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At the Handcraft Festival

The Alex Dillabough Centre was the scene for the 43rd year of the Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival. This longest running craft market offers jewelry, pottery, clothing for women and children, visual arts, turned wood, stained and fused glass, sculpture in metal, stone and glass, as well as Saskatchewan-made food products. There have also been children’s activities in recent years. This year, the Saskatchewan Craft Council partnered with Dance Saskatchewan and the Chapel Gallery to present Artistic Workshops for Kids at the Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival July 15-17 in Battleford. Building on similar workshops held last year, these three two-hour workshops feature aboriginal hoop dancing taught by Lawrence Roy (at left), block printing led by the Chapel Gallery and clay handbuilding (above) led by the SCC, taught by artist Teresa Gagne. The workshops were held Friday and Saturday. Helping craft artisans and artists market their work has always been a key activity of the SCC. It began in the Battlefords with the Saskatchewan Handcraft Festival in 1976. Photos by Lucas Punkari

BBEX nomination deadline is Friday Staff The Battlefords Business Excellence Awards committee reminds the community the deadline for submissions of the 2016 applications kits is Friday, July 22.

Application kits are available on line at www.battlefordschamber.com or at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce office.

Applications will be accepted and awards will be announced in each of the categories, including: Heritage, New Business Venture, Customer Service, Micro Business, Community Contribution, Business of the Year and, new in 2015, Battlefords Best Employer.

As well, the BBEX Committee has acquired the services of Amanda Humenny to assist applicants in the completion of the kits.

This is the 23rd year business excellence has been recognized in the Battlefords.

BBEX Awards are open to all businesses, operating in the city of North Battleford, the town of Battleford and surrounding area (within an approximate 50-kilometre radius).

A business may submit an application on its own behalf or the application may be submitted by a third party, though they must be signed by the business principal. Businesses may submit applications in a maximum of two categories, and cannot have won in that category in the previous year.

The 2016 BBEX Awards Gala will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 4 at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts.

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Liquor store privatization process gets underway Staff

The province is moving ahead with the application process for private retail liquor store permits.

They are now accepting applications for two stores in Regina and three in Saskatoon. According to a news release from the province, the successful applicants are to be selected through a Request for Proposal process.

This is the first step in a process that will see 40 existing government liquor stores converted as well as 11 new retail opportunities, with conversion of the 51st permit in Melfort to take place when its lease runs out in 2019.

Among the 40 existing liquor stores slated for con-

version is the store on 22nd Street in Battleford. For the moment, though, the RFP process is limited to Saskatoon and Regina.

With respect to the remaining communities, the province states in a news release that those RFPs will be announced and released in stages over the coming weeks to “ensure timely and efficient processing of applications.”

The move towards expanded private retail delivery had been announced in November 2015. Legislation was brought in after the April 2016 provincial election.

“This is a big first step as we transition to an expanded private retail liquor system,” said Minister Responsible for

the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority Don McMorris in a statement.

“Today’s announcement covers the first of 50 retail opportunities available in communities throughout Saskatchewan.”

McMorris confirmed there has been interest expressed in the RFP process.

“Once fully implemented, we will have a retail liquor system that provides consumers with more choice, more convenience and more competitive pricing.”

The application deadline for the Regina and Saskatoon opportunities is Aug. 8. Any questions about the RFP should be submitted by email (only) to rfp.inquiries@slga.gov. sk.ca.

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Summer school attracts international participants

By Jayne Foster

Staff The precautionary drinking water advisory for North Battleford was lifted as of 1:50 p.m. Friday when the Water Security Agency informed the City of North Battleford the PDWA had been rescinded, in consultation with the Prairie North Health Region.

“This advisory has been rescinded after the maintenance activities were completed and required samples from the distribution system have returned with acceptable results,” stated the letter to the City.

The letter, signed by Bruce Dahl, environment officer, Drinking Water and Wastewater Management Division, Water Security Agency, also stated, “I would advise the City to issue immediate notice to the public of the rescinding of the advisory. Further, the City may return to its regular sampling intervals. If a positive sample is realized upon immediate return to regular sampling submission, the Water Security Agency may, if believed necessary, consider the issuance of a new PDWA.” The PDWA was first issued July 6 due to water tower cleaning and a valve failure.

Staff Reporter

Another Summer School for the Solo Voice has finished up at Third Avenue United Church in North Battleford. Next year, it will be the 20th such event.

Founded in 1997 by Lisa Hornung as an intense learning opportunity for singers, accompanists, teachers and choral conductors, SSSV attracts students and faculty from across North American and from the international music scene as well.

This year saw students and staff from Saskatchewan, Alberta, Quebec, Ontario, Kentucky, South Africa and Tokyo. The 70 students registered ranged in age from eight to 84.

SSSV accommodates a wide range of ages and abilities by employing highly qualified instructors who excel both as teachers and as performers. Each participant is given personal choice for daily classes, enabling them to custom make their own program, specializing in the areas they find most interesting and useful.

The summer school’s founder, mezzo soprano performer, teacher, adjudicator, clinician and choral coach, grew up in North Battleford and has enjoyed an international career.

In addition to Hornung, honoured as one of the University of Saskatchewan’s Arts and Science Alumni of Influence, this year’s faculty members were: Dr. Laurence Ewashko of Ottawa, former director of the Vienna Boys Choir; John Reid Coulter, piano and harpsichord musician, builder and historian from South Africa; local dramatist Roy Challis; Mark Turner, the executive director of the Saskatoon Symphony; mezzo soprano Bonnie Cutsforth-Huber, formerly of Maidstone now of Pennsylvania; long-time teacher Bernadette Fanner; speech arts teacher Heather Mcnab; laryngologist Dr. Rich Gore-Hickman; and jazz team Paul Suchan and Naomi Suchan; local music teacher Barb Mutch; pianist Alison Kilgannon; former Spiritwood resident Mary Joy Nelson; music teacher Joe Carter; and local accompanist Gary Gansauge.

The opportunity to perform is an important part of the SSSV program, so it includes recitals presented free to the public during the school.

This year’s recital series began with a kickoff to the event July 7. A presentation of Haydn’s English Widow featured local singer Casey Peden as well as Hornung, in a speaking part,

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John Reid Coulter, piano and harpsichord musician, builder and historian from South Africa brought his expertise in Historical Performance Practice to SSSV for the second year. The harpsichord he played at the SSSV staff recital was on loan from the University of Saskatchewan music department, a copy of a 1764 French harpsichord that makes up part of the Raymond Russell Collection of Early Keyboard Instruments at the See more University of Ediburgh, Scotland. He has also played SSSV photos the original, a “marvellous” instrument, he said. At the staff recital, he played a song on the double keyboard on Page 7 instrument that is impossible to play on the piano.

Heather Mcnab of Maple Creek, singer, speech artist, teacher, director, clinician, accompanist and adjudicator, presented a portion of a one-woman play titled Shirley Valentine about a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband’s chip’n’egg, wondering what happened to her life.

Mary Joy Nelson, founding director of the Academy for Creative Excellent predator program at the University of Kentucky, joined SSSV this year as part-time student and part-time faculty. Originally from Spiritwood, she expressed her pleasure to be back at Third Avenue United Church where she performed in many music festivals in her childhood. Three singers from Kentucky also attended SSSV with Nelson. Nelson was accompanied by faculty member Mark Turner, executive director of the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.

accompanied by John Reid Coulter.

July 11, tenor Spencer McKnight, accompanied

by Mark Turner, performed his program for the national music festival, where he will be representing Saskatchewan.

July 12, the staff of SSSV had their chance to perform. Each year’s staff recital is a fun-filled presentation of world-class entertainment, much enjoyed by the staff and audience.

July 14 and 15 featured performances by participants of SSSV’s advanced singers and jazz programs.

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Naomi Suchan, master accompanist and music teacher, along with contralto Bonnie CutsforthHuber, formerly of Maidstone and now associate professor of music at Penn State Altoona in Pennsylvania, entertained at a recital of the staff of SSSV. Photos by Jayne Foster

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Trying to explain Trump’s rise to the top This week, I am determined to take on what most people find an impossible task.

I am trying to make sense of Donald Trump’s rise to the top of the Republican Party.

This week marks the start of political convention season in the United States as the Republican National Convention takes place in Cleveland, Ohio.

It is here where Trump will officially cap his remarkable rise with the acceptance of his party’s nomination for president of the United States, much to the bewilderment and alarm of many in his own party.

Indeed, when Trump first set out on his campaign to be president, in a crowded field against 16 rivals, nobody took him seriously. People figured his campaign would be a carnival act similar to his reality TV show appearances on The Apprentice.

The New York Daily News put up on their front page a picture of Trump in makeup and a rubber nose, with the headline “Clown runs for president.”

And then his campaign began, and right from the get go the bloodbath was on, with Trump going after one arch foe after another.

Trump started by going after Mexico and promising to build a wall at the border that Mexico would pay for.

In his remarks launching his campaign, in fact, Trump trashed Mexicans entering the United States by referring to them as rapists and drug dealers.

These remarks caused an international incident, prompting countries to pull out of Miss Universe and prompting NBC to drop the pageants Trump owned.

In December, Trump was at it again. In response to the San Bernadino killings, Trump called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States.

Not “some” Muslims, the whole religion. So much for freedom of worship.

Trump also publicly went after one individual after another including, but not limited to: (a) Megyn Kelly, for going after him on his attitudes towards women during the Fox News debate; (b) Pope Francis, because he spoke against his talk of building “walls;” and (c) his GOP opponents.

He trashed Jeb Bush repeatedly for his “low energy.”

He’d call Marco Rubio “Little Marco” and Ted Cruz “Lyin’ Ted.” I watched a Trump rally on live streaming, and he even spelled it out: “L-Y-I-N.” Trump also trashed previous nominees including John McCain, whom he accused of not being a real war hero because he was captured, and Mitt Romney for losing the last election. Trump publicly called Romney a “loser.”

No wonder Republicans are aghast! Trump is literally running against his own party, from the inside.

Yet, this “wild man” persona has worked.

Trump, despite his clown-show theatrics and namecalling, has taken some definitive stands on the issues.

He has repeatedly shown a willingness to take on people on the issues he cares about.

Trump has taken strong stances against terrorism, with a pledge to “bomb the hell out of ISIS.” He has been vocal against political correctness, which has ravaged free speech in the United States. He is a strong supporter of gun rights and the Second Amendment.

And he also been particularly strong on trade issues, promising to rip up and renegotiate trade deals like NAFTA. The timing has been excellent. His tough stances on terror coincided with devastating attacks on American soil by domestic terrorists. His trade stance resonated with laid-off blue-collar workers fed up with global-

newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net ism — even more when video emerged of workers at a Carrier plant in Indiana being told their jobs were being shipped off to Mexico.

No wonder Trump has support. People are fed up.

Helping matters has been his gifts as a campaigner.

Trump has been electric on the stump. His rallies, livestreamed on YouTube almost every night, have been a sight to behold, the political equivalent of rock concerts.

And based on some of the fights in the crowds, unruly as well.

You would think, based on the reports, these Trump rallies would be totally negative with lots of anger spewed by the candidate.

Not so. There truly does seem to be a “happy warrior” quality about Trump on the stump. He seems to genuinely enjoy giving hell to the other candidates and to countries like Mexico and China, while also promising to take care of the veterans and pledging that America will start winning again. His slogan is to “make America great again.”

The only political rallies to rival this excitement in 2016 have been the Bernie Sanders efforts on the Democratic side. He was another upstart campaign who challenged the status quo.

The difference is that Hillary Clinton had the Democratic establishment firmly in her corner. She had the “super-delegates” with her from day one, so Sanders never stood a chance for the Democratic nomination.

Quite honestly, I thought the same thing would happen to Trump.

Trump is not exactly a religious social-conservative.

In fact, there was a time when many Republicans opposed Trump because they thought that, on social issues, he was too liberal!

Trump also opposed policies establishment Republicans had always stood for, such as NAFTA and the Iraq War. Add to that his insult style of politicking, which runs counter to Ronald Reagan’s famous credo “never speak ill of a fellow Republican.”

I was certain the GOP establishment and the rank and file would be motivated to get off their rear ends and coalesce around whichever candidate emerged in the primaries as the alternative to Trump.

Here’s what I forgot to factor into the equation: this is the Republican Party we are talking about.

This party, and its leadership under bumbling former Speaker John Boehner and now Paul Ryan, are seen by the Republican base as having caved in on one issue after another to the Democrats. They’ve cut deal after deal, and handed one victory in Congress after another to Barack Obama and his party, including the last two presidential elections.

It stands to reason establishment Republicans, and everyone else, would fail to get their act together in stopping Trump.

This week, Trump will go into the home of the NBA world champion Cleveland Cavaliers to claim the GOP nomination for president. We all should have seen this moment coming.

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Cairns on Cinema

New movie theatre long-awaited good news

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

When I first heard news Magic Lantern Theatres was building a five-screen movie theatre complex, I have to be honest, I couldn’t believe it.

It had to be an April Fool’s joke, I thought.

Then I looked at the calendar: July 12, 2016.

This is no joke, folks, it’s for real. North Battleford is finally getting a state-of-the-art movie

theatre with full digital projection and stadium seating.

For some moviegoers in the Battlefords in recent years, a trip to the movies has meant hitting the road to Saskatoon and wasting good money to fill up the tank with gas for each trip.

Movie fans would waste 90 minutes of their lives each way to Saskatoon and have braved blizzards, thunderstorms, floods, traffic and even

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panhandlers on the streets outside Scotiabank Theatre, just to see a movie.

Now, not only might you be able to see that long-awaited movie right here in the Battlefords, but you might actually have money left over to afford the popcorn.

The location is right next to the liquor store in the “King Street Station” area. This property has been identified by City planners for years as a potential entertainment destination.

The City’s business development department has actually worked for years trying to attract a new movie theatre to that general area.

I remember talking to Denis Lavertu, the City’s former director of business development, years ago about King Street Station and he had said at the time the plan was to attract a new movie theatre there.

So it’s been on the books for years.

As it turns out, the current business development team led by Jennifer Niesink was instrumental in approaching Magic Lantern and selling them on the concept of a downtown theatre.

For North Battleford, this immediately goes a long way to solving a ton of civic problems in its much-maligned downtown.

Consultants that have come before City Hall have cited the need to have some sort of major venue downtown — a stadium, a concert venue, an aquarium — in order to bring people in and revive the core.

Now, just as Saskatoon has the Scotiabank Theatre complex anchoring downtown, North Battleford has found that “anchor tenant.”

With it will come plenty of potential customers, all of whom will be looking for something to do after the movie is over. Perhaps restaurants and other businesses will

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be encouraged to come downtown to cater to the clientele.

Personally, I didn’t care where a new movie theatre was going to be located, whether it was downtown or in the southeast quandrant, or the north end of town. I just wanted the darned thing built, already, so I’m glad this is happening.

I want to say something now about Magic Lantern.

My familiarity with the company really has to do with its chain of “Rainbow Cinemas” that it opened across the country.

The company built itself up by taking over several empty cinemas abandoned in smaller communities, as well as several big-city cinemas that Cineplex had closed in the 2000s.

One of those multiplexes was located in the Toronto neighbourhood that I lived in during that time.

The theatre got a new paint job after Rainbow Cinemas took it over, and featured many second-run releases at cheap prices.

It was a good option if I didn’t want to hop on the subway to go to the fancier cinemas downtown.

While Rainbow is the “second-run” brand,

Magic Lantern is the “first-run” brand known for family-friendly atmospheres and reasonable ticket prices.

It sounds like this particular Magic Lantern will be a step up from its other cinemas simply because it will have “stadium seating.” That’s what all the fancy new cinemas have these days. As well, they will have digital projection. In general, I have high hopes for them.

There are unanswered questions about what exactly the selection will be like at the new theatre complex, and also what the future holds for the Capitol. It sounds as if the Capitol was caught by surprise.

Too bad. The movie business is a tough, competitive one and there is always the threat of a competitor swooping in.

The cinema business is especially cutthroat. They must compete, not only against other cinemas, but sports arenas and live theatres, not to mention big-screen TVs at home.

If other cinema chains offer stadium seats or VIP suites, or 3D, or fancy food or liquor or whatever, you have to deal with it in whatever way you can.

Magic Lantern Theatres is in the exact same boat as other theatre chains. Their approach against the big chains like Cineplex is to offer cheaper tickets and good amenities in underserved locations — places like Camrose, St. Paul and Peace River in Alberta.

Now they see a prime opportunity to bring the Battlefords something better than what’s already here. This is capitalism, pure and simple.

Good for Magic Lantern on making their investment in North Battleford. Brett Wilson would be proud. Heck, Kevin O’Leary would be proud, too.

The bottom line is there is new hope now for movie fans in the Battlefords. News that a new theatre is coming has been met by uniformly positive reaction from residents desperate to have something to cheer about.

Moreover, we should hear far less of the complaining from frustrated residents about how there is “little to do in the Battlefords.” With a new theatre and more movie screens to choose from, there will indeed be something more to do for the people here, and for people considering moving here.

The future looks bright for North Battleford and its movie fanatics. It’s about time.

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Tammy Riel: Life changes

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Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - PAGE 7

More SSSV Staff Recital

Pianist Bernadette Fanner, a returning SSSV faculty member from Saskatoon, and first year faculty member Joe Carter, a music teacher who recently moved to the area, presented a duet of Gershwin at the Summer School of the Solo Voice held last week in North Battleford. See the story on Page 3.

