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Vol. 13, December, 2013 Published by Marysburg Centre of the Arts

Thank you to Father Lawrence,Father Paul, Miriam Spenrath,OSU and Kelly Wormsbecker,Holy Spirit Parish. — Bev Puetz

Saskatoon Bishop Francis Kleinordained Fr. Lawrence and severalothers in 1963 at St. Paul’s Cathe -dral in Saskatoon. The setting wasunusual for a Benedictine of St.Peter’s Abbey. Monks are tradition-ally ordained at St. Peter’s Cathe -dral at Muenster. (Was this anomen into the sometimes un con -ventional, unpredictable, pot-stir-ring, challenging life as a priest forLawrence DeMong?) Fr. Lawrenceisn’t sure if anyone from the abbey,besides Abbot Jerome, attended hisordination, although, he remembersthe presence of his family anduncle, Frank DeMong, OMI.

On June 1, 2013, we gatheredin St. Benedict to celebrate the50th anniversary of Lawrence’sfirst mass, of which he has manyvivid memories; (his ‘show andtell’ that day was an onion!).

“My dear mother had made allthe Pentecost vestments for cele-brant, assistant priest, deacon, subdeacon in bright red raw silk,designed with all the help I couldget at St. John’s Abbey where I hadstudied. The chalice of gold anddark red enamel, given by my par-ents, was designed according topredictions as to what Vatican IIwould soon bring about, witheveryone receiving the cup. Thehuge effort put out by my family tohave a banquet in the new Quonsetmachine shed on our farm wasclearly a sign of how they support-ed me throughout my discernmentand studies to become a priest.” Hismother prepared a fruit cake in theshape of the main altar of the newchurch at St. John’s Abbey,Minnesota. The cake was baked ina pan built by his brother Ray. Thecommitment put into making thespecial cake exemplified the com-munal effort and work of his familyto make the day a success and thatstill astounds Fr. Lawrence today.

Marysburg was Fr. Lawrence’s“first love.” It was his first briefassignment as a young priest in the

summer of 1963. Father John intro-duced Lawrence to pastoral workin Marysburg. He and Anna (thehousekeeper) were very welcom-ing. Father John helped Lawrencewith preaching, especially in theuse of a loud-speaking system andeven gave him tips on how to bringtrustees around to accepting pas-tor’s ideas (no doubt perfected toan art form). Father Lawrence wenton to serve at Marysburg from1975-82 and 1990-91.

When asked what comes tomind when he thinks back on histime at Marysburg, this was hisreply: “I have to say that what Iwrote in the Marysburg historybook is exactly how I feel all theseyears later. I remember telling thestory in the article how I got abunch of kids together for theSunday homily, each with a batteryand a piece of wire and finally thebulb, then after getting these fid-gety characters all lined up holdingtheir wire or their battery together,suddenly the bulb lit up. ‘It clicked!That was Marysburg to me. It wasthe smallest parish I ever had, but itremains my first love and myfavourite. I’m sure it had to do withgetting to know people easier andmore deeply because of the size,but it was also marked by somepretty big and successful changes.And, as I have since experiencedtoo many times, changes are hardand often bring anger and alien-ation. The first and probably thekey one was of course the forma-tion of a Parish Council. That mayhave been the reason why otherchanges came so easily, like mov-ing to the front of the church, hav-ing Sunday mass in the hall in win-ter, restoring the original sanctuaryand pulpit, placement of the choirand organ (now that was a bit morechallenging, but we managed it,right?!) In everything, we found away to be a vibrant parish and theone word that comes to mind nowmay sound a bit frivolous, but itwas fun. Maybe we should be moresolemn and say it was great joy.”(He really did rock our world —but it was ohhh— so refreshing!!— exciting, a bit anxious, all at thesame time, — pot-stirring.)

As I mentioned previously,

Father Lawrence sug-gested that we move tothe community hall forSunday services in thefall, when the weatherstarts getting colder, tosave on our heating bill.It was very ex pensive toheat the massive churchfor an hour service on aSunday for just a fewfamilies; a congregationof about 40. We still, tothis day, move to thehall for the winter sea-son but we keep enoughheat in the church so itdoesn’t freeze. HolySpirit, a former parish of FatherLawrence’s, had a similar experi-ence with this ‘environmentalist.’“One afternoon we received a callfrom the city of Saskatoon, indicat-ing that they would need to come byand check our metres as it appearedthey were not functioning properly,there was very little heat and elec-tricity being recorded. We respond-ed by ex plaining that our priest wasa true Benedictine Monk living outthe Gospel, oh, and he uses a flash-light.”

