Representatives of 21 groups were among the persons to attend the Norquay Recreation Board’s annual general meeting on September 12.
Reports from the majority of those groups were presented after Nicole Korpusik had told the board that it had a total of nearly $5,000 in its bank account.
Discussing the Communiplex Management Board, Ruth Demetrick said that the group
plans to hold a meeting to address a number of issues that were brought forward by a Fire Protection of Canada inspection report.
“We will then decide upon the action we will take to correct deficiencies,” Demetrick said.
November 4 will be the first wing night of the season, Vaughan Demetrick said when delivering the curling report.
Regarding minor hockey, Korpusik said that plans are in the works to form an initiation program (IP) team.
Discussing Norquay School activities, Stacey Rubletz said that a volleyball team has been formed and the cross-country team was to compete at the Cherrydale Golf Course on September 15 and the Saltcoats meet will be held September 30.
Melissa Czornobay said that the Norquay Soccer Club, which will be reorganizing in the spring, is seeking executive committee members.
The Norquay Library and the Kamsack Resource Centre were to host a “Rhyme Time” on September 15, Mary Sellers said. Library Week will be observed in mid-October.
Iris Nokinsky said that about 80 people had attended a cold plate dinner at the NICE Centre on July 1 and that Wilf Romanow had won the 50/50 draw. She said an event to observe Seniors’ Week at the end of September was yet to be decided.
The date for a meeting of the chamber of commerce is yet to be determined as is the date for the town barbecue, Korpusik said, adding that the Norquay tourism group is looking for people with ideas to attend the group’s next meeting on October 6.
More members but fewer entries participated in the horticulture show this summer, Delphine Howard said. “It was nice show but attendance was down from last year. We would like to have more people involved in the organization.
The secure area is looking very nice and the fence of Plexiglas is up, Iris Nokinsky said as she discussed the health auxiliary report. Doors to the area are yet to be finished.
“We will be having a meeting soon to decide on further purchases for the area very shortly,” she said.
The Tail Twisters 4-H Club will be holding its reorganization meeting on September 26 at the Norquay School library, Ruth Demetrick said.
Discussing the playschool, Maggie Lukey said that they have six three-year-old students and bout 12 four-year-olds.
Melissa Czornobay said that figure skating registration was to be held on September 19.
“We will have two teachers this year, Heather Jaeb on Wednesdays and Jennifer Gazdewich on Fridays,” she said. The kitchen will be open again on both days.
Parents of students in the Timberline Band plan to sell chocolates to raise funds, Reagan Foster said.
Talking about the Active Aging Group, Delphine Howard said that the group had been selected for a video that was made by the Sunrise Health Region and on August 31, representatives from the Region along with representatives of Parkland Valley Sports Culture and Recreation visited and did the filming of the group. Each participant and the peer leader were interviewed.
“We spent the morning doing movement, served lunch and then the interviews were held,” Howard said. “They asked us questions on why we joined, what we liked about the program and how the stretching, balancing and flexibility movements had helped us.
“All the answers were very positive,” she said. The resulting video will be on the Sunrise Health Region’s website and will be used as a promotional tool to encourage seniors or anyone to join the movement group.
“The movements are for anyone, even if you are in a wheelchair,” she said, adding that the program will begin again in October following a refresher course for the leaders.
The meeting ended with a discussion of the dance floor at the Covenant Church which had been removed and then returned.
