Photo Gallery on Estevan Mercury
Collection of Christmas flashbacks
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This is not an addition to the Saskatchewan fine arts curriculum but rather a group of teachers and one director of education having a run at some cheerleading fun during the annual teacher talents time on the last day of school in 1995. The educators presented their limited talents to a packed Cafetorium of students. From left, director Larry Steeves, teachers Collin Grunert, Justin Giesbrecht, Gord McMurtry and principal Maurice Jago.
Mr. Prosper Boucy, chairman, Knights of Columbus, along with Mr. August Hoffort and Mr. Charlie Cossette, presented a new television set to the residents of Creighton Lodge in the end of December 1969. Seen accepting the set is Mrs. Ed Wilson on behalf of the residents and the Lodge Auxiliary. Also on hand for the presentation were Mrs. Emily Clark, Auxiliary president, and Mrs. Alice Murray, vice-president.
There were 488 items in the food hamper donation by Grade 6 students from Midale Central School to the food bank at the Salvation Army. The students and staff brought the donation in by bus in December 2006. The food was collected by the students. Capt. Shelly Rands of the Salvation Army is shown with teacher Jacinda Drew and students Lydia Hanson, Taylor Philliben, Michaella Trombley, Danae Littlejohn, Courtney Eide, Jordyn Hayward, Mackenzie Rinas, Dalton Cochrane, Levi Eiteneier, Cole Sjostrand and Logan Schindel.
The ladies’ auxiliary to the Royal Canadian Legion installed the following executive at their Christmas meeting: seated, from left, Sadie Noren, past-president, Lucille Edmondson, president, Corry Gibson, first vice-president and Joyce Hassard, second vice-president. Back row, Vera Jellinek, Lilah Spearing, Louise Attrill, Gladys Knight, Olive Hitchcock, Dora Mays and Mrs. Williams.
Like Santa’s Elves, the Canada Post office staff was madly rushed at Christmas. Bags upon bags of letters, cards, parcels jam the back of the post office twice daily, and although Postmaster George Lawrence says the mail flow eases off a day here and there, the Mercury camera caught Albert Petrash and Jim Smith preparing these three carts of mail to be distributed in Estevan.
Kindergarten and Grade 1,2 and 3 students of Pleasantdale School presented the operetta Santa Claus and the Little Green Man under direction of Marg Delainey and Pat O’Greysik at the end of December 1976. Student in the middle playing Mrs. Claus is Laurel Buck.
The Sigma Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi has been operating a gift wrapping service at the Estevan Shoppers Mall during the holiday season, and the Mercury camera caught Hilary Barber, left, and Connie Berg putting the finishing touches on a pair of sizable gifts. Money raised from the gift wrapping were distributed to various community charities.
Linda Robins, centre, of the Salvation Army accepts a $200 donation from Macoun school students (clockwise, from bottom left) Kristine Gustafson, Amanda Bachorcik, Kathryn Gustafson, Suzanne Kuchinka, Tyson Snider and Danielle Vandenhurk. The money was raised through a silver collection at the school’s Christmas concert.
Members of the Pleasantdale Home and School Association prepare to pack Christmas food hampers to be distributed by the Salvation Army to the needy. From left, Vicki Rogers, Tracy Grube and Jamie McClelland.