Father Lawrence has had manyexperiences over his 50 years as apriest. In an interview for thePrairie Messenger, Father Paulasked Lawrence to relate some ofthose experiences; this is what hehad to say:

“Life is a most powerful teacher.Vatican II underlined how as achurch we need to read the signs ofthe times, but my studies in reli-gious education really made meaware that no experience, no event,

is outside our faith, outside ourcontinuous conversation with God.What seemed to be a call to take onthe directorship of the NationalOffice of Religious Education inOttawa for the English Canadianbishops in 1982 was a powerfulexperience of this kind. I had been

to Ottawa to help deal with one ofthe catechisms and at the Bishops’Commission meeting BishopAmbrozic, who I believe enjoyedjust a bit much being the’ doctrinal

watchdog ‘ said to the staff in refer-ence to me with his finger comingdown on the table, ‘We don’t needyour expert!’ I waited all week tobe invited into the meeting and wasnever asked. Back home I began tofeel the awful call to apply for theposition while having a repeateddream of walking into the mouth ofa lion! Since I had been repeatedlyasked to take on this position yearsearlier and turned it down, no onetried to persuade me nor was I evenaware of the closing date for appli-

cations. I had to be in Toronto for aCCOPD Educa tion Committeemeeting, sharing my dilemma withsome friends, visited BedeHubbard, a trusted confrere study-ing in Montreal, and decided I hadto go to Ottawa and offer to help. Iwalked into the Bishops’ officesbuilding and told my predecessor,Sr. Colleen Mahoney, that I felt Ihad to apply for the work she wasleaving. ‘You’ve got 15 minutes,’she blurted! Reluc tantly I scribbledout my offer, went up to the nextfloor and, un seen because it wascoffee break, and dropped it into abasket on the desk of the GeneralSecretary desperately hoping noone would notice it. By the daysend I was caught.”

Lawrence also shared a traumat-ic experience with Father Paul, thesudden death of his brother’s fami-ly. “My own experience of trustwas undoubtedly deepened by myparents whose example was extra-ordinary. The most powerful was

when I had to tell my poor mom inPhoenix that her son Roger and hisfamily had died in a car crash. Ibegan with, ‘Mom, I have goodnews and bad news. The good news

is that Dad has visitors.’ “Whodied?’ When I explained that Rogerand his family were in a car acci-dent I was sure she understood thatthey had all died. After allowing hertime to cry, I called and her firstquestion was, ‘How’s Marion andthe kids?’ It was heartbreaking tosay all 4 of them had died. Herimmediate response was like bibli-cal Job: “This is the Year of theFamily! They are all together!’

Father Lawrence has seen manychanges in the church in the last 50years.” I have experienced a Cath -olic church that has changed fromthe stable vision of Pius XII, to theexciting and joyful one of JohnXXIII, the puzzling death of JohnPaul I, to the occasional reversals ofVatican II during the leadership ofJohn Paul II and Benedict. Underthe leadership of Pope Francis thereseems to be a re-awakening of sorts,new hope for the future of all peo-ple in our world. “I felt again thatwe were alive and that God’s infi-nite patience was still gathering uson a deeper level than our ideolo-gies and leading us as the people inthe desert to a promised land.”

What does the future hold forFather Lawrence? “I hope to keepon struggling against bullies whodemean, degrade and destroy thisbeautiful world, especially itspeople, and try my best to makethe beauty of God and God’s cre-ation shine forth. And no matterwhat I do and where I am, I hopeto be a God-seeker as a monk anda bridge builder as a priest.”

Father Lawrence we want tothank you for the memories, for allthe caring and guidance you show-ered upon us as a congregation. Youare a true shepherd! Congra tu la -tions, we love you, and God Bless!

Golden anniversary for ‘our’ Father Lawrence

Father Lawrence at the lectern inthe St. Benedict church duringhis 50th anniversary Eucharisticcelebration on June 2, 2013.

From oldest to youngest, left to right: Walter, Raymond, Shirley, Lawrence, Leroy,Ken, Darlene, Janice. Most of the earlier photos of this line up would have con-tained dad and mom at the head and brother Roger (the one I indicated was killedin the car accident with his wife Marion and children David, Laura and Catherine)would come right between Leroy and Ken.

“The one consistent thing about working with Lawrence in reli-gious education, on staff at St. Peter’s High School, working withthe Abbacy youth team, CCODP, Parish Council etc. is that therewas never a dull moment and rarely a predictable one!”

— Miriam Spenrath OSU

“In that one year that Father Lawrence was with us, as a parish,we saw a man that lived out the Gospel, loved people and most of allloves the Lord with all his heart and soul.”

