Volume 1 • Issue 1 Thursday, April 30, 2015 www.forumnews.ca (coming soon) facebook.com/quadtownforum twitter.com/inforumer INSIDE THIS WEEK: Upcoming Events - 2 | Bonneau Inquest - 4 | Minor Hockey AGM - 5 | Vibank Judo Club - 6 | Southeast Library AGM - 7 Cowboy poet ropes in crowd Introducing the Quad Town Forum Oh, hi! Didn’t see you there. Then again we didn’t really expect you to recog- nize this strange contraption you hold in your hands right now either. Newspapers are supposed to be dead. Gone. Extinct. Killed off by TV and the Internet and rock music and teenagers and Conrad Black and the Harlem Shake and SARS and gluten and pretty much anything else you can think of. Yet here we are, excitedly presenting to you the fi rst issue of the Quad Town Forum. We’d love to tell you that we love long walks on the beach and candle-lit dinners, but that would just be weird since newspapers don’t have legs or mouths. (Also, we were reeeaaallllllyyy hoping to hold off a lit- tle while before publishing our fi rst lie.) Instead, here is some actual need-to-know infor- mation about the Forum and what we’re hoping to ac- complish: SEE NEWSPAPER LAUNCHES ON PAGE 3 Vibank issues call for First Responders Cheyenne Geysen-Chartrand [email protected] Story Highlights • Village seeking 4 additional volunteers • Next training Nov. 27-29 & Dec. 11-13 The village of Vibank is in dire need of volunteer First Responders. Vibank and its population of about 500 needs eight responders to be properly covered at all times. Pres- ently there are four volunteers, but current re- sponder Laurie Morrow explains that it’s not enough for a few reasons. “Ideally, (we’d like) eight or so,” she said. “The four of us (presently volunteering) work in the city, so it would be nice to have somebody around town in the day time.” She says that other obligations, such as family, have led to volunteers being unavailable as well. In such cases, the individual requiring care has to wait “Those card-playing widows in Sedley didn’t know what to make of the coffee row crew for the ambulance – coming out of Regina — before from Francis. Though that wouldn’t be the fi rst time Sedley caught something it didn’t want they receive care. That takes precious time that often from Francis.” Morley Thorpe, Spy Hill’s second-most famous export after Jeff Odgers, doesn’t exist in a medical emergency. galloped into Tyvan on April 18 for a night of cowboy and Western-themed poetry, comedy “If we were around town, we would be there in and storytelling. He also had some good-natured fun at the locals’ expense, owing largely seven or so minutes,” said Morrow. to the fact that his wife grew up in the area. Thorpe’s act was part of a fundraiser for the Tyvan Community Hall, that also included dinner, drinks, a 50-50 draw and silent auction. Forum photo by Brad Brown SEE FIRST RESPONDERS ON PAGE 3 Auto, Commercial, Home, Condo,, Tenant,, Business, Agro, Life & Disability ͻsĞŚŝĐůĞZĞŐŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ;EĞǁΘZĞŶĞǁĂůͿ ͻƌŝǀĞƌƐ>ŝĐĞŶƐĞƐΘWŚŽƚŽ/ ͻsĞŚŝĐůĞWĞƌŵŝƚƐ 306-757-0621 [email protected] www.insurance-store.com Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. 