SASK COMMAND TIDBITS Hi-Lites Donna Gosselin, for- THE ROYAL CANADIAN L EGION V O L U M E 2 0 mer executive director, SASKATCHEWAN COMMAND DECEMBER 2014 retired Oct. 31, 2014, after 40 years at Sask. Command! From the President’s Desk Season’s Greetings to all. Saskatchewan has 175 Legion branches and I will begin with a big thank you to all members of Council and staff of the Royal Canadian 11, 646 members. Legion, Saskatchewan Command, for all your continued cooperation and support. In 2015, we will have been in our Command As you all know, our executive director, Donna, has retired after 40 years of service to Sas- office in Regina for 31 katchewan Command—she will be missed. She has turned the helm over to Cherilyn Cooke years. who has been training in this position for the past year. We foresee no problems with this change. So as of Nov. 1, 2014, our Command staff is Cherilyn Cooke as executive director, Kim INSIDE THIS Douglas as accountant, Paul Sutton as Command service officer, and Stephanie Anhorn as ISSUE administrative assistant. Executives and 2 Once again, I must mention declining membership. Comrades, if we do not recruit and re- Committees tain new members in substantial numbers, our great organization is in jeopardy! So let us Literary and 3 all make an effort to sign up at least one new member in the coming year—I signed up four Poster Winners in 2014 and if I can do it, anyone can. Cadet Medal of 4 Our 2014 poppy campaign kicked off at Government House in Regina where the Honoura- Excellence ble Vaughn Solomon Schofield, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, received the first official poppy and I had the honour of pinning it on her. Prior to the pinning ceremony, Youth Track 4 Donna was presented with a medallion by the Lieutenant Governor for her long and dedi- and Field cated service to the Royal Canadian Legion and Saskatchewan—very touching to be sure. Scholarships 5 and Bursaries It appears that we have once again run a very successful literary and poster campaign sup- ported by most branches, and the quality of the entries continues to improve. Bravo Zulu Youth Pilgrim- 6 to all concerned. age In Your Down 7 I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Brandt Industries for its extremely gen- Time erous donation to the Saskatchewan Command Poppy Fund. Brandt presented its donation at a Regina Pats hockey game on November 7, 2014. Sports 8 Comrades Judy and I wish each and every one of you a happy festive season and a prosper- From the Liv- 12 ingroom of ous 2015! Donna Gosselin Drive safely as you visit family and friends. Branch News 14 To all, fair winds and a following sea. This & That 16 Service Officer 18 M.C. (Dick) Wells Provincial President P A G E 2 Your New Command Officers 2013-15 As established at the 47th Biennial Provincial Convention held October 19-21, 2013, in North Battleford: Provincial President: M.C. (Dick) Wells Immediate Past Provincial President: Brent Wignes Provincial 1st Vice President: Ken Box Provincial Vice Presidents: Evert Whelen Lorne Varga Provincial Chairman: Ray Marjoram Provincial TVS Representative: Patricia Paul District Commanders: D1 - Sharren Dukart D3 - Al. Hemingway D2 - Keith Andrews D4 - Al Hodgson List of Committee Chairpersons 2013-15 Building