COMING EVENTS

Shell Lake Housing Authority An Appreciation Tea will be held at the Schwartz Villa on Friday September 5 from 2 - 4 p.m.to honour of Clarence Dafoe who has served 10 years on the Board.

Shell lake Cemetery

Once again it is time to have a cleaning bee at the cemetery. We are calling on anyone with loved ones or interest in the cemetery to bring their rakes, hoes, shovels, clippers, mowers, weed eaters, etc. and join us on Saturday September 13 at 10 a.m. If you have any questions call Donna @ 427- 2105 or Chris @ 427-4813.

Fall Supper

Our Lady of Smiles Catholic Church Fall Supper, Sunday, October 5/08 . Supper from 5-7 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m.

Village of Shell Lake Mayor Update

This time next year, September 2009 your present council will have fulfilled their required term as council members.

I urge citizens to begin contemplating on putting their names forward when the election process begins next fall. The Village operates with a five person council and is a valuable opportunity to significantly put forth your wealth of knowledge on serving the community.

This may sound like a broken record; however, it needs to be repeated. The garbage contractor is to pick up citizens `bagged' garbage only. If you can't `bag' it, then utilize facilities as the one located in Canwood to handle items such as furniture, lumber, appliances and metal. The Village maintenance personnel will pick up garden and grass clippings on designated days set by the village office or contacting Kurt Reed.

Immense thanks goes to Joan Calvert, who did a great job on cleaning, opening and closing the village bathrooms this summer. For the rest of the year, the village bathrooms are closed except for groups or events upon request.

The new residences being built in the village is an appreciated sight and a strong indication of continuing growth. There are plans for additional development in the Village; however, there are always numerous barriers that appear to cause a delay in the process.

Mayor, Paula Stalwick

Community/Club Announcements

Shell Lake & /district Chamber of Commerce

Shell Lake & District Chamber of Commerce will meet in Partners in Worship church hall on Wednesday, September 24, beginning with a POT LUCK supper at 6:30 followed by the regular meeting.

Present and past members are urged to attend as well as those interested in becoming members are cordially invited. For more info please contact Jean at 427-2002.

RC LEGION #15

Congratulations to the first lucky winner of Lottery 250, Diane Kuffert from Spiritwood.

The Legion presented a local scholarship of $500 to Melissa Dicus (granddaughter of Russell (Bud) Dicus). She is starting her second year of university and hoping to get into pharmacy.

The Birthday Calendars can be purchased again this year. Call Flo Dicus or Phyllis Baun.

Thank you to Doug Pitceathly for obtaining gravel for Memorial Hill and to Sydney Helgeton for spreading it. There have been many visitors to the Hill year, and many compliments on how nice it looks!

Shell Lake 50 Plus

Senior potluck suppers have resumed for the fall-winter months.

At the past supper we were very lucky to have Bati McComas speak & show slides of her homeland, Argentina. Many thanks.

The annual golf tournament was recently held with an excellent turnout. A huge thank you to all who contributed food and their time. It was appreciated.

Wellness Clinic will be held September 8, 2008.

Churches

Partners in Worship

Sunday worship and Sunday School at 10 a.m.

Roman Catholic Church

Mass at our Ladys of Smiles on Saturday evenings at 9 p.m for the summer months.

Evangelical Free Church, Mont Nebo

Church service at 10:30. There is no Sunday School until September.

For the Record...

Nova Leigh Anne born on July 14/08, 7 lbs.. 11 oz. to Brain and Stacey Vaagen. Granddaughter for Ellis and Carol Vaagen of Shell Lake and Curt and Kim Ocoonell of Debden.

Madeline weighing 8 lbs. 14 oz. to Deanna (Hotvedt) and Travis Moseng on August 30/08.

Thank You

Thank you to everyone who helped with Vacation Bible School at Partners in Worship. Special thanks to Pastor David and Bati McComas for their guidance, to Courtney, Corrina and Melissa for their youth leadership. A special thanks to all the wonderful children who attended. We hope to see many of you at Sunday School this fall!

Sandra Howard

Thank you to the community of Shell Lake for sharing the Gazebo and other facilities with the attendees of the 6^th annual Shell Lake "Carve-In" on August 15, 16, and 17, 2008. A special thanks to John Howard for firing up the clay oven on Saturday and to Phyllis Johnson and the other members of the Partners in Worship Women's Auxiliary for baking and selling the bread and cinnamon buns. They were delicious! We really appreciate your taking time for us!

Thanks to Bud Dicus for being available to let us into the storage shed to get the tables and for making sure we had everything we needed.

Thank you to those providing accommodations in Shell Lake and the surrounding area, and to the Lakeland Diner for managing to keep us all fed.

We had 25 carvers participate again this year. They came from Onoway, Sherwood Park, and Kitscoty, AB, and various points all over Saskatchewan.

We'd also like to thank all the visitors who took the time to come and browse through the Gazebo to see what we were doing.

The 7^th annual Carve-In has been booked for August 14, 15, and 16, 2009 and we would really like to see some of the local carvers join in.

Submitted by Cal Isaacson on behalf of the Saskatchewan Woodcarvers

The 25^th Annual Memorial Lake Men's Tournament on August 23^rd and 24^th was a huge success. Thank you to Tom Spriggs of Spriggs Fine Food and Meats of Leask for donating the smokies and buns for the Hospitality Night on Friday night. Thank you to the Shell Lake Hotel for donating all the ice used on the weekend.

Special thanks to all the volunteers: Dennis Lehmann, Heidi Byers, Bev Zawada, Frank Zawada, Nadine Jones, Jim Wuhlar, and Marg Iverson. We really appreciate the help of all these people who give their time and energy to help with the tournament.

Marilyn Morrow, Chairperson of Golf Tournament

Shell Lake Trivia

Does anyone out there know who wrote the words to the old Shell Lake School yell -

Boom a lac a Boom a lac

Kiyi yang

We are the kids from

The Shell Lake gang

Rip saw seesaw 1 - 2 - 3 ...

Call Laurie if you know at 427-4422.