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Volume 109 No. 37

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Staff North Stars fever has gripped the Battlefords.

As this edition was going to press the Battlefords North Stars had already gotten off to a fast start in the SJHL Canalta Cup final against the

Flin Flon Bombers.

The Junior A hockey club, seeking its first league title since 2000, won Game 1 on Friday by a 3-0 count, their first shutout of the playoffs.

They also won Game 2 by a 5-1 score, extending their postseason winning streak to

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10 in a row.

The North Stars were scheduled to head to the always-tough Whitney Forum in Flin Flon for games three and four. A sendoff to the team took place at 1 p.m.

Monday at the Civic Centre before their games on Tuesday

and Wednesday.

Game Five of the Canalta Cup final is scheduled for the North Battleford Civic Centre Friday night, if needed. If not, the team’s next games will be at the Western Canada Cup in Penticton, B.C..

For more see Page 11.

Jumping for Joy Battlefords North Stars forward Reed Delainey leaps towards his teammates Saturday night at the Civic Centre after scoring the opening goal in his team’s 5-1 win over the Flin Flon Bombers in Game 2 of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League final. Photo by Lucas Punkari

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Dog-tethering bylaw needed: B’ford resident

Champions of Mental Health

By Shannon Kovalsky Staff Reporter

The Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Sask. Battlefords Branch sponsors the Champions of Mental Health Banquet recognizing individuals who make a positive impact on people whose lives are impacted by their mental health. This year’s nominees will be recognized May 6 at the banquet. Above left, Alan Corbeil is recognized as Champions of Mental Health Employee. He is presented his nomination gift by Lucy Bendall. Above right, Cathy Watson presents Shylo Bolig, manager of The Lighthouse Serving the Battlefords with her gift for Community Mental Health Champion.

Lucille Keller, Mental Health Employee, accepts her nomination gift from Linda Shynkaruk, Lucy Bendall and Cathy Watson.

If Battleford resident Melissa Kainberger had her way, dog owners would no longer be able to tether their dogs for more than 10 hours without being fined.

This was the proposal she brought to town council April 3, along with the results of an online petition on change.org that reached 1,474 signatures.

Although online petitions are easily disregarded as not representing local people, Kainberger’s message to council has, at the very least, started the conversation.

And according to Kainberger, council seemed receptive to her presentation.

“The mayor [Ames Leslie] said that he really wanted something like this to happen, so I felt positive about that,” she said.

Included in her research was other towns and cities that had passed and successfully enforced animal control bylaws.

“At first they get a lot of complaints and give out a lot of fines, but over the span of, I think it was six

months, it decreases dramatically, because people start bringing their dogs inside.”

And, as a dog owner and lover, Kainberger said, “I have three dogs myself. I can’t imagine leaving them outside. They’re like lawn ornaments, they aren’t getting interaction and they become depressed.”

But there’s still extensive work that needs to be done before Kainberger will see a dog bylaw amendment presented at council. CAO John EnnsWind said amending the bylaw is a priority, but the Town is currently in the process of updating many policies and it will take time to research and determine what terms will be enforceable.

“We can only do so much at a time. It’s our goal to have that bylaw renewed in 2017,” said EnnsWind.

For now, Battleford’s special constable Geoffrey Thompson has been ased to go over the research and to submit a report to administration before a bylaw amendment can be presented to council.

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SARCAN is this year’s Champions of Mental Health Employer. Accepting this gift from Cathy Watson are Jeff Bogdan, supervisor, and his employees. Photos submitted

A date has been set for the sixth annual state of the City and Town address hosted by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

The event is scheduled for Tuesday, May 16 at the Western Development Museum. It begins at 11:45 a.m. and runs through the noon hour.

It will be the first joint address for both new mayors Ames Leslie of Battleford and Ryan Bater of North Battleford.

For more information about tickets, contact the Chamber at 306-445-6226 or by email at b.chamber@sasktel. net by May 9.

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$6M budget hole for Living Sky to address

The Living Sky School Division board watches the presentation by conference call of Director of Education Dave Hutchinson, who outlined options to address a $6 million deficit the school division faces in 2017-18. Photos by John Cairns

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Living Sky School Division trustees got their first sense of how grim the financial picture is for the division in the wake of the provincial budget in March.

Director of Education Dave Hutchinson and Chief Financial Officer Lonny Darroch presented the proposed 2017-18 budget to the board Wednesday afternoon.

The budget, which is a recommendation to the board at this stage, painted a grim picture, as the board must deal with a deficit for 2017-18 of just over $6 million.

That includes not only the $2,860,468 “structural” deficit coming into this year, but also another $3,224,705 reduction for 2017-18.

The latter number results from a 4.6 per cent reduction in operating funding from the province to the school division from

the provincial budget.

Hutchinson participated in the Wednesday board meeting by conference call as he had been meeting with the education ministry that day.

He called this “the most difficult budget I have had to try to find a way to balance in my career.”

He also said this was just the start of the budget changes to the school division. Hutchinson pointed to a “phase two” where a provincial committee will be looking at the standardization of senior staff and wage structure of school divisions. That is likely to mean more potential reductions.

Then there is what Hutchinson described as phase three: a 3.5 per cent wage rollback that the provincial government has targeted for next year.

That would be over and above addressing the $6 million deficit, which Hutchinson indicated was the immediate priority.

“We’re dealing with this challenge tonight,” Hutchinson told the board.

“And this is the beginning of the conversation for this challenge that is coming down the road that we have

[This is] the most difficult budget I have had to try to find a way to balance in my career.

— Dave Hutchinson to be aware of.”

To deal with the $6 million hole, Hutchinson outlined a number of budget options that include potential staff and service/trans-

portation reductions.

The proposed staffing reductions total 58.6 positions throughout the division for a total of $3,678,000.

Those include a reduction of 20 educational assistant (EA) positions and 15 teachers. The division believes those EA and teacher reductions will be achieved through attrition.

A small number of positions that are currently vacant are also included in the reduction.

Also among the cuts proposed are four teacher’s aid positions and 4.6 caretaker positions. Also included is a proposal to reduce the number of consultant positions from nine down to three. Hutchinson is recommending, however, the First Nations and Métis Education Co-ordinator position remain, due to the large number of First Nations and Métis students in the system.

Staff members in the positions that could be re-

duced have been contacted directly.

Also proposed are nonstaff reductions totaling $2,011,000. Those options include $250,000 in reductions to teacher professional development, work-related meetings and extracurricular subs: going down to one EA PD support day; reconfiguring the student award and staff appreciation events; eliminating the extra transportation above and beyond the policy guidelines for Battleford, Unity and Kerrobert: changing the walk distance in North Battleford from .75 to 1.0 kilometre; and cutting division support for “special events” transportation.

