Family and friends enjoyed personalized ice cream sundaes Tuesday as the Creighton Community School choir performed for the last time this year.
The Grade 9 to 12 students making up the choir performed together and showcased soloists and a duet.
The 45-minute production covered favourites like “Man in the Mirror” by Michael Jackson and “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash as well as newer covers like “Life in a Northern Town” by Sugarland.
Together as a group, the choir performed “Tshotsholosa,” “Hallelujah,” “Man in the Mirror” and a 13-minute Beatles’ medley.
Grade 9 choir student Aline Nasselquist was the first soloist of the evening as she belted out “Another Song About The Weekend” by A Day To Remember. Teanna Angell, a Grade 10 student, performed “Life In A Northern Town,” covered by Sugarland.
Sisters Mady and Kenzie Simon performed “Ring of Fire,” which was dedicated to the school’s Kathryn Drapak and her work with the choir throughout the year.
Brett Wenger was the final soloist of the night, which was fitting as director Stacey Becker told the audience she was the first soloist of her Grade 9 year.
Bear tranquilized
Manitoba Conservation tranquilized and relocated a bear spotted in a tree near Hapnot Collegiate on Tuesday morning.
RCMP, which had three officers on scene, said residents in the area were advised to stay indoors until the situation was dealt with.
RCMP spokesman Sgt. Bert Paquet said classes at Hapnot were not
disrupted.
A Conservation officer tranquilized the bear with a pole dart and relocated the animal out of town, Paquet said.
Conservation said attempting to trap a bear that is in a tree is unlikely to work, so officers must do what they can to ensure the safety of everyone involved.
Conservation reminds the public not to feed wild animals and to find more information on black bears at www.manitoba.ca/blackbear.
Fire ban lifted
Officials lifted a fire ban across northern Saskatchewan on Wednesday thanks to cool temperatures, rainfall and reduced wildfire activity.
Creighton area residents are among those now allowed to responsibly have open fires once again.
The ban was enacted on May 22 following an outbreak of wildfires, including a 5.5-hectare fire near the Creighton Trailer Court on May 20.
The fire ban is rescinded for all provincial forests, parks and recreation sites Fireworks are also included in the lift of the fire ban.
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment urges residents to be responsible with open fires by checking weather conditions before lighting a fire, not to leave a fire unattended and to make sure a fire is completely out before leaving the pit.
Shoreline cleanup
The shoreline along Flinty’s Boardwalk is in for a spring cleaning.
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup, a national volunteer initiative, is coming to the boardwalk shoreline tomorrow, Saturday, June 13.
Volunteers are asked to meet at the boardwalk access on Manitoba Avenue at 1 pm. The cleanup will run until 4 pm.
Garbage bags, rubber gloves and water will be provided, notes a poster for the event.
Participants can simply show up or log onto Shorelinecleanup.ca (though as of Wednesday, the website listed only last year’s cleanup, not this year’s).
Unwelcome visitors
Several area residents are reporting problems with armyworms in their yards, prompting one crucial question: How do you get rid of them?
As a first step, experts recommend looking for brown spots on your lawn and an increase of birds in your yard. Both could be signs of an armyworm problem.
Mowing grass short and spraying with liquid insecticide are recommended. (Check to see which insecticides are recommended for armyworms).
To prevent armyworms from infesting your trees, experts recommend wrapping the trunks of your trees with tin foil or plastic wrap and coating it inside and out with an insecticide soap or spray.
