CARLYLE — The Carlyle branch of the Royal Canadian Legion held its spring windup meeting on June 11.
As has become tradition at the spring windup, it was held as a supper meeting and spouses were invited, as were guests that the legion wished to honour.
This year two Certificates of Appreciation and one Certificate of Merit were handed out. Nedra Clark presented the first certificate of appreciation to Dawn Faber from the Carlyle Town Office to thank the employees for the efforts they have made for the legion and the co-operation they have shown when working with the legion.
Clark then presented a second certificate to Faber as she was also representing the town workers. The Carlyle town workers have done so many things to assist the legion, including raising and lowering flags as appropriate, installing and removing banners around town for Remembrance Day, clearing snow and mowing grass around the legion hut and responding to many other requests.
The Certificate of Merit, and a legion-insulated cooler bottle were then presented by Clark to Jesse Twietmeyer, who has participated in the Remembrance Day ceremonies by playing the The Last Post and Reveille for many years. This Certificate of Merit formally recognizes his contribution to one of the legion's most important activities.
As with any meeting, a number of business items were then dealt with. A deadline of Sept. 1 was established to receive applications for the $1,000 Carlyle legion bursary for continuing studies in post-secondary education. If a student has military connections through family members, and is in any but the first year of post-secondary studies, they can apply for this bursary.
A decision was also reached to donate $1,000 from the poppy fund to the Saskatchewan Command for veterans who have been adversely affected by the ongoing wildfires in northern Saskatchewan. This money will be administered by Saskatchewan Command to ensure it is distributed to those veterans who require assistance.
The Town of Carlyle forwarded correspondence received from the Canadian Fallen Heroes Foundation. This charity is building a memorial tribute to the Fallen Airmen of Saskatchewan at the Saskatchewan Aviation Museum in Saskatoon.
They approached the town because three of the airmen they would like to commemorate are Flight Lt. Harold Lundy Flynn, Flight Sgt. Ronald Alfred Kinnee, and Leading Aircraftman Antti Alfreed Lunkie, all of whom were originally from Carlyle.
As all three of these men are on the honour roll of those lost in the Second World War, it was decided to donate $900 to this charity so that memorial plaques could be prepared for them for display in the museum.
The week of Sept. 21-27 has been designated as National Legion Week. Please watch for updates on planned activities for that week.
