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Exceptional
Care Odyssey
coming to
Moosomin
The Moosomin Shriners took Moosomin’s Grade 2 students to the Shrine Circus in Yorkton last June,
and will be doing so again on May 27. Shriner Don Middleton drove the bus, local businesses covered
the cost of the bus, and the Shrine Club covered the cost of tickets.
Going beyond community service:
WA WA Shriners
WA WA Shriners is just one of 194 temples throughout
the world.
Moosomin Shrine Club was chartered April 16, 1999,
and is one of 17 Saskatchewan Shrine Clubs. It has grown
in membership and community involvement ever since.
Shrine Clubs make contributions to their communities in
a variety of ways. Their main charity—which they describe
as “the world’s greatest philanthropy”—is their 22 Shriners hospitals in North America. These specialized hospitals deal with pediatric orthopaedics, burns, spinal cord
and cleft lip and palate conditions. The medical staff determines which of the hospitals offers the best treatments for
the child up to 18 years of age.
All treatments and services are provided regardless of
the patient/family’s ability to pay. WA WA Shrine has a patient transportation fund, which is supported by the fun-
draising efforts of local Shrine Clubs such as Moosomin.
The WA WA Shriners PTF is a registered Canadian charity.
The receipt of the Moosomin Club’s charter climaxed
many years of efforts by several members of Moosomin
Masonic Lodge. All members have to be Freemasons before they can be Shriners.
Three members led the effort to get a Shrine Club established in Moosomin: Ron McKay, Al Jaenen and John
Meen. McKay joined the Shrine in 1995, and Jaenen and
Meen in June of 1997. All three were members of Indian
Head Shrine Club until their organizing and recruiting
efforts resulted in the Moosomin Shrine Club being organized. Their efforts were greatly aided by the then Potentate of WA WA Shrine, Ill. Sir Stu MacLachlan, who was
later granted an honorary life membership in the Moosomin Shrine Club.
Want to join a club with a “Noble Cause”?
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THE MOOSOMIN SHRINERS
We’re a group of men having a lot of fun dedicated to the cause of supporting the
SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN
“World’s Greatest Philanthropy”
Supper meetings every 2nd Wednesday of the month.
713 Carleton Street • Moosomin, Saskatchewan
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this great organization, please call
Noble Bill Thorn
Membership Chairman
306-435-3311 • 306-435-9790 (cell)
For more information about
WA WA SHRINERS in Saskatchewan log onto
www.wawashriners.org
www.shrinersinternational.com
The Exceptional Care Odyssey is coming to town!
Join us on Monday, June 23 in Moosomin for a barbecue lunch
starting at 11 a.m. Moosomin Shoppers Mall parking lot.
A red Ford Explorer decorated like a Shriners Fez that is travelling across
the country will be on hand to raise awareness and funds for the new Shrine
Children’s Hospital in Montreal!
Free Shrine toys for the kids!
Seventeen-thousand kilometers, hundreds of Shriners,
55 cities and towns, 40 patients and their families, 17
Shrine Temples, eight parades, two countries and one car
dressed as a Fez.
The Exceptional Care Odyssey kicked off May 13 on a
66-day whirlwind car trip. A red Ford Explorer decorated
like a Shriner’s Fez, tassel and all, left from the Shriners
Hospital for Children in Montreal and will travel to Atlantic Canada, the northeastern United States, eastern
Canada and across Canada all the way to British Columbia where the voyage culminates in Victoria.
The Exceptional Care Odyssey makes 55 stops where
there will be BBQs, parades, press conferences, and many
local patients and Shriners to meet.
One of those stops will be in Moosomin. On Monday,
June 23, the truck dressed as a Fez will be driven to the
Saskatchewan border by the Manitoba Potentate where
the Saskatchewan Potentate will meet him around 10
a.m. After a ceremony at the border, the truck will be
driven to Moosomin where a public barbecue will be
held in the parking lot of the Moosomin Shoppers Mall
starting around 11 a.m.
Shriners Hospital for Children Canada has an extraordinary team of health professionals. The Exceptional
Care Odyssey is an opportunity to inform parents from
coast to coast about the specialized orthopaedic care provided to infants, children and teens for such conditions
as scoliosis, brittle bone disease, club feet, hip dysplasia,
leg length discrepancies and cerebral palsy. It allows the
Shriners to talk about the ties they have with local children’s hospitals with whom they partner to ensure patients receive the highest quality care available in their
own community, and when needed.
The Exceptional Care Odyssey is also a chance to unveil the new Shriners Hospital for Children in Montreal and the myriad of ways it will improve patient care
thanks to larger clinic areas, twice as many operating
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for physiotherapy and occupational therapy.
In order to continue its leading edge research and care
while being a home away from home for the children and
families it serves, a new facility has become vital.
It’s an ambitious project: The new Shriners Hospital
will be an outstanding healing environment, enhancing
the expert staff’s capacity to care for, treat and cure even
more children. But it comes with a cost.
With a commitment of an amazing $97 million from
Shriners International, Shriners Hospitals for Children
- Canada is reaching out to communities from coast to
coast to help raise a total of $130 million to make this new
facility a reality and fund a new $ 3 million research chair.
If Shriners Hospitals for Children are not as well
known in the general public as they are in the medical
community, it is simply because the Shriners fraternity
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with a project like this, your help is needed to make the
difference.
Shriners Hospitals for Children – Canada is part of a
world-class health care system encompassing 22 establishments in the U.S., Canada and Mexico that have improved the lives of more than a million children to date.
And yet many of you may have never heard of us. That’s
about to change.
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in Shreveport, Louisiana, all costs have been borne by the
Shriners, even patient transportation. When the Montreal
hospital opened in 1925, and even when the rest of the
network’s 22 hospitals in Canada, the US and Mexico
opened their doors, Shriners quietly paved the way for
success. The result has been the creation of a research and
treatment network that has transformed children’s lives
while establishing new standards of care in the wider
medical community.
