Monday, November 24, 2014
Looking back
December 5, 1984
·Lieutenant Governor Fred
Johnson served as the guest
speaker at the annual Wynyard
Chamber of Commerce supper
meeting in the Civic Centre,
catered by the Shanty Inn.
During the banquet the
Chamber of Commerce presented Plains Poultry with a
plaque in honour of the poultry company’s achievement
in receiving an ABEX award
nomination.
The Chamber of Commerce
also presented an Outstanding Athlete of the Year award
to Cindy Jones, a 13-yearold skater who had received
medals at competitions in
Saskatchewan and the United
States.
·The Wynyard and District
Wildlife Federation searched
for people to donate time and
feed to help wildlife in the
district which experienced a
shortage of food due to the early winter and heavy snowfall.
Those who were interested in
donating food were asked to
contact Dave Crook and Dale
Hlady.
·After serving Canada Post
for more than 18 years, Orest
Panchuk of Wynyard was promoted to the position of postmaster for the Wynyard office.
The position had been vacant
since postmaster Jim Chilton
retired in the fall of 1984.
·The congregations of St.
Margaret’s Anglican Church
and Grace Lutheran gathered
together to jointly worship and
celebrate communion during a
service of concelebration. The
service at the Anglican Church
was presided over by Archdeacon Thurlow, Pastor Kuziej,
interim paster Stewart Miller,
and St. Margaret’s lay reader
Don Kent.
·The Wynyard CPR Steamers overpowered the Esquire
Brewers to win the Commercial Hockey Tournament.
·Alice McCaw of Kandahar
took over duties of librarian at
the Wynyard Library.
· Due to a lack of adequate
help, the arena canteen committee had to call upon every
user family to help. The other
alternative was hiring some-
one to run the canteen which
would make membership and
user fees increase significantly.
·The Wynyard Lions Club
presented plaques to honour
the walkers who raised more
than $100 in the Lions Walka-thon. Those who received
plaques included Harold Helgason, Cherie Skolney, Nicole
Stadnyk, Perry Oliver and
Stacy Oliver.
Dafoe
·John and Faye Jordan celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.
Elfros
·The Elfros Credit Union
held their annual Christmas
party at Lunney’s Service.
·The Elfros Union Church
Sunday School held their annual Christmas Concert on
December 9, followed by a
farewell for Reverend and
Mrs. Don Bater.
Punnichy
·November marked the closing of the Punnichy branch
of North American Lumber
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THE ADVANCE GAZETTE
which had been established in
1909 on the north side of the
tracks. It was moved in 1910
south of the railway.
·Long-time Punnichy resident Violet Gilchrist left Punnichy for North Battleford to
move into a senior’s home.
She had lived in Punnichy for
38 years.
·The Punnichy Brownies
travelled to Regina, where they
were entertained at the Centre
of the Arts by children’s entertainers Sharon, Lois and Bram.
Semans
·The Semans Wheat Kings
geared up for their reunion
weekend from December 28
to 29. The weekend featured a
banquet, dance, and a hockey
game between the Clippers
and Raymore Rockets.
·John and Maureen Bunton,
Carrie and Russel moved from
Victoria into Mille Bunton’s
home.
·Bob and Louise Stennet,
and their children, Tara and
Andrew, moved to Semans
from Foam Lake. Bob was the
bulk and service station manager.
·About 40 skaters participated in the Semans Minor
Hockey Skate-a-thon.
·A total of 19 rinks participated in the Kick-Off Bonspiel
held to initiate the newly-installed artificial ice in Semans
Curling Rink.
Advertising
·Terry’s Pizza Plus advertised it would be opening soon
with 25 different varieties of
pizza.
·Shirley’s Beauty Salon announced that Cindy Malinoski
joined the staff, and offered a
perm special for only $28.
·Jansen Hotel featured live
music nightly. Lenny Bilinski
and Bandit performed on December 14 and 15.
·Wynyard SAAN store advertised a draw for a 5 ½ foot
Christmas stocking stuffed full
of toys.
·The Raymore Hobby
House advertised an open
house on December 15.
·Movies playing at the Punnichy Memorial Theatre included Teachers, and Conan
the Destroyer.
God’s
miniature
Bible
Submitted by S.J. Lang
When I was much younger, prior to TV of course, I
used to be a voracious reader. So one day, I decided to
read the bible (the one I picked to read was very thick one that contained every word!)
I worked my way into Exodus, and was doing well. I
found it very interesting, until I came to the description
of the construction of the Arc of the Covenant. There, I
became hopelessly bogged down. It seemed to tell one
where to place every piece. I am sad to say, I quit!
So when I came across this, I felt like sharing it with
you. John 3:16 is a verse often referred to as: “God’s
miniature Bible.” Here it is: God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son. The following is an interesting interpretation of it:
“God… the greatest lover
So loved … the greatest degree
The world… the greatest company
That He gave… the greatest act
His only begotten Son… the greatest gift
That whoever believes… the greatest simplicity
n Him… the greatest person
Should not perish… the greatest promise
But… the greatest difference
Have… the greatest certainty
Everlasting life… the greatest possession.” Author
unknown
Think about it for a while: is not everlasting life the
thing that is to be strived for?
Lang serves as layperson for Raymore Sacred Heart
Catholic Church.
Museum Corner
Four Wynyard High School students headed to Mount Royal Collegiate in Saskatoon from December 7 to 9, 1984, to participate in a Model United Nations
program which featured 200 delegates representing 140 countries. Heather
Bergfeldt and Pat Sokul represented the country of Togo, Trena Evans represented the country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Tina Giakoumakis
represented the country of Lucia. Instructor Sharon Armstrong accompanied
the delegates from Wynyard.
With Scotiabank matching the almost $2,800 brought
in by the museum supper, the Wynyard and District Museum committee is happy to say that volunteers will be
able to start on the renovations on the back rooms at the
museum.
The same intensive work will have to be done as was
completed in the main museum area. The committee is
always happy to accept help and donations to help complete this winter project.
The committee is excited about a new project for the
Christmas season. The museum will have a Christmas
tree that will be decorated by some of elementary school
classes. Come and see the finished result!
The museum is open every Wednesday from 1 to 5 pm
over the winter months. Please drop in out of the cold,
warm up inside, and take a trip through local history.
The committee is always looking for volunteers who
would consider manning the museum on Wednesdays.
You’re guaranteed lots of action with the Sleipnir Thrift
Store being open as well.
We have a
good selection of
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A Santa Claus program was held at the Wynyard Civic Centre on December 1. The children enjoyed
treats and films and had the thrill of having their picture taken with Santa Claus.