This remembrance day was a very memorable one in Watson, for a couple of reasons.

The Watson Legion hosted their annual Remembrance Day service, at 11:00 AM, at the Watson Civic Centre. This year marks 100 years since the guns of the first World War fell silent, and one former Watson resident is giving back to our veterans in a truly selfless way.

Jared Mills, CEO of Cross Borders Drilling, has donated $24,900.00 to the Watson Legion. This was made possible by the opening of a new oil processing rig; the workers of this rig were on the job 24 hours a day for the nearly 365 days. For every hour worked, Cross Borders Drilling donated 10 dollars. The total of hours was 2490, bringing the grand total to just under 25 thousand dollars. The donation will go to general costs of the legion, but more specifically, PAWS for Veterans- a branch of the legion that grants service dogs to veterans adjusting to lives with PTSD after combat. 

Pat Varga, Chairperson for PAWS For Veterans as well as her husband Lorne Varga, previous President of the Saskatchewan Legion, were just some of the esteemed guests in attendance. Kenton Remenda, M.C. for the service, gave the best possible explanation as to why this was so important to the entire community of Watson.

"Well, when it comes to the legion, money is always hard to come by," Remenda remarked. "Usually donations are tradtionally in the hundred dollar increments, which is always appreciated from whoever chooses to donate. But to have a donation of this size is truly amazing." Remenda continued "There are so many worthy causes to donate to, and we just happened to choose PAWS for Veterans."

In honour of the 100th anniversary of ht end of World War One, there was a special bell-ringing ceremony. At 5:00 PM on Sunday, the church bell in Watson was rung 100 times. The event was a greatly attended one, with around 150 in attendance for the service. This remembrance day marks 100 years since the guns of the first World War went silent.