The second goal of the Exceptional Care Odyssey is
to give a tip of the Fez to the hardworking members of
the Shriners fraternity who founded the Canada Shriners Hospital in 1925. It gives the Shriners a chance to
acknowledge their assistance with transportation for
patients and families and their volunteer efforts on the
hospital board. It also gives them a chance to thank them
for their contributions to the ongoing Exceptional Care
for Exceptional Kids Capital Campaign by publicly recognizing each Temple’s contribution and that of other local donors.
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Volunteers with the Rocanville, Museum, Rae Behrns, Ron Hilgers and Gerry Hilgers, helping out with the harvest at Langenburg’s big harvest
day held on August 24 last year. The tractor that they worked with was a 1912 Case which produced 85 horsepower at the flywheel.
The history of the
notorious Rocanville
Symons Oiler
Beginning in the 1920s, Ernie Symons
brought Rocanville to the world. In turn,
the world brought Symons its business.
Based out of his machine shop in Rocanville, Symons sold his oilcans, the Symons
Oiler, throughout North America and
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24 oilcans in 1924, production reached its
peak during the Second World War.
In 1943, Symons delivered 65,000 of his
oilers to the Department of Defence for
use on military vehicle, including ships,
panes and submarines. With 32 workers
on the job that summer, he usually had
orders for 50,000 to 60,000 units waiting
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Working in the blacksmith shop he
opened in his late teens, Symons’ career
took on a different look when a neighbor
gave him three oilcans in 1921. With none
of the units working, Symons set about
designing an improved model.
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given, Symons made changes and imSURYHPHQWV XQWLO KH ZDV VDWLVÀHG ZLWK
the results. They key to the new pump
design was that the spout was attached to
the plunger and moved with it.
Symons then spent $500 securing patents in Canada, the United States, Great
Briain and France. Containers of different
sizes with different features were added
in later years. With its “wire fence” handle and trademark design, Symons developed an oilcan that is still considered the
standard by many today.
Plans for a blacksmith and repair shop
on a homestead east of Wapella changed
when an old shop came up for sale in
Rocanville. In 1923-24 he established Symons Machine and Repair Shop in the
community, which became Symons Metalworkers a couple of years later.
With the move came demand for the Symons Oiler. Customers visiting his shop
saw the oiler in action and wanted one of
their own. After spending almost a year
searching for a manufacturer, he decided
to produce the units himself.
Borrowing $3,000 form his father, Symons purchased some equipment and
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out.
Changes to the manufacturing process
helped increase production to 400 the following year. Again they all sold out.
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of the Symons Oiler.
Business started to boom during the onset of the Second World War in 1939, when
orders for more than 7,000 oilers poured
in. Demand quickly outpaced supply, so
some aspects of the manufacturing process had to be outsourced.
The Symons Oiler became a staple in
many shops, including well known companies such as Ford and General Motors.
It also became popular in many countries
around the world.
After the war, production levelled of to
around 30,000 units per year. Always an
entrepreneur, Symons, who sold his business in the early 1980s and died shortly
after, was constantly looking to add products and services. Yet the Symons Oiler
always rose above the rest.
In 1973, the world’s largest oilcan was
erected on the outskirts of Rocanville to
honor Symons. Towering nearly 30 feet
above the ground, it continues to stand
tall as a reminder of a man who loomed
large in the oilcan industry.
Today, the historic Symons Oiler can
still be purchased at the Rocanville and
District Museum, where stories such as
that of Ernie Symons, and many others,
can be found on site.
FOR SALE:
Symon’s Oil Cans
Town of Rocanville
History Books
REGULAR $100
NOW ONLY
$25!
The Rocanville
Museum
will be opening
for summer!
July - August
Wed - Sun:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
or by appointment
New members
and volunteers
welcome!
Donations of artifacts pertaining
to the Rocanville area also welcome
MARKETS STARTING MAY 17!
Rocanville
Museum Day
September
13, 2014
COME OUT & ENJOY:
• PANCAKE BREAKFAST
• DEMONSTRATIONS OF
PIONEER LIFE
• THRESHING
DEMONSTRATION (1 P.M.)
• ENTERTAINMENT
• BBQ BEEF SUPPER
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and every 3rd Saturday of the month
For more information call the Museum
at 306-645-2113 or 306-645-2164
We gratefully acknowledge our funders:
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Habitat Trust: Habitat Trust Fund was established in 1978 for the purchase, retention, and
enhancement of critical wildlife habitat across the province.
Rocanville & District Wildlife Federation
Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation
The Voice of the Organized Sportsman
Youth Outdoor Leadership & Conservation
School - Qualified instructors teach youth
outdoor skills and the development of an
outdoor ethic as the basis of facilitating
leadership skills.
Hide Collection - S.W.F. Local branches
collect donated hides and the proceeds are
used to secure Wildlife habitat through the
Habitat Trust.
Wildlife Tomorrow - To preserve habitat in
its natural state for all species of wildlife.
Fisheries - S.W.F. branches conduct local
fisheries projects (fish stocking, stream
enhancement, trout ponds, etc.) throughout
the province in conjunction with the provincial
governments Fish & Wildlife Development
Fund. With assistance from biologists, the
branches are the main force behind securing
much of Saskatchewan’s fisheries habitat.
Habitat Trust - Habitat Trust is a special
fund established in 1978 for the purchase,
retention, and enhancement of critical wildlife
habitat across the province.
Habitat Enhancement - Over one million
trees have been planted on cuftivated parcels
of wildlife land throughout the province to
provide food and shelter for wildlife.
Youth - A “Wonders of Wildlife” Manual has
been developed, with the co-operation of
other programs and conservation groups.
Henry Kelsey - An annual listing is kept of
all qualifying big game heads, with a Records
Book published every few years.
Operation Respect - Program provides
signs to the landowner that are designed
to encourage the hunter to “Respect the
Landowner’s Rights - Ask Permission to
Hunt.”
To become a member please contact your local SWF representative
ROCANVILLE
Ron Hilgers
306-645-2197
MOOSOMIN
Helen Sheppard
306-435-2460
TANTALLON
Debbie Kingdon
306-643-4820
For more information, visit our website: www.swf.sk.ca
Youth: Many programs are available for our youth.
