Springside Bitz ‘N’ Bytes What a difference a year makes! Exactly one year ago, residents were fighting flood waters and a state of emergency was declared. Saskatchewan's spring of 2015 has been recorded a possibly the driest in history! Despite the dry conditions, a group of dedicated individuals have taken on the task of beautifying the town through the Communities in Bloom project. Flower pots, benches and garbage cans have been placed in various locations throughout town and walkers now have a place to take a break. Residents continue to take pride in their flower beds and beautifully kept yards. Thank you to everyone who have contributed to the beauty of our town. Springside is a place that we are proud to call “Home” Have a happy and safe summer! Springside Bitz N’ Bytes ‘Summer 2015 Box 388 Deadline for next issue Aug. 28 2015 Springside SK. SOA 3V0 wading Torment sue ACE Phone 306-792-2104 Fax; 3026-792-4770 Email springsidebitenbytes@gmail.comSpringside Baptist Church Pastor Richard Kauenhofen - 306-792-2190 Summer 2015 Pastor Mike Anderson - 306-621-9622 ‘Summer Service Schedule: Sunday Morning Worship Service @ 10:00 am, Sunday Sermons are available online, Pastor Richard's words....The seed isin the ground, gardens have been planted || AWANA Registration Night and am always amazed at the way plants grow. In many ways it seems a mystery. || is September 2"! @ 6:30 pm. We can try to explain how it happens, but when i really comes down tot this is @ wondrous mystery. It's the way God has created things to function and because || Awana is a mid-week, faith-based God is the author it sno wonder that strikes us as a mystery. In many ways this || _ kids club for children age 2 to is the way God appears to us; a BIG MYSTERY. Who He is and the way He operates || Grade 6. I ¢ runs on Wednesday are far beyond our ability to grasp or understand. After al, that’s what makes Him nights from 6:30-8:00 pm. God and us human. Let me encourage you to consider this God of mystery and to embrace Him through His Sn, Jesus Christ. By coming into a relationship with Him || Have @ great Cie you will experience the fullness of fe He offers. Receive the mystery by faith summer! The Bible sums up the mystery of God in the following words: “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments, and His paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?” “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?” For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.” Romans 11:33-36 The Fall Sunday Service Schedule resumes on September 13” with Sunday School at 9:45 am and Worship Service at 10:50 am. Good Spirit Bible Camp: 2015 Camp Dates FamilyCamp2 June 26-28 Junior Camp 4 July 5—10, ages &—10 Tween1Camp July 12-17, ages 1113. Junior Camp 2 July 19-24, ages 810 Tween 2Camp July 26—31, ages 1113 Family Camp3 August 1-3. ScamperCamp August 4—7, ages 5—7 Young Teen Camp August 9—14, ages 12-15 Sr. High Camp August 1621, ages 15—Gr. 12 Contact us: ‘www gsboamp.ca 306-792-4466 offce@gsbeamp.ca PO Box 295 Springside, SK SOA 3V0 “Regisvaion foms avalable at waw.gsbeamp ca ipcoming Events \ugust 10—14 — Vacation Bible School (VBS) at Springside Baptist Church. VBS runs daily from 9:30 am — 12:00 pm. VBS is for children ages 5-13. Come out to the church every morning for games, crafts, stories, music & more! There is no cost. jeptember — Fall Programs & Schedules resume: Youth, Awana, Sunday School, Puppets, J unior Church, Women’s Ministries & Men's Group september 6 — Pancake Breakfast & Kickoff to fall programs at SBC Please contact the church office for more information on any of our programs or Sunday Services, Phone: 306-792-2102 email: office@springsidebaptist.com website: www.springsidebaptist.comSummer Reading Fun at the Springside Library Ahoy Maties! Get ready to set sail for a summer of pirates and treasure hunting at the Springside branch of the Parkland Regional Library. Come in to receive your special secret code and your reading logs and sign up with one of the two swash buckling reading teams. Tuesday's throughout the summer will have challenges and crafts from 1:30-3:00. A new adventure will take place each week and Thursdays will be the day to finish up the week's craft and check out more summer reading fun, such as Bingos and Board Games. Friday mornings will be story readings to the younger set. The ever popular Lego building table will be available to all the inventive builders. Library hours are: Tuesday 1-7, Thursday 1-7 and Friday 9:30-12:30 For more information stop by the Library or call 306-792- 4743 or 306-792-2107. Ifyou don’t have a Parkland Regional Library card bring a parent and two pieces of |.D, and you can get one in the time it takes to walk the plank! “Straight-Line” Winds Across much of Canada, “straight-line” winds (not tornadoes) cause most thunderstorm wind damage. Straight-line winds are winds that move horizontally along the ground away from thunderstorms, sometimes with tornado-like force. These strong winds may be technically labelled as microbursts, downbursts, squall lines, plough winds or derechos and may cause swirling dust and debris often confused with tornadoes. Just like with tornadoes, straight-line winds are capable of causing damage such as blowing down trees or buildings. Roofing debris, tree branches, or unsecured construction materials blowing in a storm may become lethal projectiles and can cause significant damage if they hit something. Wind-driven rain or large hail may follow the strong winds and hide potentially dangerous or deadly flying debris. Straight-line winds may produce the same roar like a freight train noise often associated with tornadoes. Farmer’s Almanac Weather Predictions. July 2015, 8th-11th. Mostly fair, hot (33 to 35 C). 12th-15th. Some showers Rockies; thunderstorms across Prairies. 16th-19th. Hot and dry weather over Prairies, then very unsettled conditions quickly spread eastward, 20th-23rd, Fair skies. 2Ath-27th. Some showers over Rockies and into Saskatchewan and Manitoba, followed by clearing 28th-31st. Hot and dry once again. AUGUST 2015 1st-3rd. Squally weather Saskatchewan and Manitoba for the Civic Holiday. 4th-7th. Fair and hot. 8th-11th. Showers through Rockies and points east. 12th-A5th. Fair skies for Central and Western Provinces, then thunderstorms for Alberta; squally in Saskatchewan and Manitoba. ‘16th-19th, Pleasant weather. 20th-23rd, Fair skies, then showers Rockies and points east. 2ath-27th. Fair, then showery, thundery east through Manitoba, 28th-3ist. Very unsettled Saskatchewan, Manitoba and points east. SEPTEMBER 2015 Ast-3rd. Fair skies. 4Ath-7th. A few showers coincide with Labour Day holiday over Alberta and Prairies. 8th-L1th. Very unsettled Saskatchewan and Manitoba, 12th-15th. Showers and thunderstorms shift east followed by a cool spell 16th-19th. Becoming unsettled with showers in Alberta. Wet Saskatchewan. 20th-23rd. Chilly temperatures. 