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Battlefords Bright Spots
Don’t forget to vote By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter
Musical MacKinnons MacKinnon sisters Khrystia and Katrina were big winners at the Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival Gala Awards Concert last week. They are among several Battlefords musicians who have been chosen to move on to the provincial festival level. See Pages 6 and 7 for more coverage. Photo by Jayne Foster
A reminder to North Battleford voters. Wednesday, April 16 is byelection day. Don’t forget to have your say by marking the ballot. There is another open house planned for residents interested in finding out more about the curbside garbage and recycling program to begin in North Battleford this spring. Thursday, April 17 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. an open house will be held in Room 107 of the Don Ross Centre. Easter is almost upon us. April 18 is Good Friday. Saturday, April 19 is your last chance to get your Easter crafts and baking. There will be an Easter Craft and Bake Sale in the basement of the North Battleford Legion, running from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will also be an Easter Bake Sale at the Co-op mall presented by the Battlefords Humane Society. All proceeds will go toward the fund for a new animal shelter building. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The kids will be out of school next week for the Easter break. And that means it’s time for the Battlefords Dance Festival. This will be the 34th edition, this year
in a new location, the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts. There will be daily sessions April 21, 22, 23 and 24. Each session is two hours long starting at 8 a.m. followed by starts at 10 a.m., noon, 2, 4, 6 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $3 per session. If your kids aren’t dancing, they could be enjoying an Activity Day Camp at the NationsWEST Field House or Wave Day Camp at the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre. Activities at the field house will run from 9 a.m. to noon and the Wave Day Camp at the aquatic centre goes from 1 to 5 p.m. from April 21 to 25. Each session is $25. Kids attending morning and afternoon sessions can bring a bag lunch to eat at the field house and they will be escorted to the pool at the appropriate time. For more information on these camps call the City of North Battleford. The Easter break also means the start of garage sale season. Third Avenue United Church will be kicking things off with a two day garage sale on Thursday and Friday, April 24 and 25. Thursday’s hours are 5 to 8 p.m. and Friday things will run from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. If you get hungry while you’re browsing there will be chili and buns for sale. jayne@newsoptimist.ca
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Gold Eagle Lodge staff were tickled pink Wednesday to support Day of Pink 2014. Photo by Brett Smith
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Unkle Adams warned about the dangers of posting things online. Photo by Brett Smith
Local rapper Calvin “Yung-C” Wuttunee performing a song about bullying at the Don Ross Centre following the Pink Revolution Walk.
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City employees collect 7,500 pounds of litter Staff Fifty-five City of North Battleford employees from City Hall, Public Works, Parks, Recreation, Fire, and Municipal Enforcement hit the ground running with garbage bags and trash sticks in an effort to clean up as much litter as possible Wednesday. In strong gusty winds, they covered approximately 40 kilometres around city entrances and in a large field. City Manager Jim Puffalt joined one of the three crews. “According to stats kept by our parks foremen, we collected about 375 bags of garbage, each weighing about 20 pounds, which totals about 7,500 pounds of litter,” said Puffalt. “Our staff was incredible as we worked through very difficult conditions to get as much done as possible. It was great teamwork with employees from every City department working together to achieve this.”
Garbage collected included: sheets of plywood, signage, underwear, socks, wood, fast food containers, paper coffee cups, diapers, an outdated endorsed cheque, cash, gas caps, candy wrappers, a cellphone, animal carcasses, hubcaps, car parts and bottles. Littering is unnecessary, but unfortunately it continues to happen so Puffalt said the City Clean-Up Day will become an annual event. “We all live here. It’s up to all of us to keep our community clean and attractive. We needed to show leadership in the community and that we care. We would encourage businesses and residents to pick litter in open areas as well on their own property.” Residents are also encouraged to join other clean-up efforts, like the 6th annual Battlefords United Way Spring Clean-Up Saturday, May 10. Registration will be at 12:30 p.m. at the North Battleford Library. For more information on the spring clean up, contact the United Way at 306-445-1717.
City workers fanned out to clean up litter Wednesday, collecting about 375 bags full. Photo submitted
Growth in cities seen as positive for North B’ford By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Building bigger and better urban regions is key to a stable economic base for Saskatchewan in the future. That was the message conveyed Wednesday by Blaine Canitz of Cynosure Business Development Group Inc. to a luncheon hosted by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. Canitz was there to deliver the findings of an Institute of Certified Management Consultants of Saskatchewan study on the future growth of the province. The report found that the bulk of the growth — 80 per cent, according to the presentation — was in the cities. “We are in a commodity supercycle where all of those resources are going at once,” Canitz told reporters after his presentation.
Management consultant Blaine Canitz made the point that growing cities were key to a stable and growing economy in future years during his address to the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce during the noon hour Wednesday at the Balych Mural Meeting Room. Photo by John Cairns “Those resources all originate out in the rural area, but what we found out is a lot of those workers that are drawing those resources out in
the rural area live primarily in the eight largest cities in the province and North Battleford is one of those.” According to his presenta-
Students walk across town for anti‐bullying By Brett Smith Staff Reporter
Schools from the Battlefords participated in the Pink Revolution Walk Friday for anti-bullying. In less than ideal conditions, the walk started at 10:30 a.m. outside North Battleford Comprehensive High School before winding through side and main streets to reach John Paul II Collegiate. From there, they marched to the Don Ross Centre on Highway 4 with a police escort. Students from JPII, NBCHS, Sakewew High School, Little Pine School, Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch, Phoenix School and Connaught Elementary School were greeted with pizza and water once they reached the Don Ross Centre around noon. After lunch, a brief assembly was held for anti-bullying. The afternoon opened with local rapper Calvin “Yung-C” Wuttunee performing a song about
bullying. Unkle Adams took the stage afterwards for a presentation about bullying. He began with examples of traditional bullying and asked the students in attendance how to prevent it. Most of the presentation was about cyber bullying, something that he admitted he did not have to face when going through high school as most occurrences are on new social networking sites. When Adams asked how many people in attendance were on Facebook, nearly every hand in the gymnasium shot up. He warned everyone in attendance about the dangers of posting things online, saying everything stays online and can cause trouble. Like bullying in the flesh, Adams told students that apart from blocking and deleting the bully, seek help from parents or, in serious cases only, the police. Adams closed the afternoon with a performance of his song I Am Stronger, which was filmed at his old high school.
tion, the key to future growth was through the creation of larger urban regions. Canitz made the point that bigger and better cities would provide a stronger economic base for people throughout the province regardless of location. According to the ICMCS study, cities with metro populations of 500,000 or more become “self-sustaining economic engines.” These cities, described as “large economic urban regions,” offer more infrastructure and can attract more businesses, he noted. “That 500,000 figure is important because when we can start attracting head offices, you can bring the people in and attract some of the amenities that somebody who wants to live in a larger centre,” said Canitz. He noted that the 500,000 number was not an arbitrary figure. It was one identified in studies as a cutoff for an
economy to support itself. “You had enough critical mass, enough buying power in there that it could weather occasional downturns.” Even North Battleford would benefit, he noted, from its proximity to Saskatoon due to its location on the Yellowhead corridor. “I’ve worked with businesses in North Battleford with a very good highway between here and Saskatoon,” said Canitz, noting that goods flow back and forth between the two communities. To benefit fully in the years ahead will not be easy, noted Canitz. Some of the challenges that need to be overcome, he said, include issues of infrastructure, addressing the rising costs of living, training and attracting more skilled and professional workers and continuing to improvement and evolve the policy environment. The framework to follow, he suggested, includes adopt-
ing a strategic approach, planning for growth and change integrating environmental thinking, ensuring there are opportunities for all, rigorously managing costs and exploring partnerships. Canitz noted the importance of communities working together to “recognize the big picture. It’s not just within a city limits, but also the outlying areas and even the economic corridors that have to work together.” He also warned against communities “developing little fiefdoms. You’ve seen a little bit of that in some of the cities where they may wind up in an argument with an RM about how they develop things. That’s counterproductive.” He suggested municipalities work together and come up with a plan and recognize that each has something to offer. “There will be disagreements but they have to get by those.”
