Pangman

Famer's Market Sign

Last week the new Farmer’s Market Signs were installed east and west of Pangman on Highway 13. The signs were installed above the Charity Farms signs. Thank you to Charity Farms for allowing us to do that.  Also a big thanks to those who helped put up the signs and to the Economic Development Board for ordering the signs.

We hope to see you at the Farmer’s Market which is on every Saturday from June to October from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

The Relay for Life was held in Ogema, Saskatchewan on June 18th, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Saturday, June 19th.

There were nine (9) teams who participated, including our team “Cancer Kicking Militia”. The team dressed up in Military camouflage and decorated their camp with a Military camouflage tent and more.

The first group to walk were the Cancer Survivors, then the members of the various teams started walking. Also there were games that members of the teams played for points. As well, there was entertainment provided during the evening.

Our team raised over $1,000 for the Relay for Life. They would like to thank the community for all their support.

On June 19th, 2010, at the Radio Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) National Conference in Edmonton, Dan McIntosh was awarded the Dave Rogers Award for the short feature on CTV Regina entitled “A School Harvest”.

This short feature aired in November 2009 and it focused on Charity Farms, a group of local farmers from Pangman and area who planted, grew, harvested and sold the grain as a fundraiser for the Pangman School.

Congratulations to Dan McIntosh, the CTV Regina team and Charity Farms.

At the last Economic Development Board meeting the concern for a local hairdresser was brought up. Many ideas were discussed and today the details have been finalized.

Starting Thursday June 24, 2010, Jarryth from Ogema will be at the Community Centre in the room behind the kitchen every other Thursday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.  Please call her at 306-459-2877 to make an appointment.

Thank you to the Economic Development Board for setting this up.

On Saturday, June 12, 2010 the Relay for Life Team. Cancer Kicking Militia from Pangman, put on a BBQ, Bake Sale and Garage Sale. Funds raised at this event are being donated to the Relay for Life.

The fundraiser was to be held at the Gazebo, but it was moved indoors at the Community Center due to the unpredictable weather.  The weather did co-operate and it turned out to be a nice day which brought out many people to the event.

The Pangman team of Cancer Kicking Militia has 10 members, and they will be participating at the Relay for Life in Ogema, Saskatchewan, on Friday, June 18th, 2010 starting at 7:00 p.m. and ending on Saturday, June 19th at 7:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome to come to the Relay for Life.

The team would like to thank everyone for their support, including those who donated baking, items for the garage sale and helped out at the Fundraiser.

Everyone is welcome to join us at our fundraiser to raise money for diabetes research. We will be having a fundraising 5 km walk on Sunday, June 27th, 2010. Registration will be at 8:30 a.m. at the Community Centre on main street and we will start out around 9:00 a.m.

Our route will be along Highway 13 to the junction of highways 6 and 13, then back to Pangman. There will be drinks and snacks along the way.

Pledge forms and donation drop off will be at the Co-op Grocery Store and the Pangman Radius Credit Union or contact Elizabeth (or Wendy) Colbow at 442-2192.

We need your support to make this a success. There are many people living with diabetes, our friends, our family, our neighbours. Help us, help them.

Proceeds from this fundraiser will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and the Canadian Diabetes Association to fund research to find a cure.

Farmer's Market Summer 2009

The kick off for this year’s Farmer’s Market is on Saturday, June 19th, 2010 at 9:00 a.m to 12:00 noon.

For the kick off, anyone who wishes to have a yard/garage sale are welcome too. There will be tables set up on both sides of main street. Or, if you prefer you can have your own garage/yard sale.

There will be Hamburgers, chips and pop available from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 pm that day and the price will be $5.00.

This year we will be selling 50/50 tickets at 1 for $1.00 or 3 for $2.00.

Last year was a huge success and it takes each one of us to make it just that.  We hope to see you there.

On April 18th, 2010 members of the Pangman’s Holy Angels Catholic Women’s League celebrated the CWL and their work by taking part in the mass at Holy Angels Catholic Church in Pangman. At the end of the mass, the CWL put on a skit, “If Candles Could Talk”.  After the service a potluck was held.

The book club continues to meet at the Pangman Library on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

In March our book selection was The Bishop Man by Linden MacIntyre,  the 2009 Giller Prize winner. This book is about a sensitive topic, the sexual abuses perpetrated by the Catholic priests in Canada. It tells the story of Father Duncan who has been the Bishop’s dutiful enforcer whose duties were to check the excesses of priests and to suppress the evidence. When  events veer out of control, he is sent to a small parish were he is forced into painful self-knowledge as family, community and friendship are torn apart under the strain of suspicion, obsession and guilt.

Everyone enjoyed this selection. This book generated a great deal of discussion in the group about sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, about Father Duncan’s life as an enforcer and as a small parish Priest and how he worked through this difficult time in his life.

In April we read 2nd Chance, the second book in James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club Series.  After a young girl is shot down on the steps of a San Francisco church Detective Lindsay Boxer decides that the time is right to reconvene the Women’s Murder Club. Also, Boxer’s father returns after many years and she is unsure of her feelings towards him. She and the Women’s Murder Club begin to believe that the killer might have been on the force. When their suspect is killed they find out that he could not have committed the murders due to a medical condition, so they have to convince the brass that the killer is still on the loose. In the end, everyone is shocked by who the killer actually was.

Everyone generally enjoyed this book. We did all agree that it was a bit slow in the beginning, but it became more suspenseful later on. We were all surprised when we found out who the real killer was.

In May and June we are reading World Without End by Ken Follett.  We have allocated two months for this book as it is over 1,000 pages.

If you love to read and would be interested in joining the book club feel free to come to our next meeting or  call Debra at 442-2055 for more information.

The Recreation Board would like to remind everyone that the Community Center is available for rent for functions (showers, teas, meetings, etc).

Below are the rental rates for the Community Center:

• One Day Rental $35.00
• Damage Deposit/Cleaning $30.00

Please make 2 separate cheques for the above.

• 1 Table $5.00
• 1 Table plus 10 chairs $10.00 per day
• Each chair – .50 cents

To rent the Community Center please contact Wayne at the RM Office 306-442-2131 or Home  306-442-2163.