During the "Cold War" Mennonite Central Committee organized Special Civil Defence Course #111 For Mennonite Leaders. Names of participants L to R include:
Back row: 1st George Wiebe (Saskatoon), 2nd Al Neufeld (Hague), 5th Jake Klassen (Rosthern),
Third row: 8th Bill Peters (Rosthern), 10th Henry (?) (Glidden), 14th Jake Olfert (Luseland), 19th Jim Peters (Langham)
Second row: 2nd Dick Friesen (Saskatoon), 5th John Bartsch (Saskatoon), 7th Rudy Friesen (Eyebrow), 8th Ginter Harder (Laird), 12th Ben Thiessen,
Front row: 4th P. K. Epp (Laird), 5th P. G. Sawatsky (Saskatoon), 9th Rev. John Garman (Saskatoon), 10th J. Kehler (Watrous), 12th Corny Isaac (Glenbush), 15th Ben Friesen (Dorintosh).