Helen (Schellenberg) Wittenberg was a long-time registered nurse and active community volunteer. She was born August 17, 1928 in Blumenort, Saskatchewan to Peter J. Schellenberg (January 28, 1886, South Russia – November 30, 1966, New Westminster, B.C.) and Agatha (Dyck) Schellenberg (May 22, 1889, Neu Chortitza, Baratov, South Russia – June 18, 1967, Abbotsford, B.C.). Helen was the youngest child in a family of three sons and two daughters. Helen married John Wittenberg, son of Jakob Wittenberg (1878-1956) and Katharina (Wiens) Wittenberg (1891-1979) on August 22,1953 in Abbotsford, B.C. ; they raised two daughters and one son. Helen died April 11, 2015 at the Menno Home in Abbotsford, B.C.

Helen grew up in rural Saskatchewan, where her father Peter Schellenberg made his living as a farmer and blacksmith. From her earliest years, Helen had a passion for healing sick animals and helping ailing neighbors. Her mother Agatha, the midwife for the Swift Current, Saskatchewan municipality, inspired Helen with an ever-ready bag of medical instruments, her engaging stories, and sturdy work ethic. In this setting Helen’s passion for nursing was vigorously nurtured. After completing elementary school in Blumenort, Helen earned her secondary school diploma by completing Saskatchewan Department of Education correspondence courses, allowing her to graduate in the Wymark, Saskatchewan School District.

When the Schellenberg family moved to Abbotsford, British Columbia in 1948, Helen decided to enter the nursing profession. With a gift of $100.00 from her brother Peter to pay for entrance costs, Helen began her studies at St. Paul’s School of Nursing. She graduated with honors in 1951, and earned a special diploma in bedside nursing for emergency and cardiac wards. She chose to continue working at St. Paul’s until 1953, when she relocated to Ontario to pursue further professional training at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital.

Helen met her future husband John in Kitchener, ON during this time, and they were married in August 1953 at the South Abbotsford Mennonite Brethren Church. They returned to Ontario where John had contracted to teach at Eden Christian College in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON. Helen began working in the Hotel Dieu Hospital in St. Catharines, and then as an office nurse. Two years later the Wittenberg family moved to Abbotsford where Helen found employment in the Matsqui, Sumas, & Abbotsford Hospital. To expand their horizons, in 1965 the young family moved to Tabora, Tanzania where John taught English at the Kazina Secondary School and Helen became the "go-to nurse," dealing with all manner of emergencies.

After returning to Abbotsford, Helen resumed employment in the MSA Hospital. In 1973 she joined four nursing friends to pioneer a new Government of B.C .Department of Health initiative – Home Care Nursing. This programme allowed patients to recuperate in their own homes with regular nurse visits, as needed. The Home Care Nursing program was so successful that it was expanded provincially, a source of professional satisfaction for Helen.

After her retirement from the Home Care Program in 1988, Helen was invited by the Menno Place and by the Fraser Valley Health Region to organize a "visiting nurse" practice for the Menno Pavilion. When Helen retired from this program in 1998, she had completed fifty-one years of nursing.

An obituary for Norman McConnachie of Swift Current can be found at: http://www.inmemoriam.ca/view-announcement-481307-norman-mcconnachie.html

Agatha Schellenberg (born in Neu Chortitza, Baratov, South Russia on May 22, 1889 - June 18, 1967) acted as a midwife in the Blumenort, Saskatchewan area from ca.1923 - ca.1948.

The University Women’s Club was founded in Saskatchewan in 1918, and the Swift Current branch in 1930 with ten charter members. The Club participated in the work of the Canadian Federation of University Women to encourage educational values by educating themselves, participating in the education of others and to stimulate members to become involved in pubic affairs. The Club also awarded the Dorothy Goddard scholarship annually. The club disbanded ca. 2006 and the majority of the records were transferred to the Saskatchewan Archives Board.

Founded in 1966.

Anthea Loran grew up in Hampshire, England, during the Second World War and she followed her sister Anne Szumigalski to Canada in 1955. A nurse by trade, she lived in Regina and Saskatoon before moving to Swift Current with her husband, Ralph where they raised six children.

She passed away in Swift Current on March 23, 2018. For a more detailed account of her lifetime of volunteerism, see:

https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/volunteering-is-a-way-of-life-for-85-year-old-anthea-loran

The Adapted Aquatics program began when the Aquatic Centre in Swift Current, Saskatchewan opened in 1982 and ran until 2007. The program was started by Anthea Loran to help children and young adults with disabilities learn water safety, and participate in group activities.

The team was created in the wake of the Swift Current Broncos becoming the Lethbridge Broncos in 1974. Originally dubbed the "Broncos", the team changed their name to the "Indians" in 1983. The team folded in 1986 when the original Broncos came back to the City of Swift Current in 1986. The "SJHL Broncos" won the SJHL Championship in their first ever season in the league.

The Broncos started out as the Swift Current Broncos in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, but moved to Lethbridge in 1974. The team had been losing money in Swift Current and the new Lethbridge Sportsplex was beckoning for a team. The Broncos played in Lethbridge for twelve seasons, winning the President's Cup in 1982–83. In the mid 1980s, the team came up for sale, and despite a large and loyal fanbase in Lethbridge, the Broncos were bought by local interests in Swift Current and moved back to their original home. The Lethbridge Hurricanes moved in to replace the Broncos in the southern Alberta city.

The team won its only Memorial Cup championship two years later at the 1989 Memorial Cup. In the 1993 Memorial Cup, the Broncos were eliminated in a tie-breaker. Afterwards, the team's only head coach Graham James resigned to coach the Calgary Hitmen, but three seasons later, allegations arose that he sexually abused former player Sheldon Kennedy during their days together with the Broncos. James was convicted of sexual offenses and sentenced to three years in prison.

The Broncos play their home games at the Credit Union iPlex.