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E, SWIFT CURRENT HOURS: Monday - Friday 8:00 to 5:30 Saturday 9:00 to 3:00 306-773-3535 [email protected] www.regierhonda.com A2 SOUTHWEST BOOSTERX THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2017 2 2 COMMUNITY THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2017 Salvation Army sets $215,000 Christmas Campaign target SCOTT ANDERSON SOUTHWEST BOOSTER contact us With Christmas Day exactly a month away, the Swift Cur- • Phone: 306-773-9321 rent Salvation Army kicked • Fax: 306-773-9136 off their annual Christmas • 30 4th Avenue NW Campaign on November 25 Swift Current, SK, S9H 0T5 with hopes of raising $215,000 for the coming year. • www.swbooster.com The Salvation Army launched their 104th annual advertising sales Christmas campaign in Swift Current this past Saturday, Kara Stephanson, beginning an intensive month long fund-raising effort so sales manager, 306-770-2223 they can help meet the needs [email protected] of Swift Current residents who need a hand during Christmas Melissa Richardson, sales, and throughout the year. 306-770-2226 “We’re only one month [email protected] away so it’s pretty close and it’s exciting,” Salvation Army Jerry Butterworth, sales, Major Don Grad said of to- 306-770-2227 day’s launch of the Christ- [email protected] mas Kettle campaign and the opening of the Miracle Room newsroom in the Swift Current Mall. “$215,000 is what we basic- Scott Anderson, editor, ally will need to operated the 306-770-2224 [email protected] Food Bank throughout the year, but also our Christmas Steven Mah, sports reporter, Hampers and all the things 306-770-2225 we do at Christmas time. SCOTT ANDERSON/SOUTHWEST BOOSTER [email protected] at funds us basically for the Swift Current Mayor Denis Perrault participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony during the morning of Nov- whole year.” ember 25 to formally kick off the 2017 Swift Current Salvation Army Christmas Campaign. commercial print After raising a local record $249,000 during their 2016 I’ve ever been. And so I’m just I’m so proud to have such a rent Liquor Store (starting Kara Stephanson, campaign, Major Grad is con- overwhelmed. I’m very thank- successful Salvation Army in on December 1). Volunteers 306-770-2223, dent that Swift Current has ful. And I’m very humbled. Swift Current.” are needed to help sta the [email protected] the generosity to surpass this We try to be good stewards of The Salvation Army pro- kettles during the coming year’s total. what we’ve been given. And of vides many services in the weeks. Individuals interested classi eds “Last year were were well course we give God the praise community in addition to in volunteering can contact over our target at $249,000. for his provision.” their well publicized Food the Salvation Army o ce at Classifi eds 1-306-773-9321 And we just said ‘ ank you People are also willing to Bank and rift Store. ey 306-778-0515 or their Kettle Jesus.’ And through that we’ve generously give in spite of not serve Monday Community phone number at 306-741- Fax: 306-773-9136 actually been able to buy two always seeing the impact their Meals, with 80 to 100 people 1714. classifi [email protected] wish list items this year, a donations. attending this weekly event. Other upcoming events walk in freezer and a com- “We run into lives everyday eir last meal before Christ- including the annual Teddy circulation mercial dishwasher for our that are being touched by the mas will be on Monday, Nov- Bear toss at the Swift Current 306-773-9321 kitchen,” Major Grad said. Food Bank and by di erent ember 27. ey also operate Broncos game on December is year’s Christmas cam- things we do. Sometimes it is the Alternative Measures 2, the annual Hutterite Ap- regional paign will also run smoother just as simple as a little con- Justice Program and host free preciation Day on Tuesday, managers for The Salvation Army, as versation. Taking 10 minutes legal clinics. Additionally, December 12, plus the CP Michael J. Hertz, Senior Vice they have hired a part-time to talk to somebody who is they are involved in chap- Holiday Train on Sunday, De- just feeling out of sorts. We laincy work with the Legion,a cember 17. President & Group Publisher Christmas worker to assist Sandra Brong, their Com- have a lot of those through nd support and partner with Christmas Hamper appli- munity and Family Services the year.” various agencies in the com- cations are being taken this Coordinator. Swift Current Mayor Denis munity. coming week from Monday, “ at has been a tremen- Perrault assisted with the The Christmas Campaign November 27 to Thursday, dous help, as the volume of Miracle Room ceremonial rib- has a variety of ways people November 30, and again Funded by the Government of Canada canned goods and donations bon cutting, and he also high- can help out. from Monday, December 4 to has increased this year. So it lighted the importance of the e Angel Tree in the Mir- ursday, December 7. Appli- has been great, and she helps campaign to the community. acle Room has tags which cation hours are from 10 a.m. with all the hundred little “We as a community we go provide a chance to provide to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. things you have to do in get- above and beyond to be able a gift which will go directly at the Salvation Army church ting ready. So it has been to help those that are less to a child. e tags feature a hall at 780 1st Ave N.W. is great to have that extra hand. fortunate. And it absolutely child’s age and gender, along year’s Christmas food ham- Again, that’s been enabled by warms our heart when we can with their ‘wish’ for Christ- pers will be picked and dis- the generosity of our over ow see that type of generosity,” mas. People are invited to tributed on December 15 to last year.” Perrault said. take a tag and then shop for 20. Mail Registration Number: 005950104 Major Grad continues to be “We have a great commun- that child and return the gifts The Salvation Army will overwhelmed by the support ity in Swift Current. People back to the Miracle Room. also be serving their annual Community Christmas Din- The Southwest Booster is from the community when- with very charitable hearts Christmas Kettles will published by BC1107344, an ever the Salvation Army asks that really do go above and again be set up throughout ner at Christmas Day starting affi liated company to ALTA at 2 p.m. is dinner is a joint Newspaper Group LP for support. beyond every year, and not Swift Current, with locations “I’m just absolutely amazed! just at Christmas time but at the Wheatland Mall, Swift effort involving many local is doesn’t happen in this throughout the year for the Current Mall (Miracle Room/ agencies who support the degree, or per capita, any- Salvation Army,” he noted. Safeway), WalMart, Phar- organization and logistics of where else in Canada that “It’s really overwhelming and masave, and the Swift Cur- this meal. A3 SOUTHWEST BOOSTERX THURSDAY NOVEMBER 30, 2017 3 HEALTHCARE Cypress Regional Health Authority wraps up SCOTT ANDERSON SOUTHWEST BOOSTER The final board meeting of the Cypress Regional Health Authority signalled the end of an era for regional based healthcare decisions in Sas- katchewan. The final meeting of the eight member Cypress Regional Health Authority was hosted on Wednesday, November 22, with the province cur- rently in the final days of their transition to a single Provin- Members of the Cypress Regional Health Authority sat around the board table for the final time at their November 22 monthly meeting. cial Health Authority which launches on Monday, Decem- Now that his interim CEO ber 2015, added it was a steep it better, which is part of your I can’t really say that we have ber 4. duties have wrapped up, he learning curve when he moved job as governance. So I appre- one area where we would go “I don’t know if its really was returned to his previous up from serving as board ciate the fact that you actually ‘that’s a huge problem. That sunk in yet that we’re not roll of CFO and VP of Corpor- member since 2009 and into kept us on our toes at times. I that facility has to be replaced going to be a region any more,” ate Services. He now has a new the chairperson’s job. thank you for that. It’s going to or demolished. We’ve inte- admitted Larry Allsen, who position as Executive Transi- “They taught me so much in be different now to not have to grated all our facilities.