Celebration 125

The Town of Rapid City and RM of Saskatchewan had a successful 125th Anniversary celebration the weekend of August 1-4, 2008

A total of 1024 people registered with many events held. Some of these events included:

Silent auction and car rally
Veteran power point presentation
Heritage fair displays
Banquets and entertainment
Jam session with local talent performing
Drama presentation
Cowboy poets
Fireworks
Pancake breakfasts
Parade
Opening ceremonies with dignitaries present
Kid's Carnival
Genealogy seminar
Garden tour
Dedication of the Reg Hamnent Fish Ladder
Grand opening of the Rapid City Historical Walking Trail
Non-denominational church service
125th anniversary church service at Cadurcis Unit Church
Sod turning ceremony for the library expansion
Volleyball and family baseball tournament
Party in the parking lot at the Queen's Hotel

Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this celebration such a success!

In 1983 the Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan undertook a centennial
project of marking all rural school sites within the municipality. Below
are the names and locations of these schools. A stone cairn was erected
at each site and they still stand today. In 2008, the 125th anniversary
of the municipality, these cairns will to be refurbished and surrounding
areas trimmed and mowed.

McBride School Dist. No. 558 1889 – 1964	Oldale School Dist. No. 265 1883 – 1949
Weir School Dist. No. 448 1884 – 1955 71 years of Learning Erected 1983	Winterton School Dist. No. 716 1892 – 1916
Moline School Dist. No. 543 1889 – 1966 77 Years of Learning Erected 1983	Cadurcis School Dist. No. 179 1883 – 1916
Little Saskatchewan School Dist. No. 134 1882 – 1963	Basswood School Dist. No. 1252 1903 – 1916 1917 – 1969
Oakleigh School Dist. No. 914 1902 – 1963	In Memory Pioneers Of Tremaine S. D. No. 502 1887 – 1968
Rosemount School Dist. No. 319 1883 – 1917	St. Andrews Church Presbyterian 1893 – 1925 United 1925 – 1950
Cardale Cairn located at NE 19-15-20W was erected in 1942 to honor the memories of four RCAF flyers killed in a crash June 9, 1942 while on a training mission.