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CORNER By Becky Doig Editor
We all impatiently await its arrival, but we have to admit spring is not an attractive season in the early going. As once pristine white snow melts into lumps of grey sludge, the garbage (and don’t forget the dog and deer poop) begins to emerge. While it is a truly sad commentary on how some people treat the environment, a huge bouquet to the City of North Battleford employees who pitched in last week to pick up more than 7,500 pounds of garbage in and around the community. They, and a neighbour spotted cleaning along the fence at Heritage Christian School last week, should be role models for us all. The City organized a special cleanup day, that City Manager Jim Puffalt says will be an annual event, but there’s no need to wait for a special day to do your bit. Don some gloves, grab a garbage bag and stage a one-person cleanup in your neighbourhood. *** Since we’re talking spring, where the heck is it, anyway. When the radio weather forecast reports wind chill factor in mid-April, even hard prairie dwellers get a little jaded. Hey, Mother Nature, how about cutting us some slack already! *** The pink tide has subsided after last week’s anti-bullying activities, although the message is one that reverberates throughout society throughout the year. Too bad the politicians in Parliament and the legislature don’t do more than give lip service to the cause. They could go a long way in spreading the message by being better role models. *** As a buzz phrase, privacy protection has a certain cachet, alliteration even, but as an entity, is it a figment of our imagination? I work in a newsroom. It’s my job to spread information around. Anyone contacting my newsroom knows that’s my job and as Mayor Ian Hamilton remarked in a recent conversation, nothing is ever off the record. So it can be puzzling to receive email with this type of disclaimer as an automatic signature: “This confidential email message is only for the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, be advised that disclosing, copying, distributing, or any other use of this message, is strictly prohibited. In such case, please destroy this message and notify the sender.” Ironic to be sending information to a newsroom address but expect the recipient to ensure the message goes no further. The concept goes against the whole purpose of the place. What’s even more ironic is I get these types of messages from public relations personnel. Wouldn’t their clients be a tad alarmed to find out the information dissemination they are paying good money for is being protected from further viewing by privacy protection babble speak? Beyond the ironic reaction, however, is skepticism. When does just saying it make it so? Not very often. So the odds of someone going “oh my gosh, this wasn’t meant for me. I must delete it immediately and let the sender know I got it by mistake,” are slim to none.
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Blood services volunteers lauded Dear Editor Last week was National Volunteer Week (April 6-12) and Canadian Blood Services thanks (http://youtu.be/IA379I2Evo.) and celebrates the more than 17,000 volunteers who donated 210,000 hours of their time in the last year to
support Canada’s blood system. Volunteers help make saving lives possible. We truly appreciate the talent and energy our volunteers contributeit’s time that made a significant difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Canadians who needed blood products this past year. Volunteers promote important campaigns throughout the year, coordinate and host blood donor clinics and speak to others about the importance of blood, stem cell, organ and tissue donations. On behalf of our national team at Canadian Blood Services, I’d like to send a heart-felt thanks to all volunteers in North Battleford who support Canadian Blood Services as well as other charitable organizations in Canada. Harvinder Lallh Regional Supervisor Volunteer Resources Canadian Blood Services Alberta and Saskatchewan
Canada Post employees key to thwarting fraud Myrtle Laird sends a big bouquet out to the North Battleford post office for saving her $4,000. She was being victimized by scammers who had contacted her by telephone, saying her grandson was in jail and needed money. “They had everything just right,” she says. “They had it all down pat.” She was sure her grandson was in trouble. “Thank goodness for the post office,” she says.
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Local resident honoured with Red Cross Rescuer Award Submitted
Laura Beddome, Community Outreach co-ordinator with the Canadian Red Cross presents a Rescuer Award to North Battleford resident Gregg Sheppard. Photo submitted
The Canadian Red Cross presented a Rescuer Award to North Battleford resident Gregg Sheppard at a ceremony during a recent meeting of Battleford Search and Rescue. “The goal of the Red Cross Rescuer Award is to recognize the efforts of ‘good Samaritans’ and at the same time promote important injury prevention messages,” said Laura Beddome, Community Outreach co-ordinator with the Canadian Red Cross. “I am very pleased we were able
Take five
For shade, fragrance, leaves and vines Erl Svendsen Happy days: spring has definitely sprung and in places the grass is riz. I always look forward to this time of year – it’s a hopeful time, full of promise. Of course, after a winter like this, I can almost be certain that some of my plants have not survived. Rather than lamenting my losses before they’ve had a chance to sprout, I have the time now to plan how I might do things differently in the garden this year. And even if everything pulls through, I may want to mix things up anyway. I’ve narrowed my choices down to themes: shade, fragrance, coloured leaves and vines. Here are my “top five” in these categories.
Shade
Hosta Patriot— My favourite hosta: with variegated green and crisp white leaves, dependably hardy and can take a fair amount of sun. Flowers: mauve/lilac, midsummer. Size: 20 x 30 in (height x width). Lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.) Excalibur — Leaves are variegated, silver with green edge. Flowers: purple, early spring blooming. Size: 10 x 20 in. (h x w). Liverwort/liverleaf (Hepatica nobilis) — Another early spring bloomer, liverwort forms a very nice green mound. The leathery, lobed leaves are evergreen, but cut back plant to ground after flowering to allow new growth to shine. Flower: blue, white, purple, pink, early spring. Size: 8 x 12 in. (h x w). False lamium (Lamiastrum galeobdolon) Herman’s Pride — This cultivar is a non-spreading form of this species. With silvery variegated leaves, it’s a real stand out in the shade. It is tolerant of poorer, dry soil once established. Flowers: golden yellow, mid-summer. Size: 12 x 12+ in. (h x 2); slowly spreading. Siberian bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla) Jack Frost — This one was the Perennial Plant of the Year for 2012 with good reason. With large variegated leaves, it re-
ally draws your eye to shady spots. And it’s slug resistant. Flowers: sprays of forgetme-not bright blue flowers, late spring. Size: 12 x 18 in. (h x w).
Fragrance
Rose Bill Reid — Bill Reid is one of the Canadian Artist Series Roses. Unlike other yellow roses, this one is a repeat bloomer with good disease resistance. Flowers: golden yellow, throughout season. Size: 3 x 2.5 ft. (h x w). Littleleaf linden (Tilia cordata) — I’m always caught by surprise when these are blooming in the park behind my house: their fragrance is lemony and sweet. Flowers: pale yellow, mid- to late summer. Size: 70 x 30 ft. (h x w) at maturity Mockorange (Philadelphus lewisii) Blizzard — Blizzard seems to be standard variety with a well-deserved name: when in bloom, you can imagine yourself going snowblind. Citrusy and sweet smelling. Flowers: brilliant white, early summer: Size: 7 x 5 ft. (h x w). Lilac (Syringa prestoniea) Coral — There are so many lilacs to choose from. Preston lilacs are well behaved, nonsuckering and flower a little later than other lilacs. Flowers: rosy pink, early summer. Size: 8 x 7 ft. (h x w). Lily Northern Carillon — A spectacular specimen, developed on the Prairies. Can literally fill your yard with its fragrance. Flowers: large, downward facing trumpets; dark purple-red throat with white edges. Size: up to 5 ft. tall.
Coloured Leaves
Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) Black Lace — Lacy, dark purple leaves add dimension and texture to the garden. Best colour in full sun. Flowers: large clusters of light pink flowers (nice contrast to leaves) in early summer.
Size: 6 x 6 ft. Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) Diabolo — Golden ninebark was the standard for years, but then in the 90s, along came the vividly dark purple Diabolo. Excellent as a specimen or planted in a row as a informal hedge. Flowers: pinkish-white, early summer. Size: 6 – 8 x 6 – 8 ft. Spirea (Spiraea x bumalda) Mini Sunglo — The name says it all: a small and brightly shining sun of a shrub. It has been a mainstay in my garden for over 10 years. Flowers: small drifts of pink, early summer; repeat bloom in late summer. Size: 1.5 x 1.5 ft. Dogwood (Cornus alba) Ivory Halo — Silver dogwood is everywhere but can get out of hand. ‘Ivory Halo’ is a smaller, slow-growing version and does quite well in sun or shade. Flowers: small white clusters, early summer. Size: 3 x 3 ft. after 5 years, double that after 15 – 20 years. Rose daphne (Daphne x burkwoodii) Carol Mackie — This is a diminutive, slowgrowing, semi-evergreen shrub with narrow white margined leaves. If you can find it, ‘Moonlight’ is the reverse (creamy white with narrow green margin). Flowers: cluster of small, pink, fragrant flowers, late spring. Size: 3 x 3 ft.