Public Relations & Outreach Dick Wells Lorne Varga Constitution and Laws Sports Ray Marjoram Lorne Varga Al Hodgson (Vice Chairperson) V.A.C. Liaison Unity/Defence Keith Andrews Dick Wells Honours & Awards Veterans Service and Seniors Brent Wignes Keith Andrews Al Hodgson (Vice Chairperson) Membership Way and Means & Fundraising Ken Box Dick Wells Sharren Dukart (Vice Chairperson) Ken Box (Vice Chairperson) Personnel Youth Dick Wells (Includes Cadets, Youth Pilgrimage, Track and Field) Brent Wignes (Vice Chairperson) Ken Box Al Hemingway (Vice Chairperson) Leadership Training & Development Poppy and Remembrance Dick Wells (Includes Emergency Relief Welfare, Bursaries and Scholarships, Literary and Poster Contests) Evert Whelen Al Hemingway (Vice Chairperson) Resolutions Sub Executive Advisory Committee Ray Marjoram (Includes Command Building, Branch and Member Evert Whelen (Vice Chairperson) Liaisons) John Pott HI- LITES P A G E 3 Provincial Literary and Poster Winners 2013-2014 Junior Essay 1st ESTEVAN 60 Rebecca Duncan 2nd HODGEVILLE 325 Logan Schwartz 3rd PIERCELAND 178 Emily MacGillivray Junior Poem 1st CRAIK 10 Joshua Rohde 2nd LUMSDEN 234 Adin Clark 3rd MELFORT 30 Ashton Bourgeois Junior Poster 1st WAKAW 195 Jenna Buryniuk (colour) 2nd OUTLOOK 262 Nyah Saara Hopkins 3rd LLOYDMINSTER 39 Loise Simbulan Junior Poster 1st FORT QU’APPELLE35 Savannah Dawn Rokosh (black & white) 2nd CANWOOD 132 Dylan Ashe 3rd CARROT RIVER 186 Tessa Yurkowski Intermediate Essay 1st WILKIE 139 Rachel Cey 2nd NAICAM 218 Asia Showmaker 3rd ESTEVAN 60 Elizabeth Wasmann Intermediate Poem 1st ASSINIBOIA 17 Jordan Jacobs 2nd KIPLING 6 Kyla Miskiman 3rd NIPAWIN 120 Shanelle Reed Intermediate Poster 1st WYNYARD 101 Kalla Shewchuk (colour) 2nd UNITY 90 Tyra Simmons 3rd CENTRAL BUTTE 213 Josee Aitken Intermediate Poster 1st UNITY 90 Marina Gampe (black & white) 2nd WOLSELEY 36 Natasha Iluk 3rd MOOSE JAW 59 Alexis Valgardsson Senior Essay 1st HAZLET 202 Bessie McNary 2nd BROADVIEW 148 Adam Wyatt 3rd WYNYARD 101 Michelle Burko Senior Poem 1st QUILL LAKE 37 Kailey Kralkay 2nd PENZANCE-HOLDFAST 226 Kelan Flavel 3rd ESTEVAN 60 Dakota Emde Senior Poster 1st PRINCE ALBERT 2 Chie Ikoma (colour) 2nd ELROSE 206 Brooke Sands 3rd WILKIE 139 Rayel Green Senior Poster 1st NEVILLE 328 Lynn Giesbrecht (black & white) 2nd NUTANA 362 Kaitlyn Dilsner 3rd KIPLING 6 Leslie Thomas Primary Poster 1st ESTEVAN 60 Randi Milbrandt (colour) 2nd MELFORT 30 Clover Childs 3rd GULL LAKE 119 Abby Orton Primary Poster 1st CARNDUFF 216 Hailey Taylor National Primary (black & white) 2nd HAZLET 202 Andra Todd Poster (Colour) - 1st Place 3rd NUTANA 362 Katherine Sidloski National Intermediate Randi Milbrandt National Honourable Mentions National Intermediate Poster (B & W) —2nd Place Pleasantdale School Bessie McNary Essay— 1st Place Marina Gampe Estevan Br. 60 Senior Essay Rachel Cey Unity Composite High School Hazlet School McLurg High School Hazlet Branch No. 202 Unity Br. No. 90 Wilkie Branch No. 139 National Junior Kailey Marie Kralkay National Intermediate Poem—2nd Place Senior Poetry HI- LITES Poem— 2nd Place Joshua Rohde Quill Lake School Jordan Jacobs Clive Draycott School Quill Lake Branch No. 037 Rockglen School Craik Br. No. 10 Assiniboia Br. No. 17 THE ROYAL CANADIAN L EGION P A G E 4 