24th-27th. Thunderstorms Alberta and points east. 28th-30th. Fair and chilly,Town of Springside Municipal News - Mayor Al Langley - Councilors Alvin Breitkreuz, Joan Kelbaugh, Barry Merriman, Kelly Popowich, Stephen Spearman and Elmer Tetz School has now finished and summer has just begun! Congratulations to the Grade 8 class of Springside School and best wishes as you move to higher learning in Yorkton. Congratulations to all of the awards winners including Thea Valstar - the recipient of the Town of Springside Celebrate Saskatchewan Award for academic achievement. We would like to take this opportunity to welcome all new residents to our town. Feel free to contact the office at any time for information or concerns. Earlier this year, Council communicated the Engineer's recommendation of the replacement of sewage lift station. As Council struggles to keep taxes in check, the reality of needing to increase our tax revenue was more than evident. Our residents have been fortunate to enjoy paved streets and beautiful facilities, through the difficult decisions of previous Mayors and Councils. However, without a sewage lift station, our paved streets and beautiful facilities will mean nothing. Soon, the water treatment plant will need replacing, along with all of the underground infrastructure that can’t be seen. Each water and sewer break we have shows the weakness in our system as a result of aging infrastructure. Phase 1 of the sewage lift station replacement project will see a minimum cost of $100,000 to be spent in 2015 alone. Phase 2 will occur within the next 3 years at a cost of over $1.6 million dollars. The final stage will see new sewer force main installed to the lagoon at a cost of over $500,000. With the property tax increases that you see, those extra revenue will assist with current working and capital needs, however, Council is working on long term financing options to assist with this large infrastructure replacement. While there is still no word on the approval of the New Building Canada grant, Council remains cautiously optimistic. If approved for the grant, funding. provides for a contribution of 1/3 from the federal government, 1/3 from provincial government and 1/3. from our municipality. Tough decisions have been made and will have to continue to be made. The Council of The Town of Springside is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy neighborhood and an excellent community environment. Our citizens expect us to do everything we can in this regard. We know that this can only be achieved through the understanding and cooperation of everyone involved. Just a reminder that the Postal Outlet and Town Office hours of operation are Monday through Friday, 8:30 — 12:00 and 1:00 — 4:30, In November 2010, when it was agreed upon for the Town to take over the retail postal outlet as opposed to lose this service in our community, the hours were to be in conjunction with the already established Town Office hours. While it is realized that ot always are these hours convenient for everyone, please give the office 306-792-2022 a call if you have concerns regarding parcel delivery or any other concern, Our staff takes pride in their work and works hard to satisfy the postal demands placed upon them, while ensuring the privacy and security of delivery remains priority. Landfill hours until October 31%, continue to be Wednesdays, 9-4 and Saturdays 10-3. In an effort to increase the longevity of our municipal landfill, effective ‘September 1, 2015 roofing shingles will no longer be accepted at the landfill. Did you know...the street lights are not owned by the ‘Town of Springside? They are owned by SaskPower. If you see a burnt out or flickering street light, please call ‘SaskPower to report it at 1-888-757-6937. As always, if you have any comments, concerns or questions, please contact the Town Office at 792-2022 or Mayor or Council “HAVE A SAFE SUMMER~~ Park, Hall and Cemetery - Alvin Breitkreuz, Joan Kelbaugh, Barry Merriman Protective Services — Barry Merriman, Kelly Popowich Springside & Dist. Rec Board - Joan Kelbaugh, Barry Merriman, Kelly Popowich Water, Sewer & Landfill - Barry Merriman, Steve Spearman, Elmer Tetz Streets, Machinery & Bldgs. ~ Alvin Breitkrevz, Barry Merriman, Kelly Popowich, Steve Spearman OH&H and Community Development - Alvin Breitkreuz, Elmer Tetz Personnel — Al Langley, Alvin BreitkreuzSpringside Daycare Inc. -Janine Graves The Springside Daycare Board is excited to announce that we have received a start- up grant from the community Initiatives Fund and will be starting a Before and After school program this September, 2015, The program will provide care for your children as well as fun activities and a healthy after school snack. We will be conveniently located in the school and will run Monday through Friday, with the possibility of school holidays Jprofessional development days. In order to finalize our project plans, we are asking for your help. If this is a service your family could utilize, please contact the board as soon as possible. We will need to know how many children to plan for and what hours to provide. The sooner we hear from the community, the quicker we can get things set like fees, hours, and organization of staffing. We are looking forward to this exciting new opportunity for the community and look forward to hearing your input. If you have any questions or would like more information, please feel free to contact Janine Graves at 306-641-4318, Krista Gerhardt at 306-621- 8114 or any board member. Also, the Springside Daycare Board would like to send a big thank you to all who supported the Father's Day BBQ Raffle and the BBQ Hotdog sale on June 20". It is because of the wonderful community support that the Springside Daycare Inc. wil continue to thrive! Congratulations to Jason Popowich ‘of Yorkton who won the BBQ, donated by Ridge Runner Construction and basket of fixings, and Carol Sirois of Yorkton who won the $100.00 Co-Op Gift card, and Darren Soanes of Springside who won the $50.00 Canadian Tire gift card. ‘nd nj sep Baca etna log acest estoy any martina valve tm hae eed Springside Daycare Inc, board member Julie Ockochinski ‘accepting the BBQ donated by Ridge Runner Construction ‘owner Nathen and Chantel Shindle Springside Daycare Inc. would like to send a BIG THANK YOU to Ridge Runner Construction, Yorkton Co-Op and Canadian Tire for donating the prizes and to Marion Ockochinski for having the library open during the BBQ. Jared’s Run for Diabetes The third annual Jared’s Run For Diabetes is July 11° The 5 km and 10 km routes start at 10:00 am from the Burgis Beach Community Hall (Good Spirit Lake). All walkers and runners are invited to attend the memorial event in honour of Jared Berrns and to help raise funds for the mission to lead the fight against diabetes. In the past two years, we've raised almost $20,000! A 88 lunch will follow along with medal presentations and door prize draws. We are excited to announce that World-class Masters runner, Mr. Ted Jaleta, will be joining us. Ted Jaleta has been a student, runner, prisoner, refugee, immigrant, world-class athlete, coach, leader, and motivational speaker. Ted overcame many obstacles in his own life and his positive outlook, courage, determination and hard work is inspiring. ‘Anyone interested in attending Jared's Run For Diabetes can register online. — at https://www.events.runningroom.com/site/?raceld 1925 or email us jaredsrunfordiabetes@gmail.com. Additional information and registration forms can also be found on our Facebook page. Al funds raised are used for programs such as family camps for children living with