— Kelly Wormsbecker, Holy Spirit Parish

A Champion in More Ways Than One1978 — Marysburg’s ‘beard growing’ contest celebrating the 75thanniversary of St. Peter’s Abbacy. Left to right: Ernest Kramp (Puetzfamily relative), Roger Puetz, Danny Puetz, Gerry Puetz, FatherLawrence, Murray Puetz, Lyle Puetz

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Henry and Agnes Wiegers weremarried in St. Peter’s Cathedral atMuenster on October 19, 1943.They lived on a farm five mileseast of Burr where they raised 13children. In the fall of 1967 theysold the farm and moved toSaskatoon with 10 of the childrenas three were already on their own.

In Saskatoon they purchased ahome at 909 Cavers Street. Henryworked in construction, then as ajanitor at SIAST until 1981 whenhe retired at age 65. Agnes was ahomemaker most of her life butdid a lot of volunteer work at TheFriendship Inn and the ClothingDepot once the children were allin school. She joined the CWLand was on various committees.

Henry and Agnes enjoyedcamping, travelling, playing cardsand visiting with family andfriends. They still play cards tothis day. Both are relativelyhealthy, although since February,

2013 Henry re -quires oxygen.They lived in theirhome until the endof September ofthis year whenthey moved intoThe Pallisades, asenior residence inSaskatoon.

On October 19,2013, Henry andAgnes celebratedtheir 70th wed-ding anniversarywith a Come andGo Tea at BishopMahoney Hall inSt. Paul’s Co-C a t h e d r a l ,Saskatoon. All 13children were pre-sent celebratingthe happy occa-sion with 150 rela-tives and friends.

A 70th Anniversary Milestone

Agnes and Henry Wiegers

Local curling legend honoured

Arnold Mueller’s lifetime incurling has earned him a majoraward.

On April 27 Mueller wasinducted into the SaskatchewanCurling Association’s Legends ofCurling Honour Roll.

Mueller’s love affair with curl-ing began in 1946 when he helpedto build the rink in Marysburg.Over his 66 years in the sportMueller won 61 trophies, 37 ofwhich were won after his 60thbirthday.

While Mueller no longer curls(says his knees won’t let him), hecan still be found behind the glassduring the curling season, as com-mitted to the game as ever.

He is also an avid golfer andplayed baseball many years ago.Mueller was inducted into theHumboldt Sports Hall of Fame in1998.

Arnold Mueller poses withhis certificate after beinginducted into the SaskatchewanCurling Association’s Legendsof Curling Honour Roll.

Photo courtesy Arnold Mueller

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VANCOUVER CHAMBER CHOIR AT MARYSBURG

Choral music never soundedbetter than on the evening ofTuesday, February 26, 2013, whenthe Vancouver Chamber Choirperformed at Assumption Churchin Marysburg. Conductor, JonWashburn, and the choir of 20professional voices performed an“A Cappella Panorama” of songsby Mozart, Schubert, Victoria andRutter.

Following their first set ofsongs, Washburn turned to theaudience and said, “I have toadmit to you, this church has nowjoined my short list of two favoritechurches to sing in Canada . . . it’sjust a glorious sound!”

Included in the appreciativeaudience that evening were 67singers from 18 surrounding com-munities who were part of a choral

workshop the evening before withJon Washburn and the ChamberChoir. At the workshop, the localsingers rehearsed two songs withthe Chamber Choir that were thensung in the Tuesday evening per-formance.

Together, the approximately90 voices sang two songs —“Solstice Song” and “NoComplaints Whatsoever” — com-posed by Larry Nickel, a memberof the Vancouver Chamber Choir.It was a powerful experience foreveryone!

The event was funded mainlyby the Marysburg Centre of theArts with sponsorship also com-ing from Three Lakes and DistrictPerforming Arts, St. Peter ’sChorus and the SaskatchewanChoral Federation.

Vancouver Chamber Choir performing with local singers at Marysburg Assumption Church, February 26, 2013.

Saxophonist Gerard Weberin concert at Marysburg

Born and raised in Humboldt,Saskatchewan, Gerard Weber,came home on Sunday, May 5,2013, and performed for an audi-ence of family, friends and fel-low musicians at MarysburgAssumption Church.

Gerard graduated fromHumboldt Collegiate Institute in2009 and spent the next fouryears earning a Bachelor ofMusic in applied study and per-formance in saxophone from theUniversity of Saskatchewan inSaskatoon. He has won severalawards and competitions at thelocal, provincial and nationallevel.

Highlights of his musicalaccomplishments include:

Winner of the 2013Saskatchewan Music Festival

Association Shurniak ConcertoCompetition.

