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By Ben Tompkins

Appreciation Night

Tisdale celebrates local achievements

Nov 21, 2025 | 12:16 PM

The Town of Tisdale hosted its 45th annual appreciation night on Thursday.

There, numerous community members were recognized for their achievements during the last year.

“I think the importance in a small town, is to just recognize all the talent we have here and all the commitment that’s put in for our town to be successful,” explained Director of Recreation and Parks Stacy Thiessen.

“These people here, just how hard they try and the effort they put in, ultimately, everyone just wants to see our community thrive. I think we only have 3,000 people in Tisdale, but what you see here tonight just makes it pretty evident of the talent we have here and how lucky we are.”

The awards ranged from provincial and national recognition, including gold medals in softball, wakeboarding, football, dance, gymnastics, and figure skating.

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It also featured a Service Club Award and a Volunteer of the Year.

“Thank you to the Town of Tisdale and everyone in it, because it truly is a wonderful place to live, and everything that everyone does for the community does not go unnoticed. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone in the community,” Thiessen added.

“The fact that this event has been going on for 45 years is crazy. I’m just amazed by what a small community can accomplish.”

Awards

Softball: Arianne Pollon with the Durham Lords at the 2024 Canadian National Women’s Softball Championship.

Wakeboard: Harper Thiessen – 2025 U9 Female Wakeboard Provincials, Osker Curry – 2025 U11 Male Wakeboard Provincials.

Football: Zenek Chapman, Aiden Zlinka – 2025 Challenge Cup Football Provincial Champions.

Dance: Lexi Mutimer – 2025 National Award in Tap & Jazz, Delaney Walter, Isavelle Deforest, Jenna Brown – 2025 National Award in Tap, Sophie Coulter – 2025 National Award in Jazz.

Gymnastics: Sylvie St. Amant – 2025 GymSask WAG XCEL Platinum Vault Provincial Champion, Jayda York, Jody Campbell (coach) 2025 GymSask WAG Xcel Gold Choreography Provincial Award.

Figure Skating: Katelyn Mooney – 2025 Star 6 Freeskate Provincial Champion.

Service Club Award: Tisdale Kinettes, Tisdale Kinsmen Club.

Volunteer of the Year: Cheryl Gudmundson for her work with Northeast Regional Victim Services, Suicide Bereavement, Better Together, Tisdale Reconciliation, 100 Women That Care Tisdale, and many more.

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