New faculty member Alison Kilgannon, who holds a Doctorate of Music degree in piano performance from the Université de Montréal, accompanied returning faculty member Dr. Laurence Ewashko, associate professor of choral studies at the University of Ottawa and former conductor of the Vienna Boys’ Choir. Kilgannon also performed solo, presenting an astounding transcription by Franz Liszt of one of Robert Shumann’s best-loved songs.

Saxophone player Gerard Weber, originally from Humboldt, is a freelance musician and music teacher based in Saskatoon. He performed at the SSSV staff recital, not as a faculty member, but as the artist who commissioned a composition by faculty member Paul Suchan. Accompanied by Naomi Suchan, Weber performed a portion of Songs of Ebb and Flow, which draws inspiration from the Métis fiddle music archived at the Ebb and Flow First Nation of Manitoba. Weber commissioned the piece to perform at the 2016 North American Saxophone Alliance conference in Texas. Photos by Jayne Foster

Life changes

nge Living Sky to do it, of work … I just challe lot a ne do e e’v “W s, add She stay to do it. furniture, traumatized I wish I could the d un It also involved new aro ng se to Riel’s ini tra d Another innovation clo k, adding an an youth, and havzed ati um such as chairs that roc tra Continued from Page 6 d of an elders an nt in me bra ish l- heart is the establ nge in school trouabi cha in a the ts d us den an es stu m giv ps roo on hel se r ati rci nd rke exe The wo with Cando ing that fou ng Their council, which started the signifi- str ucture, allowing students time to wi nd llo sta Fo e der lik un s ng law thi the do th ble wi ity to division-wide g and more School and became a ing that they “check in” on how they were feeling nin see s, ear d-l rge ase cha ir d-b the lan of s, ce ice Vo can ement items council. and make it and do what was needed to get themof those cur ricular involv connect with their layers School beng usi ant me r It the rn. fur Most recently, Cando ces so e to add.” abl selves ready to lea en be ’ve we to their court appearan g lon m is came a pilot school in the Following e program has some cur riculum time, but in the d-based learning progra lan e Th charges don’t add up. Th stu e an initiative tim s Riel. school, or at run increased the amount of Their Voices initiative, and dear to her heart, say r nea helped keep students in m. ulu First Naric ve cur b pro on clu travel cation, as they dents were able to work that is designed to im “Cando used to have a least have access to edu us st tru tcomes lly ou e t rea on den to y stu all ernation .

“The division had tion, Métis and Inuit r that would travel int deal with their legal issues that proula ric cur dents, t e stu tha g som of e e rtin hav po som to in taking away by engaging and sup year and the next year try “Over the past 10 years s er resay ach d e,” t-te an enc den ts, el. eri stu Ri den s exp stu time,” say of Canadian firstly through the e typ the gram has helped so many ng nti me ple division,” says Cando has been im lationship. it’s fully funded by the en years. Riel. se are unicau be d fun egulation concept for sev new teacher from the y f-r a the r, sel yea e On “LBL and self-regulation ryRiel. “It’s something eve to ce ow pie Cr on d ati Ol nd stu to what she has d for our ted going “It’s that fou versal,” says Riel, and they understand the nee s come Yukon sugges kid r d ou ase if d-b se lan cau a be , for do Naicam. ter ritory, thing we learned she will take to dents.” us or trau- in her home s xio res an add or d uld tire ple wo or t im ry tha ing to be the ng m in hu ng progra Riel also talks about “Naicam’s needs are go s that our kids learni ng thi o the nd all Ca s. , at me ed tiz ion tco nt lat ou ma I first we to Cando, th, no cur riculum mentation of self-regu me for the different. When ed ng be walking in the door wi cha t y gh tel mi olu abs “It tion and I didn’t know w School. students who I’m not First Na to matter how great your lesson is or ho a the all gin d Re an , to life trip my a of of t t ded, but I had the opthey res It came ou el. “I can’t even what Cando nee ng an wonderful a teacher you are, if Ri s mi say for ,” ut ted abo ipa es gu rtic lea pa col stay and learn and try to meet with retaining it. be the difference im- portunity to cri d her staff are not ready, they are not an des el so my the Ri t in tha beg l, s nci bu r cou elders y from ou over figure out what they needed, classroom and So we trained everybod ents to our mediately we saw with them, but d” eloped eir “w dev a ing o nd int sta d lke der wa r superintend with them … skills and my un ou cusee to s oc to ver an ued dri y, tin ear -N con e tam tim will happen at met Brenda Whit - teachers.” ir connectedness with them. I know that the sec e, en be enc fid had con o ir wh the ist of the dipational therap community, their Naicam.”

She expects the support nt ministry as the to the world and the of egulation is ult res onded by the governme a of a as ue tin She adds, “I think self-r vision to con see themselves as a part . to ion lat lity abi egu f-r se sel cau in be ert o ability to have d als an exp a universal thing and the ability of success they’ve had, an , not isolated.” rld wo vid Da , ion cat How self-regulation – the ng of edu d learni ng that is connected d control our the new director The next year, a land-base Living experiential learni ult res a as t me individuals to monitor an she ed by the l world skills that hopes or thoughts Hutchinson, whom la- program was establish which Cando to authentic rea egu f-r sel the in their behaviour, emotion r walls of the ed olv vision, in med imme- of getting inv fully is outside of the fou ,” as she Sky School Di ver lie ir“be Sp a r, – could benefit Cando see o yea als se are things is is t, Th tho rt. cep nk tion con classroom … I thi and Leoville took pa . diately clear to Riel. ed add m and look s ica wa Na ol to , ho s. ironment say t I can bring itwood High Sc tha th wi s ces suc t at tha “We started with the env lizing. gre be uld what they “Cando has had “My vision for LBL wo , neutra opportunities to support ing for yth ver “E e el.

“W Ri s el. de-cluttering, organizing Ri say s ” ybe fill some sonal,” say about print that program, are already doing and ma e from it should be sea com ng has t rni tha lea m In lots of schools, it’s all al fro son up ilt sea the ract kids, but it that’s bu ds that are there.” te and should honour and bright colours to att lity to get kids to regula r aboriginal partners nee abi ou of the ere ng wh chi tea t’s d tha an so , feeling.” can be overwhelming understand how they’re we started.”

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A vintage truck from Town of Battleford Fire Department joined the lineup of parade entries.

A crowd of kids flocked to the local RCMP truck to shake hands with an officer on Friday night at the start of the Annual Battleford Parade.

Grand Master David Polachek and the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan Free Masons waved to the crowd.

Colourful floats were part of the Battleford parade.

Lawrence Roy performed for the crowd gathered along the streets. Winning parade entries are (in order of first to third): Auto Antique Classic - Bruce Sack, Red Hat Society, Charles Schneider; Auto Antique - Discovery Co-op, Maurice Vany, Fred Light Museum; Non-commercial Local - Saskatchewan Hospital, Battleford Beaver Blues; Non-commercial Non-local - Battlefords Trade and Education Centre, Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre, WPD Ambulance; Provincial/National - Fort Battleford; Horse, Wagon/Buggy - Charlie Edlin, Bob Kennedy and Company; Youth - Skate Battlefords, Battleford Tot Lot, Centre Educatif Les Petits Pinqouins. Photos by Lucas Punkari

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Chris Hoyt of Regina gave everything he had into a throw out of the long grass at Fort Battleford on Saturday afternoon as he took part in the Battlefords Community Disc Golf Club’s Fort Fest Disc Golf Tournament. Photo by Lucas Punkari

golfers from Saskatoon and Lloydminster that joined us,” Zimmer said.

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But after five years in Centennial Park and four years of play at Fort Battleford, the Battlefords Community Disc Golf Club feel like they have got a solid footing in the region.

“I would say that the growth that we have had has been exponential really,” BCDGC president Evan Zimmer said.

“When I started playing about four years ago there was about four or five of us that would go out to Centennial Park on a fairly regular basis and we would rarely see anyone else out there. Now we have about 10 of us in our group and there’s two other groups out there at the same time. That’s great to see.”

That growth was on full display on Saturday during the third annual Fort Fest Disc Golf Tournament in Fort Battleford, as a field of 26 competitors took part in a tworound competition that stretched around the historical site.

“We had our local group with us and we had a solid group come up from Regina along with

in 1926 and started it’s growth in the 1960s, is a sport that is similar to golf but uses a flying disc instead of a golf club and a ball.

“Instead of a standing in a tee box where you’re almost 400 yards away from the hole, you usually have about three throws from where you are standing to put the disc in the target,” Zimmer said.

“We have specialized discs that have to be a certain weight and diameter and that can be used in certain situations or for certain directions that you want the disc to turn.

I carry 16 discs in my bag at all times for different purposes, just like in the game of golf where you have to chip or putt.”

Most disc golf programs, such as the one in North Battleford, take place for free in city parks and take advantage of the natural terrain in the area to set up the course.