SASKATCHEWAN COMMAND Cadet Medal of Excellence Recipients 2014 AIR CADETS Cadet F/CPL Brooklynn Andrusiak Cadet WOII Michaela R. Demong No. 633 RCACS Kamsack No. 702 Lynx RCACS Saskatoon Cadet WOII Ashley K. Drew Cadet Sgt Amy M. Hamonic No. 41 Hercules RCACS Regina No. 190 RCACS Nipawin ARMY CADETS Cadet Sgt Parker McKelkie Cadet F/Sgt Regan C. Sittler Cadet WO Radley Kolb No. 30 Wylie-Mitchell RCACS Estevan No. 300 Fisher RCACS Biggar No. 2901 PPCLI RCACC Estevan Cadet F/Sgt Paige N. Sebastian Cadet Sgt Chase D. Thiele No. 568 Wynyard RCACS Wynyard No. 752 RCACS Ed. Campbell Melville Cadet WO Emma C. McNulty No. 2815 RCACC Naicam Cadet Sgt Marielle Dyer Cadet Sgt Jennifer Tonn No. 38 Anavets RCACS Prince Albert No. 889 Osprey RCACS Laronge Cadet WO Robert Munday No. 2293 RCACC NSaskR, Cadet Sgt Mackenzie Weber-Low Cadet Sgt Matthew A. MacDonald Saskatoon No. 107 Spitfire RCACS Saskatoon No. 605 Tarry RCACS Swift Current Cadet Sgt Emily Zelensky Cadet F/Sgt. Derry G. Reid No. 889 Osprey RCACS Laronge No. 675 Bow Valley RCACS Oxbow SEA CADETS Cadet PO1 Violet Ignace No. 118 RCSCC Rawalpindi Prince Albert Cadet M.S. Darrel Riley No. 99 Assiniboine RCSCC Moose Jaw Cadet PO1 Victoria Dennis No. 259 RCSCC Drylander Swift Current Track and Field Did You Know? During the 1984 Olympics, one third of The provincial track and field camp was held in Saskatoon again from June 29— the track and field July 3 and was open to youth born from 1997 to 2001 inclusive. Many branches athletes representing sponsored local students to attend the provincial camp, for which the youth were Canada, and all the very grateful. Canadian medal winners, Twenty-five young Saskatchewan athletes were then chosen to attend the National were past Legion camp competition in Langley, B.C. In total, Saskatchewan brought home six medals! participants. Saskatchewan Medalists Under 16 Pole Vault Jonah Murray Under 16 Relay Kendra Farmer, Emily Coghill, Janzen Ziola and Holly Murray Under 16 Triple Jump Joely Welbur Under 16 Pentathlon Emily Coghill Under 18 Relay Hannah Tosh, Erica Ladham, Samara Lishchynsky and Sara Murray Under 18 Heptathlon Sara Murray THE ROYAL CANADIAN L EGION P A G E 5 SASKATCHEWAN COMMAND Scholarships and Bursaries 2014 Each year, the Legion awards ten scholarships and ten bursaries, each in the amount of $300, to qualified Saskatchewan students based on academic achievement and financial need respectively. Thank you to all 77 scholarship and 50 bursary applicants who applied. winners are: Scholarships Bursaries Jenna BRATVOLD Prince Albert Anika ALBERS Loon Lake Keara CARTER Saskatoon Brooke CLARY Leader Sarah KEENE Saskatoon Katherine COLE Vanscoy Brynne MARTIN Maple Creek Vanessa COTE Spiritwood Nicole MATSALLA Saskatoon Ivy DECORBY Rocanville Logan MORHART Prince Albert Jessica KLASSEN Assiniboia Selina MUISE Saskatoon Jade PALEY Tuffnell Irene STAMATINOS Yorkton Cody SANDS Turtleford Shaelyn STANDISH Kelvington Tylynne TONDEVOLD Willow Bunch Chloe WOO Saskatoon Samantha WHITTINGHAM Qu’Appelle Did You Know? Dominion Command re-launched its website in October 2013, making it an easier-to-use site. It is full of great infor- mation, including FREE downloadable ver- sions of the manuals you use all the time, including the Poppy Manual and General By-Laws.