diabetes, D-Camps, Travelling Diabetes Resource Program, and research projects. Pledges forms are available in our registration package. For further information, contact Marla at 306-647-2060,Springside Communities in Bloom ~Sheila Tillman We are pleased to announce that Springside is now a participant in this great organization. Communities in Bloom (CIB) is a program offered by the Saskatchewan Parks & Recreation Assoc. (SPRA) that works with communities to enhance and sustain the visual appeal of neighborhoods, public spaces, buildings, signage, parks and streetscapes. This is done through the imaginative use of flowers, plants, trees and landscaping including the preservation of heritage and cultural assets with attention to environmental stewardship. This year, Springside CIB is in the novice category (non- competitive) and has begun this process with the placement of flower planters and seating areas around town. A few future projects have been discussed including tree planting and helping with the beautification of the town park. In either July/August, we will have a visit by 2 CIB Judges who will come and spend the day in Springside. The Judges will be toured around our community visiting our high spots as well as some areas that could use improvement in order to receive their expert recommendations. They have expressed their sincere desire to come and share their knowledge with us!! Please join us for our next meeting on June 22nd where we'll be electing an executive board. Anyone interested in joining can contact Terry Matkowski at 306- 792-2172, and follow us on Facebook - "Springside - Communities in Bloom’, Thanks go out to the CIB members who helped with the bottle drive, the painting of ties on Railway Ave., and the purchase, placement and planting of planters, flower beds and picnic tables. A special thanks to the SRDB for start-up funding, and the community at large for donations and plants. ‘We encourage everyone to take these ideas to their own yards and make this community 2 more beautiful place tolivel! We lAugusti01 b FTn 3) 9:30am - 12:00pm en cer Leiaenceirseae. ) Springside Daycare inc. Family Photo Shoot Fundraiser October 24, 2015 $50.00 per family Includes a 20 minute photo session with 5-8 quality and fully edited photos on a disc. 75% of proceeds going to the Springside Daycare Perfect timing for your Christmas photos! Book your spot early. Contact Janine Graves \ 306-641-4318Springide and District Recreation Board - Shauna Stanley Seymour Community Wellness Program Coordinator Springside and District Recreation Board is pleased to help sponsor Joey’s Children Program in Springside t summer. The program will run in the mornings the week of July 27- 31, 2015 for children aged 4 to 9. To ensure the program is a go, a minimum of 16 children pre-registered by July 10° will be required. The cost per child for the week will be $50 (with the SDRB putting an additional $25/child to help cover the full cost of $75/child). Registrations (with cheques for $50/child) must be received by July 10" to ensure this program goes ahead as scheduled. Cheques made payable to the Springside and District Recreation Board along with the registration form can be mailed to SDRB Box 449, or dropped off at the rink with Shauna (generally around in the afternoons) The Springside and District Recreation Board (SDRB) The Springside and District Recreation Board (SORB) is currently working with Saskatchewan Parks & Recreation and Parkland Valley Sport, Culture and Recreation in finalizing our 2015 Budget, developing strategic goals, fundraising strategies, and ways to support our local organizations with programming for ‘our community. This is part of a pilot project on behalf of the SPRA and we are thankful to have their invaluable assistance in these areas. ‘At present, the SORB is looking for two people to step forward into the positions of Treasurer and Secretary. Both positions require a bit of time but processes have been streamlined recently to ensure those taking on these roles are manageable, The SDRB meets on the first Wednesday of each month = September through June - Next meeting is September, 9, 2015 s0 please come join us!!! SDRB BINGO Bingo is held at the Town Hall on the first Monday of the month ~ next BINGO is July 6, 2015. ‘SDRB EVENTS AND INFORMATION: Recently, most events and other information relating to the SDRB has been posted to the Town of Springside, Saskatchewan Facebook page (in addition to posters around town) If you are a Facebook User, please type in “Town of Springside, Saskatchewan” and Like the page. Be sure to check off that you wish to follow all posts as well. Ifthere is an event posted, that you are interested in please check that you are going or maybe going as many smartphones and computer calendars (if you have them set to do so) will automatically add the event into your, calendar application which is handy especially if any of the event information changes. Yorkton Canoe & Kayak Club (YCKC) YCKC's $2 Toonie Sundays at York Lake is an awesome, family fun day! Also running are summer programs for different ages Canoe Kids camps (ages 6-12); Dragon Boat practices & regatta being held on Aug 15; Paddle Fit; and competitive racing! Check out their http://vorktoncanoekayakelub.tripod.com, website! Springside Communities in Bloom We have a wonderful group of community members of various age ranges that are having fun contributing ideas and abilities to the first few CIB projects! We have planted flower pots, set out picnic tables, participated in a Bottle Drive for our first fundraiser to pay for the cost of flowers and several strategically placed garbage cans around town, These garbage cans are all being utilized which reduces the amount of “tax payer” time that our Town employees have previously spent on picking up garbage! Springside is in the Novice Category (non-competing) this, year and we will be hosting 2 CIB Judges that will be shown around town mid-July. They will be driven around and shown our nice areas as well as our “needs improvement” areas. We will greatly benefit as a community by receiving the recommendations of the knowledgeable Judges. Springside CIB will also be developing a Profile Book on our community showcasing. ‘our wonderful town! The next few projects include painting of the picnic tables and working with other community organizations in revitalizing the Springside Park. If you would like to help in the Profile Book project ~ in any form ~ such as sharing the history of the town, old and new pictures, stories, etc., ~ or any other project, please contact Michelle Weston, (306) 620-6778. We're having fun so come join ustllCowboy Up 4-H Club Achievement Day Brian Omiecinski On June 13, 2015, the Cowboy Up 4-H club held their Achievement Day at the Omiecinski Farm. The theme this year was the Amazing Race. The members started off their morning very early, washing and grooming their horses. We then enjoyed pancakes and fruit for breakfast. At 10:00, the race began! Members were split into teams and had to complete 6 stations. The stations ranged from team penning, to target shooting to writing their 4-H tests! A special thanks to the Cornerstone Credit Union, Springside Staff, for coming and volunteering their time to help us look after