There are also reductions to other areas proposed including academic supplies and school-based PD carry over, as well as technology supplies.

Overall, the division is looking at resolving the $6 million deficit through a reduction of $3,528,437 in

staff postions, $1,208,648 in non-staff positions and then using reserves of $1,348,087 million to cushion the shortfall.

It should be stressed, however, that these are just options for the board at this stage.

Nothing has been finalized or approved by the board, as this is just the beginning of the budget process. The school division indicates it is also welcoming feedback from the public as the budget process unfolds.

Despite the situation Living Sky faces financially, Hutchinson reassured board members that maintaining student learning priorities was still their goal. The division will be maintaining its focus on the Education Sector Strategic Plan, and to ensure resources are available for priority areas including assessment and reporting, support for student wellbeing and promoting equity and supporting diversity.

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Commentary

All the food we eat has been modified by humans The world of food marketing is full of deception. The truth is there is very little that’s ‘natural’ about our food, but that doesn’t make it dangerous

By Robert Wager “All natural” is a food marketer’s delight. Customers love it, the words generate positive thoughts, and there’s no official definition or standard at all. It means whatever you want it to.

That’s why so many food products have the word “natural” somewhere prominent on their labels. The word sells product and represents a free-for-all for marketers, especially those more concerned about sales than truth.

With the exception of wild mushrooms, berries and game, all the food we eat has been modified by humans.

Have you ever seen a wild cow? No, because they don’t exist. Humans created cows by manipulating the genetics of now-extinct wild aurochs.

Wild corn called teosinte, which grows as a weed in Mexico, has cobs five-centimetres long with seeds hard as a rock.

There are many types of wild potatoes in mountainous South America, all poisonous. Only when humans eliminated the poison by deliberate selection did we turn potatoes into food.

The truth is there’s very little natural about our food.

Most people are two or three generations removed from the farm, so have little knowledge of how food is produced. This lack of knowledge allows for marketing campaigns that make the buyer feel warm and fuzzy about their purchase or try to scare the consumer away from the competitors’ products. The latter is called fear marketing.

By far the most widespread fear marketing these days is against food derived from genetically engineered (GE) crops (also known as genetically modified organisms or GMOs). The science began in the 1970s with the first movement of genes between bacteria.

Since then, the science has advanced and a variety of GE crops help produce more food with less environmental impact.

Not everyone agrees GE crops are a good thing. The natural (or alternative) food industry has spent billions of dollars trying to convince the public that GE crops and foods from them are dangerous. And with the public becoming keenly interested in their food supply, many media have responded with fear-generating stories about GMOs. But the tide is slowly turning. One after another,

national food safety authorities, health authorities and academies of science have stated clearly that GE crops and derived foods are safe. Now almost every story on GMOs will have a quote from a recognized authority like this one from the World Health Organization: “The GM products that are currently on the international market have all passed risk assessments conducted by national authorities. These assessments in general follow the same basic principles, including an assessment of environmental and human health risk.

These assessments are thorough and have not indicated any risk to human health.”

Because it’s becoming harder for fear marketers to claim that GMOs represent a health threat, opponents have shifted to the environment. “GE crops are causing environmental harm,” they claim, “and we should all buy ‘naturally grown food.’” They love to talk about “sustainable farming,” another term that is poorly defined and often means different things to different people.

More than 20 years of GE crop growing on millions of farms has meant the accumulation of a wealth of environmental data. The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine in the United States looked at the sustainability of GE crops and stated, “In general, the committee finds that genetic-engineering technology has produced substantial net environmental and economic benefits to U.S. farmers compared with non-GE crops in conventional agriculture.”

There will be 10 billion people on the planet soon and we’ll need to produce more food on the same or less land in more sustainable ways. The real science is clear: GE crops can and will help.

No amount of fear marketing can change that fact.

— Robert Wager has been a member of the biology department at Vancouver Island University for 22 years. His research focuses on public outreach about genetically engineered crops and derived foods. www.troymedia.com

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Budget fallout dominates question period Debate raged on in the legislature over a familiar topic: the fallout from the provincial budget.

The impact to school boards, libraries and municipalities was all mentioned at some point. The ramifications of the March 22 budget promise to continue to be hot topics for days to come.

Monday, immediately after his now-familiar leadoff question on the Global Transportation Hub to the government, Opposition leader Trent Wotherspoon turned his attention to the budget cuts. His exchange with Premier Brad Wall in Question Period is recorded in Hansard.

Mr. Wotherspoon: — Mr. Speaker, of course dodging the question again, and day after day they refuse to accept any accountability.

They’re arrogant, Mr. Speaker, and they’re out of touch.

But since the budget, day after day, Saskatchewan people have been coming together.

They’ve been rising up and they’ve been speaking out. Across the province, people have been rallying against the Sask. Party cuts and sell-offs: libraries, education, STC, parks, rinks, hearing aids, cities and towns. Mr. Speaker, the list goes on and on.

Saskatchewan people are calling out the Sask. Party for not being straight to them, Mr. Speaker, for not being straight about the cuts that they knew were coming, for not being straight and still trying to hide some of the cuts by having the cities and towns of Saskatchewan do their dirty work, Mr. Speaker.

The leaders of our cities and towns were blindsided. They say they were ambushed.

And, Mr. Speaker, as they reminded us all this morning, they are united. These big, unfair tax hikes and deep cuts, Mr. Speaker, are Sask. Party tax hikes and cuts. Will the Premier finally have the decency to meet with these community leaders, and will he do the right thing and reverse these cuts?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: — Well, thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. I want to clarify for members of the House that there was notice certainly given to the municipal sector that everything was on the table. In fact, Mr. Speaker, while the members opposite laugh, the Leader of the Opposition was at the SUMA [Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association] convention. And at the SUMA convention, I indicated at that time that the government would be considering reductions in a number of areas, and the options included municipal revenue sharing. The options included grants-in-lieu. In fact I was specific about that, as were ministers of the Crown, Mr. Speaker, and we repeated that message at SARM [Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities].

The fact of the matter is that when we formed government in 2007, the NDP government had been neglecting the municipal sector for well over a decade.

Mr. Speaker, that relationship changed markedly, and since then revenue sharing from the Government of Saskatchewan to the towns and villages and the cities of this province has more than doubled, Mr. Speaker.