“It’s shared with the space that’s already there so you have to respect that and we have a great partnership with the City of North Battleford and Fort Battleford that allows us to have a pair of courses,” Zimmer said.

“Many of the players really enjoy the walk around both courses in addition to playing

around. They get to see the scenery and notice the park in different angles that they normally wouldn’t if they were just walking around the paths.

I know the City is really happy to have us in Centennial Park, as it’s a nice positive sport and it’s also easy to get involved.”

The Battlefords Community Disc Golf Club holds a free league night in Centennial Park every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. that the public is invited to take part in.

“We bring out the discs so there’s no worries for anyone there and we take them out in our group to show them what it’s all about,” Zimmer said. “It’s a free sport as well so it’s pretty easy for a person to get into it.

“One of the biggest eyeopeners we’ve noticed from new people that are playing is just how quickly they feel like they can play at an acceptable level. Centennial Park is a nice course for someone starting out. It’s shorter than the average course and it’s pretty easier for a newcomer to get lower scores pretty quickly. It’s pretty easy to get excited when you are doing well right away.”

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The North Battleford Midget AA Beavers will play host to the provincials this weekend. The team consists of Coach Michael Hudec, back left, Kolby Heidt, Gavin Nolin, Joel Revet, Dylan Schaefer, Braydon Buziak, Jared Schmidt, Coach Leon Schmidt, Coach Bert Benoit, Gavin Wourms, front left, Andrew Hudec, Tyrus Thomson, Paul Cubbon, Brock Thomson, Tyler Benoit, Brett Benoit. Not pictured is Manager Gary Nolin. Photo Submitted

Staff The North Battleford Midget AA Beavers hope to capitalize on their home field advantage this weekend.

The Beavers will welcome five teams to town starting Friday as they host the 2016 Baseball Saskatchewan Midget AA Tier 1 Provincial Championships at Beaver Lions Stadium.

One of the teams that will be in town is the Moose Jaw Canucks, who the Beavers will be looking to get some revenge against after they lost the Saskatchewan Premier Midget AA Baseball League playoff final in Humboldt on Sunday by a score of 8-7.

Through the first six innings, the Beavers looked to have things in control as they held a 7-3 lead.

The Canucks roared back in the top of the seventh inning, however, as they scored five unanswered runs to pull off the upset.

Jared Schmidt led the way at the plate Sunday afternoon with three hits and a pair of RBIs. Joel Revet also drove home a pair of runs in the loss.

Revet and Andrew Hudec each came up with a pair of hits to help the Beavers out on offence.

On the mound, Gavin Nolin had three strikeouts in the loss while Brett Benoit send a pair of batters back to the bench.

The Canucks, who

entered the playoffs as the fourth overall seed with a 12-7 record, had a pair of RBIs from Reece Helland to help them to the upset win.

On the mound, Dawson Kurz was impressive as he struck out five Beavers batters in 5 and 2/3 innings of work.

Although the two sides won’t square off in the round-robin, the Beavers will still have some tough competition ahead of them as they look to clinch a spot in the semifinals on Sunday afternoon.

The Beavers will open up the tournament at 6 p.m.

Friday night against the Regina Blue Jays.

Saturday they will go up against the Lumsden Cubs at 11:30 a.m. and the Humboldt Dodgers at 6:30 p.m. to wrap up their round-robin slate.

The Regina Buffalos are the other team competing in the tournament.

The top four teams in the round-robin standings will advance to the playoffs Sunday. The semifinals will get underway at noon with the championship game slated to begin at 3 p.m.

The Beavers were impressive in the SPBL regular season. They led the 12-team loop with a 17-2-1 record and their 201 runs scored was the most in the entire league.

They also feature many of the top players in the league. Gavin Nolin and Dylan Schaefer

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were second and third in the league for batting average with .557 and .549 respectively. Nolin also led the entire SPBL with 34 hits and 20 runs batted in during the regular season.

The Beavers’ pitching has been well balanced throughout the season.

Tyrus Thomson was tied for fifth in the league for strikeouts with 31 and walked only four batters in seven appearances. Gavin Wourms had a 1.29 earned run average after his seven trips to the mound and Paul Cubbon had a team best 3-1 record.

A number of the top players in the SPBL this season will be in North Battleford for the provincial tournament.

The Buffalos feature three of the top basestealers in the province in Steven Schemenauer, Hudson Paul and Christopher Stoner.

They also have a stellar hurler in Jamie Grandel.

He struck out 62 batters and had a league best 7-2 record for the Buffalos.

A dual threat for the Canucks is Ryan Botterill.

In addition to striking out 41 batters this season, he’s also one of the fastest runners in Saskatchewan after winning the junior boys 100m high school title in June.

Depsite not having anyone in the top five for RBI’s, the Cubs have the best offence of the six teams that will be in town this weekend after driving in 219 runs this summer.

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame has announced the selection of Fabian Schommer of Kindersley into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, Individual Category, as a player Saturday, Aug. 20 in Battleford.

Schommer was born March 28, 1964, the youngest of 12 children, to Alfred and Hilda Schommer, who made their home on a family farm near Handel.

After they retired, Alfred and Hilda moved to North Battleford in 1974 with the three youngest boys, Paul, Mark and Fabian.

This is where Schommer started his baseball career, joining the minor league baseball program.

As a catcher, Schommer was one of the best, working hard on technique for both catching and hitting.

Following midget baseball, Schommer joined the Junior Beavers, learning a great deal from the veterans of the team during his first year and catching fulltime.

In 1985, Schommer’s last season of junior ball, the Beavers competed in both the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League and the Sask-Alta Junior Baseball League and won both league championships. That team then capped off the season by winning the Western Canadian Baseball Championships held in North Battleford. The team was honoured by the Saskatchewan Baseball Association as the 1985 Team of the Year.

Schommer was the starting catcher that year, as well as first stringer for Team Saskatchewan at the Canadian Summer Games in St. John, N.B. The team won their first game but faltered in later games to finish out of the medals.

In the fall of 1985, at the age of 21, Schommer went to Boone, Iowa to attend the Des Moines Area Community College on a partial scholarship.

He hit .381 as a freshman in the spring after appearing in 35 of 47 games.

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Monique, reside in KinderIn the years that fol- sley and have two children, lowed, Schommer coached Tait and Erin.

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Say hello to the new guy I’m still in the middle of unpacking my life out of boxes but I guess I should take some time to introduce myself.

My name is Lucas Punkari and I’m your new sports reporter here for the Battlefords News-Optimist.

Although I’ve been here for a little over a week or so, I’m really growing to like things around here.

Everyone I’ve met has been awesome to deal with and the community reminds me a lot of many places I’ve been along the way in the sports reporting scene.

Prior to heading here I was a sports reporter for nearly two years with the Moose Jaw Times-Herald.

Getting the chance to cover the 2015 Scotties Tourna-

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ment of Hearts and the 2016 Memorial Cup in Red Deer was something I’ll remember for a long time, along with watching Moose Jaw Warriors captain and Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Brayden Point do his thing on a regular basis.

I’ve also worked in Airdrie, Alta. and Fort Frances, Ont. during my trek across the country. I’ve

pretty much had a chance to cover everything from rodeos to fishing tournaments and everything else in between.

While I’ve been in a lot of different places for work, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. will always be where I call home. If you see anyone rocking attire from the Ontario Hockey League’s Soo Greyhounds in the

coming weeks ahead, it’s more than likely me. Well that and telling people which Greyhounds alumni are on National Hockey League teams, but that’s another story.

My sporting interests are all over the place.

While I’m a junior and college hockey junkie and I’m probably the only Ottawa Redblacks supporter in the entire region, my main two favourites are auto racing and curling.

According to my parents, I apparently watched the 1990 Daytona 500 just a couple of weeks before my second birthday.

While I have no memory of that, my passion for racing has been strong ever since.

While I enjoy watching the big series like NASCAR

and Formula 1, I’m currently addicted to the dirt track scene.

You can expect that to come up in this column in the near future. I need to ramble on at least a weekly basis about the dominance that World of Outlaws sprint car driver Donny Schatz is currently on.

Since I never played hockey, I fell in love with curling at a young age and played it for quite awhile until work got in the way.

Plus, being from the Soo, I’m fully invested into what Olympic gold medalist Brad Jacobs does.

As such, I’m pretty excited for the Grand Slam of Curling event that will be coming to North Battleford in January. However, I’ll have to be a professional

journalist the whole week and try not to go completely over the top as a fan when my two favourite curlers, Eve Muirhead and Rachel Homan, are playing.

Despite living in the province now for nearly two years, I haven’t had a chance to attend a Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League in person for whatever reason.

I’m looking forward to checking that off of my list when the North Stars season begins, along with reporting everything else in the local sports scene.

It doesn’t matter if it’s minor baseball, high school sports or even disc golf. I’m excited for it all.

Let’s have some fun shall we.

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to Lloydminster for the second game in the series Thursday. If necessary, a third and deciding contest will take place in Wilkie on July 26.

