman) 20, 2016 December 17, 2016 Gertz Every child is special, but Corrina Hugh John King was was extra special. We realized Born in 1918 to born in Mossbank, Sas- Jacob and Molly this at birth and all our labour of katchewan on November love to help her develop was so Adelman at Earl 10, 1922, the second of rewarding. Gray SK; they four sons to Vic and moved to Nipawin in Sarah King. He moved From early in life, Corrina was 1929, and to from Mossbank to Smea- fearful of so much: to crawl, to Snowden to the ton with his family in swing, and even to ride a wagon. homestead in 1930 where he attended school and helped on the We helped her through these fears and encouraged her 1932. Elsie married Ozwald Gertz and they family farm until joining the Royal Canadian Air not to sit back and watch her brothers go by on a quad lived in many places including Saskatoon, Force in 1942. He worked as an air frame me- or a snowmobile, but to “GET ON” and enjoy the fun! Winnipeg, Sarnia and of course Snowden, chanic, mainly on Mitchell and Liberator bombers What a joyous sight it was when Corrina realized that which remained “home” no matter where until he was discharged in 1945. During his time in the fun much outweighed her fears. It was evident by they moved. They had 65 years of marriage the air force, he was transferred across Canada, to the smile on her face, her joyous “hoot!”, and her pig- before Ozwald’s passing in 2001. bases in New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario and Brit- tails blowing back. She loved the wind blowing in her Elsie is survived by son Gary (Kathy), two ish Columbia. He liked to reminisce about the many face! grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, friends, events and escapades he had in those Somehow Corrina knew when it was Sunday morning. brother Ron (Ruth), sister Betty (Lorne Miller) years, especially when he was taking his training She would go to her closet and pull out her favourite and sister-in-law, Joy Adelman. with one of his best friends, Jim Falloon, and when dress to wear. God works in these special lives as well stationed in the same place as his brothers, Billy Predeceased by her parents Jacob and Molly, as ours. her husband Ozwald (2002) , brothers Bill and Aaron. While we were teaching her, she was teaching us. More (Lorraine) and Arnie, sisters Louise (Bob After he was discharged, he came back to Smeaton important than learning the ABC’s was for all of us to be Seifried), Clara (John Debler), Ida(Charlie and worked as a cat operator for the L.I.D. for a together as a family, to enjoy, and to “WATCH OUT” for Debler), Laura (Marvin Kennedy), and Evelyn. year but his love of farming drew him back in 1947, one another. One time I (Mom) went out for a message Elsie passed away in Ontario on November 7, the same year he married the love of his life, Audrey for Dad. I told her brother to keep an eye on her and 2016 and was brought home to Snowden for McKenzie. A marriage that lasted more than 69 when I returned he said, “I kept my eye on her and boy her funeral service and burial at Snowden’s years but was almost ended in that first year when did she ever get into a lot of stuff!” She taught that love Forest Lawn cemetery. he was nearly killed in the PTO of the combine. comes with no conditions. We had the privilege of learn- They started their married life living in a 10’x12’ ing about other disabilities and not staring but caring. granary on the King homestead. Many years and Thank you…. The Gertz and Adelman fami- moves later, they ended their farming on the same Corrina had a strong love of coffee, especially in a Tim lies wish to extend a huge thank you to the homestead but in a much larger and more comfort- Horton’s cup. She taught us that if you want coffee, wonderful people of Snowden and district able home. In 2008, Hugh and Audrey moved to then go for it! (No matter whose it is) “GRAB IT!” for the many kindnesses shown to us on the Melfort where Hugh lived out his final days watching passing of our mother and grandmother And so she grew up to be a lovely young lady still a de- TV, playing cards and visiting with friends and fam- pendent little child. Many memories have been flooding Elsie Gertz. ily. back that we are so thankful for. Corrina never spoke a Everyone was so caring and helpful. Thank Hugh was passionate about farming, family and sentence in her life, but everyone that knew her was you especially to Pastor Randy Fiege of Zion community. He was happiest when he was on a touched in a special way. Lutheran Church in Nipawin for your com- tractor, combine or cat. The Sunday drive to check passionate service; to Terry, Esther and Jim Love, Mom and Dad out crops was a summer ritual. He loved working Chamberlain for your special musical selec- Corrina was a special daughter to her Mom and Dad, with his cattle, horses and pigs but dogs were his tion; to George Pickett for arranging the Rick and Doreen Willness, of Smeaton; favourite animal, especially the family pets, Laddie cemetery duties; to the pallbearers James and George. She was a special sister and auntie to: Cory (Shannon), and Carman Long, Doug Chamberlain and Coral, Eric and Ty Willness (Naicam); Colin (Cathie), helpers at the cemetery (not an easy task on Family was the centre of his existence.