Royal Canadian Legion held 50th annual biennial convention in Moose Jaw
The Saskatchewan branch of the Royal Canadian Legion held their 50th annual biennial convention in Moose Jaw with well over 100 members of the provincial organization in town for the annual event over four days during the Oct. 19th weekend.
Moose Jaw Remembers
Close to 4,000 people poured into Mosaic Place stands on the morning of Monday, November 11 for the 101st annual Remembrance Day service honouring veterans, both past and present, who gave their lives in service of our country and those who continue to serve and protect today.
Local woman celebrated 100th birthday with gusto
Verna Zimmerman, nee Barry, has experienced an incredible list of sights and sounds in her lifetime, and in her 100th birthday, she was ready to collect a few more stories in the future.
Born on Nov. 29, 1919, to parents Bertha and Russ Barry, Zimmerman grew up on a farm just one mile west of Tuxford with her older sister Norma. Happy birthday!
Hillcrest Golf Club to tee off on clubhouse expansion next year
With Hillcrest Golf Club in sound financial shape, it has received the green light to work with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) to expand its clubhouse. The expansion is expected to cost $400,000, so RBC would act as the loan provider and cover 90 per cent — or $360,000 — of the expenses. The loan would be open-ended and could be paid off any time with no penalty. The club is pursuing a repayment plan of maximum 10 years, with the goal to pay off the loan within five years.
The current annual payment for a five-year loan is $84,480.
Deja Vu Cafe celebrated 10 years in business
Brandon Richardson took on Deja Vu Cafe in 2009, which at the time was located in the Walter Scott Building on High Street. The restaurant was small, but quickly became a popular place for the now-famous wings and strips. In 2013, Deja Vu Cafe was featured on the Food Network Canada television show You Gotta Eat Here, and the segment created a huge boom of business for the local restaurant. Shortly after, Deja Vu moved across High street to its current location, which is where they were when their second TV spot aired in 2014 as a part of CityTV’s show Prairie Diner.
Rotary Club of Moose Jaw Wakamow celebrated 35th anniversary
When the Rotary Club of Moose Jaw Wakamow first came into existence in 1984, it was with a goal of expanding the legendary service club’s reach in the community and offering more opportunities to do good in Moose Jaw and beyond. From an incredible array of donations to charities to a host of projects taken on both locally and internationally, the Wakamow Rotarians have taken ‘service beyond self’ to heart and have continued serving the community of Moose Jaw for 35 years.
Generous bids at Festival of Trees
This year, the Festival of Trees changed venues to be held at Mosaic Place where they could accommodate a larger number of guests. The annual Festival of Trees continues to be a fundraiser for the Moose Jaw Health Foundation.
Each year at the Festival of Trees, the Moose Jaw Health Foundation takes bids from the crowd for the honour of lighting up the majestic 18-foot Christmas tree in the lobby of the Dr. F.H. Wigmore Hospital — and this year’s winning sponsorship reached heights as tall as the tree.
Dr. Mike Prestie and Dr. Mark Lazurko of Ominica Dental offered a winning bid of $20,000, which was generously matched by the previous year’s sponsor Charles Vanden Broek of Murray GM to donate a total of $40,000 to the Health Foundation.
100 years young: Shirley Bowler shares memories of a long life well lived
Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, saw Shirley Bowler turn 100 years old. Her life has spanned growing up in the Great Depression, living through the Second World War, two journeys across the Atlantic Ocean, decades of teaching in Moose Jaw and on and on. Congratulations on this momentous birthday!
Warriors following 40-win season with major rebuild
The Moose Jaw Warriors put together a solid second half of the 2018-19 season to open the new year, finishing with a 40-20-6-2 record — their third straight season with 40 wins or more — and landed the third playoff spot in the East Division.
The hockey gods weren't all that kind to the Tribe though, as they would go on to lose in four straight games to the Saskatoon Blades in the first round of the playoffs.
The highlight of the summer came in early June as Brayden Tracey was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the first round of the 2019 NHL Entry Draft.
With the new season came a full-scale rebuild for the Western Hockey League squad, as they went with a rookie-laden team that featured as many as 13 players 17-years-old or younger in their line-up, the youngest roster in the Canadian Hockey League, by far.
