Noteworthy Chapter Names & Chapter Events

Past Presidents and the years they served:

Floyd Johnston                     1972-73

Fred Stokes                           1973/74/75/76

Mary Donovan                     1976-77

Cliff Peart                              1977-78/79

Christina Nason,                  1979-80

Frank Mudry                        1980-81/82

Marg Sillerud                       1982-83/84/85

Al Selinger                            1985-86/87

Wanda Eddingfield             1987-88/89/90

Winnifred  Ellerman           1990-91/92/93

Shirley Dyck                         1993-94/95/96

Edith Rogers                        1996-97/98/99/2000

Leon Eckert                         2000-01/02/03/04/05/06/07

Shirley Dyck                        2007-08/09/10

Beryl Robinson                   2010-11/12

Joyce Hoffman                      2012-13/14/15/16

Provincial Honorary Life Members:
 

Wanda Eddingfield (deceased)

Frank Mudry (deceased)

Loretta Romankewicz

Shirley Dyck

The Watchword of Our Chapter

H - hope

    O - organize

        P – participate

It is easy to ask, “Why doesn’t somebody do something?”

and then excuse ourselves for not being that somebody.

Early Members of Our Chapter

Floyd Johnston, Lang Shaw, Alice Bloom, Madeleine Carroll, Ella Humphries, Jake Regehr, Earl Kyle, Janie Preston, James Greenwood, John Dyer, Irma Carduner, Floyd Stokes, Cliff Forbes, Howard Wylie, Lillian Caffrey, Edna Quirk, Edith Mitchell, Alice Kearns, Necia Caron, Reg Shaw, Edna Dickie, Mary Donovan, Olive Smith, Harold Newlove, Adeline Hofer, Cliff Peart.

These are names that appeared in minutes of meetings 1972-75.

The first executive consisted of: President, Floyd Johnston,

Vice President L. Shaw, Secretary A. Bloom ( M. Carroll) and Treasurer, E. Humphries.

Chapter Award Recipients

Dorothy Anning

Nancy Baumann-Wall

Jim Bobick

Marlyn Buhr

Shirley Dyck

Jeanette Eckert

Leon Eckert

Winnie Ellerman

Laurel Krause

Helen McGovern

Frank Mudry,

Mary Mudry

Beryl Robinson,

Al Romankewicz

Loretta Romankewicz

Ruth Sapinsky

Vivian Sedgwick

Marg Sillerud

Gunter Weiner

Harry Wiebe

Don Wilmot

Dorothy Wilmot

Eileen Yake

Congratulations!

Arbos Award Recipients
Eileen Hartman (2000), Shirley Dyck (2004), Carol Moen (2011) and Joyce Hoffman (2012)      

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Several highlights of the years 1972- 2011:
 

June 12, 1972     SC Chapter formed

Oct. 10, 1973     Helped to form the provincial STS

1974        Working towards a minimum monthly pension of $10.00 multiplied by the number of    years taught.

1976        The idea of preserving autobiographies was born

1978        Floyd Johnston passed away.

1979        A panel presented “Why Should I Join the Local STS?”

1981        Superannuation cheques were hand-delivered during the mail strike.

1982        Became involved with the Meals-on-Wheels program.

1983        Shared the June Picnic with the Rosetown Chapter

1984         Investigated Teachers’ housing Projects in Regina and Moose Jaw.

1988        Hosted Provincial STS Curling in Herbert

1988        Chapter’s newsletter is born

1992        Hosted Provincial STS Golf Tournament.

1994        (Oct 6 & 7) Hosted Provinical Bridge Tournament

1994        Our newsletter was named "In Touch"

1995        (May) Our Chapter researched Housing for Seniors

1995        (May) Hosted a Retirement Lifestyle Seminar

1995        (Oct 4 & 5) Hosted Provincial Bridge Tournament

1995        Became involved in delivering Meals on Wheels

1996        (Aug 27)  Held the first "To Heck with the Bell"  breakfast

1996        Membership Blitz: 137 members ot 176 members

1998        June outing was a dinner cruise on the "Betty Lou"

1999        (May 4 & 5)  Hosted Provincial Bowling

2000        (Oct  3 & 4)  Hosted Provincial Bridge Tournament

2001       (June 12 & 13) Hosted Provincial Golf Tournament

2008       Attended our first Barn Playhouse performance

2009       (Apr 19)  55 Alive Senior Drivers' Refresher Course

2011       First Spring Fling

2011        (Nov 7-9) Hosted Provincial STS Curling Tournament