From the Mayor's Desk: Luseland Senior Mallards back on the ice this season
By Kathy Wurz
Mayor of Luseland
The Luseland Credit Union Swimming Pool hosted a diving clinic on Sunday, August 20, 2023, with 15 participants. The pool will be staying open until after the Labour Day weekend, with the last day being September 4, 2023. The pool was extremely busy this season, with three full sets of swimming lessons offered. Luseland Pool also offered Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross and the Swim for Life instructor course this year. We want to thank all of our patrons, our residents, and the surrounding communities for the great support we have received again this pool season. Also, a huge thank you to our amazing pool staff, who put a lot of effort into running extra activities and fun events that helped bring people out to the pool.
The Town of Luseland recently had a by-election and welcomed a new councillor to our table, Rianne Bozzard. Rianne works at the Delta Co-op in Luseland and was recently sworn in at our August council meeting. We welcome Rianne to our team. We still have one open seat on council, and a second by-election will take place. The nomination paper deadline is Wednesday, August 23, at 4:00 p.m. Please follow the Town of Luseland's Facebook page for further information on polling station information regarding this election.
The Luseland Hall Board hosted a Farmer's Market at the Luseland/Salvador Community Hall on Tuesday, August 8, 2023. The market helped our hall committee raise another $1,551.90 for projects that keep our community hall viable. Congratulations to Pam Bergen, who won the amazing gift basket that was raffled off and comprised of numerous items donated by home-based business owners. The event was a great success and has led to a group of individuals planning a second market on Saturday, September 9, during the annual Harvest Festival. They are looking for any and all "Make it, Bake it, Grow it" vendors as well as home-based businesses. The donation campaign and fundraising events that the hall board has put on over the last couple of years have raised more than enough monies to proceed with the boiler replacement project. The new boiler will be installed very soon and ensure the longevity of this much-used recreational facility in the Town of Luseland.
The Luseland Senior Mallards will be back on the ice this season. They will be one of four teams as part of a new league being formed in the area. This new Cross Roads Hockey League will include teams from Luseland, Kerrobert, Dodsland and a Kindersley team so far. This is extremely exciting news for the Luseland arena. The rink committee is also busy with two major projects before rink kickoff. They will be announcing more details regarding this soon.
The tree committee for the Town of Luseland is working hard to strategize on the removal of aged trees and a plan going forward to take one section each year and plan removal and the replanting of new trees. Very soon, town residents will notice that we will begin by starting on the Strathcona tree project. We will be taking down a section of trees and replanting with a different variety.
The Luseland Community Development Committee is once again hosting a Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 9, 2023. The committee is asking businesses and organizations to host their own events on this day and as part of the festivities. The museum will be hosting a variety of events, such as a vegetable car race. Please follow the Luseland Harvest Festival Facebook page for updated information on the events taking place. The Luseland Travel Club will be setting up a food booth on Main Street and there will be a Farmers' Market on this day, as well.