Neilburg Composite School is still collecting Campbell's Soup labels. You can drop them off at the school or at the co-op grocery store. The school just received free soccer balls and a pump for the elementary grades with their points from last year.
The final tally of pledges brought in for the Terry Fox Run this year was $1,573.50. Thank you to all the school and community members who support this worthy cause. Nearly everyone has had someone close to them deal with cancer and hopefully this will help bring us closer to finding a cure.
The winners of the draws for the T-shirts were Colton Walde and William Downie. The Terry Fox book draw winners were Anna Bergen and Eduard Borja.
Hat Day, Oct. 5, at NCS was a huge success. The funds from this help pay for the NCS foster child and Operation Christmas boxes. The SRC mailed their foster child some Christmas gifts, Oct. 15. The SRC purchased a toque, scarf, gloves, two shirts, a stuffed gorilla and a colouring book with crayons for the school's Chinese foster child.
From Nov. 1 to 12, the SRC will be collecting change to help pay for the 26 Operation Christmas boxes they fill. If anyone would like to fill a family box, please contact Mrs.Kerr-Goodfellow at the school. If anyone wants to donate new items like pencils, notepads, small toys, we would gladly put them in the boxes.
Other October events at NCS include some magazine initiatives like stuffing people into a car and duct taping students to the wall.
Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Lorne Fred Francis (Tony) Peterson who passed away at St. Paul's Hospital, in Saskatoon, Oct. 10 at the age of 84 years. Tony will be sadly missed by his wife, Lillian; four daughters, Beverly (Gordon) Nagus, Kathy (Walter) Neufeld, Dianne Peterson and Rhonda Peterson; two grandchildren, Michael (Poonam) Nagus and Kirk (Renee) Nagus; two great-grandchildren, Leo and Cari; siblings, Ruth (Alex) Schumacher and Orale Peterson; sister-in-law Rita Peterson and numerous other relatives. Lorne was predeceased by sister Pearl (Stuart) Beviss, brother Carl Peterson and sister-in-law Bev Peterson. Donations in memory of Lorne may be made to the Neilburg United Church, Neilburg Seniors' Centre or to a charity of the donor's choice. The memorial service for Tony was held Oct. 15 from the Neilburg Community Hall with Tom Poppleton officiating. The interment was in the Carruthers Cemetery.
The Neilburg/Marsden United Church held their fall supper Oct. 28 in the Neilburg Community Hall.
Students at Neilburg Composite School enjoyed two snow days, Oct. 17 and 18, due to poor weather conditions and school buses being unable to operate.
A retirement come and go tea was held at the Neilburg Branch of the Synergy Credit Union Oct. 26 to honour Sandra Nielson. After five years at the local branch, Nielson is moving to Sparwood, B.C. to be nearer her family. Cake and coffee was served throughout the afternoon as members came in to wish Sandra bon voyage.
