MAIDSTONE — I hope everyone enjoyed a joyous Christmas season. Across Canada, family members and friends had stories to tell of plan changes due to extreme storms and illness. Yet, through all the disruptions and pitfalls, we are indeed fortunate to live in this country, count our blessings and look forward to 2023. Happy new year!
A fun fact: Northwest School Division (NWSD) operates 99 bus routes. Every school day, the total kilometers travelled by those buses is the equivalent of driving from Vancouver, BC to Halifax, NS, back to Vancouver, and then to Quebec. Wow! Thanks to all bus drivers for the great job you do to safely transport students. Enjoy your break.
Maidstone High School provided carolling on December 19 from 5:30 to 8 pm. A festive group of about 20 students and staff visited various homes and delighted the residents with a variety of songs. They did an excellent job and were very much appreciated by all who had submitted their names. Unfortunately the next night had to be cancelled due to frigid temperatures. Thank you to Natasha Wicks for organizing this cheerful holiday gesture.
Winners of Waseca Recreation Board’s Christmas light contest were: first - Karen Pateman, second - Rod and Barb Weisner, third - Deborah Setter and fourth - Barry and Vi Broadhead. It’s wonderful to see all the lights around the village and in surrounding communities.
Maidstone Senior Jets lost to Radisson 7-4 on Dec. 18 and to Turtleford 9-3 on December 21. With only three defence and eight skaters, they ran out of wind and are now taking a holiday break. Their next game will be in Maidstone on Friday, Jan. 6 at 8 p.m. MST against Turtleford.
You can take in public skating in Maidstone on Dec. 29 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and Dec. 30 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Helmets are required and children age 12 and under must have an adult with them. Look up Maidstone Ice Arena or contact Dawn Bonnar on how to pay fees. Volunteers now have Waseca skating rink open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Season fees are: individual $30, family $100 and rink rental $55/hour. Contact Shannon Whitney or Curtis Sutherland. Paynton volunteers have also just opened up their skating rink. Thank you to the Boggust boys for their hours spent fixing boards and putting the ice in.
Maidstone Ice Arena now has their “Canadian Trip of the Month” fundraiser open with the first draw on Jan. 9 and ending Dec. 4, 2023. To purchase a ticket contact Dawn Bonnar 306-893-8382 or any arena board member. E-transfers can be made to maidstoneicearena@gmail.com or cheques to Maidstone Ice Arena. There are only 400 tickets printed at $125 each. Each month has an awesome trip prize plus a chance to win your ticket money back and in December there’s an additional $1,000 travel voucher.
Upcoming:
Dec. 31 - Transfer site open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Jan. 5 - School resumes.