The Unity Cardinals will also have home-field advantage to start the playoffs. After finishing in fourth place in the regular season with an 11-5 record they will be matched up with the Standard Hill Lakers in the quarter-finals.

That series will begin Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in Unity. The Lakers will host a rematch Thursday with the final game taking place in Unity on July 25 if required.

Meanwhile, the third ranked Meadow Lake Sox and the sixth-seeded Macklin Lakers will go the distance in their best-ofthree series.

After the Sox won the first game at home by a score of 6-2 Friday, the Lakers tied the series up with an 8-1 victory in Macklin on Sunday.

A winner-take-all contest between the two sides is slated for Tuesday night in Meadow Lake.

All of the first round series are to be completed by July 26.

Meanwhile, each of the 12 teams in the NSRBL announced their most valuable players for the 2016 season last week.

Kyle Palmer was the winner for the North Battleford Beavers after an impressive season. Palmer had the second-best batting average in the entire league at .488 while hitting a pair of home runs and driving in 19 runs.

His nine doubles were also the second most in the NSRBL as he trailed only league batting champion Brett Harrison of Standard Hill.

David Schell won the team MVP awards for the Wilkie Brewers after a strong campaign on the mound.

He had a 5-2 record with a 2.25 earned run average while striking out 42 batters and walking only six in nine appearences.

Rhett Feser capitalized on his .471 batting average to win the player of the year award for Unity.

In 51 at-bats in the regular season, Feser had 24 hits and 15 RBIs. He also was strong on the mound as he compiled a 6-2 record with an impressive 1.75 earned run average.

Hall of Fame tour coming NSRBL playoffs underway to the Battlefords Staff A travelling exhibit from the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame will be including the Battlefords as part of its provincial tour.

The Sask. Sports Hall of Fame is conducting a tour of 70 communities across Saskatchewan during July and August.

A trailer filled with artifacts from the Hall of Fame will be stopping in communities throughout the province, celebrating Saskatchewan’s rich sports history and highlights.

The Regina-based museum began the tour close to home on Canada Day with a display in Wascana Park. From there, it has moved on to Yorkton, Melville and Esterhazy this

past week and will be in Balgonie, Indian Head and Qu’Appelle this coming week.

The tour won’t be in the Northwest region until August. It will be in Lloydminster Aug. 13 and 14 and St. Walburg Aug. 15 before moving on to Meadow Lake.

Aug. 19, Battlefords Provincial Park will host the display, and then it will be in the Battlefords Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21.

Details on where the display will be set up are not yet announced. Its arrival will coincide with the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s induction banquet that weekend.

The tour then moves on to Shell Lake Aug. 22 and

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Shellbrook Aug. 23. The last scheduled stop is in Milestone Oct. 30.

The travelling exhibit is taking place in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame, founded the same year the Saskatchewan Roughriders won their first Grey Cup. Another 50th anniversary initiative is the onewoman play Diamond Girls about the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. That play is also touring the province and is tentatively scheduled for Aug. 23 and 24 in the Battlefords.

The travelling display will be free to attend, but donations are encouraged.

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The top eight teams in the North Saskatchewan River Baseball League are ready to battle it out for the 2016 league championship as the playoffs began Friday night.

The North Battleford Beavers made it into the playoffs as the eighth and final seed with a 7-9 record. They will have a tough task in the first round though, as they have to go up against the top-ranked Lloydminster Twins.

That best-of-three series began Monday night in Lloydminster. The Beavers will play host to the Twins on Wednesday night in a 7:30 p.m. contest at Beaver Lions Stadium. If needed, a third and deciding game will take place in Lloydminster on July 25.

Meanwhile, the Wilkie Brewers enter the post-season with the second best record in the league with a 11-5 mark.

They will start their playoffs at home Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. against the seventh seeded Border City Blue Jays, who ended the Twins’ six-year reign as NSRBL champions last summer.

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An addiction to flowering tobacco

By Sara Williams My tobacco addiction to date has been limited to the closely related flowering types. How could one not fall in love with these (mostly) tall, stately plants with a quiet understated garden presence? The icing on the cake is their evening fragrance and magnetism for hummingbirds and butterflies.

John Nicot (1530-1600), namesake for the genus, first introduced tobacco to France from their native South America. Several flowering tobacco species are available to prairie gardeners as annuals. Most are easily grown from seed. Selections vary in height from one to six feet.

Plant in full sun to partial shade. The strong stems seldom need staking unless they are very tall. Flowers come into their own in mid to late summer and continue until hard frost. Like their addictive relative, all parts are poisonous. All are moderately drought tolerant once established. You may find that some plants self-seed but are easily controlled.

Depending on their height, plant toward the middle or back of the border or near a porch or patio to enjoy their fragrance.

They make a good cut flower. The white and yellow types are wonderful in a night garden both for their colour and fragrance.

Among the species and their cultivars are: Lime tobacco (N. langsdorffi) has lime green flowers on well-branched plants, two to three feet tall.

Brazilian flowering tobacco (N. mutabilis), is

native to Brazil and was introduced to North America only in the last decade. It reaches four to six feet high with branching stems. The unique flowers open white, mature to pale pink and then fade to a rose pink. This one is a hummingbird magnet!

Flowering tobacco hybrids (N. sanderae hybrids and N. alata x N. forgetianna) are generally shorter (one to three feet) available in red, pink, purple, green and white and emit an evening fragrance. The Avalon series includes Avalon Lime, Purple Bicolor and Pink Picotee.

These are dwarf compact plants of eight to 12 inches tall. Lime Green has lime sherbet blooms on 12 inch tall plants. Nicki mixed (14 to 16 inches) are well-branched plants in red, white, pink and purple.

The Perfume series (14 to 16 inches) includes white, bright rose, red, deep purple, blue, lime and antique lime. These have, as the series name suggests, been selected for their evening fragrance and long bloom period. The Saratoga series has a wide range of colors on very uniform plants of 10 to 12 inches.

White shooting star (N. sylvestris) is a perennial in milder climes, but here we treat it as an annual. The species name, sylvestris, means of the woods, refer-

ring to its native habitat.

Like the smoking tobacco type, the large, wavy, hairy leaves are lyre-shaped.

The fragrant, tubular, white flowers are borne in drooping, loose panicles and resemble shooting stars or fireworks. Plants range from three to six feet in height and are strongly branched, with stems becoming woody toward the end of the season. Little breeding work has been done; however the species itself remains a great garden plant. Only the Lonely is a seed strain that has such a presence that you may need only one to make an impression. The large five to six inch tubular flowers are white.

Sara William is author of the recently expanded and revised Creating the Prairie Xeriscape and with Hugh Skinner of Gardening Naturally, A Chemical-free handbook for the Prairie.

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It turns out the day I would get to see Donald Trump was a very big day indeed. May 26, Trump clinched the necessary number of delegates to secure his place as the Republican nominee for president of the United States. On that day he travelled to Bismarck, N.D. to speak on the closing day of the Williston Basin Petroleum Conference in his first major policy speech on energy.

I have attended this conference every year for six years, gathering enough stories to run over several editions each time.

The media attending the conference were shepherded through our own U.S. Secret Service security screening. Our bags were thoroughly searched, we were wanded with metal detectors and the large, imposing sniffer dog was a fitting set piece along with the large presence of secret service and police, armoured and armed, uniformed and plain clothes.

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The Upland Pipeline would be an integral part of the proposed Energy East Pipeline, allowing North Dakota to ship up to 300,000 barrels per day from Williston, N.D., to Moosomin where it would join up with the proposed Cromer Lateral (taking Saskatchewan oil) and feed into the 1.1 million barrel per day Energy East mainline.

Pipeline News: Sir, I think I’m the only Canadian press here. The Keystone XL project caused great disruption to Canada-U.S. relations.

Would you approve the project? Would you invite TransCanada to build it?

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what I understand. I look at it differently. I would absolutely approve it, 100 per cent, but I want a better deal. Because listen, here’s the difference between Harold Hamm and myself, and you, or let’s say, Obama, who doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing. Here’s the difference. I’m going to say, “Folk’s, we’re going to let you build a pipeline. But give us a piece.”

We’re going to have to use eminent domain. You know, remember when all the conservatives went, “Eminent domain! Eminent domain!”

Well, their favourite project is the Keystone Pipeline. If you read the

Pipeline, but the people of the United States should be given a piece, a significant piece, of the profits. Right now Obama would have said, “Yes” or “No,” and most politicians would say, “Yes, we’ll approve it,” or “No, we won’t.”

I’m saying, “Yes, absolutely, we’ll approve it. But I want a piece of the profits because we’re making it happen through eminent domain and other things. I want a piece of the profits for the United States. That’s how we’re going to make our country rich again, just one way out of thousands, but that’s how we’re going to make our country rich again and how we’re going to make America great again. You understand what I’m saying?