Winner of the Solo Woodwindcategory at the Federation ofCanadian Music FestivalsNational Competition in August,2012.

Winner of the 2012 SaskatoonKinsmen Festival Competition,Instrumental category.

Winner of the 2010 and 2012Sister Boyle Gold Award for themost outstanding competitor ofthe Grand Awards Competition atthe Saskatchewan ProvincialMusic Festival.

With his accompanist, BonnieNicholson, Gerard performedmusic composed specifically forthe saxophone from the 20th and21st century. Compositions byDahl, Yoshimatsu, Gershwin,

Villa-Lobos, Debussy, Koechlin,Albright, John Williams and GlenGillis gave the audience aglimpse of the amazing beautyand agility of the saxophone andan appreciation of the depth ofmusical talent evident in Gerardhimself.

Gerard is now at the Universityof Florida in Gainsville workingon a Master ’s Program inSaxophone Performance andMusicology. Gerard hopes tocomplete a Doctorate in the futureand teach at a post-secondaryinstitute.

SPENCER McKNIGHTFUNDRAISER CONCERT

On Sunday evening, July 28, 2013, MarysburgCentre of the Arts sponsored a fundraising eventfor Tenor, Spencer McKnight.

Spencer grew up in LeRoy, Saskatchewan, andbegan studying voice in 2008. He currently stud-ies with Lisa Horning in NorthBattleford and works with col-laborative pianist, Mark Turner,in Saskatoon.

In June 2013, Spencer wasnamed the Saskatchewan repre-sentative for the CanadianNational Music Festival inWaterloo, Ontario. To help coverhis expenses for the competition,Marysburg Centre of the ArtsBoard invited Spencer to performat Assumption Church and gavehim all the proceeds from theconcert.

With accompaniment fromMark Turner, Spencer’s tenor voiceamazed his audience with operaticworks, art songs and Neapolitansongs such as O Sole Mio.

At the National Competition in August, Spencerwas the winner of the Jan Simons Memorial Awardfor Best Song Interpretation. Those of us who werelucky enough to hear him in July are in total agree-ment with that decision!

Tenor, Spencer McKnight with Pianist, Mark Turner — July 28, 2013at Marysburg Assumption Church.

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Strueby Plumbing & Heating‘Marysburgers’ getting down to business

Strueby Plumbing & Heating isa family owned and operated com-pany founded in 2008 by Aaronand Monique Strueby. Aaron andMonique were both raised in theHumboldt area (Aaron atMarysburg and Monique at St.Gregor) and moved to Saskatoonafter high school. After living inSaskatoon for nine years, theywere looking for an opportunity tomove back to the Humboldt area.They felt that being raised in“small town” Saskatchewan taughtthem superior values, a strongwork ethic, and provided themwith childhood experiences unlikeany other place could. They want-ed their children to experiencethese same opportunities.

Aaron had worked as a plumbersince the age of 16 and hadbecome a Journeyman, but still hada desire to expand his knowledgein the industry. Monique had adiploma in accounting and hadworked in the accounting/book-keeping industry for approximatelyseven years. Together they saw thepotential that was there asHumboldt was just starting toexperience their boom in popula-tion and housing. After doing someresearch, they became aware of theshortage of plumbers in the areaand saw this as an opportunity forAaron to grow as a tradespersonand also to take the plunge intobusiness ownership. In June 2008,Strueby Plumbing & Heating wasformed.

It all began with Aaron work-ing out of a 7’ x 14’ enclosedtrailer and operating the companyout of their rented apartment.They rented a small garage in

Humboldt for a short period oftime and in 2010 moved to theircurrent location operating out oftheir 2,400ft shop on theiracreage just north of Marysburg(formerly the Tony Stroederfarmyard).

Strueby Plumbing & Heatingcurrently provides products andservices in all aspects of theplumbing and heating trade.Some of their areas of expertiseinclude new residential and com-mercial builds, air conditioning,hydronic heating, custom sheetmetal, furnace and water heaterreplacements, and service of allplumbing and heating equipment.

They own three trucks, anenclosed trailer and a flat decktrailer. They have grown fromjust Aaron himself to now havingfour people under their employ.

Aaron and Monique focus onkeeping up with the latest train-ing, technology, and products,providing superior workmanship,

and fair prices. Aaron has recent-ly attended training sessions inRegina, Saskatoon, Vancouver,Boston and Indianapolis toexpand his product knowledgeand learn more about the latesttechnologies available.