Youth Outdoor Leadership & Conservation School: Qualified instructors teach youth
outdoor activities including wildlife/plant identification, survival skills, leadership skills, and
so much more.
“Wonders of Wildlife” Manual is full of fun educational activities for kids of all ages to
learn more about outdoor activities. Our Wildlife Youth group will be meeting once a
month to take part in many of these activities as well as trail rides this summer. To get
involved contact Coty Pranke: 306-435-9139.
Geocaching is a free, real-world outdoor treasure hunt. Check out these Wildlife
Federation Caches hidden in Saskatchewan!
BigFOOT Snowshoe Loan: SWF has hundreds of snowshoes ready to lend out each
winter.
Wildlife Posters: Excellent resource featuring a variety of Saskatchewan wildlife including
range maps and descriptions.
Yellow Fish Road: The Yellow Fish Road™ (YFR) program is a nationwide environmental
education initiative led by Trout Unlimited Canada (TUC). Youth volunteers educate
communities about the need to protect our freshwater resources.
Fisheries: S.W.F. branches conduct local fisheries projects (fish stocking, stream enhancement,
trout ponds, etc.) throughout the province in conjunction with the provincial government’s Fish
& Wildlife Development Fund. With assistance from biologists, the branches are the main force
behind securing much of Saskatchewan’s fisheries habitat.
Women’s Outdoor Weekend: Designed to get women active in the outdoors
Operation Respect: Program provides signs to the landowner designed to encourage better
hunter/land owner relations and respect for the land owner.
Wildlife Tomorrow: The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation is working with landowners to
preserve wildlife habitat in our province.
Hide Collection: S.W.F. Local branches collect donated hides and the proceeds are used to
secure Wildlife habitat through the Habitat Trust.
Henry Kelsey: The official record keeping system for Saskatchewan big game with a Record
Book being published every few years.
For more information or to become a member please contact your local SWF representative
WAPELLA
WHITEWOOD
MOOSOMIN
Vicky Armstrong
Paul Nieminen
Hal Garrett
306-435-9139
306-735-2376
306-532-4243
Join us for our next meeting and executive elections
May 27th, 2014 • 7:00 p.m. • CD Hall, Wapella
Meetings every 3rd Tuesday of the month
Visit our website: www.swf.sk.ca
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Monica Van Der Merwe finishes her last length of the Girls 11-13
100m breaststroke heat at the South East Regional Gators Mini Meet
last summer.
Swimmers prepare to launch into the pool for the 100m Freestyle
heat.
Gators swim season is now underway
BY KRISTEN MCEWEN
“Sometimes there are six heats for the
same event,” says Southeast Regional
Gators coach Lenora Griemann as she
watches the young swimmers race down
the length of the pool.
She describes just how large swim meets
can be in comparison to the mini meet the
group held at the Moosomin Swimming
pool last summer.
Near the chain link fence, to the left of
a row of brown leisure chairs, are three
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laid on the seats. These are used to ensure
swimmers are prepared for the next heat
and they stay in their assigned lane.
This happens on a much larger scale at
the bigger swim meets.
“Everyone stands up, steps over, and
sits down,” Griemann said. “Some meets,
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. and that many events have to get through
in a short amount of time.”
Unlike large Swimming Canada meets,
there was only one heat for each age group
in an event at the mini meet.
The mini swim meet had 30 heats for
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There are approximately 27 swimmers
on the Gators swim team. While not all
members compete, Griemann encourages
them to compete if they want to. All swimmers must attend at least two swim meets
Southeast Regional Gators
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[email protected]
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Because Nigel found he was improving
at the sport, he’s decided to stick with it,
four years later.
Going to swim meets is exciting and
sometimes makes him nervous, he said.
He gets nervous because he wants to do
well in the competitions.
Ava, his sister, joined the swim team because she wanted to and her brother was
already on the team.
She swims freestyle, back crawl, and
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nervous when she’s at the swim meets
but those feelings go away once the swimming is done and over with.
There’s a good reason to be nervous
at the swim meets. With two volunteers
manning stopwatches for each swimmer
per heat and two stroke judges on either
side of the pool watching how the swimmers are moving through the water, there
are plenty of rules for a swimmer to keep
track of.
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because she had turned her head to the
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become unsynchronized with the other.
Many regulations need to be met when
hosting a swim meet. One of the reasons
why Moosomin is unable to host a swim
meet is because the pool is slightly shallower than what is required and there
are no lanes painted on the bottom of the
pool.
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team, meaning that they are only allowed
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for three years,” she said. “My girls started
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Griemann’s previous experience with
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some swimming experience that it would
fall right in line,” she said. “Competitive swimming is nowhere near the type
of swimming as life guarding or lesson
swimming, not at all.”
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inspired Griemann’s daughter, Cassidy to
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and it’s not that hard,” she said.
Swimmers improve their skills by the
end of the summer.
“When these kids hit the water they’re
like swim, swim, swim,” Griemann said.
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for them, it’s nothing for them to swim 400
metres by the time their one hour is done.”
Griemann said swimming is an individual sport, except when it comes to the
relay races. However, swimmers must always try their absolute best.
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she said.
From left, Gators Nigel Metzger, Wyatt Nixon and Ava Metzger present the ribbons and medals they received at various swim meets last
summer.
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Camp that impacts young people in positive ways
This July will mark Circle Square
Ranch’s 30th camping season in Saskatchewan. Although many things have
changed over the past three decades, the
one thing that remains the same is an experience that impacts the lives of young
people in many positive ways.
This summer, camp will begin on July
6 and we will be offering 13 different sessions over eight weeks’ time. Most camps
run for five or six days and begin on a
Sunday afternoon and run until a Friday
night or Saturday afternoon. Families
have plenty of options to choose from to
accommodate ages and dates during the
summer holidays. Middle school kids can
opt for one of our seven “Wagon Camps”
which are geared for kids 9-15. These
camps are mostly co-ed, but also feature
a very popular all girl’s camp and new
four-day all boy’s camp.
For younger children Circle Square has
four sessions of “Junior Camp” which
is geared especially for kids aged 6-10.
