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Snow Lake's Town Council have assumed a unique and cost effective way of getting their message out to potential cabin owners. At a very reasonable price, they are having it painted on the side of a tractor-trailer. The message is 'Win a Cabin Lot' and its premise is to generate sales on the community's Taylor Bay cabin subdivision. The wording consists of large black block letters on the white background of the trailer, stating the cabin lot message and noting the Town web site, where the contest has been set up. At this point it is painted on a single trailer owner by former Snow Lake resident, Hubert Wiesner. Wiesner is presently hauling goods from Canada into the States and at a point in mid-March was somewhere in Florida. The community hopes to receive hits on their site from the numerous USA cities and towns he travels through on his hauls and back-hauls through that country. They also feel that people will visit the site on the chance of winning a lot and some will, no doubt, decide to purchase a lot regardless. In addition to Wiesner's truck-trailer, the community is currently discussing the possibility of putting their message on several other trailers, which are owned by former Snow Lake residents. The win-a-lot contest will run until December 24 of 2004, when a winner of the interior lot at the Taylor Bay cabin subdivision will be picked. The contest will then be reevaluated and it will be decided if another lot is added to a new draw. With only nine lakeside lots and 12 interior lots left in the 45 lot subdivision, further sales could also allow the community to develop another subdivision already earmarked for the western shore of Wekusko Lake. On a sporting note, as mentioned several columns back, the J.H. Kerr School's Varsity Girls Basketball team traveled to Treherne in mid-March for the Provincial 'A' Playdowns. Although they played their level best, the competition in the south was extremely tough and being the 12th seeded team Ð out of 12 teams Ð they had to play the top rated team right off the hop. After a loss there, they came close in their second encounter, but ended up losing by 10 baskets. That loss knocked them out of the tournament. Even though they came up short in the tournament, the girl's coach, Home Ec. teacher, Mrs. Janet Morse, stated in a message read on the school's morning announcements, that she was extremely proud of the girls' effort and performance during the Provincials and throughout the year. Still on J.H. Kerr, the week before school let out for spring break was designated as 'Spirit Week'. Ironically, in a move that might have gotten students suspended in schools down south, they were all urged to wear pajamas on the first day of the week, which was called 'PJ and Bed Head Day'. It was a great way to finish up before the break. Other designated days for the week were: 'I am Canadian Day', 'Fashion Victim Day', 'Formal Day' (followed by a non-formal dance), and 'Class Colour Day'. Most students and many of the staff got involved in Spirit Week. All appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves.