As the Humboldt area experi-ences extraordinary growth andchanges, Strueby Plumbing &Heating has noticed a potential toserve their customers at a wholenew level of professionalism andexpand the services available.One of the main goals that theyhave to help with this opportunityis to move their office and shopinto the city of Humboldt.

In May 2013, Aaron andMonique Strueby were successfulin finding a building within thecity of Humboldt to suit theirneeds and help them address theissues with operating out of theircurrent location. The building hasbeen purchased and is currentlyundergoing final stages of reno-vations. They are hoping to beoperating out of their new loca-tion by the end of November,2013.

This has been a busy fiveyears for the Struebys . . . sincestarting Strueby Plumbing &Heating in 2008, they havemoved from Saskatoon to theHumboldt area, bought anacreage, built a shop there, gotmarried and had two amazingchildren Quinn & Jon, built ahouse, and bought a shop inHumboldt, where they are justfinishing up renovations.

In March 2013, Aaron and

Monique Strueby were namedYoung Entrepreneur of the Yearby The Humboldt & DistrictChamber of Commerce at theirannual Mark of ExcellenceAwards.

In September 2013, Aaron andMonique Strueby were chosen asa finalist in the Young Entre -preneur category for the 2013

ABEX Awards.It gives Aaron and Monique

Strueby great satisfaction to giveback to their employees, the com-munity and the people who havesupported them throughout thisexperience and truly making animpact on the lives of these peo-ple is something for which theywill continue to strive.

Cutting Edge Floor Coveringis located on Main Street inHumboldt. The floor coveringstore is locally owned and operat-ed by Regan and Jodi Grace ofMarysburg. The business wasopened in June 2006.

Originally, Cutting Edge FloorCovering opened in the GeschaftCenter. However, due to thedemand in the area, they needed toexpand their business. In 2009, thestore was relocated to 506 MainStreet. At the present time, there arethree full time employees andnumerous qualified subcontractors.The store offers a large selection of

brand name flooring products alongwith professional installation.Cutting Edge Floor Covering ser-vices a wide area within a 200 kilo-metre radius, providing for bothresidential and commercial projects.

Regan and Jodi were both orig-inally from the Muenster andHumboldt areas. They moved toSaskatoon in 1999 for schoolingand work. After deciding to movetheir family back home to opentheir business, they lived inHumboldt for six years beforebuilding and moving to theiracreage home, east of the ball dia-monds in Marysburg in 2012.

Cutting EdgeFloor Covering

Aaron and Monique Strueby

Tony and Sandy Stroeder

TouchstoneGrave Care

Tony and Sandy Stroeder started Touchstone Grave Care inAugust 2013. After visiting graveyards in the surrounding area, Tonyrealized the need for restoring the original tombstones without a hugecost. After researching products for approximately two years, hefound a restoring product that was biodegradable and could be usedon every type of stone plus could be used on vinyl siding, stucco,decking and fencing.

For more information you can call Touchstone Grave Care at 306-682-7774 or visit their website at touchstonegravecare.com

(Tony is a Marysburg native son; Sandy (nee Loose) originatedfrom Lake Lenore.)

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The Marysburg Royals 2013season was certainly one toremember once again. The teamcompeted in the Saskatoon SeniorBaseball League and once againended up finishing first overallwith a with an 18-6 record. TheRoyals were able to host twelvehome games in Marysburg againand they did not disappoint thecrowds as they went 11-1 in thosegames. There was one major dif-ference this year, however, theRoyals did not take part in theleague playoffs. They were sched-uled to start at the end of Augustand go into September. The teamhad to make the decision to drop

out due to a lack of players.Because of injuries, college andhockey commitments, and ofcourse, farming the Royals actual-ly only had five committed play-ers. So this was very unfortunatebut there was not much the Royalscould do about it. Hopefully thisdecision does not have to be madeagain in the future!

The Royals did bring home theplaque for winning the league pen-nant. Also two Royals were hon-ored with individual awards asBrent Puetz was once again theleague’s top homerun hitter withfive and Luke Strueby was namedthe league’s top defensive player.

This is the thirdyear in a row aRoyals has onethat award. Con -g r a t u l a t i o n sBrent and Luke!

The teamalso tried to takepart in two tour-naments thispast season. Weentered the an -nual Father’sDay Tourna mentand it was rainedout be fore thefirst pitch waseven thrown.The sec ond tour-nament was theannual BigMoose Tourneydown in Keno -see Lake andCarlyle wherethe Royals de -feated theKenosee Cubs,the Carlyle Car -dinals, and theCarnduff Astors

before losing to the SaskatoonStallions in the final. It was thefifth time the Royals had made thefinal in this tournament in the pasteight years and the first time theydid not win it. It was, as it alwaysproves to be, the most fun week-end of the year as the team had agreat time!

