Parkland Review - Archive

MELFORT — To welcome their new fire truck, the Melfort and District Fire Department brought back an old tradition not practised in the city for more than 100 years. The wet down ceremony took place Sept. 1 outside the fire hall.

TISDALE — Dwight Olson and Bonnie Derkatz-Olson have an unusual hobby: they travel the world. As a child, Bonnie didn’t believe she would grow up to travel, but she dreamed of seeing Rome.

THUNDER RAPIDS — Carrot River RCMP are looking for a man last seen at the Thunder Rapids Lodge store. Brent Tyler Hamilton was last seen Aug. 30 at 2:40 pm.

TISDALE — Shell will be opening a gas station in Tisdale where Robin’s Donuts is located. The site used to be a Tempo gas station. The coffee shop will continue business as normal.

TISDALE — Local RCMP have caught 17 drivers not properly stopping at an intersection frequented heavily by children. The Tisdale RCMP saw 25 traffic violations from Aug. 15 to 30, with 17 of them being given out on Aug.

TISDALE — Copper wire was stolen from a work site in Tisdale. The theft occurred on 100th Avenue between the night of Aug. 16 and morning of the 17th. The wiring was taken from a scrap pile.

MELFORT — Melfort was 25 years old when local citizens first formed the Melfort Public Library on the second floor of the historic post office. Sept. 22, 2018 will mark its 90th birthday. On Sept.

MELFORT — Melfort’s Maude Burke Elementary is starting the year off with two brand-new classrooms. “Over the last couple years we’ve seen a sharp increase of students,” saidRandySteciuk, the school’s principal.

TISDALE — Tisdale Elementary School students can expect a new look as they return to school in September.