Pipeline News: TransCanada would like to build a pipeline from Williston that Mr. Hamm could ac-

tually ship his oil through, into Saskatchewan …

Trump: This is a different pipeline?

Pipeline News: It’s called the Upland Pipeline, 300,000 barrels a day, TransCanada …

Trump: Do you like the idea?

Pipeline News: It’s great, it’s basically …

Trump: No, no. Do you like the idea? As a reporter? You’re not supposed to say, but that’s OK. (Laughter in room) Pipeline News: I’m the only person in Saskatchewan who writes on energy. I love the idea.

Trump: We would look at it. Look, I’m going to look at anything. I’m going to look at anything. A lot of times, pipelines are so much better. Instead of going on trains and having all the problems caused by that, it’s underground. Environmentally, they’re better in many

cases. But we’re going take a look at it.

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Screen-free summer activities Summer break is now in full swing, and the struggle has become real for parents, as they balance screen time and outside time with their children. Unfortunately, or fortunately, Pokemon Go has helped get people outside, but still with their screens. It is often recommended to have no more than two hours of recreational screen time a day.

Let’s discuss some ideas of screen-free activities that you can do with your children: Visit the library. Borrow a book or two while you are there to bring home and read. Find a book series that you can get immersed in over the summer break.

Become a Lego master builder. Dump out the Lego bucket and start building something without the instructions, let the imagination flow. If you’re not at master builder level, then dig up an instruction booklet and follow the directions together.

Pull out a cookbook and make some delicious treats. And remember to make a mess, not just because it adds cleaning time, which means less screen time, but because baking isn’t fun unless you make a mess.

Find a body of water.

Whether this is a pool or a lake, spend some time splashing around and getting soaked. Plus, if it is a hot day, this is a great way to cool off.

Make art — painting, drawing, photography, crafting or playing music.

Follow what Neil Gaiman said, “Make good art.” It doesn’t have to be perfect, just have fun and maybe learn a little.

Play a game, not a video game, a board or card game. Dust off the game that the family got for Christmas and make it a family night. Maybe consider inviting friends over.

Play a sport. This doesn’t have to be an organized sport. Just go shoot some hoops, catch a ball, throw a Frisbee, skip a rope or pedal a bike, just to name a few ideas.

Again, Wii Fit or Wii Sports doesn’t count!

Most of all, be creative, have fun together and enjoy the screen-free time. These were just a couple of ideas to get you started in discovering your screen-free activities this summer.

Put the gadgets and controllers down, and have screen-free fun this summer!

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58. Strongbox for holding cash.

60. 15th day of March, May, July and October.

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OBITUARIES MANNIX: Mrs. Florence Mannix passed away on Friday, July 1, 2016 at the Lady Minto Health Care Centre in Edam, Saskatchewan at the age of 92 years. Florence (Flo) Barbara was born to Anton and Anna Marie Bauman in Davidson, Sask on the 27 December 1926 into a large family. The family moved to Meadow Lake, Sask in the early thirties where she grew up with many happy memories. This is where she met her future husband, John Mannix of the Meota area. John and Florence were married in Prince Albert, Sask at a private ceremony on 12 Feb 1946. From Prince Albert, they moved to the McMillan district (rural North Battleford) in 1951. Here they raised 3 sons and made many lifelong friends. They resided here for 60 years until they moved to Lady Minto in Edam. John passed away shortly after.

Florence had many interests over the years, crafts, needlework, walking, & bowling. She had a quick wit and a ready answer for all. She loved visits and big hugs. She and John loved square dancing and travelling, something they did every winter and to all family gatherings. Family was always first but she did love her music. She would sing, clap or dance to the music. Florence is lovingly remembered by her 3 Sons: Brian (Denise) of North Battleford, SK; Jeff (Dominique), Phaedra, Siobhan, Anwyn & Ronin of North Battleford, SK, Jodie Childs (Devin), Chloe & Caitlin of Lloydminster, AB; Eric (Jean) of Peachland, BC; Tami (Steve) Brissaw, Brandon, Keaton & Gracie of Saskatoon, SK, Tracy (Troy) Sack, Jenna & Dylan of North Battleford, SK, Tanya (Mike) O’Hanlon, Emily & Nathan of North Battleford, SK; Pat (Melody)of North Battleford, SK; Tessa (Ben Ferguson) of Saskatoon, SK, Jayme & John; Brother: Harry Bauman; Sisters: Ada Morin, Irene Machan & Veronica Hauser; Sisters-in-law: June Sutton & May Mannix. She was predeceased by her Husband: John B. Mannix; Parents: Anton and Anna Marie (nee Leibel) Bauman; Brothers: Pat (Eva) Bauman, Andrew (Cecile) Bauman & Frank Bauman; Sisters: Elfreda (Lawrence) Albert, Marie (Nel) Ruddell & Margaret (Rieny) Bischler; Parents-in-law: Bertram and Freda Mannix; Brothers and Sisters-in-law: Margarete Bauman, Percy Morin, Andy Mahon, Art Hauser, Helen (Harris) Vaupel, Runa (Roy) Jackson, Marion (Dallas) Pearson, Ella Mannix, Normandy Mannix, Edna (Len) Moldon, Herbert Mannix and Brian Sutton. A graveside service was held on Friday, July 8, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. from the Meota Cemetery, Meota, Saskatchewan with Reverend Fred Tinio officiating.

Memories of Grandma were shared by Jodi Childs and Tanya O’Hanlon, the urn bearers were Florence’s sons, Brian, Eric & Pat and the honorary pallbearers were her grandchildren, Jeff Mannix, Jodie Childs, Tami Brissaw, Tracy Sack, Tanya O’Hanlon, Tessa Mannix, Jayme Mannix & John Mannix. Lunch and fellowship followed the service at the Do Drop In Centre. A slide show was prepared by Tessa Mannix and display boards were done by Dominique Mannix. Memorial donations in memory of Florence may be directed to the Alzheimers Society of Saskatchewan, 2550 12 Ave, Regina, Saskatchewan, S4P-3X1 or to the Lady Minto Health Care Centre P.O. Box 330 Edam, Saskatchewan, S0M-0V0.Condolences for the family may be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

THANK YOU Thank you to all of the staff at Lady Minto for your care of our mother and to those who visited. Thank you for the kind thoughts, condolences expressed and flowers. Thank you to the ladies at Do Drop In that supplied the lunch and Thanks to Reverend Fred Tinio.

Brian, Eric, Pat & families

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PIDWERBESKY, MARIE RITA (WILLIAMS).

Marie passed away peacefully at Royal Oak Manor, Lacombe AB on July 9, 2016. She was born September 2, 1930 in North Battleford, SK to Ted and Ivy Williams. Marie met her future husband Sam Pidwerbesky while teaching at Grand Valley School north of Radisson, SK. They were united in marriage on June 30, 1953 in North Battleford.

They moved to Radisson, SK where they lived in a log and mud cottage they built themselves. Twins David and Dale were born in 1956, followed

by Dennis in 1958 and Dean in 1973. They moved to Paynton, SK in 1973. They resided there until 1995 when they sold the farm and retired to Red Deer, AB. Marie worked for many years as a greeter at the Parkland Mall Wal-Mart. She was diagnosed with dementia in 2006. At the same time Sam passed away and she moved to a nursing home. She had resided at Royal Oak Manor in Lacombe, AB for the past three years. She was predeceased by her husband Sam, parents Ted and Ivy, brother Victor and sister Shirley, who passed away in childhood, sister and brother-in-law Phyllis and Russell Willer, and son Dale in 2009. She is survived by her brother Harvey Williams, Saskatoon,SK, sons David (Marla), Lloydminster SK; Dennis (Denise) Lacombe, AB; and Dean (Clayton) Edmonton, AB. Grandchildren: Justin Pidwerbesky Olds, AB; Courtney Pidwerbesky, Calgary, AB; Kristin (Wade) Weaver (Aubrey and Harrison) Edmonton, AB; Jenna (Brad) Noble (Kolby and Brody), Lloydminster, AB; Kari Pidwerbesky (Brooke) Edmonton, AB, Travis (Britt) Pidwerbesky (Aspen and Koan) Lower Hutt, New Zealand; and Dayna Pidwerbesky, Lloydminster, AB. A Graveside Service will be held at the Radisson Cemetery Saturday July 23, 2016 at 1.30 pm. Afternoon tea to follow at the Radisson Hall. Arrangements entrusted to Wilson’s Funeral Chapel, Lacombe AB. ___________________________________________________ DOSHEN: In Loving Memory of Peter Bernard Doshen born February 20, 1924 at Kenaston, SK passed away July 2, 2016 in North Battleford, SK. Survived by his loving family: Madeline – wife of 63 years; Dwight (Erin): Tekoa, Dayne, Chase; Lisa: Valerie, Denver, Bo; Lyle (Marie-Noel): Janie, Samuel; siblings: Leona Grzebinski, Theresa (Fred) Minish, Frances McClosky, Elizabeth (John) Hogan, Lawrence (Christine) Doshen, Cecily Doshen; in-laws: Irene Murphy, Josephine Frechette, Sr. Irene Murphy, Mildred Ouellette, Bev Murphy, Bernard (Bernice) Murphy, Dennis (Helen) Murphy; numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, Leo & Mary Doshen, son-in-law, Louis Gervais, sister, Catherine Smiley, in-laws, Fred & Frances Murphy, Bill Smiley, Ed Grzebinski, Ted McClosky, Linda Elliott-Doshen, Isabel & Harry Zimmer, Wilfred Murphy, Ed Ouellette, Wilfred Frechette, Stan & Hetty Ouellette and Pat Murphy. Vigil Of Prayer was held on Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. from St. Joseph Calasanctius Roman Catholic Church with Presider Pat Smith. Mass Of Christian Burial was held on Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from St. Joseph Calasanctius Roman Catholic Church with Celebrant Fr. Anthony Afangide M.S.P. Memorial Donations are requested to The Alzheimer Society Of Saskatchewan, 301-2550-12th Ave., Regina, SK. S4P 3X1.

Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

Card of Thanks Thank-you to the dedicated staff of River Heights Lodge, Dr. Peter Holtzhausen, Battlefords Funeral Service and Celebrant Fr. Anthony Afangide M.S.P. To Bob MacKay for the awesome rendition of Ave Maria & the C.W.L. women for lunch. A special thanks to family & friends for their unwavering support over the long years of Peter’s illness. Your thoughtfulness is truly appreciated and will always be remembered. For the countless acts of kindness during this most difficult time, our most sincere gratitude. Madeline Doshen, Dwight, Lisa, Lyle and families. __________________________________________________

SCHICK: In Loving Memory Of Henry Reinhold Schick born September 27, 1935 at Edam, SK., passed away July 5, 2016 in North Battleford, SK. Survived by his children Darryl (Myrna) Schick, Linda (Greg) Schick, Brad (Jill) Schick, Mark Schick.

Grandchildren: Jennifer (Kyle) Mannix, Darcy (Colleen) Mannix, Sheldon (CoraLee) Schick, Branden (Ryan) Schick, Jessica (Josh) Schick, Morgen (Bryn) Schick, Maegen (Alex) Schick, Kurtis Schick and Hayden Schick.

Great-Grandchildren: William, Austin, Marshall, Braiden, Jordan, Nicholas, Jackson, and Gunner. Brothers: Jim Schick, Dennis (Faye) Schick. Numerous nieces and nephews. Predeceased by parents Rudolf and Emma Schick, infant son Blaine, brother and sister-in-law Rudy and Muriel and sister-in-law Lila. A Celebration Of Life was held on Friday, July 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. from the Glaslyn Central School Gymnasium, Glaslyn, Saskatchewan with Minister The Reverend Canon Donald Skinner. Eulogy was given by Lorne Schick. Music: “The Old Rugged Cross”, “Amazing Grace” & “Gone Fishing.” Pallbearers were All Grandchildren: Jennifer, Darcy, Sheldon, Branden, Jessica, Maegen, Morgen, Kurtis & Hayden. Honourary Pallbearers were Special friends: Wally Dmytryshyn, Jean Koczka, Bernie Glass and All those that knew and loved him.

Memorial Donations are requested to STARS (Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service Foundation), 670-1441 Aviation PK NE, Calgary, AB T2E 9Z9. A Private Interment will be at St. Paul Cemetery. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. __________________________________________________ GREGOIRE: Madeleine Marie Gregoire was born January 25th, 1925 in North Battleford to the late Cyril Bruynooghe and Silvie Fransoo. She passed away in North Battleford, July 6, 2016. She is survived by Paul Gregoire, her husband of 71 years; daughter Marcy (Rick) Kissack of St. Paul, AB; sons Godfrey (Claudette) of Dauphin, MB, Gordon (Carole) of London, ON., Fr. Nestor OMI, David and Glen (Jacquie) all of Saskatoon and son-in-law Vernon Iverson of Meota; her twin sister, Esther Chapman, brother Paul Bruynooghe (Dorothy) and sister-in-law Marie Bruynooghe all of North Battleford; 15 Grandchildren and 17 Great grandchildren.

She was predeceased by son Leonard (1968), daughter Judy Iverson (2013), daughter-in-law Donna (2004); brother Cony (2008) sister Mary Sharpe (2005), father Cyril (1980) and mother Silvie Fransoo (1991). She was raised on the farm in the Highworth District and attended Highworth School. In 1944 at the age of 19 she married Paul Gregoire of the McMillan District and started her married life on the farm in the Nolin district.

Here she would raise their 8 children. Madeleine loved to entertain; she liked nothing better than to prepare meals for family and company. Madeleine was always happiest in her kitchen. She was involved in the Homemakers Club and was a 4H leader and whatever else the community needed. In 1970 she started working outside the home at the Kresge’s lunch counter. From there she worked for 15 years in Housekeeping at the Saskatchewan Hospital. She loved her job and the people she worked with. In 1991 they bought a mobile home in Yuma, AZ and would spend the next 11 winters there. Her goal was always to get out of Saskatchewan before the first snow. She was in her element in Yuma as there were a lot of activities and people to entertain. Dementia robbed Madeleine of enjoying the last few years of her life. But, even the frustration she faced knowing that she was losing her memory did not take away her warm, pleasant personality. She always had a smile for everyone even if she didn’t remember who they were. The Vigil of Prayer and the Mass of Christian burial were held at St. Joseph Calasanctius Church with Fr. Nestor Gregoire OMI as officiant. Charitable donations may be made to the River Heights Auxiliary, 2001-99th St. North Battleford, SK S9A 0S3, or to the Alzheimer’s Society of Sask, 301 2550-12th Ave., Regina, SK S4P 3X1. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. __________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES HORACKI: Stefan (Steve) Albert Horacki was born July 4th, 1928 in Djulaves, Croatia.

Due to the Second World War and the Civil War in Croatia, Steve was forced to leave his hometown at the age of 15. In 1944 at the age of 16, he was drafted into the German Army-Cadets. In 1945 he surrendered to the American Forces and was held for two months as a POW. From 1945-1947 Steven worked on various farms in Austria. In 1947 he went to Germany to unite with his parents and sisters in Hannover, at a displaced people camp. There in the camp he found employment with the Canadian Christian Council for Resettlement of Refugees. One of the Directors, Reverend Father Noah Warnke, OMI, a Catholic priest invited Steve to immigrate to Canada under the sponsorship of the Oblate Fathers in Battleford. After one year of working with the Oblates, he joined the Oblate Congregation as a Religious Brother. After 19 years as a religious Brother, Steve applied for a dispensation. In 1972 he married Veronica Dobmeier. They were blessed with three children: Joseph, Andrew and Denise.

Steve was employed with the Marian Press, Ltd. Battleford for over 45 years until his retirement. While residing in Battleford, Steve was involved in many community volunteer services: Firefighter, St. Vital Parish Trustee, School Board Trustee, Knights of Columbus (Third Degree, Grand Knight and District Deputy, and member of the Fourth Degree Dr. Uhrich Assembly), Battleford North West Historical Society, Fred Light Museum, Canadian Cancer Society and The Canadian Diabetes Association. Stefan was predeceased by his parents Anton and Theresia Horacki, two brothers, George and Anton, five sisters, Elizabeth, Veronika, Maria, Ana, and Ivka. Left to cherish Stefan’s memory is his loving wife of 44 years Veronica, two sons, Joe (fiancé Rebecca) and Andrew, and daughter Denise (Jody) Hauta, his two grandchildren, Nicolas and Cassidy Hauta; his sister Katharina Putnik; godchildren Maria Schmid and Julie Primavera and numerous nieces and nephews in Croatia, Germany and Canada. Funeral Mass Of Resurrection was held on Saturday, July 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Vital Roman Catholic Church, Battleford, SK with Celebrant Fr. Greg Elder.

Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ___________________________________________________ MCCAW: Edward Norman McCaw of North Battleford passed away peacefully on June 30th, 2016 at the age of 63, following a short battle with cancer. Eddie was born January 18, 1953 at Val Marie, Saskatchewan. The family later moved and began farming in the Mayfair area.

He married Peggy Skotniski in 1972 and shortly thereafter moved to North Vancouver, British Columbia, where their eldest son, Neil was born.

They briefly moved to Calgary, Alberta and then settled in North Battleford, Saskatchewan where they had two additional sons, Craig and Kyle. In later years Ed found great joy in his three grandsons: Kaylem, Tanner and Nikko. Ed worked at different jobs, but his favorite was working for John on the farm.