This particular budget, we faced a massive reduction in resource revenues, and we’re asking those towns and cities and villages to share in under 3 per cent of that gap. Mr. Speaker, 2.5 per cent of the total gap in revenue we’re asking those municipalities to share in from a position of strength. I would note that many of them have huge reserves.

There is no need for them to increase taxes, Mr. Speaker, as we work towards a new relationship with that municipal sector, informed by our record, which is record revenue sharing for the municipal sector in our province.

The Speaker: — I recognize the Leader of the

newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net Opposition.

Mr. Wotherspoon: — Mr. Speaker, for that Premier to pretend that he was straight with the leaders of our cities and towns is a disgrace to the common sense leaders all across Saskatchewan.

They’re outraged, Mr. Speaker. In fact that’s the quote. I’ll quote from the Twitter feed of SUMA: “Our members are outraged, and so are we.” They’re angry and they’re feeling betrayed, and for good reason, Mr. Speaker. … So, Mr. Speaker, why is the Premier making them and all Saskatchewan people pay, pay now for the decade of Sask. Party mismanagement, scandal, and waste?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: — Mr. Speaker, it’s been a decade of record revenue sharing for the municipal sector, Mr. Speaker. It’s very interesting to hear the NDP, they’ve found some religion on the road to Damascus when it comes to the cities and towns and villages in our province because for 16 years, including when they were sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars in a fund, they ignored the municipal sector, Mr. Speaker.

Well that changed in 2007, and now we’ve seen . . . [inaudible interjection] . . . Well they don’t want to hear the answer to this question, Mr. Speaker.

They don’t want to hear the answer to the question because the fact of the matter is that there has been record revenue sharing with the municipal sector over the last 10 years. It has more than doubled, Mr. Speaker, since when we formed office. And if you looked at all the different increases,

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investments from the Government of Saskatchewan, it far exceeds the massive increases in the postsecondary sector, in the education sector, and the health sector.

The debate on the budget raged on during Question Period Tuesday, but the main focus this day was on the impact on school divisions. Opposition leader Wotherspoon zeroed in on a letter sent out by the government to school divisions.

Mr. Wotherspoon: — … You know, yesterday while the Premier was hiding from the journalists, it was the minister of finance that went out to cover for him. He was asked about the letter from the Sask.

Party government telling school divisions to immediately get started on negotiations with their employees to cut their pay by 3.5 per cent. It gave them only four days to fill out a “reporting template.”

It said savings could not come through “… further reductions in staff levels, capturing attrition or other cost reductions ...” Mr.

Speaker, immediate wage cuts were the only option.

The minister, though, told journalists, “We’re not asking them to break contracts, just come back to the negotiating table.”

And then, “If that means layoffs, that’s where we’re going as far as an option.”

Mr. Speaker, when it was pointed out that he was contradicting the letter, he added, “I don’t necessarily agree with that language in the letter.”

Mr. Speaker, can the Premier finally be straight with Saskatchewan people and commit to not ripping up contracts and not firing any more of the people who teach our kids?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: — Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is going to be no contracts ripped up with any public sector unions, with any unions representing public service providers in the province of Saskatchewan. We’ve been very clear about that, however, that we need to find another 3.5 per cent reduction in the overall costs of compensation for the public sector, Mr. Speaker.

We’ve asked that, from our side of it, from the government management side of it, that all options remain open, Mr. Speaker. We need to respect the collective bargaining process and see what is agreed to by both the unions and

management…

Wotherspoon was unimpressed with the premier’s response, saying the government “didn’t come clean to Saskatchewan people.”

Mr. Wotherspoon: — … So if nothing else, if nothing else, as the Premier’s holding his budget book and pointing to page 46 which he wrote, would he look to page 47 and at least come clean with Saskatchewan people and admit that, under the Sask.

Party in the past five years alone, they’ve doubled the debt to $18 billion?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Premier.

Hon. Mr. Wall: — Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the member for divulging the great opposition research over there that has determined that the government wrote the budget, Mr. Speaker. Of course the government wrote the budget, as a result of, as a result of consultations that occurred prior to the budget, Mr. Speaker. Yes, the budget was tabled because it was written by the government. And in it, it highlights on page 47 that the cost savings we need to find from the public sector has to extend over a number of years. The bottom line is, the bottom line, Mr. Speaker, is that we are going to allow collective bargaining to determine how those efficiencies will be achieved.

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By William Wardill My father was born on Jan. 13, 1876, in the 39th year of the reign of Queen Victoria, 15 years after the death of the royal consort, Prince Albert of SaxeCoburg.

Prior to the 19th century, windmills and waterwheels provided power for industry in Britain and canals and a network of coach roads formed the

horse-powered transportation system.

Whale oil lamps were still in use and the poor had tallow candles while the well-to-do, including the royal household, had superior candles made from beeswax. Wood was the principal source of heat.

Then came the Victorian Age, a time of accelerating technological change fuelled by the energy of coal.

Railways began to spread across Britain, transporting goods and passenger in trains hauled by coal-fired steam locomotives.

Long distance messaging was optical, using smoke signals and semaphores, until audible telegraphy came into use in 1837, the first year of Queen Victoria’s reign.

In 1859 what was then the largest passenger ship in the world, S.S. Great Eastern, was launched at the Isle of Dogs along the Thames River. It was an iron steamship powered by engines driving sidewheel paddles and a screw propeller and had masts

for sails. When its employment as a passenger ship proved unprofitable, it was converted to a cable ship.

The first trans-Atlantic telegraph cable was laid in 1866, 10 years before my father was born.

The telephone, voice transmission by wire, was invented one year before my father’s birth and the phonograph when he was one year old. For most of the 19th century processions of colliers travelled in coastal water bringing coal from Yorkshire mines to London. Coal was not only used for heating, it was processed to produce both illuminating gas and

coke for blast furnaces.

By 1890, gas from coal provided light for streets and buildings in most cities in Britain. The supremacy of illuminating gas was then challenged by electricity and the incandescent lamp bulb.

When my father was still in England, he was familiar with a polluted Thames River and the poisonous fogs that stained the city of London. When he was nine years old, he could read newspaper accounts of the North West Rebellion in Canada. He was 24 when he began to read about the Second Boer War (1899-1902).

When he sailed to Canada in 1905, the British Empire was at the peak of its wealth and power and King Edward VII was on the throne. The year after he left the land of his birth, the Royal Navy took possession of HMS Dreadnaught, the first turbinedriven, all big-gun battleship. This ship started an arms race. Almost every maritime state that could afford to build their own big-gun battleships entered the completion.