These relatively new sessions fit well
alongside of the wagon camps and accommodate the age specific needs of the
campers which give parents the option
of sending older and younger siblings to
camp at the same time.
Older teens can opt for one of three pro-
grams. The “Leaders In Training” (LIT)
program runs for two weeks and gives 15and 16-year-olds an opportunity to grow
in their faith and in numerous other skills
that will help them become leaders who
can effectively serve in a variety of capacities. This program includes a weekend
canoe trip, hands on learning opportunities, classroom sessions, and an internship
placement as a junior camp staff member.
The other teen options are a choice of
two specialty camps. The Great Outdoors
Camp gives young people the chance
to increase outdoor skills and participate in a canoe out-trip in the beautiful
Qu’Appelle Valley. The Extreme Horsemanship Camp provides horse lovers
with a chance to double up on their riding
time and go on some extended trail rides.
Teens even have the option to bring their
own horse with them to this camp.
To learn more about Circle Square
Ranch, and to get updates on current
news, contests, and the benefits of summer camp visit our Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/circlesquareranchwolfcreek.
To find camp dates, prices, program
descriptions and applications please go to
www.wolfcreekcirclesquare.ca.
See you this summer!
What are
you doing
this summer?
summer
camp
www.wolfcreekcirclesquare.ca
306-698-2662
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4th annual Strive Community
Challenge coming up
This will be the fourth year that Moosomin and the surrounding area will lace up
and participate in Strive Fitness Centre’s
5km, 10km and half marathon walk/run
event.
This event has two goals:
1. To raise funds towards Moosomin minor sports and physical activity opportunities
2. To encourage physical activity in the
community
It is easier to form good habits early in
life, especially when it comes to getting
active and eating properly. Physical activ-
ity is something that no one can escape
whether you are nine years old or 80 years
old.
Little by little, the proceeds of the Strive
Community Challenge will help build opportunities for youth in the community to
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other recreation services built will provide
options for different age groups and skill
levels to get active and start their healthy
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in life.
Take the Challenge! Choose a distance
to participate in and set your training
goals. The internal and external rewards
will surprise you!
Generals looking for officials
Jason Schenn, general
manager of the Moosomin
Generals, says he’s expecting the 2014 Generals to be
strong contenders for the
RMFL title come fall.
The
Generals
have
started their spring season practices with a game
schedule to be announced
shortly.
The Generals field two
teams. Their junior team
featuring Grade 7 to 9
players and a senior team
featuring Grade 10 to 12
players play in spring
community leagues with
Melville and Yorkton Sacred Heart.
The teams plan to keep
building on their skills to
The Moosomin Generals football team
are kicking off their fourth season
and we need YOU to get involved.
We are looking
for officials
Training is through Football Sask. and
we support those wiling to take training.
Check out the Football Sask. website at
www.footballsaskatchewan.ca
or contact Jason Schenn for more
information at [email protected]
or call (306) 434-7344
prepare for the fall season
where the seniors participate in the Rural Manitoba
Football League and the
juniors in the Parkland Junior Football League. The
past three seasons have
seen both teams grow in
experience and success.
As the Generals grow
and players graduate from
the program, Schenn says
the next challenge is to
keep the organization solid in its leadership. “We’ve
had some great players
and parents since our inception that have helped
in all areas to get us where
we are today” Schenn said.
“As players graduate, it
naturally leads to changes
as priorities change. We
need to always be on the
lookout for any people
that want to get involved.”
The big need currently
is trained officials. As
football is a relatively
new sport to the area, officials are hard to come by.
“Right now we have a couple trained local officials”
Schenn said, “the rest we
have to bring in from Yorkton, Melville, Virden and
even Brandon . . . it would
be huge to be able to field
our own trained officiating
crew consistently.”
The Generals offer support to aspiring officials
by providing equipment,
game wages and covering
fees to attend courses as
well as ongoing development. All training is Football Canada developed
and delivered through
Football Sask or Football
Manitoba. Anyone interested in becoming can
contact Jason through the
team email at [email protected].
4th Annual
Strive Community
CHALLENGE
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 2014
5 KM • 10 KM • HALF MARATHON WALK OR RUN
START TIME: 8 A.M.
BREAKFAST TO FOLLOW
Starting Location: Moosomin Bowling
Centre, Moosomin, SK
Register online @ www.runningroom.com
or stop in at Strive Fitness Centre
For questions, or to sponsor
or volunteer contact
Kristen McAuley, 306-435-2355 or
e-mail [email protected]
EARLY BIRD PRICES END MAY 16, 2014.
PROCEEDS TOWARDS MOOSOMIN MINOR SPORTS
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You, our donors, are the heart of our success. We appreciate the value that
you place on helping support healthy communities.
Moosomin & District Health Care Foundation is a registered charity. Our
mission is to raise funds to help promote quality health care in this region. All funds
remain in the community and are used for South East Integrated Care Centre – Moosomin.
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MOOSOMIN & DISTRICT
HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION
The Foundation had a very active year in 2012/13. Our generous donors have allowed us to purchase $340,000.00
worth of equipment and furnishings.
It has been almost 5 years since the health care facility opened. Donor gifts are responsible for the equipment necessary to support our healthcare providers. Give now to ensure our future needs are met!
Donate online: www.moosomin.com/mdhcf
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Derrick Anweiler
William & Barbara Barrett
Skuli Bjornson
Edwin Bochek
Joffre Botterill
Alexander (Alex) Boutin
Irene Buckland
Helen Carswell
Betty Chivers
Tom Cousins
Thelma Davidson
Ruth Day
Mary DeRoo
Adam Dietrich
Margaret Dyke
Beatrice (Bea) Flewelling
Dennis Giegle
Gordon Gibson
Bruce Hafner
Peter Hanson
Joyce Harper
Harvey Heaman
Helen Heasman
Elsie Hintz
Leeson & Pat Holloway
Konrad (Kon) Johnson
Betty Kaplun
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
DONOR RECOGNITION
Dear Friend,
Each and every contribution plays an important role in continuing to provide quality health care in our region and the
Foundation appreciates your support.
Please consider the following ways to assist in providing quality health
care in our area. Your continued support is essential for the Foundation to meet growing health care needs for yourself, your family and
your community! Best of all your gifts are tax deductible.
Our sincere gratitude is extended for your donations
in memory of loved ones and friends. We recognize
and appreciate the donations in memory of the
following individuals over the past year:
Adolf Kempin
Wanda Kempin
Harvey Ketcheson
Ernest (Ernie) Lawrence
May Leslie
Clark & Anne Lewis
Dennis Lewis
Huntley Lewis
Pauline Maddock
Anna Mannle
Ken McCannel
Bea McCaw
Robert (Bob) McDougall
Donnie McEwen
Darren McGonigal
Dennis McGonigal
Melvin (Mel) McGonigal
Jack McLeod
Vi & Roy McTavish
Darwin Minty
Mathilde Naviaux
Murray Newman
Colin Nixon
Delbert Nixon
Martin Nixon
Leo Nordal
Danny Obal
Curtis Offet
Ron Oliver
Devin Penney
Ray Percy
Adolf Pranke
Aubrey Richards
Gordon Rose
Horst Schmidt
Linda Schmidt
Archie Sheilds
Jack Silverthorn
Ellen Sim
Mary Steinke
Stanley Szafron
Carroll Taylor
Allan Thomson
Ed Tocker
Angus Turpie
Olga Unilowsky
Mary Ursel
Mary Wiebe
Merle Williamson
Muriel (Merle) Wilson
Lois Windrim
Leah Worsley
PERSONAL DONATIONS
Contributors can become a supporter of the Foundation through many
donor levels, and progress from one category to the next as their gifts
accumulate.
Our donor gallery is located in the main lobby of our new faA personal donation to the Foundation shows your support for health cility. Names of donors at various levels are engraved
care interests
in glass panels. All donations are cumulative and donors will receive
recognition upon reaching various levels. It recognizes contributions
in the following categories:
A contribution to the foundation in honor of the memory of a relative or
friend is a meaningful memorial. A card acknowledging your memorial
Associate Level
$100 - $999
gift will be sent to the family.
Donors will be displayed in a
$125,000 - $199,999
permanent book registry
Patron Level
$1,000 - $4,999
Celebrate a milestone – tribute gifts to mark a special event such as
Supporter Level
a birth, birthday, wedding, anniversary or retirement are gratefully ac$200,000 - $499,999
cepted as well. A card acknowledging your thoughtfulness will be sent
Founder Level
$5,000 - $9,999
to the friend or family member.
Partner Level
Donations of
$500,000 & Over
$10,000 - $24,999
Will have “naming right”
Partner
Level
Furnishing
A planned gift to the Foundation stipulated in your will becomes a lastoptions available to be mutually
$25,000 - $124,999
ing tribute to you. Please sit down with your trusted advisor to discuss
agreed on by both parties.
the benefits of including the MDHC Foundation in your planned giving.
We also have a memorial book, which records all the names in which
memorial gifts have been received by the Foundation.
IN MEMORY
SPECIAL OCCASION:
BEQUESTS
OTHER WAYS TO HELP
THE FOUNDATION:
A beautiful mural entitled “The Spirit of Community” was installed next
to the donor gallery and is dedicated to the hundreds of volunteers
Your gift can be in the form of money, securities, trusts, real estate or
who assist in raising funds for health care.
life insurance.
The B.R.A.G. artists that created the mural together were: Janet
Donations are deductible for income tax purposes.
Blackstock, Donna Jack, Darlene Strong, June Van De Kerckhove and
An official tax receipt will be issued. Please support the
Carrie Wild.
MDHC Foundation by making your contribution today!
Here’s my gift of:
Method of Payment:
T $25
T $50
T $100
T $250
T $1,000
T OTHER:________________
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Please direct my gift to:
T Wherever it is most needed
T Integrated Facility/Equipment
T Long Term Care
T Palliative Care
MDHC Foundation
Bag Service #1
Moosomin, SK, S0G 3N0
Name: _________________________________________
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Address:________________________________________
convenient monthly
giving plan. Please contact
the MDHC Foundation office
at (306) 435-6297 for
payment options.
City/Province:____________________________________
Postal Code: _____________________________________
Telephone: ______________________________________
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Kim Poole photo
The Gapland Rollers and Ring Leader Roller Girls in action.
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GAMES SCHEDULED
FOR 2014
May 23: Home Game
Black and White Scrimmage
May 31: Away Game
Swift Current Veronicas
June 7 & 8: Home Game
Block Party
July 19: Away Game
Away vs Brandon Gang Green
August 23: Away Game
Portage Headstone Honeys
September 13: Away Game
Minot Nordak Knockouts
We are always looking to pick up new players
or people who are wanting to try derby!
Ringleader Rollergirls are a group of women gathering from Whitewood, Moosomin, Wapella, Yorkton and Broadview. We practice Mondays from 7-9 and Thursdays
from 7:30-9:30. We are currently training for a bout in Swift Current on May 31, and
then have a big 6 team, 9 game tournament June 7 & 8.
We have a junior team as well that currently consists of 12 children ages 5-14. We
can accept players ages 5 to 18 for the junior league, and anyone 19-plus can play
in the adult league. Junior team practices Mondays 6-7pm and Fridays 6:30-8 pm.
Not brave enough for skates
but want to be part of a roller derby team?
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING FOR REFS, BOTH MALE AND FEMALE
AND NSO’S (NON SKATING OFFICIALS)
No experience necessary for either. Being an NSO is a great way to get
to know the rules of the game, how points are calculated, what penalties
there are.
WE NEED VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US
NSO FOR OUR HOME TOURNAMENT AS WELL
AS FOR OUR HOME GAME JULY 12 VS HILLBILLY HURT.
If anyone is interested in trying out junior or with the
Ringleader team, they can contact Shontelle Flaman 306-435-9364
or Jodie Flaman 306-434-9580 or shoot us an email at:
[email protected]
CHECK US OUT ON FACEBOOK!
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Season 5
Spring 2014
2014 brings season 5 for the Gapland Roller Derby
League. The league has grown over the years to
include the junior Smalltown Smashers (ages 8-16),
along with the senior Gapland Rollers (16+). Head to
www.gaplandrollers.com to learn more about our history,
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game.
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ipate in scrimmages, with opportunities to travel all over the countryside. Once you’re
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combined with brawn, as offence and defense are played simultaneously...while on quad
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some great memories.
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league over the past four seasons. The future of our league is
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Check us out on FACEBOOK
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Get involved with your community and help make a difference!
Moosomin museum welcomes volunteers
If you are interested
in preserving the history
of Moosomin and area,
the Moosomin and District Museum Committee
welcomes you.
Whether you want to
be a committee member, or just want to help
out from time to time,
the museum committee
is looking for new faces
and new ideas to help
with continuous work
on the Moosomin and
District Museum, which
opened its doors seven
years ago.
The Moosomin and
District Museum Committee was formed with
the plan of one day
opening a museum in
the area that could accurately preserve some of
this area’s Prairie history.
Since that time, a
building has been built
to house displays, two
old Prairie churches
have been moved onto
the grounds, located on
the west side of Moosomin, and numerous displays have been set up
inside the museum.
The museum has managed to collect some
valuable historical pieces
from the Moosomin area.
One, a Moosomin-built
Fudge snowplane, is
always on display, as is
a 1918 McLachlan sedan
that was donated to the
museum.
In 2008-09, the museum rebuilt a 1938 John
Deere Model D to its
original condition. The
tractor was donated by
Bernie Schwanke from
Moosomin who farmed
with it in the Wapella
district. Hundreds of
hours by various volunteers made this a treasured piece of historical
agriculture machinery
for the museum.
The museum has also
with some of the work
from time to time. Anyone who can swing a
hammer, or who likes to
tinker with old machinery is welcome to join
committee members as
they continue to work on
the museum building,
grounds and displays.
“There’s no firm commitment,” says Barry.
“Any help is welcome.”
He says the committee
is still in need of people
who would like to help
out in any way. “Mowing grass, painting,
repairs to items, or just
working at the museum
the days we are open—
all would be a great asset
to this organization.”
The committee would
also like to welcome
anyone to come out to a
meeting or take a position on the board.
“This allows us to
come up with new and
fresh ideas,” says Barry.
Anyone interested
in learning more about
the museum is welcome to sit in on any of
the monthly committee meetings, or they
can contact a committee
member.
The old McLaughlan sedan on display at the museum.
completed construction
of a number of machinery sheds to preserve
these restored pieces
of equipment, and has
built a 26-foot by 20-foot
workshop so that work
on displays can take
place right on site.
Each year, the Museum Committee hosts an
annual snowplane meet
in Moosomin in March.
The event is always
a major success, with
many of these historic
snow machines turning up for display and
to give rides to the large
crowd that comes out
that day. This is an annual event that has been
growing over the years.
President Dennis Barry
says that the museum
committee would be
happy to have anyone
join them in their work
or on their committee,
especially if there are
new ideas to be shared.
“The advantage of
joining the committee is
that you can have a part
in preserving the Moosomin and area history,
and you can help build
something around that,”
he says.
However, Barry says
that the museum committee is not only looking for new members,
but volunteers to help
Moosomin & District Museum
We welcome you!
Are you interested in history?
Do you like to work with old machinery?
Do you have ideas to share?
If you would like to become a board
member or simply help out from time to
time, give us a call!
We presently have board
openings for various positions.
We are also looking for volunteers to help
with work around the museum grounds
& in the buildings.
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Dennis Barry
Garney Fawcett
Don MacLeod
Ted Beckett
Alex Burke
306-435-7604
306-435-2251
306-435-2908
306-435-3154
306-435-2770
REGULAR HOURS:
July & august • Thursday - Sunday: 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
(or by appointment only in off-season)
A Moosomin-built Fudge snowplane is always on display.
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Above: The St. Lazare Knights of Columbus at the Remembrance Day
Service in November.
Left: The Knights of Columbus serving pancakes at the Louis Riel Day
celebration in St. Lazare
St. Lazare Knights of Columbus #5047
St. Lazare Knights of
Columbus welcome
new members
The St. Lazare Knights of Columbus is
an organization that works closely with
the Roman Catholic Church in our village.
About 53-plus years ago the men of our
village applied and joined the Knights of
Columbus and became a charter member
numbered “5047” and have been in operation since that time.
We have fundraisers to help out with the
various requests from groups in our village along with several sponsored activiWLHVWKDWDUHSUHVHQWHGIURPRXUKHDGRIÀFH
in Winnipeg.
While a lot of people might think we
only do functions for our local church, we
have bought wheelchairs for the needy in
other countries, we have a coat for kids
program, and we have participated in several other activities presented from local
surrounding volunteer groups.
Much like every other group in the area
we are always looking for new members.
A person interested in joining must be a
practicing Catholic and must been 18
years of age.
Persons who join our group can get insurance coverage that has several monetary portfolios available and the Knights
of Columbus have been rated as the highest insurance program in the U.S.
As the Order has grown, its benevolence
has multiplied. The Order continues to
break all previous records for charitable
contributions and volunteer service. In the
past decade, the Knights donated nearly
$1 billion to numerous charitable causes
and nearly 400 million hours of volunteer
service. In 1999 alone, the Knights donated
nearly $109 million and 55 million volunteer hours to charitable causes.
In closing, we do continue to look for
new members, and hopefully the activities
WKDWZHGRZLOOEHDIXOÀOOPHQWRI\RXUYROunteer work associated with our church.
For more information contact Martin
Dupont at 204-683-2336.
We are looking
for new members!
• If you are a practicing Catholic man 18 years of
age or older who wants to make a difference,
give us a call!
• We support charitable causes for both the
Catholic church and local causes
• Insurance coverage available for all
group members
Get involved, make a difference!
Contact Martin Dupont
at 204-683-2336
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Moosomin United family friendly and affordable
Moosomin United Soccer has been running a soccer program for almost a
decade.
The soccer program is
divided into two sessions.
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indoors at the MacLeod
Elementary School and
runs the month of April.