tendrils with adhesive tips that allows it to climb and Virginia Creeper does not. Expect excellent fiery red fall color. Great as a groundcover, to cover a chain link fence, etc. Flowers: small pale green, insignificant; early to late summer. Size: to 50 ft long. Golden hops (Humulus lupulus Aureus) — Golden hops adds a bit of brilliance in the spring to trellises or other vertical surfaces. As a bonus, clusters of yellow hops are produced in the fall. For the adventuresome, try your hand at making beer with them. Flowers: unimportant. Size: to 15 ft. long. False lamium (Lamiastrum galeobdolon) — The “unimproved” version of false lamium (see Herman’s Pride in shade category) is a variegated (silver and green), vigorous ground cover that grows well in dry shade. Flowers: Creamy to golden yellow in late spring to early summer. Size: 12 in. x spreading. — This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@ yahoo.com). For photos of Erl Svendsen’s top five picks check out Garden Chat under the “Columnists” tab at www.newsoptimist.ca
to recognize Gregg, who exhibited the power of humanity by voluntarily responding to assist two people in two separate emergencies.” Sheppard received the award for using his Red Cross First Aid and CPR skills to save the life of his brother-in-law and a local elderly person. Both experienced heart attacks. It was through his involvement with Battleford Search and Rescue that Sheppard was trained in Red Cross First Aid and CPR. Sheppard also received an award from St. John Ambulance at a ceremony last year for his effort. Red Cross Rescuer Awards, sponsored by Walmart, are presented to non-
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Last week’s News-Optimist online poll: What is your reaction to the demolition of the old Marlborough Hotel? ✓ Good riddance! The place was an eyesore. 17.6% ✓ Sad to see part of our heritage go,
but the owner had little choice. 26.1% ✓ Angry to see the loss of our heritage — the owner should
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Vines, Groundcovers
Clematis Nelly Moser — There are far more clematis in the world than ‘Jackmanii’. Nelly Moser is a nice change (as are Joe Zary, Willie and Blue Bird) and is equally dependable. Flowers: 6 – 8 in. blooms, light pink with darker lilac stripe down each petal; early summer. Size: 6 to 10 ft. long Riverbank grape (Vitis riparia) — If you have a large rocky slope to cover, riverbank grape will oblige you in spades. Purple fruit makes great jelly or wine. Yum! Flowers: small, pale yellow, early summer. Size: to 20 ft. long. Vi rg i n i a c r e e p e r / E n gelmann’s ivy (Parthenocissus quinqeufolia) — These two are nearly identical except Engelmann’s Ivy has
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2014 Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival
Musicians recommended to provincial competition By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter
Ten individuals and two groups have been recommended to the provincial music festival following adjudication at the Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival, which wrapped up last week. The Battlefords festival is the longest running event of its kind in the country. Awards were handed out Wednesday evening at the Gala Awards Concert. In the vocal category, Kamala Consort has been recommended to the provincial level. Kamala Consort was named Outstanding Vocal Entry in the Festival and received a scholarship for Best Use of Harmony for two or more voices, 18 and under. They performed Barb’ry Ellen, arranged by S. Hatfield, at the awards concert, directed by Dianne Gryba. Kamala Youth Choir is also recommended to the provincial festival. The group received the scholarship for Outstanding Choral Group (other than elementary school chorus.) Kamala singer Nicole Klippenstein has been recommended to the provincial festival for Girl’s High Voice Intermediate. She also received a Promising Performer, Intermediate or Senior Vocal scholarship. Johanna York, also a member of Kamala, was recommended for Soprano Solo Grade B and Concert Group Grade B. She also received the award for Outstanding Entry in Folk Song Classes and a scholarship for Promising Intermediate/Senior Vocalist. Spencer McKnight was recommended for Operatic Solo, Any Voice, Senior and French Art Song and Oratorio / Sacred Aria, Any Male Voice, Senior. Tricia Florence was recommended for Concert Group Grade A Senior, Soprano Solo Grade A and Oratorio / Sacred Aria, Any Female Voice Senior and National Senior Vocal. James Chipak was recommended for Men’s Solo Changed Voice, 18 and under. He also received a scholarship for Promising Senior Male Vocal Performer and, at the awards concert, he performed Vaga luna, che inargenti by V. Bellini, accompanied on piano by his sister Larissa. Chipak was also recommended to the provincial festival for senior brass in the Band category. He received a scholarship for Outstanding Instrumental Solo as well and split the award for Promising Performer Senior. Sisters Khrystia and Katrina MacKinnon were recommended to the provincial festival in the piano category, Khrystia for Intermediate Recital and Katrina for Senior Beethoven, Senior Hayden/Mozart, Senior Romantic Music, Senior Chopin and Senior French. Together they also won the Promising Piano Performer scholarship and both performed at the awards concert. Khrystia was also presented highest mark awards in Baroque Intermediate Classes and the Sonata/Sonatina Intermediate Classes as well as the Promising Performer Intermediate Piano, Sonata/Sonatina Classes scholarship. Katrina was awarded scholarships for Promising Piano Solo Entry, Promising Performer Intermediate/Senior Piano, Chopin Classes and for the Outstanding Solo Entry in the Festival. In Musical Theatre, recommended to the provincial festival were Katrina MacKinnon for Ballad, Female, Senior, Open, Amanda Thompson for Ballad Female, 16 and under and Ainslie Milley for Up-Tempo, Female, Senior, Open. All three also received Promising Performer scholarships. In Speech Arts, David Erasmus was recommended to the provincial festival, also earning two scholarships as a Promising Performer in Speech Arts and another as Promising Performer in Sacred Reading. The Saskatchewan Music Festival Association Provincial Finals/Provincial Level of National Competition is an annual event during which the district winners compete provincially for scholarships, awards and the honour of representing Saskatchewan at the national level of competition. The provincial final competitions for 2014 will be held June 6, 7 and 8 in Saskatoon. Continued on Page 7
At Wednesday’s Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival Gala Awards Concert, sisters Khrystia and Katrina MacKinnon were recommended to the provincial festival in the piano category, Khrystia for Intermediate Recital and Katrina for Senior Beethoven, Senior Hayden/Mozart, Senior Romantic Music, Senior Chopin and Senior French. Together they also won the Promising Piano Performer scholarship and both performed at the awards ceremony. Khrystia was also presented highest mark awards in Baroque Intermediate Classes and the Sonata/ Sonatina Intermediate Classes as well as the Promising Performer Intermediate Piano, Sonata/Sonatina Classes scholarship. In addition, she received a Band category scholarship for Promising Trumpet Solo and a Promising Performer Speech Arts scholarship. Katrina was awarded scholarships for Promising Piano Solo Entry, Promising Performer Intermediate/Senior Piano, Chopin Classes and for the Outstanding Solo Entry in the Festival. She was also recommended to provincials in Musical Theatre for Ballad, Female, Senior, Open.
Nicole Klippenstein, Johanna York and James Chipak have been recommended to the provincial festival in the Vocal category. Klippenstein has been recommended for Girl’s High Voice Intermediate. She also received a Promising Performer, Intermediate or Senior Vocal scholarship. York was recommended for Soprano Solo Grade B and Concert Group Grade B. She also received the award for Outstanding Entry in Folk Song Classes and a scholarship for Promising Intermediate/Senior Vocalist. James Chipak was recommended for Men’s Solo Changed Voice, 18 and under. He also received a scholarship for Promising Senior Male Vocal Performer. Chipak was also recommended to the provincial festival for senior brass in the band category. Also recommended to provincials in the Vocal category, but who were not available for the awards ceremonies were Spencer McKnight, who was recommended for Operatic Solo, Any Voice, Senior and French Art Song and Oratorio / Sacred Aria, Any Male Voice, Senior, and Tricia Florence, who was recommended for Concert Group Grade A Senior, Soprano Solo Grade A and Oratorio / Sacred Aria, Any Female Voice Senior and National Senior Vocal.
Katrina MacKinnon, Amanda Thompson and Ainslie Milley have been recommended to the provincial competition for Musical Theatre – MacKinnon for Ballad, Female, Senior, Open, Thompson for Ballad Female, 16 and under and Milley for Up-Tempo, Female, Senior, Open. All three also received Promising Performer scholarships in Musical Theatre. Milley also received the Promising Individual Speech Arts/Vocal Performer French language scholarship in the Vocal category. MacKinnon, who was also recommended to the provincial level in piano received a scholarship for Promising Performer in Musical Theatre, Duets/Ensembles in the Vocal category. Shianne Rivet, president of the Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival, presents an award to Kayla Schmidt, who accepted awards on behalf of Kamala Consort, Kamala Youth Choir and herself. In the vocal category, Kamala Consort has been recommended to the provincial level. Kamala Consort was named Outstanding Vocal Entry in the Festival and received a scholarship for Best Use of Harmony for two or more voices, 18 and under. Kamala Youth Choir is also recommended to the provincial festival. The group received the scholarship for Outstanding Choral Group. Schmidt received scholarships for Promising Performer in Musical Theatre, Duets/Ensembles in the Vocal category and for Promising Performer, 20th Century Music or Canadian Music in the Piano category.
