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Plans are underway for the 23rd annual Battlefords Business Excellence Awards later this fall.

The BBEX awards recognize excellence in the Battlefords business community. There are going to be very few changes from last year’s event.

Nominations are now open in the categories of New Business Venture, Customer Service, Marketing, Micro Business, Heritage, Community Contribution, Battlefords’ Best Employer and Business of the Year.

The awards program will continue with the new process for naming Business of the Year, the marquee category of the BBEX Awards program.

As was introduced last year, one business from the entire finalist list in the six open categories will be selected for that award and announced at the event.

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Staff Battleford RCMP are investigating a report of an attempted abduction of a child from a school yard in Battleford.

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curred some time between 2 and 2:15 p.m. Thursday, when a 10-year-old child was grabbed by an arm and directed to come with the perpetrator to a nearby vehicle.

The child screamed

and the man was reported to have let go of the child and fled in the vehicle. The child was not injured.

The man is described as being somewhere between 30 and 40 years of age, with brown eyes and wear-

ing a red hat, brown shirt and blue jeans. The suspect vehicle is described as a white truck, and was last seen by the victim on 25th Street in Battleford.

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Doherty faces questions at budget breakfast Staff Reporter

Finance Minister Kevin Doherty faced tough questions at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce post-budget breakfast last Wednesday.

The post-budget breakfast came exactly one week after Doherty delivered the provincial budget in the Saskatchewan legislature.

There were not too many surprises in his address to those in attendance, as Doherty reiterated the key points of what was a $434 million deficit budget.

But it was the budget’s decisions on funding cuts, and the beginning of its much talked-about government-wide “transformational change,” that prompted most of the questions from the floor.

One of the questions was about the cut of funding to municipal parks including the Battlefords River Val-

ley. The province had funded 50 per cent of the river valley, with the municipal governments of Battleford and North Battleford on the hook for the other 50.

North Battleford councillor Ryan Bater questioned Doherty on the decision to pull that funding, pointing out funding in Saskatoon and Regina “wasn’t totally cut.”

“Why the double standard between communities like ours and Saskatoon and Regina who are not cut totally and not cut immediately?” Bater asked.

Doherty responded that he was asked the same question in Moose Jaw. It “wasn’t an easy decision for any of us,” he said.

“Given the fact that we were facing some significant shortfalls in revenue, given the fact that the Ministry of Health made compelling cases as to what we need to provide funding for, what is the provincial

BBEX awards

Continued from Front “We are very excited about having moved our program in this new direction, which saw more anticipation building through the evening as each category is being announced and there is recognition of the number of great businesses in the community who could potentially be named as the final award winner,” said Betty Speed, co-chair of the BBEX Awards committee, in a statement.

For the second time, a “Battlefords’ Best Employer” category is being included to recognize a business that excels in how employees are engaged in strategic goals and company values, and how human and supporting resources have been optimized to achieve and sustain com-

mercial and competitive success. The application kit will require current employee testimonials.

Nomination kits are on-line at http://www.battlefordschamber.com/connection/bbex.html and can also be picked up at the offices of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce at the Junctions of Highways 16 and 40 East, Monday to Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The deadline for nominations is Friday, July 22.

Finalists are expected to be announced by Labour Day weekend, along with the Heritage Award recipient for this year.

Winners in seven categories will be announced Tuesday, Oct. 4 at the gala event and award ceremony.

Tickets go on sale for the gala event Sept. 1.

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government’s core services.

This is part of transformational change, what ought we be involved in?”

He noted he had a “whole list of things we’ve been involved with across the province” the were outside the purview of the provincial responsibility.

“What is our responsibility to provincial taxpayers? I would argue health care delivery is our primary responsibility,” said Doherty.

With respect to Saskatoon and Regina he acknowledged it was a “valid point” but noted there are contractual obligations through “statutory and legislative responsibilities” for the two parks there — Meewasin and Wascana.

As well, there are lands owned by the province in Wascana, the municipality and the university, as they are in Meewasin.

“It doesn’t mean we’re not going to make a move on Meewasin Valley or Wascana Centre authority,” said Doherty.

He also acknowledged some would be unhappy with the budget’s cuts, but added “something’s got to give. We’re dealing with a $434 million deficit.”

“The only thing I can control other than raising your taxes … is the spending side.”

Doherty was also asked about “transformational change.” In his speech, Doherty tried to address fears about what it might mean.

“We ought not to fear transformational change,” Doherty said. “What we ought to embrace is the fact that government should be asking these kinds of questions.”

In speaking to the NewsOptimist afterwards he expanded on it more.

“It’s taking a look at every expenditure across government,” said Doherty.

“It’s also taking a look at the revenue side of government. Are we delivering the best possible services,

the core services, that provincial government ought to be delivering to the citizens of this province in the most cost-effective and cost-efficient manner possible?”