The second session moves
outdoors for the months of
May and June.
The Moosomin United Soccer program has
over 120 local kids registered—from U4, born
2010/2011, up to U18,
born 1996/1997—for the
2014 season. Every year
we see more interest in
the program as the league
becomes strong and more
formed.
The Moosomin Soccer
club is a member of the
Prairie East Soccer League,
along with Rocanville, Esterhazy and Langenburg.
The league has regular
league games on Tuesday
nights and practices on
Thursday, with a tournament in June that we rotate
amongst the league members.
This year’s tournament
will be Saturday, June 7
in Langenburg. The U4
to U12 age groups prac-
tice and play their games
at the elementary school
grounds. The U14 to U18
age groups practice and
play at Bradley Park.
The soccer league has
been created around two
basic principles to keep
the sport family friendly,
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our games are played on
the same night in the same
town, and the second is to
keep the cost minimal.
Soccer is a great opportunity for the kids to get
outside, run some energy
off and have fun with their
friends.
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THE UNDER 10 SOCCER TEAM
THE UNDER 12 SOCCER TEAM
Moosomin Soccer Camp
July 14 - 18, 2014 at Bradley Park
THE UNDER 4 SOCCER TEAM
INCLUDES FREE BALL & T-SHIRT
$10 LATE FEE IF PAYMENT RECEIVED AFTER AUGUST 8TH
11:00am-12:00pm
9:00am-10:30am
9:00am-12:00pm
1:00pm-4:00pm
9:00am-4:00pm
1:00pm-4:00pm
First Kicks
Mini Soccer
Half Day
Half Day
Full Day Program
Golden Goal
(Mon-Thurs)
Ages 3-4yrs
Ages 4-5yrs
Ages 6-18yrs
Ages 6-18yrs
Ages 8-18yrs
$90
$105
$135
$135
$197
Ages 6-14yrs
$62
Players grouped by age and/or ability.
Sign up at challengersports.com recommended!
FREE online jersey offer deadline May 30th.
For more information contact:
Richard Unsworth
Tel: 800-533-9374 or Email:
[email protected]
THE UNDER 6 SOCCER TEAM
MOOSOMIN UNITED
SOCCER CONTACTS:
Greg Sweet:
[email protected]
Leanne Plewes:
[email protected]
LEAGUE HOME GAMES:
Tuesday May 20th and Tuesday June 17th
LEAGUE TOURNAMENT IN LANGENBURG
JUNE 7TH
THE UNDER 8 SOCCER TEAM
Monday, May 19, 2014
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GETINVOLVED
Get involved with your community and help make a difference!
A scene from Les Miserables, left, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, right.
Creative Vision gearing up for next performance
Since 2010, when it got its start, Creative Vision Productions has been proving just what can be accomplished with
local talent when local people pool their
resources to bring musical theatre to rural Saskatchewan.
Creative Vision Productions’ core
group consists of three people—Sherrie
Meredith, Sandra Poole, and Raven Willoughby—who got the musical theatre
group started back in 2010 with the aim
of putting on a major musical theatre
production in Moosomin. Since then,
there has been no looking back.
In 2011, the group pulled together local
talent from Southeast Saskatchewan and
Southwest Manitoba to perfrom Joseph
and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and in 2013 they sold out four performances of Les Miserables, in which
hundreds of people were involved, from
the actors and singers, to the orchestra,
choir, set and costume designers and
crew.
Willoughby says the group started
with the idea that there were other people out there who would enjoy being a
part of major musical performances, and
they were right.
“Sandra and Sherrie both really loved
the music component themselves, and
knew there were other talented adults
who would enjoy being involved in it,”
she says.
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show and then seeing how it would go.”
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the time the group decided to tackle Les
Miz, most people in the area were familiar with what Creative Vision was trying
to accomplish.
“With Les Miz we were able to say
what we were doing and everyone understood what our end goal was,” says
Willoughby.
While Willoughby, Poole and Meredith
remain the heartbeat behind Creative Vision Productions, the Creative Vision
choir continues to practice on an ongoing basis, and does a number of performances each year to showcase their musical talents.
“The choir is continuing, so if people
are looking just to come out one night a
week and sing, they are more than welcome to contact Sandra,” says Willoughby.
However, come production time, Willoughby says the number of people involved with the group balloons, as more
and more people become wrapped up
in the massive undertaking of putting
on one of their performances. And that’s
the way the group likes it—with as many
people involved as possible.
“It’s total community,” she says. “We
really want to involve as many ages and
as many skill levels as possible.
“We have those really, really talented
people who commit themselves to music
in other ways outside our group, and we
have others who just come and want to
be on stage and be a part of the production.
“Behind the stage, we have so many
different people who have contributed—
they just help out when they can come.
“It’s always great to have new people
come on board with new talents. We always welcome new people joining us.”
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has a different desire in life. We know
now that there is a large component of
people who realize this is how they like
to relax and challenge themselves.
“The feedback that we get back from
everyone is that you build on a common
love. You are working with people who
have a similar interest and desire as you
have. It’s that teammate component that
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and to work with that many people at
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it’s like winning some kind of huge competition or some other kind of award.”
Willoughby says that working with
Creative Visions is also a great way to get
to know people.
“A lot of peole do call it a family because there is that core group that continues to come back, and you become
really intimately involved with people,”
she says.
Willoughby says anyone who wants to
become invovled with the group should
give it a shot if they like what they saw
on stage during the last two performances. She says they shouldn’t doubt they
have a talent they can offer.
“If they are amazed by what they see
on stage and what they’ve seen us do,
and if they are concerned about getting
involved because of that, they need to
remind themselves that all of those people involved were like that too, or they
didn’t think that they were of the calibre
or could pull something off like that.
“We do want to welcome anyone and
everyone to consider it.”
While Creative Vision Productions has
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looking for lots of people to get involved
with them as they start looking for local
talent and volunteers.
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show will be. It’s slated for the fall of
2015, and despite the fact we don’t know
what it is, we know there will be lots of
opportunity,” says Willoughby.