Group of Seven performed The Entertainer by S. Joplin at the awards concert. The group was presented a Promising Performer scholarship at the awards and several members received individual awards as well. Photos by Jayne Foster
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James Chipak was recommended to the provincial festival for Men’s Solo Changed Voice, 18 and under. He also received a scholarship for Promising Senior Male Vocal Performer and he performed Vaga luna, che inargenti by V. Bellini, accompanied on piano by his sister Larissa, at the awards concert. Chipak was also recommended to the provincial festival for senior brass in the band category. He received a scholarship for Outstanding Instrumental Solo as well and split the award for Promising Performer Senior.
Johanna York, also a member of Kamala Consort, which was recommended to the provincial festival, was individually recommended as well for Soprano Solo Grade B and Concert Group Grade B. She also received the award for Outstanding Entry in Folk Song Classes, a scholarship for Promising Intermediate/Senior Vocalist and a Promising Performer in Musical Theatre scholarship. She performed The Fanaid Grove arranged by H. Hughes, accompanied by Dianne Gryba, at the awards concert.
Awards Continued from Page 6 The Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival wrapped up last week with a Gala Awards Concert. In the Vocal Choirs/Ensembles category, entrants winning awards and/or scholarships at the local level include: Battleford Central School under the direction of Brendan Legario, Dance Connection under the direction of Dianne Gryba and Virginia Winterhalt, Kamala Youth Choir, Kamala Consort and the Esquirol family. Junior Vocal entrants winning awards and/or scholarships at the local level include Victoria Mahmood ( 2 ) , C h l o e Wi n t e r h a l t , Courtney Wouters, Skyler York (3), Abbey Neufeld and Ava Bahrey. Intermediate/Senior Vocal entrants winning awards and/ or scholarships at the local level include Morgan Esquirol (3), Nicole Klippenstein, Sarah Knutson, Ainslie Milley (2), Bethany McQuaid, Jordyn Nachtegaele, Katrina MacKinnon (3), Kayla Schmidt, Johanna York (2), James Chipak and Kamala Consort. Band entrants winning awards and/or scholarships for instrumental groups at the local level include St. Vital Grade 5 Band under the direction of Eric Cawood,
Group of Seven, Battleford Central School Drum Line under the direction of Barry Ursaki, St. Vital Grade 6 Band under the direction of Eric Cawood, North Battleford Comprehensive High School 10/20 Band under the direction of Amy Francais and Adam Streisel. Band entrants winning individual awards and/or scholarships at the local level include Bethany McQuaid (2), Skyler York, Noah Esquirol (2), Khrystia M a c K i n n o n , Vi c t o r i a Mahmood, Breton Milley, Andrew Pyle, Zachariah Abrahamson, Elianna Pyle and James Chipak (2). Strings category entrants winning awards and/or scholarships at the local level include the International String Band under the direction of Erin Foreman, string ensemble Quattro Corde, Katherine Keller, Keegan Isaac, Teagan Isaac, Victoria Mahmood, Rebecca Boser, Chinha You, Dmitri Masich, Zaide Masich (2), ChinU Youn, J.C. Blais, Jennifer Tran and Jeanny Jung. Junior Piano category entrants winning awards and/or scholarships at the local level include Dante Bachetto, Ava Bahrey (2), Chinha Youn (2), Noah Lawrence (2), Garson Nolin, Christina Zhang, Minju Kim and Jenna Prollius. Intermediate/Senior Piano
Speech Arts is one of the categories of the music festival. At the gala, Catherine Regush presented A Trip to the Seashore by L. Simmie. She earned one of two scholarships for Promising Performer.
In the Vocal category, Kamala Consort has been recommended to the provincial level. Kamala Consort was named Outstanding Vocal Entry in the Festival and received a scholarship for Best Use of Harmony for two or more voices, 18 and under. They performed Barb’ry Ellen, arranged by S. Hatfield, at the awards concert, directed by Dianne Gryba.
Quattro Corde performed at the music festival gala Wednesday. The string ensemble received a scholarship for Promising Ensemble made up of any combination of three or more wind, string, percussion or keyboard instruments. The group is under the instruction of Erin Foreman (third from left).
Shianne Rivet, president of the Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival, presents an award to Emilia Bacchetto, who played the national anthem at the awards concert. She had the highest mark in the National Anthem Class of the festival and earned a Promising Performers, Intermediate/Senior Duet scholarship with her brother Dante. category entrants winning awards and/or scholarships at the local level include Emilia (2) and Dante Bachetto, Thane Ulven (3), Zamen Kowalczyk (2), Zavienne Kowalczyk (2), Jenna Fan, Johanna York, ChinU Youn, Kayla Schmidt, Katrina MacKinnon (4), Emily Jung and Khrystia MacKinnon (3). Musical Theatre category entrants winning awards and/or scholarships at the local level include Abbey Neufeld, Kathleen Abrahamson, Johanna York, Jordyn Nachtegaele (2), Chloe Winterhalt, Courtney Wouters, Ainslie Milley, Katrina MacKinnon and Amanda Thompson. Choral Speech Arts entrants winning awards and/or scholarships at the local level include Ecole Monseigneur Blaise Morand Grade 5R, St. Vital Treble Makers and Bready School Grade 7.
Individual Speech Arts entrants winning awards and/ or scholarships at the local
Anna Currie, right, received a scholarshp for Promising First Time Performer in Speech Arts. Photos by Jayne Foster level include Kacy Tkachuk, Adam Revet, Rebecca Boser, Kathleen Abrahamson,
Catherine Regush, Anna Currie, Khrystia MacKinnon and David Erasmus (3).
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Infant warmers to be purchased Staff Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation is benefiting from a $50,000 grant from BATC Community Development Corporation. The money goes to the hospital’s purchase of three new infant warmers for Women’s Health and Birthing Centre. That equipment helps maintain a baby’s temperature post-delivery, which is important in keeping them warm as newborns’ temperatures drop quickly after birth. The three new infant warmers will mean BUH will have one infant warmer in each of the four birthing rooms, which helps the units comply with new Neonatal Resuscitation Program regulations as well as best practice within the WHBC. “We extend our heartfelt gratitude to BATC CDC for their support and giving back to enrich healthcare in the Battlefords,” said Brenda Sparrow, BUH Foundation volunteer chairperson. “There is always a need and many times BATC CDC has been able to fill that need and make possible the purchase of new equipment to enrich patient care for the members of our community. We are pleased to partner with BATC CDC and thank them for their generosity.” “We are so pleased to receive the new infant warmers for WHBC,” said Pamela Plummer, nurse manager WHBC. “We have around 600 babies born every year at
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Shown at the cheque presentation by BATC CDC to the BUH Foundation are Pamela Plummer, Nurse Manager WHBC; Chief Lori Whitecalf, Sweetgrass First Nation; Chief Ben Weenie of Stoney Knoll First Nation; Councillor Don Buglas, City of NB; Brenda Sparrow, BUHF Chairperson. Photo submitted BUH and have seen an increase in medium risk births. Up-to-date medical equipment is important to care for these young lives and the new infant warmers will allow us to continue to provide this high standard of care required and expected. Thank you to BATC CDC for supporting this purchase and helping to make it happen.” According to the hospital’s news release, these are “equipped with the latest in technology and medical standards with integrated resuscitation equipment,
always available with minimal setup for high risk deliveries, and an integrated SpO2 system to monitor oxygen saturation and heart rate without additional equipment. The focus of the equipment is to provide quality care and a warm environment necessary for babies to thrive and have a healthy start in life.” In 2012, BATC CDC contributed to the purchase of two BiliSoft LED Phototherapy Systems, to allow caregivers to wrap a baby in a blanket and hold them during jaundice treatment.
Funding also went towards an infant incubator that creates a healing environment that promotes growth and stability for newborns. Other funding went to purchase pediatric cribs for WHBC and surgery, an endoscopic tower for surgery, a transport ventilator for the emergency department and a bronchoscope for intensive care. BATC CDC also sponsors and is a participant in the BUH Foundation’s Festival of Trees. Overall they have contributed more than $600,000 to the BUH Foundation since 2007.
Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation has awarded previous purchaser and early bird draw prizes in its Monthly Lottery. Above, right, Stella Nikiforuk of North Battleford is the winner of $1,000 previous purchaser prize and Elmer Seib of Maymont had his ticket drawn for the $1,000 early bird prize. Nikiforuk said she was pleasantly surprised when she received a call to inform her of her win. BUH Foundation says it has wonderful, loyal supporters and ticket buyers and they wish Nikiforuk, and everyone who has purchased their tickets, the best of luck in the remaining 157 draws. When Seib, below right, received the cheque he was happy, but said, “I wasn’t expecting to win, it was more important to me to make a donation.” Shauna McGifford, BUHF fund development officer, presented the prizes.Proceeds from the lottery have been allocated towards the purchase of a new $550,000 digital fluoroscopy unit that is needed for the Medical Imaging Department at Battlefords Union Hospital. This unit obtains real time imaging of a patient, allowing the radiologist to observe organs and functional imaging of the body. This helps to provide an accurate diagnosis and possible life saving interventions, according to a BUHF press release. The regular 13 monthly draws will begin Friday, April 25. Photos submitted
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Quilters issued a challenge By Wilma Macdonald Guild Member
The April meeting of Rivers’ Edge Quilt Guild was held April 4 with 17 members present. Several members, back from vacationing in warmer climates, were busy admiring projects done during their absence. Children’s comfort quilts sewn for the Empty Stocking Fund were displayed. Pillows for the needy in the community are to be made and stuffed. Plans were made for our
wind-up supper to be held May 22. No elections were held as officers are elected for a twoyear term. Carol issued a challenge to members — at the May meeting bring a copy of a pattern you have always wanted to make, complete the pattern in the next year and present the
finished project at the May 2015 meeting and receive a prize. “Show and tell” included many projects finished by members including those done for the Mystery Quilt Marathon. One pattern, many different quilts. Meetings are held the first Friday of each month at 1 p.m. in the craft room of the Don Ross Centre. Membership is open to anyone interested in quilting, no matter what your skill level. For more information about Rivers’ Edge Quilters please call Barb at 306-445-0486 or Irene at 306-937-3551. Show and tell time at Rivers’ Edge Quilt Guild meetings always brings out a colourful array of skillfully completed projects. Photos submitted
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WASYLOW, HELEN: With great sorrow we announce the passing of Helen (Gutiw) Wasylow, April 8th, 2014, at the age of 89. Helen is lovingly remembered by children, Jerome (Angela) and Marion (Dr. Kailash Prasad); grandchildren, Andrea (JeanPierre Ducasse), Simon (Julie) Wasylow, Philip (Erin) Wasylow, Rajani and Sunita Prasad. Also left with treasured memories are great grandchildren, Oleksa Wasylow, Michael-Gerard, Tristan and Gabriel Ducasse, Hannah Smith, Joseph and Allyson Wasylow and Alton and Sophie Wasylow. Helen is survived by her sisters, Mary (Ron) Guran and Olga (Dennis) Maguire and sister-in-law, Rose Shawchuk; numerous nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. She was predeceased by her husband, Walter in 2011; parents, Peter and Wasylena Gutiw; brothers and sisters-in-law, Metro and Phyllis (and their son Terry), John and Stella; sister and brother-in-law, Anne and Steve Pobran (and their children Vern and Craig); parents-in-law, Joseph and Pearl; brother-in-law, Michael Wasylow, and sister-in-law, Natalie Wasylow. Helen was born and raised on a farm near Cudworth. After completing her schooling in the area, she moved to Saskatoon where she began a career which through the next years would see her working at a laundry service, St. Paul’s Hospital, and finally at a ladies’ wear store in North Battleford. She married Walter in 1949. Helen supported Walter’s career as an educator which took them through various locations in Saskatchewan. After retirement, Helen and Walter moved from North Battleford to Saskatoon. Helen’s passion was always her husband and family. She encouraged hard work, education and living life with dignity and she took great pride in the successes of her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She enjoyed telling her grandchildren about her early life on the farm and continued to enjoy the outdoors at the cabin at Watrous. She was a great and humorous story teller. She was an accomplished artist working in watercolour and oil painting, needlework and glass art. Her many pysanky (Easter eggs) are exquisite. Helen was an active member of the Ukrainian Catholic Womens’ League of Canada (UCWLC). She enjoyed working with the ladies making traditional foods and special breads. Her artistic talents were evident in her beautiful pasky (braided Easter bread). Helen’s family enjoyed her cooking, baking and gardening talents. Helen’s family extends thanks to the staff at Parkridge Centre for their kind and competent care of Helen. Thank you to Mr. Henry Spilchuk for being Helen’s faithful Communion minister and to the Sts. Peter and Paul clergy and UCWLC members who visited her throughout the years. May her memory live forever! Vichnaya Pamiat! Prayers was held at Park Funeral Chapel, 311 3rd Avenue North Saskatoon, at 7:00 PM on Friday, April 11th, 2014. Divine Liturgy took place on Saturday, April 12th, 2014, 11:00 AM, at Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1202 - 11th Street East, Saskatoon. Services were officiated by the Most Reverend Bishop Bryan Bayda C.Ss.R and Reverend Yuriy Banga C.Ss.R. Interment was held at Woodlawn Catholic Cemetery. To send online condolences, visit www.parkfuneral.ca “Obituaries & Tributes”. Arrangements entrusted to Greg Lalach, Park Funeral Chapel 306.244.2103.
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OBITUARIES LANDRIE: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lawrence Oliver Landrie “Mushum” on October 14, 2013 at the age of 66 years. Left to cherish Lawrence’s passing are his loving children: Sons: Doyle (Nina), grandchildren Jessie-Lee, Billie-Jean, Shayla, and Skye, great-grandchildren Keiana, Kaze, and Lex; Dayle (Denise), grandchildren Katey, Leah, and Axl; Daughters: Kim, grandson Cody; Nikole (John), grandchildren Brenden, Brooke, and Taylor; Dazawray (Chris), grandchildren Kyler and Kashton; his sisters: Val, Pearl (Ron), Gail, and Violet; brothers Wilfred, Richard (Barb), and Gordon (Zeta); as well as numerous nieces, nephews, and many good friends. He is predeceased by his parents Jim and Mable; sisters Myrtle, Monica, and Thelma; and grandson Caleb. EULOGY by Shelly Read For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Shelley Read, niece of Lawrence. It’s a great honour to be asked here today to speak the eulogy of Uncle Lawrence. Thank you to everyone who is here today to pay tribute to the famous Lawrence Oliver Landrie, otherwise known as Mushum. As I learned from his passing, my heart was crushed. This is a sad day for each and every one of us here today. We have lost such a great person and a real troubadour. Sharing our grief will help us ease our burden of sadness, so let’s pull together today and honour Lawrence for the man, father, mushum, uncle, cousin, friend and ladies’ man he was. Lawrence Oliver Landrie was born October 23, 1946 to his parents Jim and Mable Landrie. He was in the middle of 11 children. As a young boy, Uncle Lawrence was raised in Sundre and Olds, Alberta. Most of his years were spent in North Battleford. Uncle Lawrence was an altar boy at Notre Dame Church and attended Notre Dame school. He delivered papers for a number of years in his school days. Uncle Lawrence worked with his dad, older brother Wilfred, cousins, and the Ross boys. At the young age of 14, Uncle Lawrence ventured into the workforce. In his mid-20s, he obtained his apprenticeship in carpentry and cabinet making, which became his lifelong career working in the three Western provinces. One of his greatest and proudest accomplishments was to work with his sons and their company DLD Builders Inc. The next best thing he was so very proud of was spending all the quality time with his children, grandchildren, family, and friends. Uncle Lawrence will also be remembered for his passion and love of horses. How he loved to rope and ride, this gave him free spirit and demeanor. There is not a time where he did not miss a rodeo or trail ride so that he could hang out with family and friends that shared the same passion he did. The Calgary Stampede and the Canadian Finals Rodeo were his favourite events to attend. He always made a grand entrance and had a good time with whomever he was cheering on or just hanging out with. He was so proud of Billie Jean, Kristen, and Deserae for their barrel racing accomplishments. The year Desarae won the PIRA Finals to compete for a title in Indian International Finals Rodeo in Chandler, Arizona, he said “Don’t worry, I’ll be your driver.” He was, and supported and cheered her on. What a road trip that was, one we will never forget. As a young man, his firstborn was his beautiful daughter Kim. As time went on, Lawrence met Yvonne Ouellette. They married, and had their sons Doyle and Dale. Uncle Lawrence and Auntie Yvonne divorced, and Uncle Lawrence moved on to his second marriage to Debbie and they had their daughters Nicole and Dazawray. As time passed, Uncle Lawrence and Debbie went their separate ways. Uncle Lawrence then lived his life among his family and friends . Uncle Lawrence resided in Glaslyn for about the last 15 years, to