TOWN NEWS

MAY 2014 May 11 www.willowbunch.ca May 19 Edition #2 – Issue #5

Town of Willow Bunch Box 189 Willow Bunch, SK S0H 4K0

Ph: 306-473-2450 Fax: 306-473-2312 Email: willowbunch.town@sasktel.net

OFFICE HOURS

Monday – Friday

8:00 am – 12:00 pm

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

SUMMER Landfill Hours Now in effect until OCTOBER 31ST

Tuesday & Thursday:

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Saturday:

10:00 am – 12:00pm

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

FREE CLEANUP DAYS @

THE LANDFILL coming

on May 3 and May 10

This is for Residents of Willow Bunch only and

does not include household garbage. This is a

good time to get rid of yard rubbish, scrap metal,

old vehicles, old appliances, etc – ALL FOR

FREE! Please note that fridges and deep freezes

will only be accepted if tagged that the Freon has

been removed. Absolutely no electronics or tires

allowed at the landfill! You can help out our landfill and the environment by

recycling these items - The RM of Willow Bunch is still

accepting scrap metal at the designated location at the RM

yard; fridges and deep freezes can be picked up by

SaskPower FREE of Charge when you call

1-877-757-3292; Sarcan accepts old electronics for recycle

and you can drop off your tires at KalTire in Assiniboia.

NOTE: ONLY BAGGGED LEAVES AND TREE

CLIPPINGS WILL BE PICKED UP CURBSIDE.

CLOSED MAY 19 – VICTORIA DAY

TOWN COUNCIL MEETING COUNCIL CHAMBERS

May 7, 2014 7:00 pm

MEET WITH THE MAYOR May 16

From 10am to Noon

Community News &

Events

Next Blue Recycle Bin

Pick Up Date:

MAY 26

REMEMBER TO HAVE YOUR LORAAS RECYCLING BIN OUT ON THE STREET

BEFORE 7:00AM THE DAY OF PICKUP! (Yes they do come that early to pick up)

2013-2014

Class Schedule

MAY May 12 & 26 – Early Dismissal May 19 – No Classes

HILLS OF HOME

Senior Club

MAY ACTIVITIES May 1st - 6:30pm POT LUCK SUPPER Members & Spouses welcome. Bring your favorite dish or donate $5.00 We have always allowed people to donate $5.00 instead of bringing a food item. Lately, there are too many people donating money and the result is that there is not as much variety and we are running out of food. Potluck suppers are a good way to socialize …… but……. May 10th – Saturday 10:00 am CRAFT & TRADE FAIR. More than 25 tables with a wonderful variety of crafts and merchandise. Chili and a Bun with beverage on

sale from 11:30 to 1:30 … all you can eat for $5.00!

May 18th – 2pm sharp DABBER CASH

- $700 CASH PRIZES. Jackpot of $500 for a

blackout bingo in 52 numbers or less. $5.00/11 GAMES X 3 CARDS Extra 3 packs $5.00 each $10.00 for 6 x 11

May 19th – Monday 10:00am – Board of

Directors Meeting May 24th – Saturday 10:00 am – VILLAGE –WIDE YARD SALE. Sponsored by the Willow Bunch Regional Library. Hills of Home Club will be barbecuing burgers and smokies from 11:30 to 1:30 behind the Club. Everyone welcome!

May 30th - CASH CRIBBAGE TOURNAMENT 7:30pm - Prizes determined by

attendance. Lunch and beverages included. Everyone welcome!

Drop in Centre activities, which was every Tuesday and Thursday, is cancelled until the fall.

Persons over the age of 35 are welcome as new members. Check it out Today!