The Royals also entered theSenior AA Provincials once again.The Royals were facing a lot ofadversity going into the provincialtournament in regards to someinjuries. However, they battledhard and narrowly missed the play-off round. They lost to theSaskatoon Stallions and SaskatoonDiggers but still had a chance tomake the playoffs. They had todefeat the Regina Capitals to havea chance and in one of the bestgames in recent memory (theywere down to their last striketwice), the Royals won the game inextra innings. Unfortunately thisleft the Royals in third place due totheir defensive runs against ratioand they missed out on the play-offs. The team had a good solidweekend and are looking forwardto next year’s provincials already!

Special congratulations toRoyals Cole Bauml as he is pur-suing his education and playingbaseball at Northern KentuckyUniversity. This is an NCAADivision 1 school!!

Although the Royals did nothave the showing they had wishedfor at provincials this year, theystill had a remarkable season onceagain. Due to the Father’s DayTournament being rained out anddropping out of league playoffsthey did not play as many games.They still managed to put it alltogether when they did thoughamassing a 25-10 record overall!

The on field product of the Royalscontinues to look good for thefuture as the team has a lot ofyoung committed players!!

Off the field the Royals havecontinued to do upgrades to thediamond. They also put the finish-ing touches on their brand newclubhouse which is used on gamedays for the players and also tostore all kinds of equipment. Theyhosted a steak night fundraiser atthe Bella Vista in April which wasa success! The Royals also didtheir annual Baseball Skills Campin May this year. A total of 73young ball players from all overcentral and northeast Saskatche -wan attended this year’s campmaking it a huge success!

So the 95th season for theRoyals was again a success. Theyfinished first overall in theSaskatoon Senior BaseballLeague and were runners-up atthe Big Moose Tournament! Theybattled hard at provincials andwant to get back to the playoffrounds next season! They arealready looking forward to 2014!

Royals 2013 – Year 95

#2 – Mathew Strueby#3 – Eric Bollefer#4 – Paul Strueby#5 – Colin Bauml#6 – Kyle Yarskie#7 – Geoff Strueby#8 – Shaun Strueby#9 – Jordan Gerwing#10 – Rylan Korte#12 – Marty Yeager#14 – Curtis Strueby#15 – Craig McWillie#16 – Braden Bauml#18 – Brent Puetz#20 – Dean Jaeb#22 – Cole Bauml#25 – Luke Strueby

#11 – Shaun Timmerman –Coach#41 – Wayne Strueby – Coach#19 – Jesse Johb – Coach

www.ballcharts.com/marysburgroyals and www.twitter.com/marysburgroyals

Thank YouA few thank yous that need to be handed out. First and foremost - thank you to all the wives and the girlfriendsfor putting up with us all summer. You truly do not realize how much we appreciate all of the support that yougive us year after year. We could not do it without you. Thank you to Coach Timmer, Coach Jesse and CoachWayne — it’s harder coaching than playing and you guys kept your cool all year long. Thank you to all of ourfans for supporting us this year. We had very good crowds in Marysburg all year long and it was amazing tosee how many people travelled to Saskatoon for provincials. Thank you to everyone for the support at thehomecoming games this year. It was fun to play in front of a large crowd once again! We hope we providedyou with some good entertainment. Thank you to RONA and SOUTH 20 for supporting us financially this yearand also to Sask Lotteries for giving us a MAP grant once again. Thank you to all who helped in our concessionin Marysburg this year. The concession is a major reason we get as many fans as we do with all of the greatfood that is served. Thank you to all the umpires this year! It is a thankless job that often goes overlooked andthe games could not be played without you. And finally last but certainly not least, thank you to Wayne andNoreen Strueby for everything that you do. This team would not be in existence without these two people. Theydo ALL of the behind the scenes work that no one notices and is overlooked. We would not be able to field ateam without all that you do. Looking forward to 2014!

Cole Bauml, the 6’3” – 195 lb - 21- year-old from Marysburg is inhis third year of baseball in the USA. Cole spent the 2011-12 and 2012-13 seasons at Trinidad Colorado Jr. College. He played centre field andis known for his batting and speed. Last year he was the TrinidadTrojans lead-off batter and ended the season with a batting average of.370. He had 15 doubles, 6 triples and 6 homers along with 22 stolenbases.

Cole not onlyexcelled at baseball, healso was awarded thePinnacle Award forAcademic Excellencewhich is for studentswith a 4.00 GPA. Colemaintained an averagein the high 90’s.

