The Glaslyn and District Recreation Board finished their third annual harvest Sept. 16
This year started on May 14 with Greenpark Farms Ltd. spraying the pre-burn. Leigh Stuart seeded the field to wheat. Aspen Acres Inc. sprayed in crop. Michael Pilat picked stones, Jason Nash sprayed fungicide and Hicks Bros. Farms sprayed the pre-harvest.
The board had a great day for harvesting. With the help of Novlan Bros. Sales, Jim Nash, Jason Nash, Leonard Pylypow and Kevin Morozowski and an idustrious group of women who brought lunch to the field, the board was able to get the wheat into trucks from Jerry’s Custom Hauling Ltd., DWS Trucking Ltd. and Bray-Ton Trucking Ltd. and shipped out to Parrish and Heimbecker in North Battleford.
To celebrate a safe and bountiful harvest, the recreation board hosted the Field of Dreams – Harvest Windup on Oct. 29. The event included supper catered by Choppers in Glaslyn and a casino night. There were approximately 110 in attendance. Prizes were donated by local businesses and Brendan Kramer of Kramer Auctions, was there to help with the live auction.
There were three major sponsors for the event. Scotiabank of Glaslyn has donated $5,000, SeedMaster of Regina also donated $5,000 and Richardson Foundation Inc. (Richardson Pioneer, North Battleford) donated $15,000.
“These sponsors have let us ‘step up to the plate’ and their generous grant donations will surely let us ‘hit the ball out of the park,’” recreation board members say.
“These very generous donations will go a long way to keep recreation alive in our community.”
This year the Glaslyn amd District Recreation Board are focusing their fundraising around upgrading the Kinsmen Ball Park and making it safer for its patrons. The goal this year is to shale three diamonds, build bleachers for the patrons, upgrade the dugouts and add running water to the bathrooms and fix up the canteen. When all of this work is complete, the recreation board plans to bid on hosting a provincial baseball tournament.
“A great way to showcase the great community of Glaslyn and its surrounding area,” the board says.