BLUE RECYCLE BIN PICK UP DATES: MAY 26 JUNE 23 JULY 21

AUGUST 18 SEPTEMBER 15

OCTOBER 13 NOVEMBER 10 DECEMBER 8

Thank You to the following

individuals for their help throughout this past winter at the

Skating Rink:

Caroline Crawford Pat Therrien Jess Crawford Maurice O’Reilly Keith Kohler Wanda O’Reilly Mike Therrien Gerry Bellefleur Jeff Christopherson Colin Durand Ken Montgomery Julien Fafard Jen Montgomery Miguel Marit Sandra Otterson Dennis Philippon Crystal Christopherson Troy Eger Kyle Bouvier Nancy Giraudier Gerry Beauchesne Denis Bellefleur Marie Harvey Mad Thorhaug Sarah Thorhaug Dawn Gold Jason Thorhaug Hailey Eger Dawn Lessard Roger Philippon

Cindy Philippon Clay Bouvier Coralee Bouvier Andre Bouvier Jack Eger Shar Eger Gerry Lesperance Denis Empson Wayne Joyal Van Eger Len Giraudier All efforts were made to include everyone, if we

missed your name, we apologize for the

oversight and please inform us so you may be

properly recognized.

Compliance Report for Drinking Water Quality Annual Notice:

Saskatchewan Environment requires that at least once each year waterworks owners provide notifications to consumers of the quality of water produced and supplied as well information on the performance of the waterworks in submitting samples as required by a Minister’s Order of Permit to operate a waterworks. The summary of the Town of Willow Bunch’s water quality and sample submission compliance record for the 2013 calendar year is available upon request from the Town Office during regular business hours. If consumers need more information on water regulations and the nature and significance of specific water tests, more detailed information is available from www.saskh20.ca

Willow Bunch Branch Library Read All About It…

Family FUN Night May 9th @ 7:00pm

“ Let’s Paint” We will be exploring different kinds of painting, Stain Glass, String Painting and Smoosh Art. Join us for a fun evening. Open to children of all ages and their parents or caregivers.

May 14th @ 2:30pm – CRAFT & CHAT

Bring whatever project you are working on

and come join us!

May 14th - New Book Club Book

The Imposter Bride

- Nancy Richler When a young, enigmatic woman arrives in post-war Montreal, it is immediately clear that she is not who she claims to be. Her attempt to live out her life as Lily Azerov shatters as she disappears, leaving a

new husband and baby daughter, and a host of unanswered questions. Who is she really and what happened to the young woman whose identity she has stolen? Why has she left and where did she go? It is left to the daughter she abandoned to find the answers to these questions as she searches for the mother she many find or really know.

May 14th @ 7pm

Book Club Discussion

Through black spruce - Joseph Boyden

Book club is open to ever yone. You don’t have to

par ticipate in the discussion to read the book.

Wednesday May 7th -1:00pm

Story Time for Mother’s Day

Thursday, May 8th

Mother’s Day Tea

2:30pm – 4:30pm

Everyone Welcome

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2014

9am – 4pm

Call Barb to register:

306-473-2393or 306-473-2422

Barb Gibbons

Branch Librarian #2 Avenue F 306-473-2393

2014 Regional Park Passes are now available at Town Office, Golf

Clubhouse, the Post Office, Thrift Store & all Rec Board Members!

$40 each Have U Heard …

$36.50 from the sale of every Park Pass stays

with our Park! PLEASE SUPPORT THE

Jean Louis Legare Park by PURCHASING YOUR PASS LOCALLY!

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT!

Willow Bunch TOWN SALUTE

MAY 1, 2014

Jean Louis Legare Regional Park

Camping Reservations Accepted May 1

Call 306-640-7268

Opening the Victoria Day Long Weekend NOTE: THERE IS AN ALCOHOL BAN IN EFFECT FOR

THIS WEEKEND

2014 Season Entry Passes $40

Available at: Park Entry Booth WB Golf Club Town Office Thrift Store WB Post Office Board Members

St. Ignace des Saules Catholic Church

Mass Schedule for MAY Sunday, May 4

9:00 am – Mass Service Sunday, May 11 9:00 am – Lay Service

Sunday, May 18 9:00 am – Mass Service Sunday, May 25 9:00 am – Lay Service

Parish Priest: Father Joy Montiague

St. George’s Catholic Rectory 306-642-4439

International Museum Day May 18

Stop in and visit your local museum and take a “Giant” history tour. The building turns 100

years old this year – be sure to stop and check out all the stories it has to tell!

DID YOU KNOW THAT THE TOWN NEWSLETTER IS NOW PAPERLESS? That’s right, we can send you the monthly Town

Newsletter directly to your inbox, just provide us with your email address and we will be happy to

send you the newsletter directly. The deadline for

the JUNE newsletter is MAY 26/14. Contact Claire @ 306-473-2450 or

wbcdo@sasktel.net to submit your news or suggestions for community related items you would

like to see in the newsletter

Hills of Home

May 10

10am to 5pm

The winner of the 4pc patio set and outdoor fireplace, drawn

at Ladies Nite Out, was LESTER FISTER. Congratulations!

MUSEUM CLEANING BEE & YARD CLEAN-UP Saturday, May 3/14 from 10:00am Please lend a hand even for just an hour. Bring whatever garden tools you may have such as rakes and gloves! It will help us out so much and it so very appreciated!

HELP WANTED

GATE ATTENDANT

May 16 – July 14 Approximately 17 hours per week Deadline for applications: MAY 5

Please send resume to:

Jean Louis Legare Regional Park Box 93

Willow Bunch, Sask. S0H 4K0 Email: rm.42@sasktel.net

WATERING RESTRICTIONS are still in effect. There is

to be no outside watering until further notice. The

public will be notified as soon as this restriction

has been lifted.

Thank you to the following for their donations in making our annual Open

Bonspiel such a success: Prairie Trade N Post – Tammy Joyal R.M. #42 Route 36 Sales & Service Cargill Jolly Giant Pub Shoppers Drug Mart Homestead Restaurant Peavey Mart Westrum Lumber Town of Willow Bunch Harvey’s Home Centre Conexus E. Bourassa & Sons Willow Bunch Agencies South Country Equipment Integra Tire Philippon Construction Southern Autobody Young’s Equipment Sue’s Salon Kal Tire Willow Bunch Golf Club Saskcan Pulse W.B. Wildlife Federation Nelson G.M. Tin Lizzie’s Enterprises H & R Block McEwen Family Excavation Trifon’s Pizza Vintage Hair Care 121 Steakhouse Assiniboia Bakery Sherritt Coal I.B.E.W. Local #2067 Gerry Lesperance Jason Thorhaug Roger Philippon Cindy Philippon Shar Eger Sarah Thorhaug Southland Co-op Denis Lesperance

All the curlers

To everyone who donated baked goods, pies, desserts, soups, cooked roasts, worked in the

kitchen, cleaned up or helped in any other way to make this another great bonspiel!

Congratulations to:

Tylynne Tondevold who is graduating on

May 3/14 in Coronach. Tylynne is the granddaughter of David & Georgina Brenner.

WILLOW BUNCH MUSEUM

OPENING MAY 15/14

DAILY 9am to 5pm

ANNUAL OPEN BONSPIEL

A EVENT TEAM WINNERS

1st – Roger Philippon 2nd – Wayne Giraudier 3rd – Jason Thorhaug 4th – Ryan Lesperance

(Wanda Newans, Cindy Philippon, Roger Philippon, Denis Lesperance)

B EVENT TEAM WINNERS

1st – Mark Crooks 2nd – Natalie Cairns 3rd – Len Giraudier

4th – Clint Newby

(Leanne Kuski, Morris Kuski, Mad Thorhaug, Mark Crooks)

C EVENT TEAM WINNERS 1ST – Cheryl Lesperance 2nd – Darren Buckler 3rd – Jason Foley 4th – Jolly Giant Pub

(Chris Baril, Maureen Montgomery, Cheryl Lesperance, Rick Lesperance)

D EVENT TEAM WINNERS

1st – Jason Lesperance 2nd – Pat Therrien

3rd – Brian Knudson 4th – Renaud Bissonnette

(Marissa Gellner, Kim Boerma, Dillon Brien, Jason Lesperance)

