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 persons 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




  1. ^ Our Roots: Canada's Local Histories Online, Particulars of Prairie Legacy; www.ourroots.ca. Retrieved 2015-09-01.


  2. ^ Author profile of Fr. Ron Rolheiser, Holy Thursday and The Eucharist; www.stmichaelw.ca. Retrieved 2015-09-01.


  3. ^ Debbie Furbur, Hitting the high road with highlands. Canadian Cattlemen Magazine, December 6, 2010. Retrieved 2015-09-21.


Coordinates: 52°06′51″N 109°48′54″W / 52.11417°N 109.81500°W / 52.11417; -109.81500








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