some of the stations! We ended the day with having pizza from Hotel California and the members receiving their year- end gifts. Thank you to all the sponsors that donated to our club this year! Your support is greatly appreciated! Springside Plumbing & Heating ot rah SE Bonos, Balen DAN DEROW iat Tek: (906) 7902175 @ + Hosting Faxc (306) 792-4594, Col: (206) 6atstoar — * A Concioning + Sheet Meta! * Conta Vac + Tronehing- Natural Gas & Electrical Springside Seniors -Erna Tillman On April 14", we held our annual meeting. Elections were held with the following results; ‘President - Elmer Tetz ‘Vice-President - Bernie Draper * Secretary - Sonya Effa ‘© Treasurer - Donna Gall ‘We would like to thank everyone for their support at our hot-dog/garage sale Springside Seniors are always looking for new members. The cost of membership is $15.00. If you are fifty years of age or older and are new to Springside or a long time resident who has not yet joined, you are all welcome. We play cards or bingo on alternate Fridays at two p.m., and hold a pot luck supper at five p.m. on the last Thursday of each month. Please feel free to join us. There will be no meetings in July and August, with the next meeting taking place on Sept. 1". We would like to wish everyone a great and safe summer! The Springside Vesna Ukrainian Dance Club is currently looking for a clean, dry storage area to store our costumes and decorations. We require space for approximately 8-10 plastic totes as well as space for hanging costumes (the club could provide a wardrobe rack). If you or your organization/business has space available that we could use, please contact Rochelle Berrns at 306-792-4622Ukrajp CL My save an ‘ fst. 2013 Second Annual Concert 2015 Theodore Rec Center April 25, 2015 The Springside Vesna Ukrainian Dance Club held our second annual concert at the Theodore Rec Centre on Saturday April 25, 2015. There were approximately 200 people in attendance for the 60 minute program which included 2 performances from each age category. The program included 2 numbers performed by members of the Troyanda Dance Group in Yorkton. Back row ([-t) Michelle Eckhart, Rochelle Berrns, Cristal Ockochinski, Rayne Soanes, Kourtney Olsson, Nicole Fredrickson, Julie Ockochinski Second row (I-r) Instructor Jason Sliva, Charlotte Ward, Alana Breitkreuz, Alia Breitkreuz, Tanya Breitkreuz, Colleen Breitkreuz Third Row (-t) Ryame Soanes, Hannah Ockochinski, Madeline Eckhart Front row (I+) Taylor Werner, Alexia Graves, Emma Ockochinski, Maren Eckhart, Carys Anderson, Lily Ward, ‘Ava Gabriel, Kallie-Wade Stumph We would like to THANK everyone that helped make our concert a great success! Without the help and cooperation of the parents, grandparents, spouses and everyone involved it wouldn't have been the wonderful event it was! Raffle Prizes Donated by the following: & Yorkton Acupuncture © Lhrmassage -Kourtney © Ihr hypnotherapy — James Tomyn © Acupuncture Session — Heidi Watrych © Ahr body talk/reiki Irma Van De Bon Jean Kulesar— stained glass Yorkton Bowl Arena ~4 water botties Crossfit Function - $50.00 gift cert. & T-shirt Brown’s Social House - 4-15.00 gift cards M& M Meat Shop - $15.00 gift card & cooler bag Logan Stevens — Husqvarna toy hedge trimmer & Husqvarna stool Harvest Meats - snack meat basket All Dance Families 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Lunch Sponsors: - Yorkton Co-op - $100.00 All Dance Families Thank You to the Theodore Rec Board and the Community of Theodore for the use of the Rec Centre. Thank you to everyone who graciously made donations during the concert! ‘We would also like to send out a huge THANK YOU to the Springside Lions, who donated money to allow us to purchase new costumes. This truly made our dancers look beautiful. THANK YOU to the Springside School of, the use of your facilities week after week for minimal fee. We would like to THANK the Springside and District Rec Board along with Sask. Lotteries for their support with The Tip Grant. A big THANKS goes out to the Willowbrook Recreation Association for the use of the Hutsul costumes. ‘We will begin 2015-2016 registration for all age groups in September. We offer affordable classes to educate children starting as young as the age of 4, along with an adult group to give you some laughs and exercise, Please contact Michelle Eckhart if you have any questions regarding the club or registration at 306-641- 5098.Springside School -Jason Trost Principal -Michelle Eckhart ~ S.C.C. 2014-2015 Springside School Profile In 2014-2015 the number of students at Springside School in attendance ranged between 106 and 112. Our students are split almost evenly between town children and rural children. During the school year, we have six full time and nine part-time employees. At our school literacy, math, & technology coaches assist in the development of skills in teachers and students. We also have access to a range of professional service providers including occupational therapy, music therapy, speech pathology and educational psychology. The Sunrise Health Region also provide public health support as needed. In addition to the required academic courses as laid out by the Ministry of Education, Springside School provides a wealth of programming options including Industrial Arts, Home Economics and several forms of band. Springside School students are served with an extensive extra-curricular program where students can participate in a variety of sports and activities including cross country, volleyball, badminton, basketball, student leadership, cooking, yearbook, indoor and outdoor track and field, choir and archery. Our school is observed closely by a dedicated School Community Council, which regularly coordinates, supports and celebrates events within the school. Nine parents are elected annually to help guide the decision making and set the policies that affect your children, Staff, students, parents, & community members think highly of the Stars at Springside School. All of its stakeholders work together in planning, improving, and providing opportunities for students to learn and grow. We are Shining Bright! Community Partnerships 2014-2015 Our school has a number of community partnerships that have direct impact on the development of youth in the ‘community of Springside. Special thanks go to the Springside based organizations listed below: The Whitesand Wildlife Club for a donation of $1000 to the archery program Springside Lions Club for a donation of $1500 to offset the cost of swimming lessons for the children of Springside as they enter grade 3 and 4, They also acted as Santa Claus and took our students carolling on a hay wagon, The Lions group continues to act as a sponsor for the annual Male & Female Athletes of the Year Award Springside Recreation Association for participating in a facility sharing agreement that allows the youth of this community to participate in Monday night activities in the gymnasium while allowing our students to have PE classes in the rink for January and February. Springside Lions Bantam Girls Hockey for providing the Minor Sports registration costs for a student of our choice. The R.C.M.P, for providing consultation for our Safe schools plan as well as Drug & Alcohol Education for our Grade 8's. The RCMP continues to sponsor the annual Outstanding Student award that goes to a student who shows great citizenship. The Cornerstone Credit Union for sponsoring our STAR Student of the Month Award. Each month a member of the Credit Union recognizes fone student from each classroom who has shown a specific characteristic of Growth Mindset. This year the student received either a toque or a hat. The Springside Vesna Ukrainian Dance Group for participating in a facility sharing agreement that allows the youth of this community to participate and compete with a Ukrainian dance ensemble. The Ukrainian dance group has booked a Saskatchewan Arts Council performance for our students in the fall The Springside Baptist Church for providing a facility for our students in the event of an emergency situation. They continue to sponsor the annual award that goes to a grade 8 student of high character. Town of Springside for providing access to the Saskatchewan Lotteries Fund that allowed us to purchase $800 in helmets so our students can participate in sports that involve sticks. They continue to sponsor the annual Celebrate Saskatchewan Award that goes to the highest achieving academic student.Literacy Goal Springside School believes that every student should be reading at or above their grade level. We use Fountas & Pinnell (F&P) to assess the reading levels of our students in Grade 1 to 5. Students are assessed in October and again in May. Students who are under grade level in October are assessed again in January. Monthly classroom teachers meet with administration and the Student Support teacher to discuss ELA levels. These meetings lead to interventions through a program called Levelled Literacy Intervention for many of our students. The reading levels of Grade 6 to 8 students are assessed. through Reading Assessment District (RAD) in October and again in May. This assessment shifts in focus from the early elementary assessment to have a greater focus ‘on comprehension. Monthly classroom teachers meet with administration and the Student Support teacher to discuss ELA levels. This data is available upon request. Student Perceptual Data Springside School asks students for their thoughts regarding their level of engagement in learning, Specifically we asked our students about their participation in extra- curricular activities, the amount of. effort they put in their learning and whether they feel ike they have people at school and at home that advocate for them, The student data is then compared to the national average for similar schools in each area. The information gathered gives us the student perceptions of the effectiveness of programs we offer as well as their home and school relationships. The survey is completed annually in May. Springside Students Grade 12 Graduation Rates ‘Springside School has an interest in the academic success of our students as they move beyond our school. We track them through high school to see if they graduate in 4 years. We feel this is the ultimate indicator of our schoo'’s effectiveness. We compare this to the Ministry of Education’s goal for Vision 2020. Math Goal Our goal this year was to create a math plan to be implemented in the 2015-2016 school year. This plan involves. © Daily math lessons © Use of the Saskatchewan Common Math Assessments as summative evaluation for each unit © Heavy focus on basic skills in numeracy and numbers and patterns An intervention program for students who are not meeting the outcomes © Reporting of school based data in June of every year Springside School From the Archives. Springside School District #1148 “The first meeting of the Hilingdon School district #1148 was held a JJ. Howarth’s on November 18, 1904. Present were Stanley Turner, A.Schramm, J. Orland, JJ. Howarth, C. Reid and Henry Turner. Those elected as the first trustees were Henry Turner, JJ. Howarth and H.FlLee. Mr. Lee served as the chairman during 1905 and Mr. Turner as the Secretary- Treasurer. The school district was named Hillingdon After and area in England. The trustees planned a 20°X27’ structure to be built during the early months of 1905. For their site, Miss Seaton donated a block of land at the south west corner of 23-27-6 at Taylor ‘Avenue and Main St. In January of 1905, the Board passed a Bylaw for obtaining $1,000 Debenture at 6% Interest with which to fund the school house, then set the area's first school tax at 31/4 mills per acre. Mr. J Steel was contracted to build the school for $130.00. The Willis Bros. provided the necessary supplies and a Toronto Company sent the desks. Some twelve along with the teacher's and other such supplies. ‘The trustees advertised for a teacher in the Winnipeg Tribune. Miss Jessie Anderson (later Mrs. F.H. Wills) received the position for $50.00 per month with duties to commence in May of 1905. The one room school house first had an enrollment of eighteen students, ranging from the firs to the fourth grade.“ “On Oct. 24, 1908, the name Hillingdon was changed to Springside, as the village would later be incorporated in Nov. of 1908” + Taken from Springside & District Memoirs2014-15 Springside School Student Awards ‘The Springside Baptist. Church sponsor the Award of Excellence. This award is given to a grade 8 student who displays a high moral ethics, character and is a person of exemplary integrity. Pastor Richard presents Rayne Soanes with the award. ‘The Town of Springside sponsor the Celebrate Saskatchewan Award that is given to the highest achieving academic student in grade 8. Deputy Mayor Alvin Breitkreuz presents Thea Valstar with the award. The RCMP — sponsor _— the. Outstanding Student Award. It is given to a grade 8 student who displays a high degree of citizenship and is a role model for the youth of our community. Constable Trent Lafferty presents Kendra Audette with the award. ‘The Springside Lions sponsor the Male and Female Athletes of the Year. These awards go to students with demonstrate exemplary athleticism. Mrs. Hnidey presents Bryant Jones and Shelby Gibson with the awards. The Diane Byblow Scholarship is new to Springside School. Diane Byblow wants the community of Springside to flourish. She wants youth to have a zest for life and she wants people to give back to others if they have the means to do so, The scholarship will be given at the Grade 8 Farewell for the next 5 years. Students are asked to apply for the award each year. The criteria for each year changes based on the characteristics of five people in Ms. Byblow’s family. This year the scholarship remembers ‘Anne Byblow. Anne loved being busy making everyone comfortable and wished all would have a peaceful life The criteria for the scholarship this year is simple, it goes to a student who goes out of their way to help others. Applicants needed to prove how they took joy in helping others feel peace and comfort. Mr. Turchinetz presents the Diane Byblow Scholarship to Kendra Audette.Congratulations to the Graduating Class of 2015 SS Cole Lindsay Ryan Krochak Jonathan Muir Cody Shindle Lowell Sherwin Caleb Sutter Jake Holinaty Kaitlyn Breitkreuz. Brianne Catherine Spearman April 25, 2015 Bos, 2.507. 