In his speech, he said it was incumbent upon government to ask questions to find out “is there a better way to do this. Because with the volatility in our resource revenues, if this is the new normal, it’s not sustainable unless we want to run deficit after deficit after deficit.”

Another issue raised at the breakfast was the $8 million required for furniture and equipment at the new Saskatchewan Hospital, money that must be raised locally. A fundraising effort is underway and Prairie North Health Region CEO David Fan has already approached North Battleford council for financial help to cover some of that cost.

Battleford mayor Derek Mahon wanted to find out if there was somewhere to go to “see the actual agreement and the cash flow schedule that’s attached over a number of years.”

Mahon also suggested that $8 million should have been covered in the overall construction cost.

“Maybe it should have been included. This is a provincial hospital that serves the whole province.”

Doherty did not have an immediate answer for Mahon and pledged to get that information to him.

In speaking with the media afterwards, Doherty reiterated the view that running a deficit was justifiable, indicating the province did not want to hike taxes or do extensive program cuts.

“We want to send a message to investors, to the business community, to individuals, the citizens here in the province, that now is not the time to be raising taxes to solve what we think is a temporary problem on the commodities

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side,” said Doherty.

“Temporary could be a year, two, three years kind of thing. But we don’t want to shock the economy any further by raising taxes, which we’ve seen other provinces do going through similar circumstances.”

He also noted that funding had gone up to the “major priority areas” such as health care, education and

social services.

“Maybe not to the level some people would like,” Doherty said.

“But the fact of the matter is in a tough economic circumstance with respect to losing a billion dollars in resource revenues over the course of one year, we are able to find dollars to increase spending in those major priority areas.”

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Commentary

If CO2 is to blame, explain the Dirty Thirties During the Great Depression, CO2 levels were 25 per cent lower than today’s but severe climate change led to the Dirty Thirties

By Gwyn Morgan The collapse of global commodity prices was sudden and severe. Workers coming off a decade of unprecedented prosperity suddenly found themselves jobless and unable to provide for their beleaguered families.

For a time, they maintained hope the downturn would be temporary, but as the first year stretched into the second, many lost hope. Some who had come from provinces of high unemployment to participate in the Alberta boom began their glum journey back. Laid-off workers saw a glimmer of hope when commodity prices appeared to bottom out. At the very least, it seemed, things wouldn’t get worse.

Then nature unleashed a crushing conflagration.

Searing winds swept across drought-stricken farms and forests. A young boy comes running breathlessly into the house shouting to his mom, “There’s a big black cloud in the sky.” They hurry outside to behold a terrifying sight in the western sky that would force the family out of their home and into an uncertain future.

This is not, as it may seem, the story of the global oil price collapse combined with the Fort McMurray wildfire. The commodity price collapse in this story was caused by the economic earthquake of 1929 that launched the Great Depression. And the conflagration was the extremely hot and dry weather that turned the fertile prairie “breadbasket” into a drought-stricken wasteland. That black cloud was caused by hundreds of millions of tonnes of topsoil being blown away by the wind.

Impoverished farmers, hoping for an early end to the drought, were encouraged by a couple of years of improved weather. But it was only a temporary respite. The summers of 1936 and 1937 brought an abrupt reversal that proved even hotter, drier and windier. Tens of thousands of farms were abandoned in what is remembered as the Dirty Thirties, displacing 250,000 people whose only skill set was farming.

Inexplicably, the devastatingly hot conditions reversed in 1940, with the arrival of a cooling period that would last until 1975.

Since the Fort McMurray disaster, some have blamed the very product the people work to produce as the cause of the hot, dry weather that nurtured the wildfires. But analysis of temperature data over the past century shows some startling facts. First, the 1930s were by far the hottest period. Of the 10 highest temperature days ever recorded in Canada, seven occurred in the 1930s. And

none of those top 10 temperature records were set during the past decade. Yet the atmospheric concentration of CO2 in the 1930s was some 25 per cent lower than today’s levels.

While theories abound, scientists have not been able to explain why, during a period of such low CO2 levels, such an abrupt shift from a long period of moderate temperatures and ample rainfall to devastatingly hot and dry conditions could occur. Likewise, scientists struggle to explain the equally sudden shift in 1940 that saw a 35-year-long cooling period even as greenhouse gas emissions rapidly increased.

But whatever the answer to that question, one thing is crystal clear. Tying any single extreme weather event to atmospheric CO2 concentrations simply isn’t historically or scientifically credible.

The Fort McMurray fires took about one million barrels per day out of production. But did that reduce global consumption of fossil fuels? Of course not. Countries including Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Angola and Ivory Coast quickly filled the void.

Not only do these countries have appalling human rights records but, as we have become painfully aware,

some of the proceeds from their sales are funnelled to extremist groups who shatter the lives of people throughout the Middle East and North African region and foment terror across the west.

Those who celebrated the Fort McMurray disaster as divine environmental justice need to know this. