Pine Ridge School NW 21 54 20 W3 Bright Sand District, R.M. of Greenfield 529 (Now R.M. of Mervin 499)
The new Pine Ridge school was built in 1950 and opened January 1, 1951 with Mrs. Alice (nee Madden) Johnson as teacher. [Old Pine Ridge School 1018] The school had a full basement, indoor toilets, new individual desks and a wood and coal furnace, but no electricity. Mrs. Johnson was the teacher until June 1952 then Mrs. Vera (Anderson) Davidson became teacher in September, 1952 and stayed until it closed in 1963. After the school closed students were bussed to St. Walburg and the school was sold to to the German Sudetan club. Until a few years ago the school was used for various activities, but was finally transferred to the municipality for their shop and equipment. Time finally caught up to the school and the roof collapsed in the winter of 2012 to 2013 now only memories remain.
E.J. (Butch) Peterson
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A TRIBUTE TO VERA M. (ANDERSON) DAVIDSON ONE ROOM SCHOOL TEACHER by E.J. (Butch) Peterson
| | I started school at Pine Ridge in June 1951 with Mrs. Alice Johnson as teacher, but was stricken with Impetigo and by the time it cleared up my parents and the teacher decided to let me start over the next year. In June 1952 I restarted with Mrs. Vera Davidson as my teacher. Mrs. Davidson was a superior teacher although we didn't realize it at the time. She taught about 35 students from grades 1 to 8 and often involved the whole class in discussions about books she read to us. The reading was usually a few minutes each day and then she would ask questions and all of us were encouraged to participate. Those readings were always looked forward to and I believe her method of teaching gave younger students a head start for the next year. Vera also made sure that all ages, girl or boy, participated in sports such as scrub baseball and football and some boys learned that some girls were tough opponents. Vera was my teacher until 1960 and helped me catch up by taking grade 7 and 8 in the same term, she also tutored me for grade 9 correspondence. After Pine Ridge closed, Mrs. Davidson taught at Paradise Hill one term and Mudie Lake retiring in 1965. I often wonder how she managed the ten mile round trip from home to Pine Ridge, winter and summer, often with horse and buggy or caboose and still manage to teach us reluctant scholars as well as she did. Vera passed away a few years ago, but she contributed a lot more to our lives than many of us give her credit for. |
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Nearby PlacenamesAspen Cove is a nearby Unincorporated area
Blatz-Nolin is a nearby Hamlet
Bright Sand is a nearby Unincorporated area
Crystal Bay-Sunset is a nearby Hamlet
Cuffley is a nearby Unincorporated area
Elmhurst is a nearby Unincorporated area
Evergreen Acres is a nearby Hamlet
Evergreen Brightsand is a nearby Hamlet
Greenfield No. 529 is a Rural Municipality
Hallgarth is a nearby Unincorporated area
Horseshoe Bay is a nearby Hamlet
Indian Point - GNewen Sands is a nearby Hamlet
Kivimaa's Moonlight Bay " is a nearby Hamlet
Kivimaa-Moonlight Bay is a nearby Village
Kopp's Kove is a nearby Hamlet
Mervin No. 499 is a Rural Municipality
Parkland Beach is a nearby Hamlet
Powm Beach is a nearby Hamlet
Spruce Lake is a nearby Hamlet
Spruce Lake Junction is a nearby Unincorporated area
Stowlea is a nearby Unincorporated area
Sunset View Beach is a nearby Hamlet
Thunderchild is a nearby Indian Reserve
Turtle Beach is a nearby Unincorporated area
Turtle Lake South Bay is a nearby Hamlet
For more information:Book: Bright Sand to green fields
compiled by Greenfield Historical Society
1985.Nearby School Districts online - Bright Sand 3447 School, near Brightsand and St. Walburg, Saskatchewan
- Cottage Grove School 4133, near St. Walburg and Turtleford (Stowlea)
- Emmaville School 2191, near Brightsand and St. Walburg, Saskatchewan
- Marguerite School 1321, near Brightsand and St. Walburg, Saskatchewan
- Moose Head School 3193, near Bright Sand and Turtleford
- New Pine Ridge 1018, near Bright Sand, Saskatchewan
- Old Pine Ridge 1018, near Bright Sand, Saskatchewan
- Sky Rock 5147, near Stowlea, Saskatchewan
- Waskiagon School 3475, near Brightsand and St. Walburg, Saskatchewan
The above school districts also submitted by E.J. (Butch) Peterson |