This season, 2013-14 Cole is at NorthernKentucky Universityin Highland Heights,Kentucky. Trainingand ball practise isdaily routine as theball season begins inFebruary. Cole isenrolled in the Collegeof Education.

Cole is the son ofRon & Joy Bauml,grandson of �Clarence& Lil Bauml andWilfred and DellaHaeusler.

COLE BAUML —EXCELS FAR & AWAY

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The heart of any community isits volunteers and Marysburg isno exception. The success of ourHomecoming last summer wasdue to hard work and long hoursput in by our community mem-bers. Preparations included peopleworking on the grounds due to anexcessive amount of rain justprior to the week of the reunion,to the construction of a play cen-tre, manicuring of the graveyard,setting up of the tent, placing oftables and chairs, arranging theSilent Auction, finishing touchesin the church, repairs to the hall,choir rehearsals, memory wall,history board, registration, decorin church & hall, wine & cheese,signage, not to forget the stellarperformance of the ball team,(how about that clubhouse!) —thelist goes on. We would also like torecognize the CommunityInitiative Fund for their contribu-

tion to our event. A special thank you to the

‘keepers of the cemetery,’ Ronand Cliff Frank. What better wayto honour and preserve the memo-ry of our family members than tocreate a serene and beautiful rest-ing place. It was decided at aparish council meeting that thecemetery needed to have somekind of signage; visitors werefinding it difficult to actually findthe entrance due to the grove oftrees surrounding the cemetery. Asign was commissioned and Ron& Cliff Frank very generouslydonated it to the parish. Thankyou!

A special thank you to RyanPuetz for building and donating acommunity sign so we can adver-tise up coming community events,such as ball games, MCA concertsand community achievements.Thank you Ryan!

A salute toour volunteers

Through the summer of 2012, a group of young women formed acommittee and began working towards the goal of constructing aplayground in the community of Marysburg. They began by doing50/50 raffles at the local double headers, putting ideas together at reg-ular meetings, and in February of 2013 sent letters out to communitymembers requesting financial contribution. The response was over-whelming! Together with these local donations, as well as fundingthrough a provincial grant and countless hours of volunteerism by thecommittee and other community members, the goal was met. A mag-nificent playground is nowsituated at the local groundsfor the entire community toenjoy!

The equipment was wellbroken-in at the homecomingthis past summer, and hasbeen thoroughly enjoyed bymany of the local children.With the numerous eventsheld in the community, andwith all the growing youngfamilies in the area, the play-ground is sure to be well usedand appreciated for manyyears to come.

A huge THANK YOU toall who contributed to thisamazing success!

Marysburg PlaygroundCommittee: Lesa Strueby,Monique Strueby, BrookeStrueby, Danielle Strueby,Heather Strueby

“Let’s build a playground!”she said . . . so they did!

L-R: Danielle Strueby, Lesa Strueby, Brooke Strueby, Heather Strueby.Missing: Monique Strueby

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2013REUNION

Our silent auction was a lot of fun and a huge success. The number ofdonations was overwhelming. Thank you!!

Page 8 The Marysburg Town Crier, December, 2013 edition www.marysburgchurch.ca

Joseph StroederJune 24, 1932 – December 28, 2012

Leon LooseFebruary 2, 1942 – December 15, 2012

Dolores (Strueby) StoudtJanuary 14, 1922 – March 6, 2013

Yvonne (Mueller) ShatzApril 2, 1951 – April 4, 2013

Marina StroederPassed away May 7, 2013

Fred GerwingJuly 5, 1931 – July 18, 2013

Roselean (Bauml) JohnsonNovember 26, 1934 – September 2, 2013

Bernard HaeuslerDecember 30, 1924 – September 7, 2013

We Remember . . .

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The Marysburg Town Crier comes to you gratis but wedo ask that you consider a donation to help in thechurch’s restoration. You will receive receipts for dona-tions of $20 or more. Please send cheques payable toMarysburg Centre of the Arts.

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Dear readers of The Marysburg Town Crier,

Last Issue — Next year will likely be our last issue of the Town Crier. All info relating to theactivities of the Marysburg Centre of the Arts will be posted on our website. Let’s makeour last issue the best ever!

Think back to the days of growing up on the farm at Marysburg…..

Did you hear the flies buzzing on the barn window as you tried to hobble the milk cowbefore she put her foot in the milk pail? Did you ride along with your dad on the open trac-tor choking on the dust as the wind followed you along the field? Did you carry the “sloppail” out to the pigs after supper? Did the mosquitos eat you alive as you mowed hay? Whatwere the favourite foods you prepared and hauled out to the hungry combiners in the field?Did the horses spook and run off with you when the prairie chicken flew up? Do you remem-ber the day you took home your first tractor that had a cab? Did your brother sling somecow pies your way?