To protect the big ships from steam-powered torpedo boats, a new class of ships called destroyers was developed. My father would have read about these vessels in the newspapers. He would also have read about the development of submarines designed to go to war and about the first successful airline called Delag that began operations in Germany in 1909. The airline used dirigibles in which lift was provided by hydrogen-filled gasbags with a rigid skeleton of metal. In the First World War these machines were used for destruction as were airplanes, which were born as the Wright brothers’ primitive Flyer in 1903.

My father filed on a homestead on July 7, 1905 near Humboldt in the Dis-

trict of Assiniboia, which was swallowed by the new province of Saskatchewan on Sept. 1 of that same year. The threshing machines, binders and steampowered tractors he saw in Canada were all invented during his lifetime. So were automobiles with internal combustion engines and the assembly lines that built them. For a time, He owned a Model T Ford.

He was in the one-yearold settlement of Vonda in 1908. There, he filed on another homestead and encountered the people known as Galicians. For five years, his partner in a general store was a widow of Polish extraction. He was in England when war clouds gathered. He sailed back to Canada in August of 1914, as the first shots of the Great War were fired.

He learned about the new instruments of war from newspapers – tanks, poison gas aircraft.

In 1918 he was in Saskatoon, working in what was then called a “motor livery” and learning to be an automobile mechanic.

In 1920, he was in the new Canadian Northern Railway divisional point that became Eatonia, where he remained for the rest of his life. He learned of the larger world from newspapers – the Toronto Star, the Saskatoon StarPhoenix and the now defunct Free Press, Prairie Farmer and the Family Herald.

Late in the Second World War, he had a second-hand radio and followed the accounts of the war correspondents. He cried when the bells of London rang again and was horrified when atomic bombs ended the war with Japan. In 1955, he heard of the building of nuclear power plants. Then he died. He was tardy in his acceptance of gramophone and radio and he never had a telephone. The pace of change overwhelmed him.

Fire at Sask.

Hosp. site Staff North Battleford Fire Department responded to two fires on the weekend.

Saturday at about 4:30 p.m., one fire truck and four firefighters were dispatched to the Saskatchewan Hospital construction site.

A fire had erupted in the engine compartment of a JLG man lift.

Firefighters were on the scene for more than four hours, but the damage is described as minor.

Friday at about 4:45 p.m., NBFD doused a blaze in a scap metal pile at McDonald Metals in the Parson’s Industrial Park. The fire was contained and no buildings were damaged.

Two apparatus and 11 firefighters were on the scene for just more than an hour.

Tuesday, April 18, 2017 - PAGE 7

Shoppers supports On Air for Healthcare Staff

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation has received a donation for their On Air for Healthcare Radiothon, which will be raising funds for the “Every Little Bit Counts” capital campaign.

Shoppers Drug Mart held their annual Tree of Life Campaign in September, 2016 to raise support for women’s health. They were part of the more than 1,100 Shoppers Drug Mart stores across Canada helping to make a difference in women’s lives.

The Tree of Life Campaign began in 2002 and has raised more than $17 mil-

lion Canada wide.

BUH Foundation expresses gratitude to Rosemarie Priddle, owner and manager of Shoppers Drug Mart, North Battleford, and all her staff, for making the “Tree of Life” campaign successful and for their donation.

All the donations to this fundraiser will stay in the Battlefords.

On Air for Healthcare Radiothon is in support of the new ears, nose and throat (ENT) surgical equipment to replace 30-year-old equipment. The Radiothon will be held Friday, May 12 at BUH’s main lobby to help raise the $380,000 required.

Rosemarie Priddle, owner and manager and staff of Shoppers Drug Mart presenting a cheque for $4,080 from their “Tree for Life” campaign to the BUH Foundation. Photo submitted

Provincial budget fallout hot topic in question period Continued from Page 5 After that exchange, Regina-Lakeview MLA Carla Beck rose to demand answers from Education Minister Don Morgan on changes to the Education Act, particularly ones that gave his ministry more powers.

Ms. Beck: — Mr. Speaker, that minister is the one who is ramming through changes to The Education Act that silences local voices and gives the power to, guess who? Himself. He’ll have full control to intervene in every single aspect of our kids’ education from the director’s office to the classroom and everywhere

in between.

To be fair, he’s not keeping all of the power for himself. He’s also making it easier for the cabinet to close schools. That’s right. All of the protections for rural schools and local voices, that they brought in with so much fanfare and loved to talk about, they’re now scrapping…

Mr. Speaker, does the minister not see how arrogant he looks? Does he not understand why Saskatchewan families are opposed to this out-of-touch power grab to control our kids’ education?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister of Education.

Hon. Mr. Morgan: — Mr. Speaker, amazingly the members opposite chose to accuse us of closing schools — this side of the House being accused by those people, the people that closed 176 schools.

Mr. Speaker, I don’t know, Mr. Speaker, who writes their questions for them, but, Mr. Speaker, to whoever writes their questions, I’ve got Wollaston Lake School, Shellbrook Elementary, Shellbrook Primary/White School, Canwood Elementary, Paddockwood Elementary, Domremy School, Canora Senior Elementary School, Buchanan School, William Derby Elementary

in Strasbourg, Gerald Elementary in Gerald, Kayville School in Kayville, Radville Elementary in Radville, Spruce Lake Elementary in Spruce . . .

[Interjections] The Speaker: — I recognize the minister.

Hon. Mr. Morgan: — Crescent School in Regina, McNab School in Regina, Mable Brown School in Regina, Hawarden School in Hawarden, Elbow Elementary in Elbow, Strongfield Elementary, Togo Elementary, Grosvenor Park School in Saskatoon, Wilson School in Saskatoon, Quill Lake Elementary, St. Front School in Wadena, Weldon School in Weldon,

MacDowall Elementary.

Mr. Speaker, I can go on and on 176 times.

Saskatoon Centre MLA David Forbes received a similar response from the education minister.

Mr. Forbes: — You know, Mr. Speaker, that minister likes to talk about the list that’s from 20 years ago, but not about the schools that he’s putting on the chopping block today because of his actions…

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister of Education.

Hon. Mr. Morgan: — … Mr. Speaker, first he accuses us of closing schools.

Mr. Speaker, schools that

we’ve built and added, a record-breaking 21 new schools: in Martensville, Lake Vista and Holy Mary; in Warman, Traditions and Holy Trinity; Saskatoon, Sylvia Fedoruk, Ernest Lindner, Colette Bourgonje, Chief Whitecap, St. Nicholas, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, St. Kateri Tekakwitha, St. Lorenzo Ruiz; École Harbour Landing in Regina, Plainsview in Regina, École Wascana Plains in Regina, Scott Collegiate in Regina, St. Kateri in Regina, St. Nicholas, St. Elizabeth, Sacred Heart. And even though the member, the critic, opposed it, a new school for Connaught.

