Sympathy from the community is extended to the family of Betty Willway (widow of Fred Willway) who passed away in Wolseley on Nov 18, 2011 at the age of 89. Betty and husband, Fred, farmed in the Cotham district southwest of Dubuc and raised a family of 3 daughters, Barbara Murray of Regina, Shirley (Phil) Epp from Saskatoon and Jeannette (Larry) Campbell who reside at Wolseley. She had 8 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren. Many local residents attended the funeral service which was held the morning of Nov. 26 in Wolseley with interment next to Fred in Memorial Gardens in Yorkton later in the afternoon.
Garland Thiele celebrated his birthday at coffee row on Saturday by bringing pancakes and all the trimmings for a treat to accompany coffee he bought for everyone in attendance - 20 lucky people!! The neighbors also invited themselves over on Monday which was the actual date. Many Happy Returns, Garland! Another senior on Santa's - Oops! Harper's cheque list!!
Condolences from Dubuc friends are also extended to Ed and Jeanette (Talbot) Boyechko, Curtis and Donna (Kevin) on the passing of Ed's mom, Jean Boyechko, at Dauphin on Nov 25.
A wonderful time was had at the November monthly community birthday party on Nov 23. Every month on the 4th Wed. an afternoon coffee and games party is held at the Hut. Anyone and everyone having a birthday is encouraged to come out and be the guest of honor for that month. This month the only two birthday boys present were Doug Morley and Garland Thiele. Twenty-one persons enjoyed the social gathering and bountiful lunch followed by birthday cake and ice cream. Special greetings go to Len Simle at the Prairie Manor who was unable to attend.
Congratulations to David and Scott Sefton who won the Legume-Soybean Seed Class and Legume Champion Seed Show Class at the 2011 Harvest Showdown event in Yorkton recently.
The monthly community Potluck Supper will be held on Dec. 10 at 5:30. It will be on a Saturday for a Christmas Party instead of the usual 2nd Wednesday of the month. Turkey supper with all the potluck dishes promises to be the most delicious. There will be some prize draws and please bring an item for the Grocery Hamper to be raffled. Everyone is welcome, see you there.
The DRA is hosting a community Christmas Concert and Potluck Supper on Mon., Dec. 12. The supper will be starting at 6 p.m. with the concert to follow. Mark your calendars. Everyone welcome to come out and meet for a fun evening with old friends and new neighbours.
A Potashville Singles Club dance was held in the Dubuc Memorial Hall last Saturday. Music was by Country Sunshine. There were dancers from Yorkton, St. Lazare, Russell, Melville, Grenfell, Neudorf, Grayson and, of course, Dubuc. On the two 50-50 there was only one winner for both draws - Congrats to Gary Hoffman. Lunch was served at 12:30 a.m. Everyone had a good time and enjoyed the music of the 5 piece band. Everyone is welcome to attend most dances, whether single or not. Watch for posters/newspaper ads. The Potashville Singles Club uses the community hall as its' home base and we sure appreciate the support as it helps to keep our hall viable, both financially and socially. This Hall was originally built and named as a memorial to the veterans of WWI and WWII.
The Dubuc Worship Centre committee is pleased to announce that Rev. Heather Rodgers, the new minister at the Esterhazy United Church will be providing a Carols and Candles Christmas service for the Community. It is on Dec 22 at 7 p.m.
Christ is the Reason for the Season - Come and join us for this Christmas celebration.
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