21.25” long Proud parents are Steve and Shari Spearman and big brother Wesley of Springside. Proud grandparents are Sheldon and Bev Spearman of Canora and Dean and Shelley Schneider of Leader,Sk. Welcome Brianne! Blast From the Past... Part of this year’s Grade 12 graduating class The Early Years! (kindergarten/grade one) "Never give in to pessimism. Don't know that you can't fly, and you will soar like an eagle. Don't end up regretting what you did not do because you were too lazy or too frightened to soar. Be a bumblebee! And soar to the heavens. You can do it." -£orl Bakken Hudson Holt Hnidey Born June 21st 2015 at 9:47pm, Tibs 12.502. 21 inches Proud Mommy and Daddy are Karlie and Mitch Hnidey of Springside. Happy and proud grandparents are Melvin and Lori Hnidey of Springside and Eric and Pat Holtkamp of Yorkton Welcome Hudson!Celebrating Success Congratulations to Bryant Jones for Congratulations to Breanna Janzen, winning the “Most Improved” piano student of Diane Jones, for winning first place in the 11 and under Music Writing Competition trophy for the Yorkton Storm Speed ‘Swim Club. At the Saskatchewan “A" Provincial LC put on by the Yorkton Registered Music Teachers Association with her song "Hummingbird Hop" Championships in Swift Current on June 5-7, Bryant received 3 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals. [Athlete of the] Te A* Prarie Force playsin the elite spring League Week They travel over western Canada and into the Northern states. Last year they won the international ‘tournament in Grand Falls North Dakota, They also won the silver in Calgary in April. In June they will be in Winnipeg for the final tournament of this season. NAA -Northern Alberta Allstars. Brett is the youngest grandson of Murray and Rhonda Eastcott. | Brett Basteott *The Saskatchewan Prarie Force 03's won silver at the North American Hockey Classic in Winnipeg. Brett [Taegrmctt receiving his silver medal. iisatpnteguesstatins| They ended ther year with 3 trips tothe gold medal | Caan game and came away with 1 gold and 2 silvers. Brett also was awarded the hardest working player and was presented with a hard hat. Congratulations Brett!Former Resident- Karen Manganye Karen (Tillman) Manganye, daughter of the late Fred and Loreen Tillman grew up living on her parent’s farm, just outside of Springside Karen, who is an artist living in Spruce Grove, Alberta is best known for her humorous animal sculptures and her outstanding commissioned portraits. A wild imagination, amazing detail and humorous story telling puts her into a class of her own and sets her apart from other artists. ‘As a young adult, Karen worked in Yorkton and later moved to Regina where she did visual presentations working for the Bay. It was in Regina that she enrolled in the Art Instruction School's home study course. She then started doing commission artwork for her clients while working in a custom picture framing gallery. One day, karen became inspired and created an eight foot four inch papier- mache giraffe, whom she called “Awesome”, Along with the giraffe, came a story that she had written called “The Awesome Tale”. The Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery in Regina took note of the unusual sculpture and featured Awesome, as well as another newly created giraffe in their Art and Bloom Show. After the showing, Karen ventured into even more sculptures, creating Sonny C. Seal, who strived to become the new “Easter Seal” (instead of being prey to seal hunters) and Marilyn’s Man Doe, which was a tribute to Marilyn Munro in her famous skirt blowing picture. In addition to her papier mache creations, Karen's versatility extends into oils, pastels, and any other medium that she chooses to work with, Her amazing art work is currently being displayed at the Spruce Grove Library. To see more of her amazing work, visit her Facebook page at https://www facebook.com/karen.manganye ‘Art invites us to become explorers and excavators of our vast internal landscapes, discovering new terrain and digging deep into the past to unearth forgotten experiences and emotion.” — Jaeda DeWalt ) “Awesome”, the 8°4” giraffe that was displayed at the Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery “Sammy C. Seal" (papier mache.) whose ultimate wish is to become the next Easter Seal! “Marilyn's Man Doe” in her famous “skirt blowing up” pose.Elmer Tetz Celebrates 70 Years -Submitted by Donna Williamson and Carla Tetz. ‘Acome and go tea in honor of Elmer Tet2's 70th birthday was held at the Springside Senior Citizens Drop-In Centre on April 18, 2015. The ‘Community of Springside was very helpful in aiding my sister and me in finding help to organize the event. Yorkton’s ‘Creative Creation Cakes’ made a beautiful arrangement of cakes, cupcakes and mini cakes. (Our thanks to Donna Gall and the ladies of the United church for their help in decorating the tables, letting others know (secret advertising), and serving of the lunch. Thanks to the Springside Drop in Centre for the use of the Centre and the Town Office for contact information. Elmer was very surprised in that he had attended the whist game prior to that night in the Senior Centre and none of his friends let him know of the special event that was to follow. He knew of one daughter and her family, coming to visit but it was a shock when both daughters’ families showed up from Thompson and Calgary. His son, Kevin and family of Christopher Lake unfortunately were unable to attend. The event tured out to be a total surprise, The turnout was great! Along with family, there were many local friends and neighbors, which included a former neighbor and friend of the family for over 35 years. Elmer was pleased that the family of the China Diner Café closed shop so that they were able to attend this special event. Many kind comments were made by his guests. We would like to say thanks to those who were unable to attend but took the time to send greetings and well wishes, some from as far away as Austrial Elmer received greetings and certificates to remember the day from the Government of Canada as well as other levels of Government including a letter from Pamela Wallin who is known personally to the family Congratulations Elmer! Wishing you many more birthdays to come! Esther Woloshyn Celebrates 90 Years - Rhonda Eastcott Ltor Esther's Son- in-law Bil with new wife Leeta, daughter-in low Darlene, Esther and son Clarence Woloshyn, Former resident of Springside and Jedburgh, Esther Woloshyn was honored with a surprise birthday party which included a supper and dance on March 26" at the Royal international Hotel in Regina, Attended by many family, friends, neighbors and former neighbors it was a wonderful celebration of her life. A slide show was presented remembering her families’ history; husband Bill and daughter Yvonne who have passed on. Memories were shared of her early years, of the families’ arrival in Canada, from her birth on March 24, 1925, to her marriage to Bill in 1947, then on to their farm years in Jedburgh, their children; Clarence and Yvonne, 6 grandsons and 8 great grandchildren. The attendees heard of Esther and Bill’s move into ‘Springside to 21 Davies St. and then onto Esther's move to Regina after Bill's passing in 2006. Many stories were shared which told of her pride in family, the beautiful gardens and flowers that Esther and Bill were known for as well as the bountiful sharing of the fruits of these and the warm and interesting