2101 Retallack St., Regina Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Quad Town Forum 2 April 30, 2015 Cowboy poet Morley Thorpe performed at the Tyvan Community Hall on April 18. Forum photo by Brad Brown COMMUNITY DIRECTORY SEDLEY VIBANK Vibank Hall Odessa Dance Club Fire Department Brownies Ronda Heisler Lindsay Muchowski Shawn Forbes, Len Parker Pam Kuntz 762-2130 957-4334 885-4604, 885-4609 762-2219 Vibank Heritage Centre Odessa Parish First Responders Emmanuel Lutheran Church Ronda Heisler Jason Muchowski Shawn Forbes Don Lenz 762-2130 957-4334 885-4604 762-4603 Vibank Judo Club Recreation Association Gym Hall Fire Department Kate Schneider Darwin Blomquist Samantha Gillies Terry Pekrul 762-4629 957-4321 885-2133 762-2227 [email protected] www.judosask.com/vibank FRANCIS Melons rec hockey First Responders Flyers rec hockey Scott Leier Laurie Morrow Vibank Skating Club Tyler Helfrick 885-2116 536-8555 Melanie Kuntz & Cathy Mastel 540-7443 [email protected] [email protected] New Horizons Community Centre Rink Board John Mustatia Huskies rec hockey Vibank Seniors’ Centre Tyler Helfrick 885-4459 Shane Henderson Pam Kuntz 540-7443 762-4633 762-2219 Parks & Recreation MINOR SPORTS Brian Leier Preschool Vibank Recreation Board Quad Town Minor Ball 885-2142 Dianne Pelzer Steve & Brandy Denzin, Cheryl Fink Donnie Baker, Lindsay Muchowski 762-2043 540-2490, 762-4415 529-2750, 957-4334 Rink Board Martin Bechard Primary Daycare Vibank Curling Club Quad Town Minor Hockey 885-2091 Dianne Pelzer Cheryl Fink Theresia Haus [email protected] 762-2043 762-4415 762-4441 [email protected] Southeast Regional Library Rink board Vibank Community Group www.qtmha.com Marnie Pope Jeanette Schaeffer Susan Flaman 885-4505 762-2130 762-2214 Quad Town Minor Soccer [email protected] Steve & Brandy Denzin, Cheryl Fink Southeast Regional Library ODESSA 540-2490, 762-4415 SSAY Green Committee Betty Kuntz Fire Department Jacques Poissant 762-2270 Darren Kress OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 885-2107 957-2133 Sedley School Community Council St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Parish Sedley Slo-Pitch Sedley Spray Park Committee Yvette Young Ladies’ Auxiliary Vibank Alcoholics Anonymous Tracy Brown 762-2160 Vivian Glas Vibank Dance Expressions 885-0038 957-2074 Vibank Slo-Pitch Odessa Rink Board Odessa First Responders While eff orts have been made to verify the accuracy of the informa on in this directory, we recognize too that things can change quickly. If you would like to add or update your informa on in this space, please email [email protected]. Upcoming Events May 1 - Vibank Recrea on Board AGM May 2 - Strawberry Fair, 1861 Macintyre Street, Regina - 8:30 a.m.-2 pm. List your event here for $5/week. May 2 - SHSAA badminton regionals, Regina Events will be listed free of charge until the end of May. May 2 - Dance Expressions Dance Recital (30th annual), 7 p.m. Vibank School Submit your upcoming event May 5 - RM of Lajord Mee ng, 9 a.m. May 6 - Vibank School plays – The Ever A er & The Empty Chair, 7 p.m. by emailing [email protected] May 9 - SHSAA badminton provincials - Moose Jaw May 10 - Moms and Muffi ns - 1-4 p.m., New Horizons Community Centre, Sedley All coming events must be pre-paid. Publisher ............... Brad Brown Accounting ............ Tracy Brown Contributors .......... Cheyenne Geysen-Chartrand Box 10, 101 2nd Ave., Vibank SK S0G 4Y0 ............................... Kerrie Spencer Ph: (306) 527-2420 ............................... Marilyn Pomeroy Published every Thursday by Forum Media [email protected] ............................... Tyler Karwandy facebook.com/quadtownforum Production Lead .... Mike Brown Subscription Rate: $50/year within twitter.com/inforumer Canada (includes GST) The Quad Town Forum April 30, 2015 3 First responders Newspaper launches CONTINUED FROM form since 1999 when he munity groups, charities FRONT PAGE started writing about Ar- and causes. cola Panthers high school Q. What is the Forum? sports for the Carlyle Ob- Q. What will be in the A. The Forum is a full-co- server. He also toils on paper? lour, weekly newspaper the wings for the Francis A. 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