Boxing Day shopping became a little more difficult now that stores are limited to 50 per cent capacity, and 25 per cent for the larger stores. If you wanted to go to a casino during the holidays, forget about it. There were no Christmas assemblies this year in the schools, although most schools used the talents of staff and students alike to come up with a creative and entertaining way to finish the pre-Christmas portion of the school year. Gatherings for Christmas might have been the biggest source of frustration, especially since people could meet for dinner and drinks at a local restaurant, but they were very limited in the number of people they could have in their household.
Cheers to St. Giles Anglican Church for playing the bells during the Christmas season. It gives us hope, peace and joy in these sad times we are in right now. Cheers to the Woodlawn Regional Park for the fourth annual Festival of Lights. It’s great to have something to do during the Christmas season, and the displays look terrific. Cheers to Eddie Webster’s. The effort to keep the menu always fun and fresh is by far the best in town. They have also shown extra effort to keep people engaged in the take-home kits they offer. Cheers to an honest gentleman. An disabled individual recently purchased an item and the honest gentleman offered to pick up any groceries while he was out. Very trusting young gentleman. Please everyone be kind.
The annual Festival of Lights is now underway at Woodlawn Regional Park s Souris River campground. Nearly three dozen local businesses and organizations are participating this year, with festive, colourful and creative displays. Since the festival started Dec. 18, people have been dropping by each night to view the lights and other decorations. Photos by David Willberg 1/11
Maureen Daoust, who is the business manager at the Woodlawn Regional Park, said that so far everything is falling into place for another great season for the holiday attraction, and they are very excited about the number of participants they have this year. We are very pleased with the new groups that are coming, and obviously we applaud those that are returning, she said. This year the park opened the Festival of Lights to families, charitable organizations and service clubs, and that attracted quite a few new groups. There was a couple of families (that joined). There was a group of seasonal campers that decided to do (a display). There is another site that is a local person. And we also had a couple of services come. The Kinettes have joined, the group with the Faith Lutheran Church, they also registered and are decorating their space down here. EMS are joining, Southeast Military Museum and other retail (stores) or businesses, said Daoust.
Mayor Roy Ludwig is on the economic development board, the emergency measures organization, the Estevan board of police commissioners, the Estevan CP Rail community advisory panel, the Estevan Housing Authority board and the southern coal transition committee. Veroba’s committee list includes the Estevan board of police commissioners, the Estevan Curling Club board, the RM of Estevan No 5-City of Estevan liaison committee and the Woodlawn Regional Park Authority. Frank will join Ludwig on the economic development board and the RM of Estevan liaison board, and he will be on the airport liason committee. As for the new members, Councillor Rebecca Foord will be on the Estevan Arts Council board, the Estevan Bruins board, the Regional Water Association board, the St. Joseph’s Hospital board and the South East Air Shed Association committee.