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The Welwyn kids bonspiel was held on Family Day Monday, February 17. There were kids from all over the area curling. Curlers from Maryfield, Moosomin, Rocanville, Wapella and Esterhazy were in Welwyn for the spiel.

Tip-off of the Rocanville Senior Boys Basketball tournament

Redvers defeats Langenburg on February 15 in game 2 of the Big Six Provincials.

The Esterhazy Flyers took on the Grenfell Spitfires in a provincial game on Saturday, Feb. 8. The Flyers are taking a run at Provincial B playoffs this year. Feb. 8 was Game 1 of a best of three series with Grenfell in the Senior B south quarterfinal.

There was a large crowd at the Conexus MCC Centre in Moosomin Monday, Feb. 10 to hear a presentation by Doug Griffiths entitled 13 Ways to Kill Your Community. More than 200 people attended the presentation.

Jaylen Walker with the Esterhazy club competing at the Moosomin Gymnastics Competition

Kristjan Hebert of Hebert Grain Ventures, left, presented a $25,000 cheque to RM of Moosomin Reeve David Moffatt last week. The donation is for the Moosomin Airport expansion project. Kristjan said he decided to support the project because he believes both in the benefit of having the Saskatchewan Air Ambulance able to serve the area, and in the economic benefits of the project.

Halloween in February: Lenox Nosterud wasn’t able to celebrate Halloween with his class back in October because he was undergoing treatments for Leukemia in Saskatoon, so Mrs. Taylor’s class at MacLeod School in Moosomin decided to have Halloween again, on Friday, so Lenox and his class could celebrate together.

Rocanville Alumni Game 2020: Long-time Rocanville Tigers fan and supporter Andy Hirney, 88, dropped the puck for the opening faceoff of the Tigers Alumni game on Jan. 31.

Members of the Carpenters, Drywallers, Millwrights and Allied Workers were picketing against Brock Field Services at the Nutrien Rocanville mine site February 2020.

The Esterhazy Lions Club made another donation to the Esterhazy High School Football Field upgrade project. This donation was made possible by the Chase the Ace Lottery happening in Esterhazy. Last week’s donation of $6,100 was made to Vice-Principal Tracy Huckell, Principal Gord Erhardt, Trainer Jen Blair, Coach Tyler Metz, and Team Executive Corine Carriere-Chaisson. The presentation was made by Lions Don Halyk and John Simpson.

Drayson Skulmoski of the Moosomin Rangers made this shot that sailed into the Langenburg Warriors’ net during a game at the Moosomin Communiplex on Jan. 24. The Rangers won the game 6-1 in front of a home crowd. Skulmoski scored a hat trick that night.

Work continues on the new Borderland Co-op office on Carlton Street in Moosomin.

Lenox Nosterud, who is undergoing treatment for Leukemia, poses with teacher Lisa Taylor and his classmates at MacLeod School Friday, with automatic hand sanitizers that have been purchased for the school by the Keeping Lenox Safe Committee. Lenox is undergoing chemotherapy and is therefore immune compromised. The hand sanitizers allow him to return to school.

Conexus Credit Union presented a cheque for $100,000 last week for the expansion of Moosomin’s airport to accommodate the Saskatchewan Air Ambulance. From left are Jeff St. Onge of the airport planning committee, Conexus Moosomin Branch Manager Brandon Carter, RM of Moosomin Reeve David Moffatt and RM of Moosomin administrator Kendra Lawrence.

The Redvers Rockets and Wawota Flyers played each other on Jan. 11 in Wawota, with the Rockets winning the contest 7-1.

Brandon Carter Conexus Branch Manager, presented a cheque for $5,000 to Spy Hill Community Club president Jeff Odgers and secretary Colleen Larocque recently. The funds were provided through the Conexus community initiative and will be used to replace the sound system at the sports grounds.

The Redvers Library, Redvers high school students, and staff from Advantage Co-op Redvers were proud to unveil a new mural that was painted in the library by Redvers High School art students.

Moosomin Shrine Club officers installed for 2020. Left to right: Illustrious Sir Brad Barlow, Potentate Wa Wa Temple; Nobles Bill Thorn, Greg Gillespie and Al Cameron; Oriental Guide Noble Malcolm Gutfriend.

Borderland Co-op made a $10,000 donation to MOTOH to help with the purchase of a new dial-a-van last week. The donation brings MOTOH one step closer to raising enough money to purchase a new van, which they hope to have in Moosomin by July. From left are dial-a-van driver Les Switzer, MOTOH board member Shirley Lindsay, Tera Harper with Borderland Co-op making the donation, and MOTOH board members Stan Ranson and Jack Lemoine.

This was the scene last week from the Kangaroo Island farm home of former Moosominite Lois Kangas-Wilson as bush fires burned on a neighboring property. Lois and her family live on a farm where they and her husband’s family run a 3,000-sheep operation.

After 42.5 years on the job, Lynn Russell officially retired from the Town of Moosomin on Tuesday, Dec. 31. In honor of her retirement, some of Lynn’s friends and coworkers decorated her vehicle and and parked it on Main Street to let everyone driving by know that it was her last week on the job. Russell has been a well-known face at the town office ever since she started there 42.5 years ago.

Elkhorn Elks donate $1,500 to Studer family after house fire On Dec. 29, the Elkhorn Elks travelled to the farm of Lonnie and Rita Studer, between Elkhorn and Virden, and presented a cheque for $1,500 to Nash, Preston and Lonnie Studer who recently had a house fire while living with their grandparents Lonnie and Rita Studer. The money was from the Elks’ national charity, The Elks and Royal Purple Fund for Children, which allows local Lodges from coast to coast to coast to access $500 per child for families who suffer house fires. From left are Elkhorn Elks treasurer Ken Shackel making the presentation, Nash, Preston, Lonnie, and Rita Studer, and Elkhorn Elks Lodge President Wanda Rhodes.

The Miniota-Elkhorn C-Hawks defeated the Russell Rams 11-0 on Sunday, Dec. 29 in Elkhorn, pushing their NCHL record to 12-0 last week as the team remained the only team in the league that was undefeated so far this season. Above is Bradley Bowles (#5) with Shawn Bowles in the background as the C-Hawks put pressure on the Rams’ net.

Skate Esterhazy held a Christmas Gala on December 18. featuring some festive skating that evening.

The student council at Esterhazy High School organized the 12 days of Christmas. This included activities and dress up days like pajama day, Christmas head gear, Christmas socks and sandals, among other days.

New buildings under construction in Moosomin currently include the new Borderland Co-op administration office on the 600 block of Carlton Street.

Santa made a very special visit to the Long-Term Care wing of the South East Integrated Care Centre during the Christmas party there. After carols were sung, Santa brought candy for all of the residents.

Christmas spirit was shared with some as Christmas hampers were packed and delivered by many helping hands in Esterhazy and surrounding area on Tuesday. Students from Macdonald School and Esterhazy High School were there to help the process along and were overjoyed to bring in donations from the schools and the community and sort and pack them for those in need.

Santa cradles Sydney Lang-Moran for a photo during Redvers Winterfest on Saturday, Dec. 14.

Students at MacLeod Elementary School in Moosomin lined up for turkey and all the trimmings at lunch on Friday. It was the school’s holiday feast, a way for students and staff to celebrate the festive season. The food was prepared and served by MacLeod School staff, SCC members, and some of the retired teachers.