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Twenty students from North Battleford Comprehensive High School took part in a Skills Canada Saskatchewan competition April 6 and 7 in Saskatoon. The students competed in categories such as auto service, cooking, fashion design and welding, among others. Skills Canada is a national and provincial competition in skilled trades and technologies. Gold medal provincial winners will go on to the 23rd annual Skills Canada National Competition May 31 - June 3 in Winnipeg. Medal winners are Harrison Woloschuk (bronze) cooking, Cam Taylor (gold) carpentry, Camrynn Simon (silver) aesthetics and Kolby Heidt (bronze) bricklaying. Photos by Shannon Kovalsky

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Rivers’ Edge meeting the 150 quilt challenge

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Rivers’ Edge Quilters

A beautiful spring day brought out many members for the monthly meeting, which was held April 7 in the craft room of the Don Ross Centre.

A lot of interest has been shown for the “quilt challenge.” The guild has been

asked by one of its members to produce 150 quilts in honour of Canada’s 150th anniversary. At this meeting about 20 quilts were presented by various members. This total has been added to the 35 quilts already made. What a wonderful challenge. Way to go, ladies. These quilts will be donated as needed.

At this rate the goal should certainly be reached by the end of December.

Classes have been given and continue to be added.

In February, a day was put aside for those interested in the “Hunter Star” design. In April, a class will be available for those interested in the two-color “Bargello” design quilt. In

May, the “Attic Window” design will be available.

Members have been asked to bring two quilted articles for the trunk show in conjunction with our wind-up supper Thursday, May 25.

Elections were held for the upcoming year. The new executive is: president - Leslie McFarlane; secre-

tary - Irene Sack; treasurer - Lyn Tarr.

The guild would like to thank the out-going executive for the exemplary job they did for us.

The accompanying pictures will show the desire to which fellow quilters go to enhance their work. There is so much talent in our group and they are so willing to

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Merde sur un bâton Even bad things sound better if you say them in French. In fact sometimes just the sound of it, said in the language of love, almost makes you wish you had some. In Latin it becomes irresistible. Dibrotryon morbosum. Ooooo la la, where can I buy this, I gotta get some for the yard.

Don’t buy it. It comes to your yard for free.

If you have chokecherry, mayday, Schubert chokecherry or plums you may have noticed a hard, black yucky mass of growth on some branches or on lots of branches or maybe even in the main stem. It resembles, well, poop. But we know that most dogs don’t climb trees, so it has to be something else.

It is the dreaded black knot disease. It has been rampant in the Battlefords for a few decades now. If left unchecked it will likely kill the tree.

Spring time, before the leaves come out, is a great time to look for these growths. I have a friend in Winnipeg, Man. Mike Allen affectionately known in those parts as Dr.

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Trees, who wrote a book called Dr. Tree’s Guide to the Common Diseases of Urban Prairie Trees.

Of course it’s a bestseller and I’m surprised you’ve never heard of it. The recommended treatment according to Dr. Trees is to remove all the affected limbs making the cut 30 centimetres below the infection site back towards the trunk, preferably at a healthy branch junction.

Don’t forget to sterilize your shears between cuts to reduce the chances of the disease being spread by your good intentions.

If the infection site is in the main stem then the future of the tree is a fait a complit (French again, sounds OK but don’t be

fooled) it will eventually die. Dr. Trees recommends one pruning cut only if the disease is in the main trunk. This cut should be made at the very bottom and be flush with the ground. Yep, remove the tree and plant something else that is not susceptible to Merde sur un baton. All diseased prunings should be bagged (if practical) and taken to the landfill to prevent the disease from spreading. Do not store and use for firewood.

“How about those French, they have a different word for everything.”

— Steve Martin Random gardening tip: How do you know if it’s a dogwood or not? By the bark.

—­Photo by Keith Anderson

Checking Out Agrimex

There was everything from machinery to the latest in electronics at the 32nd annual Agrimex hosted by the Battlefords Agricultural Society April 6-8. Hundreds took in the exhibits with three lucky visitors winning substantial door prizes: queen box spring and mattress - Stephanie Shewchuk; iPhone 7 - Hannah Watson; and Samsung tablet - Lenard Crittenden. The Ag. Society’s next big event is Progressive Farm Safety Day for school children Friday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The program is designed for Grades 3, 4 and 5. Call 306-445-2024 to register for the free program. Photos by Shannon Kovalsky

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Celebrating Saskatchewan’s horticultural pioneers in our sesquicentennial year

By Sara Williams

Looking for a new tree or shrub for your garden?

Why not consider planting a made-in-Saskatchewan cultivar to help celebrate #Canada150? Walk down any street or back lane in Saskatchewan and you’ll likely come across a Kerr apple, a Patterson lily, a Thunderchild crabapple or a Spring Snow flowering crabapple. These were developed by some of Saskatchewan’s early horticultural pioneers. Many of their plants are now found well beyond our provincial borders and still available for sale, competing strongly against newer cultivars.

The first head of the University of Saskatchewan’s Horticultural Department, Cecil Patterson, was a quiet man, absolutely dedicated to plants, who worked largely alone. Born in Watford, Ont., he grew up on a dairy farm, where hard work was a part of his daily life. He took his first degree at the Ontario Agricultural College and his MSc and PhD at the University of Illinois.

His interest in lilies may have first been tweaked when his car broke down in Prince Albert National Park in the 1930s and he saw a host of native woodland lilies in bloom. By 1950, he had made horticultural history as the first plant breeder to develop hardy lilies in shades of pink and white by making crosses with Lilium cernuum and other Asiatic species. Among his selections, Edith Cecilia, White Princess, Jasper and Apricot Glow are still considered of value today. Hes also known for his Patterson Pride plum, and Thomas

and John pears. * John (P. ussuriensis x Aspa) (University of Saskatchewan, 1960) pear is strongly upright with a pyramidal shape that is considered more ornamental than that of many other pears. The fruit is the largest of the Apostle series. It ripens in late September with flesh of good quality. This is the most widely planted of the Apostle series. * Patterson Pride plum is semi-dwarf with weeping branches. The fruit (4.5 centimetres), ripe in mid-September, has bright red tender skin with bright gold, firm, sweet, juicy and freestone flesh. It is excellent for fresh eating and very good for freezing and jam.