What was your first experience helping “the men” harvest when you were a teenager? Bestcrop, worst year, most rain, hail, wind, snow……..

How many acres can you polish off in a day with today’s combine? What are the yields likenow? What were the grain prices like when you started farming and what are they today?How about input costs, seed, and fertilizer – crazy we hear…..

Horsepower today has a totally different meaning than the “horse power” of yesterday! Our2014 edition of The Marysburg Town Crier (Dec/14) will be dedicated to MEMORIES OFTHE FARM. To make this happen, we need to hear from you. Please send us a little some-thing about what you’ll always remember about the farm. Just a paragraph or two, maybea picture if you have one – variety is the spice of life and we’d like to include YOUR story.

Please send your farm memory and/or pictures to:Renee Puetz, Box 1784, Humboldt, SK S0K 2A0

**pictures will be returned to you if labelled with your name & address **

Benefit ConcertMeota Men’s Choir

Sunday, April 27at 3:00 p.m.

Three years ago a few men got together tocreate the Meota Men's Chorus to performat a Christmas concert. The effort was toraise funds for a local Food Bank.

Under the leadership of Lisa Hornung theyhave since grown to a group of 24 menwho gather weekly to rehearse and performat different functions. They are committed,attentive and a good-humoured group whoenjoy performing. Their chorus contains anumber of soloists and talented musicians.They come from all walks of life andtogether share a similar passion for music!

Proceeds going to the sealing of the exterior brickon the church.

The Greystone Singers per-formed at Assumption Church inMarysburg Nov. 22, 2013.

They are a mixed-voice choiropen by audition to all Universityof Saskatch ewan students wholove singing and enjoy learning achallenging and varied repertoire— from traditional and classicalto sacred and secular, includingfolk songs and spirituals in a vari-ety of languages and styles. Since1958, when they were first orga-nized, nearly 2,000 young menand women have sung with thisaward-winning ensemble. Thisyear’s choir consists of 47 stu-dents from the Colleges of Artsand Science, Education, En -gineering, Agricul ture, Kinesiolo -gy, Edwards School of Business,Graduate Studies, and majors inDrama as well as in the Depart -ment of Music.

This past spring the choir wonfirst prize in the Mixed-VoiceCollegiate Choirs category of thebiennial ACCC-CBC NationalCompetition for Amateur Choirs;over the past 14 years they havebeen national semifinalists alsowinning second prize in 2006 and2010. Besides performing at many

local events, festivals, and with theSaskatoon Symphony Orchestra,the “Greystones” annually tourthroughout Saskatche wan. Theymake frequent appearances else-where in Canada, and occasionallyvisit the United States, Europe, andother countries, including Cuba. InFebruary 2007 the choir performedin Vienna, Salzburg, Prague, and atMazaryk University in Brno.  InMay 2010 they toured China per-forming in Shanghai, Xi’anJiaotong University, BeijingInstitute of Technology, and theBeijing Central Conservatory ofMusic, followed by an invited per-formance in Saskatoon at Podium— the national biennial conventionof the Association of CanadianChoral Communities. In July 2013they toured in Europe along withthe Wind Orchestra, performing inInterlaken, Switzerland andKerkrade, Netherlands.

Their conductor, GeraldLangner, is Professor and Head ofthe Department of Music. A nativeof Jansen, Sask., he receivedBachelor of Arts and Bachelor ofEducation degrees from the Uni -versity of Saskatchewan, andMaster of Music and Doctor of

Musical Arts degrees from WestTexas A & M and Michigan StateUniversities. He has released threeCDs and published articles in jour-nals such as the Canadian MusicEducator and Anacrusis, a periodi-cal of the Association of CanadianChoral Communities. A recipientof the Dwaine Nelson MasterTeacher Award in 2004, a pastpresident of the SaskatchewanChoral Federa tion and a recipientof its Pro Musica award in 2010,Dr. Langner teaches classes inchoral pedagogy and secondarymethods, choral literature, andmusic education. He remainsactive as a clinician and adjudica-tor for workshops and festivalsthroughout Canada.

For more information aboutthe University of SaskatchewanChoirs, or the latest GreystoneSingers CD In the GreystoneTradition, Vol. 3, please visit:h t tp : / /www.usask .ca /music /ensembles/greystones.html

The program consists of awide variety of choral repertoirefrom traditional and classical tosacred and secular, including folksongs and spirituals in a varietyof languages and styles.

University of Saskatchewan Greystone Singers