Bobbi Hebron welcomes Marli Shepherd as the new Rec Director
By Joan Janzen
After eight years of serving as Kerrobert’s Recreation Director, Bobbi Hebron handed in her resignation. She poured her heart into the community throughout her time as Rec Director and will be greatly missed. But she won’t be far away, as she is once again joining the staff and students at KCS as Librarian.
As a true advocate for the community, Bobbi was instrumental in forming the groundwork of recreation in Kerrobert. Everyone, from coaches, residents, boards and managers, enjoyed collaborating with her.
Bobbi Hebron says farewell and welcomes Marli Shepherd as the new Recreation Director at Kerrobert. They stand on the newly reassembled Tindal stone on the courthouse stairs. Photo by Joan Janzen
As for Bobbi, she says she will miss many aspects of her previous job. Most of all, she’ll miss the people and their ideas. “Everyone has something to offer their community, and I was able to be a liaison to help them make that happen - either by communicating with the Rec Board and Council, by helping them find grants or other ways of funding, or by helping them find the answers to their questions,” Bobbi explained.
When asked what she considered the most challenging part of her job, Bobbi responded, “Building relationships so we could be successful. Those relationships helped make so many projects and events happen.” She listed the projects, which included shale on all three ball diamonds, renovation of the arena lobby, Art Gallery and pool grounds, new park equipment, a successful booth, the library’s move to the courthouse, the arena’s 75th celebration and the Canada Day 150 celebration, movie nights, and Harvest Festival. Bobbi said there were many additional achievements that didn’t make the news but were equally important.
Those are accomplishments the entire community can be proud of, but according to Bobbi, there’s always more that needs to be done. “There is never enough time to complete the jobs that I wanted to get done,” she concluded. “But with everyone working together, we could work away at bettering another corner of our community.”
As Bobbi steps aside, Marli Shepherd has stepped forward to fill her shoes as Recreation Director. “I think each facility and season will bring new excitement and challenges that I’m looking forward to,” Marli said.
She’s looking forward to the upcoming Harvest Festival and has some new ideas and plans that she would like to get in place for this hockey season. “I’m really trying to take it all in while Bobbi is still here,” she said.
As the community bids farewell to Bobbi and thanks her for her time and devotion, they also welcome Marli and look forward to the excitement and energy she will contribute.