Percy Wright did not attend school until the age of 14, yet he won the gold medal when he graduated from the University of Saskatchewan with great distinction (with an English degree). He came from Quebec with his family to homestead near Tramping Lake in 1907 when he was nine years old. He was a school teacher, operated several nurseries in rural Saskatchewan and later moved to Saskatoon where he was a reporter for the StarPhoenix. With no formal horticultural education, his most enduring contributions to our landscape are the Thunderchild’ rosybloom flowering crabapple and the

‘Hazeldean’ rose. * Thunderchild (openpollinated seedling of Les Kerr’s Sutherland ) with purple-red foliage, bright pink flowers, good form, resistance to fireblight, and a height of 4-4.5 metres. It was selected by the Saskatchewan Nursery Trades Association to mark the 75th anniversary of our province. * Hazeldean (1948) (R. spinosissima var. altaica x Harison s Yellow ) with semi-double yellow flowers, has better form and scent than Harrison’s Yellow, is resistant to the fungal disease blackspot, doesn’t fade in strong sunlight and has black hips.

It’s drought-tolerant once established. Flowering in June and two to three metres in height, it s a real showstopper in full bloom.

Sara is the author of numerous gardening books, among them the revised Creating the Prairie Xeriscape. And with Hugh Skinner: Gardening Naturally; Trees and Shrubs for the Prairies, and Groundcovers & Vines for the Prairies. Expect Fruit for Northern Gardens with Bob Bors in November, 2017.

— This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (SPS; www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@ yahoo.com; www.facebook.com/saskperennial).

Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming garden information sessions, workshops, tours and other events.

Consider taking a gardening class at the University of Saskatchewan (http:// gardening.usask.ca) - lots to choose from during April and May.

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By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter

The Battlefords North Stars’ depth was in full effect over the weekend.

With 3-0 and 5-1 wins Friday and Saturday night at the Civic Centre, the North Stars hold a 2-0 series lead over the Flin Flon Bombers as the battle for the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League championship heads to Flin Flon.

“Right now we’re all executing,” North Stars forward Logan Nachtegaele said. “Our forecheck is wearing them down, our goaltending has been amazing and we’re solid on defence.”

The scoring attack for the North Stars was impressive Saturday as five different players found the back of the net.

“There’s been times this year where we have been snake-bitten around the net,” North Stars head coach and general manager Nate Bedford said. “When that happens enough times, you kind of forget that you have that ability to score.

“Right now in the playoffs, we are doing a really good job of finishing our chances and we were able to find the back of the net tonight.”

In addition to the scoring ability of his team, Bedford was pleased with the physical aspect of the North Stars performance.

“If they were tallying up hits tonight, I think it would be really close between the two sides,”

Bedford said. “That’s important, especially heading into Flin Flon. The guys aren’t backing down, and I like that.”

Nachtegaele, Layne Young, Reed Delainey, Keaton Holinaty and Coby Downs all scored for the North Stars, who now have a 10-0 record in the playoffs and have won 13 straight games dating back to the regular season.

Ben Allen and Cody Spagrud each had a pair of assists for the hosts.

Joel Grzybowski made 31 saves in the victory, with his only blemish coming late in the second period when Daylan Marchi blasted home a one-timer following a great feed from Brandon Lesko.

The Bombers outshot the North Stars 32-31 and have two five-on-three power plays during the game, but were unable to cash in on their opportunities.

“There’s no way that was a 5-1 hockey game with how we played tonight,” Bombers head coach and general manager Mike Reagan said. “I liked our compete level and I thought we did a better job of creating things offensively, but we just haven’t had a bounce in this series.

“There’s a lot of fight and character in that dressing room. We feel confident, though, heading back home. We were down 2-0 to Nipawin in the semifinal and we were able to win that series. They say that you’re not in trouble

until you’ve lost at home, so we’ll have to take care of business there and hopefully have a chance to come back here and steal one.”

Brenden Newton turned aside 26 shots for the Bombers in the loss.

Friday’s 3-0 win was highlighted by the return of North Stars captain Kendall Fransoo.

In his first game back after suffering a knee injury Feb. 22 against the Kindersley Klippers, Fransoo opened the scoring for his team with a point shot in the first period.

“A shift before that I shot the puck from the red line and it ended up going completely over the glass,” Fransoo said.

“It took a little bit of time to get back into the swing of things, but I was pretty fired up to get that

goal in my first game back.”

Fransoo and the rest of the North Stars turned in their best defensive showing of the playoffs Friday as they limited the Bombers to 19 shots on goals and helped Taryn Kotchorek earn his first shutout of the post-season.

“The team played great in front of me and I didn’t have to make a ton of big saves,” Kotchorek said after improving his playoff record to 7-0. “They were able to make things easier for me, especially when it came to seeing their point shots.”

“We sacrificed a ton out there,” Fransoo added.

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The Bombers also lost the services of forward Nate Hooper late in the second period after a hit

by Troy Gerein, who was given a five-minute major penalty for head contact and a game misconduct.

Gerein was given a twogame suspension as a result of the hit, while Hooper was not in the lineup for the Bombers Saturday.

The battle for the Canalta Cup will resume at the Whitney Forum in Flin Flon Tuesday night.

Game 4 will take place Wednesday evening.

If needed, a fifth game will be held at the Civic Centre Friday at 7:30 p.m.

A sixth game would occur in Flin Flon Sunday, while a seventh and deciding game, if required, will take place in North Battleford Tuesday.

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Holinaty extended the North Stars lead early in the second period as he redirected a pass from Allen.

Connor Sych completed the scoring midway through the final frame on the power play, as his point shot took a strange bounce and floated over Newton.

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OBITUARIES BENSON: Our Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Step Mother, Sister, Aunt and Best Friend is gone, but she lives on in each and every one of us. HAZEL LOUISE BENSON (SMITH) passed away on April 5, 2017, at the age of 84. Hazel leaves to mourn three children – Marvin (Shawna) Smith, Cold Lake, Ab.; Terry Smith, North Battleford, Sk. and Sharon (Wayne) Jackson, Cold Lake, Ab; four grandchildren – Andrew (Joanna) Smith; Aimee (Nick) Hammar; Justin (Chayda) Smith and Robert Jackson; six great grandchildren – Xavier and Alexa Smith; Finnegan Hammar; Madison, Brody and Tyler Smith; Siblings – Jim (Elsie) Hunter; Garry (Darlene) Hunter and Maggie (Harvey) Peterson; Frank Benson’s children – Neal (Lori) Benson and family; Craig (Debbie) Benson and family; and Dale (Tannis) Benson and family as well as numerous relatives.

