Cactus Lake, Saskatchewan
Cactus Lake is a Saskatchewan hamlet that is located about 8 kilometres from the Alberta-Saskatchewan border. Nearby communities include Macklin, Luseland and Major. The histories of the families of Cactus Lake and surrounding communities are detailed in Prairie Legacy: Grosswerder and Surrounding Districts, by the Grosswerder and Districts New Horizons Heritage Group, published in 1980.[1]
Notable people
Notable people from Cactus Lake include:
- Donald Oborowsky, president and chief executive officer of Edmonton-based Waiward Steel Fabricators, Ltd..
- Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas,[2]
- Sheldon and Gerry Scheck, owners of Cactus Organics, an organic beef farm located near Cactus Lake.[3]
References
- Our Roots: Canada's Local Histories Online, Particulars of Prairie Legacy Archived 2015-08-12 at the Wayback Machine; www.ourroots.ca. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- Author profile of Fr. Ron Rolheiser, Holy Thursday and The Eucharist; www.stmichaelw.ca. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- Debbie Furbur, Hitting the high road with highlands. Canadian Cattlemen Magazine, December 6, 2010. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
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