“We recommend that you send us an
email by going to our website or talk to
us in person, and we’ll make sure when
we do have things in place that we will
send you that audition material or contact you about helping out.”
Creative Vision
Productions
Moosomin, SK
We know that many hands make light work
AND that we are always looking for new interested talent!
If you would like us to contact you with audition information for
upcoming shows OR are willing to add your name to help
with other production aspects, please email us at
[email protected]
We’re looking
• actors
• singers
• dancers
• musicians
• set builders
• painters
• backstage
crew
• sound crew
for:
• light crew
• publicity
team
• front of
house team
• dessert
theatre
team
• costuming
Creative Vision Choir
The Creative Vision Choir meets weekly to allow community members
the opportunity for fellowship and sharing in the love of singing. This
choir works on both modern and traditional pieces and performs several
times over the year in Creative Vision Concerts and other requested
events, such as Bethlehem in the Barn.
If you are interested in joining in song,
please contact Sandra Poole at 306-435-2493
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Monday, May 19, 2014
GETINVOLVED
Get involved with your community and help make a difference!
Plan your next stop at Moosomin Regional Park
Moosomin Regional Park
is nestled in the Pipestone
Valley 15 kilometres southwest of Moosomin.
The lake, wildlife, plants,
and trees make this park a
great spot for swimming,
fishing, boating, camping
and hiking.
The park features 112 full
service RV sites—secluded or beach side, group or
drive-through sites. Also
available are a variety of
tenting and unserviced
sites. The park has picnic
sites for any size or group,
including two sites with
large shelters with power
and water.
Daily, weekly, monthly, and seasonal rates are
available for camping sites.
Firewood bundles are also
available.
A sewer dump station is
available, and there are two
boat launch sites and a fish
cleaning station with water
and power and a wheelchair pier.
Get close to nature. We
have picturesque hiking
trails with lots of wildlife and beautiful lakeside
views.
A large sandy beach and
swimming area with sun
shelters provides an enjoyable place to spend some
of your summer hours. A
large playground is available right on the beach for
children to enjoy.
The Moosomin Regional
Park Store will provide you
with a fast food restaurant,
and the children will be
pleased to know that we
have a slushy machine. Try
our many flavors of hard
ice cream. We offer kid’s
cones, regular cones, double cones, and waffle cones.
The park store also features all day breakfast seven days a week.
Whether you are meeting
your friends for coffee and
ice cream, or stopping in
for some necessities, this is
going to be a friendly place
to visit!
A gaming room at the
store features a foosball
table and arcade games.
Adjacent to the store are
tennis courts and basketball nets.
Also available at the lake
is a laundromat with two
coin operated washers and
dryers.
Plans for “Living Skies—
Come Alive” third annual
fireworks competition are
in the making for Saturday,
Aug. 2 and Sunday, Aug. 3.
Experience a breathtaking pyromusical fireworks
display over the lake water
of Moosomin Regional
Park. This is a unique Saskatchewan event is attended by thousands of people
each year.
This fireworks event has
become a holiday destination for some families.
Many phone calls and
emails have already been
addressed.
Two fireworks teams out
of Winnipeg and Regina
will thrill you with a show
A boat slices through the water on Moosomin Lake at sunset.
and competition each
night—Paradise Fireworks
and Canadian Pyro Limited.
The experts tell us that
we have the “perfect venue” here at the Regional
Park for this caliber of
event. The spectators have
an exceptional view of the
pyromusical fireworks
display. The fireworks are
shot off on a barge from
across the lake. “Wow”
is what we hear time and
time again.
Along with the fireworks, a full weekend of
events is lined up. The
weekend will feature a ton
of activities and entertainment, including an inflatable midway, a flea market, on stage entertainment,
beer gardens, barbecue
suppers, pontoon boat
rides, and more.
On Sunday night, local
entertainment will be provided on stage with the
Living Skies Idol Contest.
We are looking for talented
people to enter the contest.
Email [email protected]
to enter. Both junior and
senior categories will be
available.
The park will also be
hosting a fiddle contest as
part of the weekend.
Gather with family and
friends at the park to play,
eat and be entertained!
Many campers were in
overflow last year, without power or water, but no
one was turned away. We
ran buses from up on the
hill down to the main area.
Handicapped visitors were
transported also. We also
ran a bus from Moosomin
out to the lake each night.
You are always welcome
at the park. Our staff will
do their best to make your
time in the park relaxing
and enjoyable.
We look forward to
meeting you!
Moosomin Regional Park
Moosomin Park Office
[email protected]
(306) 435-3531
Cell: (306) 434-7197
Moosomin Park Store:
(306) 435-2201
Join us this summer at beautiful
Moosomin Regional Park!
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100 serviced RV sites
(secluded or beach side)
Tenting and picnic sites
2 boat launches
Fish cleaning station
Large sandy beach
Playground
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Beautiful, groomed
hiking trails
Septic pumping - cabin &
trailer owners please come
to office and leave your
name.
We are hosting the FIFTH
“Living Skies - Come Alive”
Fireworks Competition
Saturday, August 2, 2014 &
Sunday, August 3, 2014
The Pyromusical Fireworks Display
last year was breathtaking!
This event will feature fireworks displays
from
Paradise Fireworks (Regina)
and Canadian Pyro (Winnipeg)
The weekend will include activities for
visitors of all ages, including inflatable
midway, flea market, on stage
entertainment, beer gardens, BBQ suppers,
pontoon boat rides
and much more!
FIDDLER’S CONTEST
LIVING SKIES IDOL CONTEST
Junior & Senior Entries contact Janice at
[email protected] to enter!
Store Hours - June
Friday: 12 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday: 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Sunday: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Store Hours - July
Daily: 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
BREAKFAST ALL DAY
Bacon & Eggs with
Toast & Hashbrowns
Store Hours - August
After August long weekend,
will be posted on Park Store Bulletin Board
Special Activities - June & July
• Celebrate Canada Day on the beach
• Check Bulletin Board for more events
TRY OUR
HARD ICE
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Kids Cones
Regular Cones
Waffle Cones
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Groceries
Fishing Supplies
Bait
Fishing Licences
Beach Toys
Gas
We accept:
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