Hazel was predeceased by her first husband Leslie Smith; second husband Frank Benson; grandson Arthur; and daughter in law, Edna Smith. The family would like to thank Dr. Takla and the amazing staff on the 3rd floor. At Hazel’s request there will be no funeral and a family graveside service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations in her memory can be made to Lloydminster Homecare, Prairie North Palliative Care or the Lloydminster Interval Home.

“If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever” ___________________________________________________ HALEWICH: In Loving Memory of Isadore William Halewich, born January 11, 1938 at Glaslyn, SK., passed away March 31, 2017 in North Battleford, SK. Izy is lovingly remembered by his sons and their families: Darrin (Pat) Halewich of Lloydminster, AB - granddaughters, Leah (Dexter) Makin of Calgary, AB, Zoey (Evan) Overbye & greatgrandson, Dash of Calgary, AB & Janel (Shayne) Sutherland of Lloydminster, AB; Dean (Shirley) Halewich of Okotoks, AB & grandchildren, Kyle Halewich of Okotoks, AB & Madison Halewich of Okotoks, AB.; brother, Myron (June) Halewich of Battleford, SK; nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by his wife Geraldine Halewich; his parents: William & Jean Halewich; In-laws: William & Stephanie Harrison. Vigil Of Prayer was held on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. from Notre Dame De Lourdes Roman Catholic Church with Presider Jean Pawlus. Mass Of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. from Notre Dame De Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Celebrant Fr. Cuong Luong. Cross Bearer was Madison Halewich. Shared Memories were given by Bill Halewich. Liturgy Of The Word: 1st Reading: Ecclesiastes 3: 1-6 - Leah Makin; Psalm: Jaki Esquirol; 2nd Reading: Revelation 14: 13 - Zoey Overbye; Gospel - Fr. Cuong Luong. Prayers Of The Faithful: Janel Sutherland. Eucharistic Celebration: Gifts of Bread and Wine - Donna Halewich & Ivan White. Music Ministry: Lisa Hornung - Director and Pianist; Jaki Esquirol & Robert MacKay – Soloists; Notre Dame Parish Choir. Pallbearers were Kyle Halewich, Shayne Sutherland, Bill Halewich, Dexter Makin, Evan Overbye and Dale Halewich. Memorial Donations are requested to Heart and Stoke Foundation. Interment was at Garden Of Christus – Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. __________________________________________________

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VEIT: In Loving Memory of Heidi Marie Veit, born May 20, 1969 at Turtleford, SK., passed away March 27, 2017 in Wilkie, SK. Heidi is survived by her loving sons - Cole and Zachary; her brothers: Peter, Steve, Willie, Wayne and David Farmer and her sister, Faye Rosko. Predeceased by her parents Mike and Julia Schneider; sisters: Patrina Sanborn and Yvonne Brazil and by one brother, Elmer Schneider. Memorial Donations are requested to any CIBC Branch for the benefit of Cole and Zachary. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ___________________________________________________

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God saw her getting tired, a cure was not to be.

He wrapped her in his loving arms and whispered ‘Come With Me’.

She suffered much in silence, her spirit did not bend.

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Excellent verbal, written and time skills ability in• gathering data for research andmanagement must demonstrate • A clear criminal and child abuse records check to write quality reports.

• A valid driver’s licence

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by Kanaweyimik Child and Family Services.

Nations, preference will be given to those applicants for this whoa are of aboriginal ancestry.

• position Develop survey document to facilitate gathering of relevant datadetailed from each community.

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• Contact Identifyperson: common themes arising from the data.

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• Demonstrated knowledge of community resources and band programs.

• Demonstrated ability to prepare quality written reports.

• Excellent computer skills.

• Valid driver’s license.

• Ability to speak Cree would be a definite asset.

• Maintain an alcohol and drug free lifestyle.

• Must clear a criminal record check and vulnerable records check.

A clear criminal records check MUST BE PRESENTED AT INTERVIEW; Application deadline is April 24, 2017 at 5:00 pm. Please forward resumés by fax, email or mail to: (306) 445-2533 marleneb@kanaweyimik.com Only successful applicants will be contacted for scheduled interviews. Recruitment process to continue until a successful candidate is selected.

Kanaweyimik Child & Family Services, Inc. P.O. Box 1270 Battleford, Saskatchewan S0M 0E0 Attention: Marlene Bugler

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Saturday, April 22

Larger Than Life Workshop with Holly Hildebrand at the North Battleford Library, 1392-101st St., North Battleford. These large format mixed media portraits will go beyond the literal to encompass all your passions. Working large can be as easy as working small and will free us up to move quickly and spontaneously. Find new ways to s-t-r-e-t-c-h your creativity! These FREE workshops run from 1:004:00 pm, all supplies included.

Wednesday, April 26 CROSSWORD PUZZLE ANSWERS Senior’s SPELLING Potluck Supper & Birthdays in the Club Room USEBorden AMERICAN at 5:45 p.m.

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Third Avenue United Church Conference - Embracing The Spirit at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street. Starting Friday 7:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. To register call 306-445-8171 - open to all women.

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Friday, Saturday & Sunday, April 28, 29 & 30

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ALANON FAMILY GROUPS

47th Annual North Battleford Kinsmen Indoor Rodeo at the North Battleford Civic Centre. Friday starting at 7:30 p.m., Saturday starting at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday starting at 1:30 p.m. Tickets available at Bill & Don’s Men’s Wear, Bee-J’s Office Plus, Austins Saddlery & Triod Supply (cash only).

Wednesdays, April 12 - May 31

Spring Tea & Bake Sale from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, 10801 Winder Crescent, North Battleford. Come, bring a friend and enjoy a refreshment and dessert for only $5.00. Be sure to visit the baking, crafts, raffle, jewellery and collectible tables while you are there. Hosted by the Zion Women of Faith.

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Please call our 24 hour helpline at 306-446-6166 for support or information.

If someone’s drinking troubles you attending Alanon Family Group provides understanding and support. Meetings Monday at 7:00 p.m. and Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, corner of 15th Ave. & 108th Street. Contacts 306-937-7765, 306-937-7289 or 306-441-9324.

Time for Tots at the North Battleford Library at 10:45 a.m. at the North Battleford Library. Come and enjoy 30 minutes of simple stories, rhymes and finger plays for ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents or caregivers.

Fridays, April 14 - April 28

Youth Drop-In Gym Night for ages 13 - 19 at McKitrick School Gym, North Battleford from 7:00 - 10:00 p.m. For more information contact Kayla at 306-441-0257.

Fridays, April 21 - May 26

Tales and More at the North Battleford Library, 1392-101st St., North Battleford at 10:45-11:30 a.m. Come and enjoy 45 minutes of stories, rhymes and finger plays. For ages 3 to 5 years.