visits ‘that so many neighbors enjoyed. The garden bench was a gathering place for neighbors during the summer, and coffee and treats were always being served along with the sharing of the latest family pictures. ‘Some of the party guests stayed and extended their visit again to reminisce and celebrate over brunch the following morning The community of Springside would like to extend @ happy birthday to Esther! We wish you many more years of health and happiness!A Bridge Called Love It takes us back to brighter years, to happier sunlit days, and to precious moments that will be with us always. And these fond recollections Eileen Margaret Scheller March 26, 1931 - May 18, 2015 are treasured in the heart to bring us always close to those from whom we had to part. James Barber There is a bridge of Oct. 9, 1931 - Apr. 22, 2015 memories from earth to Heaven above. It keeps our dear ones near us it’s the bridge that we call love. Dorothy (Shumay) Sebulsky February 14, 1917 - June 9, 2015 -author unknown, Bruce Matkowski Nov. 22, 1950 - March 18, 2015 Deepest sympathy is extended to the families of those departed, as well as to Vi Rodgerson and the Rodgerson family on the passing of David Chase, husband of Shelly (Rodgerson) Chase.Those Hidden Gems -Marion Ockochinski | think | have serendipity. That is: a seeming gift of finding good things accidentally. The last time our oldest child Lisa and her family came home for a visit Lisa wanted to take the little ones to the Family Resource Centre in Yorkton to attend a drop in play time they ran at that time. Son in law, Lar and | went to the Gallagher Centre and participated in the aquasize program and when we were finished with that we knew that it was still too early to go and get the play time people. We headed over to the Yorkton Ravine Ecological Preserve. We started off behind the Agri-pavillion and down the east slope of the ravine. The board-walk across the Pond was in need of repair so we carefully hung on and slowly made our way across. When we got to the other side the path had been mowed and was easy to follow, though we started at the wrong end of the path. While we were following the path we came across the interpretive plaque markers which pointed out the site of the buildings of the George Dulmage Farmstead. This, was something | had never heard of. It was a fascinating look back at some of the history of Yorkton and area, dating back to 1882 and the colonization by the York Farmers’ Colonization Company which started the settlement of the Yorkton area and continued to be involved in sale of lands, loans and other business transactions for 65 years, until it was dissolved in 1947. My kids had taken school tours of the Ravine to spot wild life such as frogs and birds and plants native to our area, but | hadn't heard of George Dulmage. George Dulmage was a pretty interesting character. He showed up in 1929 and while he spent time on that site he had a dairy which sold milk to the local Co-op Dairy and added a wing to the dairy barn for pigs as part of the national “Bacon for Britain” program for the war effort from 1940-1945. The pigs were fed with spoiled fruits and vegetables which were collected from Yorkton wholesalers and food scraps from the British Air Training plan #11 Flying Training School. The food stuffs. were collected and cooked in a steam boiler before being fed to the pigs. Over the five years itis estimated that 500,000 pounds of live pigs from the Dulmage farm were shipped live to Winnipeg in monthly lots of approximately 50 at a time. George Dulmage was also an inventor who started the, Dulton Manufacturing Company in 1958 when he was 75 years old. He manufactured ladders made out of aeroplane steel, bale lifter hooks, and pull scoops. He also developed a working drill fill and grain blower as, part of his goal to make farm work easier.What | really don’t understand is why I haven't heard more about all of this. When I pick up tourist information on Saskatchewan our area seems under represented. I'm always slightly depressed when | see many pages touting the wonders of the south west corner of the Province, the Big Muddy Badlands, the beauty and splendid fishing in the north, the sites and festivals of Regina and Saskatoon and so few pages on our area, When | went to the Tourist Information Facility on Highway 9 and asked for information they had a pamphlet on the Yorkton Ravine Ecological preserve, but the only mention of Dulmage was a name on the map in the pamphlet. They said there might be more information at the City of Yorkton Office in the Gallagher Centre. There was a more up to date pamphlet, but still no more mention of Dulmage than that name on the map. When | asked there if | could find a copy of the information on the plaques they didn’t know if a copy existed. | asked what would happen in the plaques were vandalized and destroyed and they said that that thought hadn’t occurred to them and that they would get someone to take a series of pictures of them to record the information. The WDM Museum told me to contact the City of Yorkton Historian, but | will have to get back to them later as they are too busy at present to let me see what information they have in archives. | really think this is a “Hidden Gem” that shouldn't be so hidden and when | have spoken to people about it | haven’t found many who have heard of it. | hope to find out more about this interesting character of our area and | hope many of you go and see it for yourselves. We will have to do our own advertising if we want to put our part of the province on the tourism map, (ruin forward your postive energy connects) ‘you back to basic human values which we all share, No matter the size of the gesture, a smile that brightens someone else's day or volunteering in your community, we can all take active part in making a difference. \ Shari Arison XX ")#—~s Whitesand Wildlife Federation The Annual Supper and Awards night was held March 21 at the Theodore Recreation Centre. The Willowbrook Catering Group served an excellent supper to 120 hungry guests. The evenings Master of Ceremonies was Club Vice President John Makowetski, Club President Ed Ockochinski presented the awards to the winners Following the award presentation, the draw for the winners choice raffle was made with the winner being Niel Poppenhiem who chose to take home a Gun donated by Yorkton Dodge. Don Werner Auctioned off 20 hats, with corresponding prizes as well as a few larger ticket items which included a Matthews bow, a ladies spa package, a Stihl weed wacker and a decorative mirror. The evening concluded with the remainder of the raffle prize draws, the close of the silent auction and a late lunch, Big Game Whitetail (Non-Typical): John Makowetski 115 2/8 Whitetail (Typical Wayne Kozak 156 1/8 Kallie Stumph 142 3/8** Tannyn Stumph 119 6/8 ** Elke Tracey Werner 303 5/8 Mule Deer (Typical Travis Werner 152 5/8 | Dale Audette 140 4/8 ‘Mule Deer (Non-Typical): Keith Madsen 205 3/8 Kurt Madsen 181 2/8 ** on whitesand Wiklifle members and ae not eligible to win pies Junior Whitetail Mikayla Madsen 129 1/8 Tye Sulatyski 122 7/8 ** Makayla Chartier 107 3/8 Trystin Sulatyski 103 2/8 ** Bird Canada Goose Pete Barnesloy 13.3lbs Perch: Brett Strang 1.2Ibs Walleye : Tim Werner 9.8ibs Brett