Gatherings

The Robins meet twice a year somewhere in Saskatchewan. Here are some of the places we have been. (In alternating years with only one date shown, the other meeting was at the CANSCAIP Prairie Horizons conference.)

2019 – September 20-22 / Moose Jaw for the 35th Anniversary Celebration

L to R: Dianne, Gillian, Pat, Myrna, Linda, Sandra, Alison, Paula Jane, Sharon, Judith, Anne

2019 – April 12/Manitou Springs

2019 May - Manitou Springs - small

2018– April/Cypress Hills; October/Nipawin

Critique session

Critiquing is fun!

Editor and Author hard at work

Hiking in Cypress Hills

Rest Stop in Maple Creek

2017 – April 28/Moose Jaw

Paula Jane, Linda, and Sandra in Moose Jaw, 2017

2016– April 15/Martensville; October 14/Kenosee Lake

2016 at Kenosee Lake - Anne, Sandra, Alison, Gillian, Judith, Paula Jane, Pat, Sharon, Dianne — 2016 at Kenosee Lake – Anne, Sandra, Alison, Gillian, Judith, Paula Jane, Pat, Sharon, Dianne

Ladies in Blue (and purple) - Anne, Gillian, Alison, Sharon — Ladies in Blue (and purple) – Anne, Gillian, Alison, Sharon

Sharon and Alison behind Kenosee Lodge, 2016

2015 – April 24/Muenster; September / Prairie Horizons at St. Michael’s Retreat in Lumsden

Linda, Myrna, Alison, Anne, Sharon at St. Michael's Retreat in Lumsden — Linda, Myrna, Alison, Anne, Sharon at St. Michael’s Retreat in Lumsden

Robins walking the labyrinth at St. Michael's Retreat, Lumsden — Robins walking the labyrinth at St. Michael’s Retreat, Lumsden

2014– April 11/Cedar Lodge; October 3/Shaunavon

Anne, Alison, Paula Jane, Adele, Gillian hard at work in Cedar Lodge, 2014

Sandra, Alison, Anne and shadows at Cedar Lodge, 2014

Alison, Anne, Paula Jane, Sharon, Linda at Iron Wheel Farms, Shaunavon, 2014

A really big bag of grain near Shaunavon, 2014

2013 – April 12/Saskatoon

2012 – April 13/Watrous(M); September 28/Cypress Hills

Left to Right: Adele Dueck, Gillian Richardson, Sharon Plumb, Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, Linda Aksomitis, Myrna Guymer, Paula Jane Remlinger, Dianne Young, Sandra Davis, Alison Lohans, Judith Silverthorne, Anne Patton

2011 – April 15/ Calling Lake/Fort San, Fort Qu’Appelle

2010 – April 16/Moose Jaw; October 16/Saskatoon

We were given a tour of the historic Mae Wilson Theatre , where this photo was taken.

Back row: Sheena Koops, Sandra Lynn Davis, Alison Lohans, Sharon Plumb
Middle Row: Judith Benson, Paula Jane Remlinger, Anne Patton, Dianne Young, Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet
Front Row: Myrna Guymer, Adele Dueck, Gillian Richardson, Linda Aksomitis

2009 – April 17/ Aylesbury

2008 – April 2/Anglin Lake; October 24/Riverhurst

This photo shows us at Riverhurst, near Diefenbaker Lake.

Back: Sandra Davis, Judith Benson, Dianne Young, Adele Dueck, Gillian Richardson, Myrna Guymer
Middle: Paula Jane Remlinger, Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, Anne Patton
Front: Sharon Plumb, Alison Lohans, Linda Aksomitis
Missing: Sheena Koops

2007 – April 20/Val Marie, near Grasslands National Park

Robins in Grasslands National Park, near Val Marie, 2007 — Robins in Grasslands National Park, at a historic farm near Val Marie, 2007

Door to Another World, by the road near Val Marie. Photo by Myrna Guymer.

Back row: Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, Alison Lohans, Sharon Plumb, Gillian Richardson, Judith Benson, Sheena Koops
Front row: Adele Dueck, Betty Fitzpatrick, Anne Patton, Linda Aksomitis, Myrna Guymer
Missing: Sandra Davis

2006 – April 21/Bruno; October 19/Gravelbourg

2005 – April 22/Wolsley

2004 – May 4/Cedar Lodge; Sept 24/Anglin Lake

2003 – April 4/Moose Jaw

Back: Judith Benson, Betty Fitzpatrick, Bev Watson, Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet, Dianne Young. Middle: Joyce Henderson, Alison Lohans, Paula Jane Remlinger, Linda Aksomitis, Adele Dueck. Front: Myrna Guymer, Gillian Richardson

2002 – April 19/Watrous; Oct 4/?

2001 – April 27/Saskatoon

2000 – March 31/Moose Jaw; August/Denare Beach

1999 – May 8/Watrous

1998 – May 2/Melfort(M); Oct 16/Riverhurst

1997 – April 18/Watrous; Sept 26/Lumsden

1996 – April19/Good Spirit Lake; Oct 26/Muenster

1995 – April 8/Riverhurst(M); Sept 24 (after SK-AB Conf)/Jackfish Lake

I found the song below which is a little different than the one above. It came from a Christian Crafters bulletin board. It is also sung to "Jesus loves me" Verse 1 Jesus called them one by one, Peter, Andrew, James and John. Then came Philip, Thomas too, Matthew and Bartholomew. Chorus: Yes, Jesus called them, Yes, Jesus called them, Yes, Jesus called them, and they followed Him. Verse2 James his brother Thaddeus, Simon then came Judas. Twelve disciples here in all, Following the Master's call. Chorus — 1995 Alberta-Saskatchewan Children’s Writing Conference at Jackfish Lake

1994 – April 30/Saskatoon(M); Oct 21/Muenster

1993 – April 23/Watrous(M); Oct 2/Watrous<

Back row (standing): Myrna Guymer*, Bessie Brekke, Dianne Young*, Alison Lohans*, Pat Armstrong, Gillian Richarson*
Front Row (seated): Shirley Byers, Judith Silverthorne*, Lucille Walters, Adele Dueck
The starred names are still in the group as of 2018–that’s 25 years later! (Judith was gone for a while, and re-joined in 2012.)

1992 – April 11/Saskatoon(M); Oct 24/Estevan

1991 – April 13/Regina(M); Oct 19/Muenster

1990 – April/?;Fall/Muenster

1989 – Feb 18/Davidson (M); Aug 19/Regina

One thought on “Gatherings”

Dalynn Ramsay says:

September 29, 2018 at 2:59 pm

Hello! I’m a parent in Cut Knife, SK (45 min west of North Battleford) and I’m currently looking to plan events for our Elementry during Education week (third week in October). We were thinking about seeing if it would be possible to have children book authors coming to do readings of their books. We were hoping to feature an wither each day and then invite the community to the school from 3:30-5 for story time in the gym. The author would have free range as to what to read and we would have snacks etc available. The planning has just started but I wanted to reach out to see if this would be of any interest to your group! I also imagined having multiple copies of your books for sale during the event too. Please let me know if this is to any interest and we can finalize plans/ideas then. Thank you for your time!