Friday & Saturday, April 21 & 22

Tale Spinner Theatre presents Marys Wedding at the Chapel Gallery on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday at 1:00 & 7:30 p.m. For tickets email talespinnertheatre@gmail.com or text 306-407-0256.

Saturday, April 22

Blues & Brews - this years featured performers is the high-octance Blues-Rock Trio Apollo Cruz at the Western Development Museum doors open at 8:30 p.m. and entertainment at 9:00 p.m. Tickets available at wdm.ca. Thanks to Rainbow Toyota for providing complimentary rides home in Battleford or North Battleford.

Saturday, April 29

Saturday, April 29

Topline Social Dance Club - Gold Tones at the North Battleford Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 1352 - 100th Street from 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 midnight. Lunch served. Min. age 19. Dress casual.

Phone Sharon at 306-446-0446, Leela 306-445-7240 or Jean 306445-8815.

Sunday, April 30

Borden Dance Club Recital in Borden Community Centre at 2:00 p.m.

Wednesdays, May 3, 10, 17 & 24

ARC Attack Art Evenings - join us for an evening of making art at ARC Creative Studios, 1102 - 101st Street from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. All supplies & instruction are included. Also Friday & Saturday afternoons from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. or by emailing arccreativestudios@ gmail.com.

Saturday & Sunday, August 5 & 6

Paynton History Book Launch - RSVP for Paynton History Book Launch by March 31 or to preorder books or CD’s contact Enola Valliere 306-895-4303 or Marie Ferguson 306-895-4825, or payntonhistorybook @outlook.com. Saturday Performance - 2:00 4:00 p.m. Saturday Supper/Social 6:00 p.m. Sunday Pancake Breakfast 9:30 a.m.

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• The police budget 5% • Push back the planned capital projects 25% • Reduce recreational and other programs 8% • Rollback municipal salaries 3.5 per cent 59% • Forget cuts; raise everyone’s taxes instead 38%

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• About time!

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Talking to yourself can be helpful, or not

Did you ever stand in front of a mirror and talk to yourself? It’s not likely a sign of insanity, unless you believe you’re Napoleon, or Elvis or the reincarnation of Jesus. You might make a new year’s resolution to get in shape.

Or you might say, “I’ve got to phone Aunt Sarah to see how she made out at the doctor’s.”

Almost as problematic as a Napoleonic delusion, however, can be the extremes of self-love, or self-loathing. If we praise ourselves with arrogant pride, or reject ourselves with venomous hate, that can get us into trouble. As can the habit of comparing ourselves with others, saying we’re better or worse than someone else.

The Bible says that’s not a wise thing to do (II Cor. 10:12).

Of course, what is sometimes called “selftalk” doesn’t need to take place out loud, when we’re gazing at our reflection. It can be a kind of running commentary that continues silently through the day, an inner voice commenting on what we do and say.

The book of Ecclesiastes is a sermon by King Solomon (Ecc. 1:1). In it he shows how futile life is if we do not factor in God, and eternity. It’s clear, as we read the book, that he’s speaking of his own

failures, in part. Listen to some of his self-talk. “I said in my heart, ‘Come now, I will test you with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure;’ but surely, this also was vanity.” (2:1) “I said in my heart, ‘As it happens to the fool, it also happens to me.” (2:15) The book of Psalms is quite different. It is the most personal book in the Bible, and might seem the most self-centred, since it uses the words “I” and “my” over a thousand times. However, these words are found most often in the course of personal meditation and prayer, and in the psalmist’s vows to the Lord. It is a book of self-examination in the presence of God, and of promises made to Him. Most frequently, this involves a resolve to praise and glorify God. “I will praise the Lord according to His righteousness, and will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.”

(Ps. 7:17) Sometimes the author speaks of his determination to “bless” the Lord. The Hebrew word (barak) means to kneel before, as to a sovereign, and to praise Him. “I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel.”

(Ps. 16:7) “I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” (Ps.

Robert Cottrill, B.A., B.R.E. http://wordwisehymns.com/ www.Wordwise‐Bible‐Studies.com

34:1) “I will extol You, my God, O King; and I will bless Your name forever and ever.” (Ps. 145:1).

If we’re going to talk to ourselves about something we ought to be doing, and

share our determination with the Lord, it’s surely a worthwhile exercise to resolve, whether at the turning of the year, or some other time, to praise the Lord, both in what we

say and what we do.

David does that, saying to himself, “Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.” (Ps. 103:1-2) In the United Presbyterian Book of Psalms, published in 1871, there is an excellent metrical version of Psalm 103, contributed by an anonymous writer.

It says, in part: “O my soul, bless thou Jehovah, / All within me, bless His holy name; Bless Jehovah

The blessings of but While meditating this morning on my daily reading of Scripture I was drawn to the word “but.” Though it’s so often used it becomes common place, it stuck in my mind enough to make me look up the formal definition of the word and its functions in everyday conversation.

The following definition appears on this online site: partofspeech. org/what-part-of-speechis-but/. In the English language, the word “but” is also used for multiple purposes. It can serve as a conjunction, a preposi-

tion, an adverb or a noun in sentences. This word is commonly categorized under conjunctions because it can connect two clauses together and form a single sentence.

It was the last usage listed here that really got me thinking: connecting two clauses together in order to form a single

sentence. While the Psalmist Dave probably didn’t have that formal definition sitting in front of him as he penned his words, his pleas for help are framed in the blessing of God’s “but.” I find myself echoing them over and over.

For those who haven’t studied the life of David, it’s full of contradictions: joyous praise appears alongside an abundance of words such as “Why?”, “Help, Lord” and “How long?” Sound familiar? It does to me, as well.

King David’s life was a complex one, full of

and forget not / All His mercies to proclaim. / He forgives all thy transgressions, Heals thy sicknesses and pains; / He redeems thee from destruction, / And His love thy life sustains. / He with tender mercies crowns thee, / Satisfies thy full request, / So that, like the tireless eagle, / Thou with youth renewed art blessed. / Righteous is the Lord in judgment / Unto all that are oppressed; / To His people He has ever / Made His goodness manifest.”

triumphant victories, acts of mercy and declarations of His trust in God. In contrast, triumphant exclamations of God’s abundant grace and mercy paled beside the abandonment of his regal duties and moral responsibilities. Sadly he is best remembered because of his sins of adultery and murder. That’s when “but” became his only source of redemption. As he poured out his heart in genuine confession, he became the recipient of unmerited grace.

“Many sorrows shall be to the wicked but he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.” (Psalm 32:10)

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