Cheer Stories
Cheer Story: Celebrating Culture Days - Paris of the Prairies Party!
How did the Paris of the Prairies Party idea come to be? The program began when the opportunity to apply for the SaskCulture Culture Days Grant came across my email. I took the idea to my Board of Directors, and they immediately were interested, and the planning began! Our local Board...
Cheer Story: White City Benefits From Training Fund
The South East Sport, Culture & Recreation District created the Training Fund to disburse grants to organizations, clubs and municipalities delivering community-based sport, culture and recreation services in south east Saskatchewan. This funding supports broad and inclusive training...
Cheer Story: Souris Valley Museum Offers Safaris And Birthday Parties!
More programming is coming to the Souris Valley Museum with the new school year. The museum had an opportunity to widen the variety of services it provides to patrons. "The museum’s really looking forward to our fall and winter coming up. We are introducing some new programs mixed in with some...
Cheer Story: Disc Golf Taking Off in Saskatchewan!
Disc golf has been growing in popularity over the years in Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan is home to roughly 70-disc golf courses, and there are more to come. This summer, a new course popped up in Arcola. The Arcola Optimist Disc Golf Park was open to the public on August 9th. With help from...
Cheer Story: Estevan Art Gallery & Museum - Inside/Out
In the summer of 2020, the Estevan Art Gallery & Museum (EAGM) introduced an exhibit named "Inside/Out," with four outdoor installations at the Woodlawn Regional Park. It proved to be such a big success that they did a second "Inside/Out" installation in winter 2021, and a third installment...
Cheer Story: Recreation Professionals Week In Saskatchewan!
June 14-20 was slated Recreation Professionals Week in Saskatchewan for the fourth year! #SKRECWEEK2021 What is recreation?Recreation is the experience that results from freely chosen participation in physical, social, intellectual, creative and spiritual pursuits that enhance individual...
Cheer Story: Planning for Recreation in Small Town Saskatchewan!
Ryan Reiss, Mayor of the Town of Vibank, recently presented at the South East District 2021 Annual General Meeting. He shared why and how their community focused on recreation planning in 2020. Vibank is located approximately 30 minutes south east of Regina down Highway 48. It is a growing,...
Cheer Story: Recreation Director Profile - Ghislaine Carter
People are an organization’s greatest asset! Effective recreation community services depends upon good leadership and our small, rural communities value the expertise and passion of municipal recreation professionals. These positions provide leadership and support to facility management,...
Cheer Story: South East District Volunteer Profile - Mark Barnes
As we celebrate National Volunteer Week this month, we wanted to profile one of our volunteer board members, Mark Barnes (Oxbow)! Mark is ending his five-year stint on the board, and we would like to extend a warm thank you to Mark for his time and commitment to our board team! His jolly...
Cheer Story: Community Recreation Plan for the Next 10 Years In Moosomin!
As Moosomin continues to grow, so do its recreation facilities. Moosomin Director of Parks and Recreation, Mike Schwean wanted to formulate a plan for the next decade to ensure the facilities meet the needs of those in the community. To get the ball rolling on the community recreation...
Weyburn Lacrosse Wins Provincial Award for Promoting Game
The Weyburn Lacrosse Association was named the winner of the 2020 Promotion and Development Award from the Saskatchewan Lacrosse Association, at their virtual annual meeting held recently. SLA president Javan Bexson made the announcement in a video post on Facebook, explaining the...
Cheer Story: South East Communities Embracing Winter Challenges
GrenfellThe Town of Grenfell embraced this season’s challenges with respect to COVID-19 and its related restrictions, using the opportunity to be creative and dream up new leisure options for its residents. In early December, the Town’s Public Works Department worked diligently to construct...