which he called home. Most people knew Uncle Lawrence as a very stern and proud man. Surprisingly to many of you, he also loved to tell jokes and hear them told as well. So in note of his name, Lawrence Oliver Landrie, his initials are LOL, which also stands for Lots of Love and Lots of Laughter. He could have you rolling on the floor crying with laughter. We will all miss spending that time joking with him and his positive attitude. But, if you ever did piss him off you better have your running shoes on, with that stern voice hollering at you and his big hands shaking at you. He definitely would get his point across when need be. This is a memory to be shared. Uncle Lawrence was the “Cando” type of guy. He wasn’t scared to try anything. If he didn’t know how to do it, he would figure it out. He could tackle anything. One time he, Rick, and Rocky were working for Ducks Unlimited, building a dam. One the first day of work the Ducks Unlimited guy came walking with his roll of blueprints. He laid them out and started explaining how the dam was to be built. After about a half hour he looks at them sitting there all glassy-eyed and asked if “they” got it. Lawrence looks at him and says “Yep, now draw it on my cigarette pack.” The guy did and they built the dam. Yes, that was Uncle Lawrence, all of his notes to his cigarette pack. He would never lose it because he always had a pack in his shirt pocket. Speaking of this reminds me of a story of his smoking days. We were on one of our many trips to the CFR. We stopped in Lloydminster for gas and of course he has a cigarette lit. The pump attendant asks him to put it out or he won’t be able to fuel up his car. Uncle Lawrence says “it’s my smoke, I’ll smoke it when and where I want.” The attendant once more asks him to put his cigarette out, and Uncle Lawrence says “F___ YOU, it’s my smoke!” throws the car into drive, steps on the gas, and away we go, with him yelling at the attendant that he’ll get his gas elsewhere. Oh my, what could I do but hang on. Yes, that was my uncle. And each and every one of you has a story to tell of him. A memory from Skye and Shayla of how Mushum would buy them things and always say he found these treasures on the road. Shayla would always ask “mushum how come these shirts always fit us?” And he would tell them you got to find just the right road. So every time the girls ventured down a road they were always looking for a bag like mushum did, until a couple of years ago they realized that mushum really did buy the gifts for them. A memory from Miranda: Uncle Lawrence lived his life to the fullest and always had a joke and a smile. I have memories of laughing with him until my tummy hurt and being spoiled with gifts and treasures. We texted back and forth and sent photos to stay in touch, and I am so blessed to have these to keep. I will cherish our memories and send smiles and hugs to all. Love, your godchild, Randi Dawn When I had my children, they heard the many stories of Uncle Lawrence and how influential he was in my life. He truly inspired me. He was a strong man of honour, pride, and a huge heart of gold. He would give the shirt off his back to anyone who needed it, and that he truly did for me and my family. Fifteen years ago this month, our house burned down to nothing but a hole in the ground. It was devastating. We lost everything, but my family was together. Uncle Lawrence was given a phone call. At this time he was working up in Northern Alberta. He said to me, “Don’t worry my girl, I’m on my way.” He was back in Asquith the very next day. He lived at Jeunitta at this time in a little one bedroom house. He said to me, “Here my girl, you and your family live here. I’m going to build you a home.” So there Brad and I and out three children lived in his house with Uncle Lawrence hanging out with us. He had our home built and ready to move in at the end of the following April. Truly amazing how he and the DLD Builders Crew got this all done considering it was probably one of the coldest winters ever with so much snow. Amazing his hard working hands. Now that’s a man with a heart of gold. Once again, a real troubadour. About seven years ago, Uncle Lawrence was diagnosed with cancer. This nasty disease was not taking him down. He lived his life to the fullest. It was this past summer that the cancer started to take over the proud man he was. He did not let this have a negative impact on him at all, always being strong a positive for the fight he was enduring. Then on the morning of October 14, 2013, Uncle Lawrence decided he was tired and peacefully went to God’s gate to sleep. There he is now, looking upon each and every one of us here, telling us please don’t cry, I am in a safe haven now. Strange how life recircles itself. He was given his first breath on this earth October 23, 1946 and will be taken to the dust of the earth today, October 23, 2013. Happy Birthday Uncle Lawrence. I will miss you and that big hearty smile, that twinkle in your eyes, and your finger always pointing. I truly appreciate everything you have done for me, your family, and your friends. I also thank you for teaching family and friends life’s experiences and giving so many wonderful memories. You will not be forgotten. I love you. Doyle, Dale, Kim, Nicole, and Dazawray, your spouses, and all of his beautiful grandchildren - I want you to know he was so very proud of you and spoke of you with a smile on his face. In his heart he will forever and eternally love you all and now will be watching over you with guidance from up above. Love you all. The family of Lawrence Landrie wish to express a very heartfelt thanks to their relatives, friends, and neighbours for all the wonderful support. Without all your acts of kindness, thoughtfulness, and support, our loss would have been much harder to bear. Thanks to Pastor Dale Ramsay for a very nice service and to everyone who brought lunch, it was excellent. Thank you to Shelley Read for the very well-put-together eulogy and to Linda Chamagne for sharing very meaningful words and special stories written by Aunty Val Schmidt. It was tough for everyone - thanks so much! Thanks to Aunty Cori, Shannon, Sheila, Rhoda, Vergil, Jason, Shasta, Jessie, Billie, Shayla, and Skye for getting “Hooves to Heaven” for Lawrence’s last ride; what a beautiful team of horses. Thanks to Dayle and Axl Landrie for riding with the team. Thanks so much to Alex Greer and Darcy Pritchett for helping with the 4 saddle horses. Thanks to Jessie, Billie, Shayla, and Skye for riding their 4 Palomino saddle horses behind their mushum. Thanks so much to Bev Huggins for supplying the much-needed and very appreciated room at the Gold Eagle Lodge for Doyle and Nina. Thanks to Carl Ross for bringing his amp, guitar, and Carl, Elmer Trotchie, and Walter Dumont for singing a few of Lawrence’s favourite ol country tunes at the lunch. The songs were very appreciated and sounded great, bringing back warm memories of good times. Thanks to Tim Taylor and Aunty Lena Vallentgood for bringing all the beautiful flowers that were handed out at the gravesite, and our apologies and thanks to anyone we may have missed. Thanks to Natasha and Kristeen of Sallows and McDonald - Wilson and Zehner Funeral Home for helping us get through this difficult time. To all who sent floral arrangements, and cards, Thank You. We sincerely appreciate all the sympathetic visits, calls, and prayers. It is of enormous comfort to us to be reminded of the many, many friends Lawrence had. Our sincere best wishes to all of you. The Funeral Service to celebrate Lawrence’s life was held on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 from the Don Ross Centre, 891-99th Street, North Battleford, with Pastor Dale Ramsay officiating. Hooves to Heaven provided Lawrence’s last ride, on his way to the interment at the Town of Battleford Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Sallows and McDonald - Wilson and Zehner Funeral Home, North Battleford. (306) 445-2418. A cowboy rides in heaven.
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COMING EVENTS
Community Events Calendar
PUZZLE NO. 662 10. Barnyard fowl 11. Where to worship from 12. Delhi princess 13. Baby’s furniture 14. Pit 21. Horrify 26. Pottery material 28. Envelope sticker 31. Messy home 33. Jester 35. Literary monogram 36. Spur wheel 37. Cleanse 38. Fowl balls? 40. Extremely poor 41. Snarl 42. Having good manners 43. Navigational aid 44. Licorice-flavor source 46. Breathe hard 48. Circular plate 50. Indy 500, e.g.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Please call our 24 hour helpline at 306-446-6166 for support or information.
Desperately Needing Volunteers Volunteers needed for Relay for Life 2014 in the Battlefords. A Survivor Chair is needed for this important event. Other positions are also available to be Àlled. Please call 306-445-3339 now!
Saturday, April 5 to June 21 Bilingual Play Group at the Battleford Francophone Centre, 1602 - 103rd Street, North Battleford for parents and children aged 0 to 6. Songs & rhymes, crafts, story time, free play, snack time, networking and learning french...is child’s play. Information and inscription/to register phone 306-445-6436.
Saturday, April 19 Easter Craft Bake Sale in the Basement in the North Battleford Legion Branch #70 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 22 tables, different crafts, have room for more. For more info phone 306-480-6425.
April 22, 29 & May 6 Heart to Heart a Heart and Stroke Foundation program in partnership with PNHR answering questions about heart health from 1:30 - 3:30 pm at the Primary Health Center. To Ànd out more or to register, call Kellie Heidel (306) 446-6424 or email kellie.heidel@pnrha.ca.
Wednesday, April 23 Meota Hobby Band at the North Battleford Library from 2:00 3:00 p.m. For more information phone 306-445-3206.
Thursday, April 24 Family Magic Show with Roger Boucher at the North Battleford Library at 2:00 p.m. For more information phone 306-445-3206.
Thursday & Friday, April 24 & 25 Third Avenue United Church Garage Sale. Thursday 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Chili & Bun for sale. Tables for rent. Call 306-445-0717.
Saturday, April 26 St. George’s Day Tea & Bake Sale at St. George’s Parish Hall, 191 - 24th Street, Battleford from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 Topline Social Dance Club - Hamps at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1352 - 100th Street from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. with lunch. Min. age 19. Phone Jean 306-445-8815, Sharon at 306-446-0446 or Leela 306-445-7240.
Saturday, April 26 Family Movie at the North Battleford Library at 2:30 p.m. For more information phone 306-445-3206.
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As the ____ flies Witchy woman Journey part Coyly ironic Long sandwich Go wrong Singleton Gambling game Skin affliction Friendly Indigo Extinct bird Frolic Attribute Situate Belt Cartoon frame Bothersome person Casual restaurant Coincide Citrus fruit Part man, part machine
43. Nonprofessionals 45. Corporate symbol 47. Festoon 48. Wear 49. Bosc, e.g. 51. Extol 53. Snaky shape 54. Showy flower 56. Small drop 58. Smother 60. Strut conspicuously 62. Mothball ingredient 64. Bend in prayer 65. Bingo’s kin 66. Non-flying bird 69. Unlatch, in poems 71. Result 74. Kind of tide 76. Supplicate 80. Mobster’s man 81. Female ruff
82. Tropical tuber 83. Skunk 85. “____ Crazy” (Garland film) 86. Soft-shell ____ 87. “. . . have you ____ wool?” 88. 56, to Cicero 89. Admired star 90. Promotion 91. Shelter 92. Conger 93. Unit of heredity
52. Electronic component 55. Petal-puller’s word 57. Horsemanship 59. Associate of to 61. Lotion lily 63. Eyeglass 65. Organic compound 67. Scoff 68. Actress Merle ____ 70. Issued by Benedict XVI 72. Verona dry wine 73. Before 75. “____ of the Nineties” 76. Engrave with acid 77. None 78. Corner 79. Kimono, e.g. 84. Corrosive stuff 85. Jazz booking
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS USE AMERICAN SPELLING
Sunday, April 27 All You Can Eat Sunday Brunch at the Knights of Columbus, 1202 - 105th Street from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Sausage, ham, eggs, pancakes, hashbrowns, fruit cocktail, toast, apple and orange juice & coffee.
Monday, April 28 The Lions Clubs of the Battlefords have partnered with the Canadian Diabetes Association to hold free diabetes screening clinic at St. Paul’s Anglican Church Hall, 1302 - 99th Street, North Battleford from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon and 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. This screening is for residents who have not been diagnosed with Diabetes.
Monday, April 28 Adult Book Club at the North Battleford Library at 7:00 p.m. For more information phone 306-445-3206.
Monday, April 28 Struggling with our relationship with food? Prairie North Health Region offers a three-part Craving Change workshop series to help you understand why you eat the way you do, comfort yourself without food and change your thinking, change your eating. To register call Ashley at 306-6430 at the Primary Health Centre, North Battleford.
Tuesday, April 29 The Lions Clubs of the Battlefords have partnered with the Canadian Diabetes Association to hold free diabetes screening clinic at Lion’s Hall, 162 - 22nd Street, Battleford from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon and 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. This screening is for residents who have not been diagnosed with Diabetes.
April 29 - June 3 LiveWell with Chronic Conditions Program - Are you living with a chronic (ongoing health condition)? Would you like to learn better coping skills? Prairie North Health Region is offering a FREE workshop at the North Battleford Library, Board Room from 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. For more information and to register call 306-446-8613 or 1-888-922-5867 or email margaret.maunula@pnrha.ca.
Wednesday, April 30 Annual Spring Book Sale at the North Battleford Library beginning April 30 - phone 306-445-3206. This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-pro½t organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location.Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear. Deadline for submissions is 12:00 noon Friday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.
RCMP Daily Report
More cars rummaged through on weekend Staff Battlefords RCMP fielded approximately 27 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Friday, April 11 and 6 a.m. Saturday, April 12. Five calls were traffic related complaints, while two were false/nuisance 911 calls. One false alarm was also responded to. Check out The Battlefords RCMP Daily Report on our website at
www.newsoptimist.ca
Friday 8:47 a.m. — Report of a broken window at a residence in the 8900 block of Gregory Drive. Occurred sometime overnight. Investigation ongoing. 12:05 p.m. — Report of a vehicle rummaged through in the 2100 block of 101st Crescent. 10:41 a.m. — Vehicle window damaged overnight while parked on 1600 block of 102nd Street. 1:15 p.m. — Report of two missing 14-year-old girls from BUH, both later returned. 1:26 p.m. — Complaint of intoxicated people in a bank
on 101st Street. Two men, aged 50 and 53 were arrested and lodged for sobering. 4:59 p.m. — Complaint of an unwanted 15-year-old at a residence on 106th Street. Teenager left on his own before police got there. 8:35 p.m. — Report of a domestic dispute in the Territorial Mall parking lot. No assault occurred, argument mediated by members.
Saturday
12:45 a.m. — Report of an assault with a weapon at a bar. Victim unco-operative with police, but still under investigation. 1:41 a.m./2:20 a.m. — Reports of vehicles rummaged
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
through in the Fairview area. A male youth was arrested in the area and faces charges under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act. 2:29 a.m. — Three intoxicated men arrested on 101st Street and face charges under the Alcohol and Gaming Regulation Act. 5:00 a.m. — Complaint of intoxicated 21-year-old male refusing to pay his $8 cab fare. Arrested and held for sobering. 5:46 a.m. — 50-year-old male arrested for impaired care or control of a motor vehicle in a parking lot on Railway Avenue East. Charges pending.
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Brett Smith Sports Reporter
Phone: 306-445-7261
Fax: 306-445-3223
Email: newsoptimist.sports@sasktel.net
2014 inductees announced at Sask. Baseball Hall of Fame AGM By Brett Smith Sports Reporter
The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame released the names of the class of 2014 Sunday afternoon at their annual meeting. Frederick Cardwell from Regina, Stan Green from Kamsack, Robert Herron who played in North Battleford and Saskatoon, Brian Keegan who played in Moose Jaw and Swift Current, Charlie Meacher from Moose Jaw, Ross Morrison from Unity, Harvey Nybo from Swift Current, Wallace Pruden from Lashburn, Kevin Ritchie from Wilcox, Edwin Rolheiser from Rosetown, Robert Silzer from Saskatoon and F. Lloyd Woolley who played in Regina make up the 13 members of the 30th consecutive induction taking place Aug. 16. These inductees join the
Varjassy family, the 1932-36 Reginal Nationals, the Climax Cardinals and the community of Muenster as members of the class of 2014. The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame scholarship award will be presented to Douglas Taylor from Regina. Formerly the John Maronuik award, the $200 scholarship is awarded to a baseball player age 12 or younger in order to help develop baseball skills. Tickets for the event will be $60. “We have a lot of people out there that still need to be recommended and nominated for induction,” said president and CEO of the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame Jane Shury. The museum is working on improving to the standards set by the Museums Association of Saskatchewan. Shury said the museum has come a long way in terms of bringing
the museum up to the necessary level, but the process does not happen overnight. Recently, a major project for the museum was refreshing the inductee books dating back to the first induction. These books contain information on each person inducted into the hall of fame. “[If] somebody comes along and says my grandfather was inducted in 1989, I can go right there and show them the stuff,” said Shury. “They can sit down and read it. This means an awful lot to the families.” The general meeting also announced plans for events coming up over the course of 2014. One event being planned for the summer is the annual vintage baseball game. It will use the 1879 rules and regulations, as well as including vintage uniforms. The game is in honour of the first baseball game played in Saskatchewan and
the Northwest Territories on May 31, 1879. Also in the planning stage is making the biggest baseball bat in Canada to be displayed outside on the east side of the museum. The current largest bat is in Edmonton,
Alta. measured at 49 feet. Battleford’s bat is planned to be 55 feet long and five feet in diameter. Other events being planned are the fall fundraiser, an “Ears and Beers” night and volunteer recognition in De-
cember. Shury said the planned projects and events will all help improve the status of the museum. “It’s here. It is history and it’s time we were proud of our history.”