Strang 13.8Ibs Perch: Layden Omiecinski 1b ‘Walleye: Hailey Madsen 9.85Ibs ) Walleye (Catch & Release): 1 Brendon Derbowka - Length 38 Ginn 37 Brett Madsen .18Ibs Radell Audette Barb Werner Cristal Ockochinski BS nee Sy Wildlife: Hailey Madsen Layden Omiecinski Katelyn Audette Leland Ockochinski Junior Scenery: Katelyn Audette Layden OmiecinskiThe Whitesand Wildlife Federation would like to Thank the Following Banquet Sponsors A Benjamin Cs 3 Mosier “ST Siailones PARREL eM Value Tire Alexander's Men's Wear Dr. Andries Van Heerden Yorkton Bow! Arena Fedorowich Construction Yorkton Distributors Mosaic Fastenal Petro Can Sasktel ‘Omar's Welding Painted Hand Casino Loucks Pharmacy Hitching Post Millers Plumbing Grain Millers Polinsky Honey Sharpe's Automotive Yorkton Concrete Safety Warehouse Yorkton Co-op ‘Theodore Butcher Block Yorkton Toyota Hotel California Yorkton Welding Yorkton New Holland Rogoza Optometry Kec Canadian Tire KM Auto ‘utters Hackman Feeds Drake Meats Ducks Unlimited Flaman Sales Richardson Pioneer UR Futures Napa Auto Parts Mark’s Work Wearhouse Pal McMunn & Yates Yorkton Hyundai Uap/Napa Richardson Oilseed Joe Beevers John & Deb Makowetski Browns Social House cs. Royal Bank Farm Link ‘Speedy Auto Glass Quality Tire Sherring Gold Razors Pub ‘herring Optical Auto Electric Tut Frutti Rocen Autosports Dominoes Pizza Westee! Peavy Mart Quiznos Subs ‘M&M Meat Shop Parkland Welding & Cornerstone Credit Union — Machine Springside Branch Maple Farm Equipment Thank You to all who attended the event and made it another huge success! WHITESAND WILDLIFE GIVING BACK Whitesand Wildlife Federation President Ed Ockochinski made a presentation of $1000 on behalf of, the club to the Springside School NASP program to help with the purchase of new equipment for the 2014- 2015 season There were over 40 participants in the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) at Springside School this past school year. By participating in this Program children in grade 4 and above have the opportunity to compete at local and national competitions. The WWF was proud to help fund the initial startup cost of the program at Springside Schoo! 4 years ago and plan to provide ongoing support in the second Wednesday of most months at the Springside Legion Hall. They are open to any wildlife member you do not have to be on the executive to attend. For more info or to become a member contact: Ed Ockochinski - 306-621-7997 John Makowetski - 306-782-9578 Tim Werner ~ 306-641-5024 ‘Omar's Welding (Brian) ~ 306-641-5653 Brett/Christine Strang - 306-641-9322/306-621-2810 Brett McGregor ~ 306-621-9513 Or email: whitesandwildife@gmail.comPretty Treasures -Marion Ockochinski I think in my heart | am always five years old. | delight in the simple things around me. | feel rich beyond measure to see the diamonds in the hoar frost on a clear blue sky sunny winter's day or in the sparkle of a stream in the spring. Like the five year old | also love rocks. lam the frustration of my husband who, as he tes it, spent large amounts of time and sweat getting rid of rocks and stones to save his equipment, Con the farm to only turn around and have me lugging rocks ‘and stones to various spots in the yard because | found them beautiful, or interesting or something that | felt just need to be “right there”, Over time | have collected quartz stones to set under the down spouts of the eaves troughs because quartz takes on a glow when wet and it gives me joy to see it. have sorted it into colors and have various groupings here and there, I have coerced my kids and, yes, even from time to time, that husband who in a weak moment has moved big racks for me, ‘and who, truth be told is responsible for finding the large black rock that now sits in the mid-point of the garden walk way and moving it with the tractor from the other side of the farm to position it there for me to love and enjoy. It warms so nicely and makes a comfy sitting place to admire my plants and weeds from. That farmer guy has been known to sit there aswell My poor son almost came to bodily harm when | had spotted ‘rock split in two flat faced pieces which | felt would be a crowning touch to a landscape feature in the centre yard Unfortunately, the rock was more of a 60/40 spit and after man-handling the first smaller “half” just about fell on his face while trying to lift the second “half”. But he survived and is still mobile ane those two flat faced racks are where they were wanted to be. They do look rather like headstones which gave me pause, but | like them. ‘One good thing about my love of simple things is that | am as thrilled when someone gives me some special rock that they have seen, and thought of me, as some others would be ift came ina jewellers’ box tied with satin ribbons. | have a ‘couple of pieces brought from the Crazy Horse sculpture in South Dakota by my sister as she said, she couldn't help out think of me when she saw a sign that said that visitors could take them as souvenirs. She had thought it funny when on a Visit to their place in Swan Hills, Alberta previously, | had come up the street from a walk, carrying a large round rock that looks like a dinosaur egg. Ihave a rock brought from Prince Edward Island by a friend a couple of years ago and that same friend had come for supper one day and had brought me another large rock with, some lovely lines and colors in it. Much more special 2 hostess gift than anything else | could think of! Another friend brought me a rock from Germany which he had seen and thought of me and another he had spotted in California. Both of these were polished and purchased. When | was on the beach in Ireland last year | was fascinated by the varieties and colors of the pebbles, so, me being me, collected about 20 pebbles to bring home with me. | gave them to my Storyhour kids and later was told by my rock hhound brother in law that it illegal to bring rocks from other parts of the world! Ooops. Of course | was thrilled to hear my farmer guy calling to me last year to come outside to see what he had brought home from the field for me and it turned out to be a large rock with what looks like a large shoe print embedded in the granite. He said he had driven past ita few times on the tractor and then had to stop and pick it up for me! Hal Now who is bringing home rocks! | was well prepared for Storyhour on letter “Q" day while we learned the letters of the alphabet with things you could find Con the farm. l brought a quart jar filled with quartz rocks wrapped in a quilt. What better things to show my fellow 3, 4 and 5 year old friends? How happy is the little stone That rambles in the road alone, And doesn’t care about careers, And exigencies never fears; Whose coat of elemental brown A passing universe put on; And independent as the sun, Associates or glows along, Fulfilling absolute decree In casual simplicity. ~Emily DickinsonBitz ’n’ Bytes is your community newspaper, created by volunteers and is not affiliated with any club or organization. The paper is funded through your donations which are gratefully accepted! If you would like to make a donation please make your cheque payable to: Bitz ‘n’ Bytes, Box 388, Springside, SK. SOA 3V0. Receipts are available upon request. 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