Honorable Team Mentions – Carla Pinfold, Rita Joyal

We had 18 teams that participated in our

annual bonspiel and to say “Farewell” to

the old lobby

Curling commenced on Thursday March

27 and ended Sunday evening

Saturday evening, those wishing to,

gathered at the Jolly Giant Pub where the

teams were auctioned off to the highest

bidder

Afterwards, everyone was entertained by

a comedian

Thank you to the curlers from near and

far that participated

Thank you to all the volunteers who

helped with this event

Thank you to all who donated food

Even though the event was a competitive

“fun” event - Spectators were not let

down by the caliber of curling being

shown this weekend with a lot of games

coming down to the last rock to decide the

winner

Be sure to check out the newly painted park benches that

have placed around town. Next time you are out for walk,

take some time to sit down and enjoy the scenery!

WILLOW BUNCH GOLF CLUB

AUTO LOTTO 17

THANK YOU

The Willow Bunch Golf Club would like to thank Dawn Lessard and her staff at the Jolly Giant Pub, for letting us take over her establishment during

our annual Auto Lotto. Thank you to Mad Thorhaug for the countless hours spent managing

this fundraiser. Thank you to ALL our great Volunteers who help answer phones, stuff

envelopes, sell tickets, and work hard to make this fundraiser such a success! We cannot do it without

you! THANK YOU!

Kidney Health Class Your Low Sodium Diet Journey

Tips for People with Kidney Disease

Presented by Myrna McDiarmid, RD CKD Clinic Dietitian

Friday, May 9, 2014 12:45pm – 1:30pm

Attend via Telehealth in any of these FHHR Communities

Moose Jaw Assiniboia Gravelbourg Rockglen

Central Butte Craik

To register, please contact Lisa Taylor, Regional Telehealth Consultant

306-691-2635/ltaylor@fhhr.ca Registration Deadline: May 6

Willow Bunch Wellness Centre

Monday & Wednesday

9:00am to 5:00pm

Nurse Practitioner in attendance

Please call for an appointment

Lab alternates AM/PM on Wednesdays

Call for Schedule

Tuesday & Thursday 8:30am to 12:30pm

Administration Only

Closed Fridays

& Holidays

306-473-2310

Jean Louis Legare Regional Park &

Willow Bunch Recreation Authority 2013 Director’s Report

2013 was another busy and productive year. We are happy to report that we have been able to operate all facilities and still remain financially viable. Though our financial statement shows an $11,545.00 loss for 2013, this loss is actually caused by a cash transfer to the Town of Willow Bunch into an account for the Construction for the new Curling Rink Lobby. All bills for the lobby are to be paid from a Town Account in order to qualify for certain grants. Without this transfer we would have shown a profit of $20,908.90. Though most of the facilities are not profitable we are able to offset the losses with municipal grants, donations and fundraising activities. We are very fortunate to receive such good support from the community and surrounding areas. SKATING RINK Our 2012-2013 Skating Rink season ended in February. Though the rink wasn’t utilized as much as we would like, it remains open and available to everyone for some skating and hockey enjoyment. The rink was operated by volunteers once again. Thank you to all who helped put in ice, paint ice and maintain the ice throughout the season. We are looking at some major repairs to the artificial ice plant and header prior to opening in 2014. CURLING RINK The Curling season ended in March with an open Bonspiel which was well attended. We had teams from Assiniboia, Bengough, Coronach and Rockglen participate. It was a great time and a lot of fun. The curling rink was opened again in December for the 2013 – 2014 season. Thanks to all the volunteers for their help installing and painting the ice and rings. This should be the last season in the old lobby. We are busy with the construction of the new building and are very happy to see the new development becoming a reality in the