Boston Bound
York takes home athlete of the year Submitted North Battleford’s Mikaela York wrapped up her first season of post-secondary athletics by winning several awards at the Lethbridge College Kodiaks athletic banquet, including athlete of the year. York competed on the Kodiaks’ cross-country and track teams, which compete in the Alberta College Athletic Conference. York was the top Kodiak in cross-country, finishing sixth in the conference and leading the Kodiak team to a silver medal in the ACAC championships. At the Canadian College Athletics Association Championships in Toronto, York finished 12th overall and led the Kodiaks to fourth place in the team event. She was named the most outstanding contributor to the cross-country team after being the top Kodiak in every race. York also received the Academic All-Canadian Award from the CCAA for maintaining a high academic average in her exercise science program, while being a competitive athlete. The Kodiaks women’s track team also finished second in the first season of ACAC track. York competed the 1500-metre, 3000-metre and 4x400-metre relay during the track season, despite being diagnosed with a fractured sesamoid bone in her foot. York also received the Kodiaks’ rookie of the year award, beating out players from the basketball, soccer,
volleyball and golf teams. Yo r k w i l l r e t u r n t o Lethbridge College in the fall. She says she is looking
forward to competing again in the ACAC championship and the national championship, which will be held in Calgary.
Brian Graw (left) and his sister Anna Graw-Bielecki (right), are heading back to Boston this year. The brother and sister, who grew up in Battleford, took part in the Boston Marathon in 2013 and crossed the finish line about 50 minutes before the first bomb detonated. Last year was a family affair with their mother Hilda (centre), also from Battleford, attending. This will be Graw’s third Boston run and Graw-Bielecki’s second. Photo submitted
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About crossing over to a new life of freedom From 1961 to 1990, when it was torn down, the Berlin Wall rose up as a barrier between East and West Germany. The socialist East German government said it was erected to protect them from fascist elements in the West. But in fact they were trying to limit defections. West Germany’s Willy Brandt called it “the Wall of Shame.” To towering concrete walls were added guard towers and anti-vehicle trenches, but thousands of East Germans braved barbed wire and bullets, and the risk of crippling falls, to reach freedom in the west. For them, crossing over to a new life was worth the dangers. In the Bible, we’re told how the people of Israel, delivered from years of bondage in Egypt, were poised on the eastern shore of the Jordan River, ready to cross over and claim the land of Canaan as their own. Referred to as “the land of promise” (Heb. 11:9), God had pledged it to the descendants of Abraham centuries before (Gen. 12:1-2, 7), now it was time to conquer in the name of the Lord. The miracles of God attending the crossing of the Jordan (Josh. 3), and the conquest of the city of Jericho (Josh. 6), we are unable to
In heaven, our long war with Satan will be over (Rev. 20:10), and all that hurts and harms us will be gone forever (Rev. 21:4). But, imperfect as the imagery is, there is a sense in which the heavenly kingdom is the Christian’s Promised Land. One who thought so was English pastor and hymn writer Samuel
Robert Cottrill, B.A., B.R.E. http://wordwisehymns.com/ www.Wordwise Bible Studies.com consider here. But there is a spiritual application of these historic events to be considered. They provide an illustration of what God does in saving lost sinners, through faith in Christ. Moses had said to the people, “He [the Lord] brought us out from there [Egyptian bondage] that He might bring us in, to give us the land of which he swore to our fathers.” (Deut. 6:23) Similarly, of the individual Christian we can say that the Lord brought us out of sin’s darkness and bondage, that he might bring us in to the light of His love and to new and abundant life. He has “delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.” (Col. 1:13-14) Life didn’t become perfect
for the escapees entering West Berlin, or for the Israelites in the land of Canaan. There were still challenges to face and victories to be won. And it’s the same with the Christian life. Trusting Christ as Saviour doesn’t suddenly make us sinless, or the life we live, perfect. But through God’s grace we have the resources available to deal with what lies ahead. (cf. Phil. 4:19; Heb. 4:14-16) Canaan thus provides a picture of the abundant Christian life – a life enriched by God’s daily provision, but one in which there are still battles to be fought in the name of the Lord. However, having said that, you will find a few of our hymns use the Jordan River as a symbol of physical death, and Canaan as a picture of our future home in heaven. I don’t think the application works as well that way.
Stennett (1727-1795). A hymn of his says, “On Jordan’s stormy banks I stand, / And cast a wishful eye / To Canaan’s fair and happy land, / Where my possessions lie. / O’er all those wide extended plains / Shines one eternal day; / There God the Son forever reigns, / And scatters night
away. / No chilling winds or poisonous breath / Can reach that healthful shore; / Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, / Are felt and feared no more. / I am bound for the promised land, / I am bound for the promised land; / Oh who will come and go with me? / I am bound for the promised land.”
The value of a good fight “Who’s turn is it to start?” “Who won the most games yesterday?” Typical questions these days between Hubby and me, questions I couldn’t have imagined when we began our evening routine more than 40 years ago. We weren’t long into our marriage when we began playing board games. It started with Scrabble, progressed to Parcheesi and, over the years, has included favourites such as Skip-Bo and Tile Rummy. We’ve added a game taught us by friends in Switzerland. In between we’ve tried and discarded a few others. It’s been interesting to note the parallels of life and competition. In the beginning winning was important, even vital. I confess that there were
times when losing a round of Scrabble was the epitome of humiliation, especially since Hubby’s first language isn’t English. To my credit, he threw in a few “Germanisms” which I promptly rejected; to his credit, he has an excellent grasp of his second language. Over the years we’ve celebrated, resolved conflicts (well, got the process started) and actually developed sympathy for the one struggling through a losing streak. Occasionally a bit of em-
pathy creeps in but by mutual consent the outcome must take place without interference. Wouldn’t it be great if the battles of life were so conveniently packed away at the end of the evening? Or, that conflicts could be dealt with by the spelling of a word? As we approach Easter the promise was not that we’d enjoy a pain-free journey through life but rather that because He died, we’d have access to all the resources of heaven. When it seems that all we do is lose, how wonderful to know that His resources are sufficient for all our needs. “… all thanks to God, then, who gives us the victory over these things through our Lord Jesus Christ!” (1 Corinthians 15:57, Phillips)
Spend some quality family time together. Worship at the church of your choice. Our community has a number of churches and a variety of denominations for you & your family.
Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay nd
1372 102 St 306-445-3009
Notre Dame (RC) Parish
ANGLICAN PARISH
Corner of 104th Street & 12th Avenue Rev. Father Gerard Legaspi MASSES: Saturday - 7:00 p.m. Sundays: 11:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.
SUNDAY SERVICES St. George’s Anglican Church - 9:00 a.m. 191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK
St. Paul’s Anglican Church - 11:00 a.m.
OFFICE 306-445-3836
1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK Rector: The Rev. Peter Norman
Hosanna Life Center Friday, Saturday & Sunday 7:00 pm Bible Training Classes & Personal Mentoring
306-445-5079
Pastors: Peter & Lydia LitchÀeld Members of Christian Ministers Association
Reclaim Outreach Centre A Gospel Mission Teaching the Word Caring for the hurting
Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church
962A - 102 Street
Pastor Dave Miller
Sunday Service: 6:00 p.m.
Corner 16th Ave. & 93rd Street, North Battleford
“Reclaiming Our Spiritual Heritage” Pastors Len Beaucage & Don Toovey Furniture or Donations: Please call Don at
306-441-1041
Phone 306-445-9096
Saturday Services Bible Study - 10:00 a.m. Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
Email: notredame.nb@gmail.com www.notredameparish.ca EVERYONE WELCOME
Maidstone/ Paynton United Church of Canada
Community Baptist Church 1202 - 103 Street, North Battleford, SK 306-446-3077 PASTOR: RON BRAUN
Phone: 306-445-4338 Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper
Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m. Everyone Welcome Canadian National Baptist Convention
10:30 Service Church & CE Wing: 306-893-2611 For booking the Wing: 306-893-4465
CHURCH SERVICE Sunday 11:00 a.m.
April 18 - Good Friday Service 11:00 a.m. 1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford Rev. Dan Millard Phone: 306-445-4818 Email: tbcnb@sasktel.net Website: www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca Come join us this Sunday!
Living Water Ministry
Pastor Brian Arcand Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385
Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.
Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)
Zion Lutheran 10801 Winder Cres. 15th Ave. & 108th St. North Battleford, Sk
306-445-5162 Fellowship Hour 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. www.battlefordslutheran.sk.ca Pastor Sheldon Gattinger Everyone Welcome
Third Avenue United Church Sunday Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 1301 - 102nd Street, Phone 306-445-8171 Rev. Frances Patterson
(YHU\RQH :HOFRPH www.thirdavenueunitedchurchnb.ca Email: thirdaveunited@sasktel.net
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