A new play with a Weyburn connection is in the works by John Nolan, culture and tourism director of the Tommy Douglas Centre. Details of the "Idaho Kid" were explained during the annual general meeting for the T.C. Douglas Centre on Nov. 29.
The King George and the Tommy Douglas Centre will partner on a "Idaho Kid" performance, to be written by Nolan, and staged at the King George in 2012. The King George donated $5,000 to the Centre on Wednesday, as part of the agreement.
The "Memories of Early Weyburn" written by Dr. R.M. Mitchell has brief details on the famous saga of "Idaho Bill" on the rampage in Weyburn. Nolan is "currently doing research for the development of the play."
The Tommy Douglas Centre reported total assets of $391,975.76 during the financial year of Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2010. During that year, total income was $30,342.08 and total expenses were $52,979.23, for a net ordinary income of -$22,637.15.
"It really isn't that sum of money," detailed Ron Wormsbecker, financial chair for the Tommy Douglas Centre, in regard to the net income. "We received a grant from the arts board of $35,000 that covered the period of July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011. So therefore there was approximately $15,000 of that grant was meant to cover wages, so basically we had a loss of $7,000 during 2010."
There were total assets of $379,687.59 during the financial year of Jan. 1 to Nov. 22, 2011. During that year, total income was $40,668.66 and total expenses were $50,560.02, for a net ordinary income of -$9,891.36.
Planning ahead for their upcoming programs, Nolan applied for a museum grant of $6,000; and a grant from Â鶹´«Ã½AVeast Connections Sport, Culture and Recreation District for their participation in an active after-school kids program for $6,000.
The Tommy Douglas Centre has also partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Weyburn, which "will be a year-long association working creatively with local children at risk," stated the report from Nolan.
After attending a workshop for the new ArtsVest program, the Tommy Douglas Centre will seek support from the program.
Plans are also in the early stages for the third annual International Women's Day in March. "We are looking at a multicultural focus for this celebration," stated Nolan's report.
