2020 Oyen Lions Club Scholarship Winners

Gage Lemare is one of the lucky recipients of the 2020 Lions’ Scholarships. He is very excited to be pursuing a career in aviation. He remarked that this money will help him reach his dream of becoming a commercial pilot. He is currently enrolled at Medicine Hat College in the two year Aviation Management certificate program. Fred Beynon was proud to present him with his cheque, as he had been one of his junior high school volleyball coaches. Gage attended Warren Peers School in Acadia Valley from Kindergarten to Grade 9, and graduated from South Central High School in June 2020. Gage hopes to return to this area and open his own crop dusting business, and continue to volunteer in the community. His parents are Dave and Wanda and they have set great examples by working hard in their careers and being committed to their community.

Keely Hayworth is the other fortunate student to receive a 2020 Lions’ Scholarship. She is following her recently discovered passion for nursing with the four year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the University of Alberta. She attended New Brigden School from Kindergarten to Grade 8, Oyen Public School for Grade 9, and graduated from South Central High School in June 2020. She learned valuable lessons from role models during her sports, in addition to her time dancing and volunteering with Tara’s Academy of Dance in Consort. Keely hopes to combine her love for helping people and travelling in the future. Keely’s parents are Ardell and Tara, and she is very grateful to them for showing her how to build businesses, how to be great community volunteers, as well as supporting her pursuits, and encouraging her to work hard and find her niche.

PHOTOS BY FRED BEYNON, SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN