[14] In 2011, Goodwater celebrated its 100-year anniversary from July 22–24 with a three-day event that included singing, two pancake breakfasts, an antique machinery show, and a performance by the BAD Boys.

[15] According to several sources, Goodwater was once called "Juell," prior to the arrival of the Canadian Northern Railway Company, c.

1850, Devonshire, England) and William "Billie" Hobbs first established their general store in a tent in 1910, selling "everything from needles to threshing machines.

[26] By 1911, the CNoR was reported to be constructing 300 miles of new rail lines in Saskatchewan, employing 500 teams and 2,500 men.

"[28] According to train historian Adam Peltenburg, the CNoR rail line branch through Goodwater was part of, "major developments in the prairies" that began around 1910.

"[27] Several community accounts report that surveyors of the CNoR were responsible for renaming the town from "Juell" to "Goodwater," circa 1910–1011.

[16] In one published community history anecdote, CNoR train engineer Dalrymple made the Carlyle-to-Radville segment in "a record time of a little over two hours...[making all the stops]," during which his "trainmen on the back of the caboose nervously held on to the "air" and in chorus, uttered a prayer on the Goodwater hill.

"[30] The Canadian Northern Railway was absorbed into other railway interests of the Canadian federal government on September 6, 1918, when mounting debt and the realities of profit-lean World War I caused Donald Mann and William Mackenzie to resign as CNoR directors.

[33] According to company records, the Canadian National Railway wrote off a 22.39 mile abandonment during 1948-1952 for the flood-damaged track between Goodwater and Blewett.

[33] In 1976, local communities including Goodwater filed petition briefs to the Hall Commission on Grain Handling and Transportation, demanding "retention and protection of the rail lines and the rural elevator system.

According to community historian Thelma Ror, in 1936 the bank closed--"quite a blow to the area at the time," and the "hot and dirty thirties...were years of struggle for the town council; taxes were not paid, money had to be borrowed to keep the school operating, and many that were in dire need were given relief vouchers.

Verna Berg, niece of early area businessman Arthur Kelly (of Kelly & Hobbs General Store), writes of the 1930s: "As the soil dried up from lack of rain and the wind blew, we had dust storms so bad you couldn't see across the street.

[...] Many people gave up trying to farm or just exist, so, loading up what belongings they could on a wagon, and tying a cow or two behind, they headed for greener pastures, usually Northern Sask.

"[38] By early 1938, it was reported that 30% of horses in the Goodwater area were "either sick, dying or dead of starvation," and an examination of horse corpses revealed that, "dirt, sand and sharp Russian Thistle had been consumed by the animals, and internal organs were as delicate as "tissue paper,".

Goodwater is situated along the route taken by George Arthur French, Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police, during their ill-fated March West in 1874.

After 22 days of travel from Fort Dufferin (present day Emerson, Manitoba), Major General French split his force of 300 mounted police on January 29, 1874, sending part of the force north to Fort Ellice, while carrying on westward himself and camping on January 30, 1874, at Long Creek (near present-day Estevan, Saskatchewan).

[51] The "Maroons" from Ralph won the 1930–31 season championship, defeating a team from East Weyburn 2-0 in Game 3 of a three-game series.

[55] In 1936, the Regina Leader-Post documented the "Farmers' Hockey League" as having existed "several seasons as a six-team loop," including teams from: Goodwater, Colgate, Talmage, Ralph, South Weyburn, and McTaggart.

[56] No teams were fielded for the 1937–38 season of the Farmers' League due to "economic difficulties imposed by another year of drouth (sic)" in the region.

[59][60] Evers was a 5' 8" tall Winger, whose playing style (in his final season) was described as, "the best baldheaded back-checker in the loop...never been known to steer clear of bodily contact" who, "stays in the rough company with the big boys.

[63] By 1949, Evers was reported as still "sparkling" after three seasons with the New Westminster Royals in the Pacific Coast Hockey League and at the age of 34.

[65] On October 16, 1950, while driving from Portland to Tacoma with three teammates from the Royals, Evers was involved in a car crash and sustained serious injuries to his head and internal organs.

[70] Since at least 2008, the Goodwater Oil Kings are a team playing in the Weyburn Adult Recreation Hockey League.

On Saturday, February 7, 1959, Saskatchewan Premier Tommy C. Douglas “formally cut the ribbon to officially declare the rink open, and extend sincere congratulations to the people of Goodwater and district.”[72] Premier Douglas “told a banquet audience [of 400] in the community hall that people working in a group could do things they could not possibly do as individuals.”[72] Construction of the new rink took four days, and was built completely by a group of 65 volunteers with construction materiel costs estimated at more than $15,000.