He always loved the farm life. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing, dancing and especially having friends and family over during the Christmas season and other holidays. Several years ago Ed and Peg had the opportunity to go to Hawaii. This started a love of travel and they were fortunate to be able to travel to several Caribbean countries over the next few years. Ed always looked forward to these trips and couldn’t wait until they retired so that they could extend their stays there. Unfortunately Ed was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and more recently Cancer, which put an end to those dreams. Ed will be greatly missed by his wife of 43 years Peggy McCaw (nee Skotniski); sons: Neil (Teila): Kaylem and Tanner of North Battleford, SK, Craig (Katherine): Nikko of Nanaimo, BC and Kyle of North Battleford, SK; sister: Roberta Brogden of Mundare, AB; brother-in-law: Jerry Skotniski (Irene Yeh) of Calgary, AB; sisters-in-law: Evelyn Skotniski of Sioux Lookout, ON and Kathy (Alan) Wohlberg of Battleford, SK; nieces and nephews: Amanda (Ryan) McKenzie, Dillon (Kristen) McCaw, Alesha McCaw, Cosmo (Sharon) Skotniski, Monty Skotniski, Brianna Skotniski (Steven) and Shayne Wohlberg; as well as several great nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents: Robert and Norma (nee Short) McCaw; brothers: Randy and Kevin McCaw; nephew: Chance McCaw; and mother and father-in-law: Jake and Helen (nee Smith) Skotniski. A celebration of Ed’s life took place on Tuesday, July 5, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the Living Faith Chapel, North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Pastor John Baker officiating.

Interment followed at Denholm Cemetery.

Condolences for the family may be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium.

CARD OF THANKS Ed’s family would like to thank all of the people that came to see him and provide support during his illness and brief stay in the hospital and to those who helped with the service and lunch.

Special thank you to Pastor John Baker for his support and officiating the service. Those wishing to make a donation can do so in Ed’s name to either the Parkinson Canada, 610 Duchess St. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 0R1 or to the Canadian Cancer Society, 1910 McIntyre Street, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 2R3. __________________________________________________

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Do Not Stand at My Grave & Weep

I am not there; I do not sleep.

I am a thousand winds that blow.

I am the diamond glint of snow.

I am the sunlight on ripened grain.

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you wake in the morning hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circling flight.

I am the soft starlight at night.

Do not stand at my grave and weep.

I am not there; I do not sleep.

Do not stand at my grave and cry.

I am not there; I did not die.

Mary Frye, 1932 We love and miss you Allan!

Rose, Jason & Amy, Jaxon, Spencer, Westin, Natasja & David, Taylor, Brooke, Natalie & Nick.

Families of Ray & Treiberg We want to give a special thank you to: Trevor Watts and Staff at Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium for the wonderful help and care at this difficult time, to the Meota Community Ladies for all of their work and the great lunch, to Carol and Mark Chapman, Debbie and Dale Oborowsky and Cavalier Agrow. Also to all our friends, thank you for all of your warm thoughts, flowers and gifts.

With love to you all, from Allan’s family

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Crane Creek Interdenominational Church Service at 2:00 p.m.

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This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit 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.

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The successful candidate will be responsible for coverage of local and regional news and events for a twice-weekly newspaper.

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Phone: 306-445-7261 Fax: 306-445-3223 Short listed candidates will be contacted.

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What to do with hymns that are not perfect A perfect game in baseball is one of at least nine innings in which no opposing batter reaches first base, 27 up to bat, and 27 down. However, there may still be errors made.

For example, suppose the third baseman fumbles a foul ball, preventing an out from being registered. That does not count against the perfect game, if the batter is subsequently struck out.

Whether we’re thinking of things such as battles, sports, symphonies, inventions or computer programs, true “perfection” is in short supply. The same thing goes for the hymns of the church. Yes, they’re usually based on the infallible Word of God, and often exalt the holy perfections of the Lord Jesus Christ. But, they were written by fallible human beings.

Perhaps an author espoused teaching that is not biblical. Or wrote in such a way that the truth is obscured or distorted.

In evaluating our hymns we must first ask: is it biblical? Does it represent an expression of orthodox doctrine? As the Lord instructs the prophet Isaiah, “To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.” (Isa.

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

8:20) The question then arises, what shall we do with hymns that miss the mark?

John Calvin’s answer was that we should only sing the Scriptures themselves, specifically the Psalms.

But his contemporary, Martin Luther, not only believed in using songs produced later, he wrote some of them himself.

Two centuries further on, Isaac Watts grew up in a Psalms-only church.

But he argued that for a congregation to confine themselves to these, wonderful though they are, was to miss a great deal of important New Testament truth. He eventually won the argument, and wrote about 600 new songs.

Hundreds of hymn writers have followed in his wake, and though their contributions are sometimes sublime, they are not perfect. If we determine to discard them on that basis, we will be driven back to using only the Psalms, the

hymn book of the Bible.

But the situation is not quite that bleak.

To begin with, the editors of our modern, evangelical hymnals have weeded out those hymns that consistently depart from what the Bible teach-

es. Or they have omitted stanzas that do so. And if there is much in a hymn to recommend it, with the exception of a few lines, the editors will sometimes alter them to conform to widely accepted Christian doctrine.

It’s important. Hymn singing is not a mindless ritual. It has a purpose. In our hymns, we are praising God, and teaching one another. If we are to be “teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace [thanksgiving and praise] in [our] hearts to the Lord”

(Col. 3:16), we must guard against error.

Andrew of Crete was a monk who lived 13 centuries ago. He wrote a hymn in Greek that was later translated into English by John Mason Neale (18181866). Andrew speaks of his dark little monastic cell as “holy ground,” and consoles himself in his life of toil and hardship by having the Lord say to him, “That toil shall make thee / Some day all Mine own.”

But the Bible is quite clear that it is not by good works, however arduous, but by simple faith in

Christ that we enter God’s family. (Jn. 3:16; Eph. 2:89; Tit. 3:5) Two decades after Dr. Neale wrote his translation, a revised version of the hymn dropped one stanza, and changed a few phrases in the first three. The result can gain a wider acceptance in the Christian community.

The amended hymn says, “Christian, does thou see them, how thy foes abound, / How the powers of darkness rage, thy steps around? / Christian, up and smite them, counting gain but loss, / In the strength that cometh from our Saviour’s cross.”

Give her something to eat It was enough to make a dozen or more grown men groan, and groan they did. Not only did they groan, they questioned the very sanity of anyone who would ask the question, “Who touched my clothes?”, when that person was surrounded by hundreds of people.

And as if that wasn’t enough, a request to visit a dying child was next on the agenda for that day.

Continuing their journey, the group finally reached the home of a high-placed religious leader. They

were met at the door by mourners who announced that there was no need to come in for the girl was already dead.

“No, she’s not,” came the leader’s response.

“She’s just sleeping.”

Words like “denial to the max” or insanity came immediately to mind. In fact, any tears

of sorrow were replaced with laughs of scorn. That was before his words were proven true and the mourners, no longer mockers, reeled with amazement.

Yes, there probably were many who touched His clothes in the course of following Him through the streets of the city, but only one took hold of His robe as an act of faith that He would meet her need. The child had died but now she lived. Those two acts alone are enough to baffle the mind and for some, to discard the

stories as mere fables.

But as much as I believe Jesus was the Christ, that’s not what caught my attention this week. It was the tender care shown the individuals involved.

To the woman who was healed after suffering for 12 years, Jesus acknowledged her touch, turned and then assured her of her healing. To the parents of the child he gave instruction “to give her something to eat.”

“But the very hairs of your head are all numbered” (Matthew 10:30) Yours and mine!

Worship Together TerriTorial Drive alliance church Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay

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ANGLICAN PARISH

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.

1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK

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.

Hosanna Life Center Worship/Prayer House

Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

Everyone Welcome

Canadian National Baptist Convention

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church Corner 16th Ave. & 93rd Street, North Battleford

Phone 306-445-9096

Saturday Services Bible Study - 10:00 a.m.

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

Living Water Ministry

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

Members of Christian Ministers Association

Pastor James Kwon

OFFICE 306-445-3836

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Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385

Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield

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Sundays - 11:00 a.m.

Pastor Brian Arcand

1491 - 103RD STREET CALL FOR TIME 306-481-5073

Community Baptist Church

Notre Dame (RC) Parish

Reclaim Outreach Centre A Gospel Mission Teaching the Word Caring for the hurting

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

Come Join Us Sundays at 11:00 am Loving God Growing Together Serving Others Phone Church: 306-445-4818 Fax: 306-445-8895 Email: tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca

962A - 102 Street Sunday Service: 6:00 p.m.

“Reclaiming Our Spiritual Heritage” Pastor Don Toovey Furniture or Donations: Please call Don at

306-441-1041

Maidstone/ Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-445-4338

Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper

No Service in July

Church & CE Wing:

306-893-2611

For booking the Wing:

306-893-4465

Third Avenue United Church Sunday Worship Service - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 1301 - 102nd Street, Phone 306-445-8171 Rev. Frances Patterson

Everyone Welcome

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