community. Thank you to everyone who has been helping out with this project. PARK The Regional Park opened in May with our new caretakers Marie and Art Harvey & Trevor Brost. With such a late and wet spring, it was a difficult year to get the whole park up and running to capacity, but with Marie’s determination and a lot of hard work, they had it running smooth in no time. There continues to be a strong demand for more campsites and the board is constantly looking for areas that we can expand as we are limited to space. We have developed the ball diamond area into sites and plan to install power to these sites next season. We should have our new in-town sewage dump station complete for use in 2014. We have developed this site, hoping this will reduce the amount of waste that we have to haul from the park to town. We will be encouraging the campers to empty their holding tanks at this station instead of the ones situated in the park. The hauling of sewage waste is costly and a time consuming job for our employees. We are hoping that this site will be successful and will alleviate some of the work load. We would like to encourage everyone in the community to purchase their park stickers which are available at the Town Office, Golf Course, Post Office and any Rec. Board member. We are looking forward to an exciting and busy year at the Park this year. SWIMMING POOL The swimming pool was opened for the months of July and August again and we offered Swimming lessons and an aqua size program during this period. The swimming pool continues to be an important part of summer activity for the community and campers using the park. THRIFT STORE The Treasure Chest Second Hand Store has been operating successfully and continues to bring in a constant revenue for this organization. We are fortunate to have Val and Gerry Bellefleur volunteer their time to keep this store open. We would like to thank everyone for the donations that make this store a viable operation. In closing, we would like to once again thank the Town and RM of Willow Bunch, our 2013 staff and the community for their constant support. We could not operate these facilities without you. Thank you also to the Wildlife Federation, Sportsman Club, Cayer Trust Fund, Miners Trust Fund, Lesperance Texas Hold’Em Group and Kinettes as well as the many volunteers that help to make this a better community to live in. Once again I would like to encourage everyone to make use of and enjoy these facilities. They are here for your enjoyment and pleasure. Submitted on behalf of Jean Louis Legare Regional Park and Willow Bunch Recreation Authority By Roger Philippon (President)

HILLS OF HOME CLUB REPORT FROM THE PRESIDENT The Board of Directors has learned a lot this year. Some of the problems we worked through were due to our inexperience. Other problems were caused by the resignations of some members of the Board. I believe the observations we have made in the last twelve months has brought us to an understanding of the problems in the Hills of Home. At the end of the 2013-2014 Fiscal Year we showed a deficit of more than $900. As you saw in the Financial Review, our revenues exceeded expenses by more than $5,000. The reason for this is that we were able to seize a few opportunities. The Restaurant closing allowed us to operate a “coffee row” five mornings a week. We sold burgers and hot dogs at the R. Wolfe Auction. These two events alone netted almost $4,000. This was done with about six volunteers …. Average age … 74 years. Revenues from our gaming activities will likely exceed $4,000 by the end of the calendar year. Can you imagine what could be accomplished if we had more volunteers that are younger? We are in the process of getting quotations from various contractors to replace the siding on the exterior of the building and to install a larger air conditioning unit. The main trouble we are having is actually getting the contractors we contacted to show up. Even the local ones do not seem to want the work. Getting grant moneys for these projects depends upon getting the application and the quotations submitted

by the deadline of early July. If nothing gets done it won’t be that we haven’t tried. Several years ago the Club by-laws were amended to allow persons of 35 years and older to join. The purpose of that amendment was to energize the Club and make it a more inclusive community club. To date this has had no effect. The Hills of Home Club has the “old folks” image. We have tried new activities to change our image. With younger people as members, there could be more activities that could appeal to a younger crowd. One thing is certain; we cannot survive if the average age of members continues to rise. We need two things to happen:

1. More of the present membership to be more active and

2. A generally younger membership

There are three possible outcomes as I see them:

1. We attract a younger membership and have more activities so the Club can take a more active role in the Town of Willow Bunch or,

2. We continue to work hard to attract members but keep things more or less the way they are while we can or,

3. We down-size the activities to reduce the work load on our elderly volunteers, and use what we have in the bank to cover the day-to-day expenses (utilities, telephone, taxes, etc.) until there is nothing left.

Any organization needs new members to keep things fresh. Thank you for your attendance and kind attention.