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from a writing by Olga M. (Jahnke) Wiebe
"Four months after I married Herbert Wiebe he became mayor of Herbert. I was only twenty-two years old and he was mayor all but one year of our married life. ...
During the dirty thirties the town council experienced many difficulties. Their meetings were often long and the work arduous. This meant I was alone a lot. In 1939 the Second World War broke out and my husband became a lieutenant officer in the Herbert reserve army. This activity created more hours away from home."

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Cornelius Jahnkes
1950
Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Olga (Jahnke) Wiebe's parents - Cornelius Jahnkes were also early settlers in Herbert area.
The Jahnkes are Jack Wiebe's maternal grandparents.

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Herb Wiebe, Mayor
1949
Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Herb Wiebe, Jack Wiebe's father, was elected Mayor of Herbert in 1928 and he was Mayor until 1954.

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Southwest Section newspaper
24 October 1953
Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada
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An article in the Southwest Section newspaper out of Moose Jaw on Saturday, October 24, 1953 details much of the progress of Herbert and the accomplishments under the many years of Herb Wiebe's tenure as mayor.

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Newspaper Article re Herb Wiebe
24 October 1953
Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Mayor Herbert Wiebe
24 October 1953
Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada
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The newspaper article in Southwest Section on October 24, 1953 ...

"Impressive though the story of the British diplomat may be, it somehow seems to fall short of the inspiring story of a young prarie real estate agent who travelled the world, came back to his home town and became mayor -- for 28 years.

If future generations of Herbertans want to think the town was named after Herbert Wiebe, who would deny it?"

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Jack and Ann Wiebe
1995
Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Jack and Ann Wiebe

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Lieutenant Governor Wiebe
1995
Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Jack Wiebe, son of Herb Wiebe, former Mayor of Herbert, grandson of John F.D. Wiebe, first Mayor of Herbert, served as Lieutenant Governor of Province of Saskatchewan from May 31, 1994 to February 16, 2000.

From April 6, 2000 to January 31, 2004 he served as a Senator in Government of Canada, Ottawa.

He and his wife have retired to Swift Current, Saskatchewan, 30 miles from Herbert. They are still members of the Herbert United Church.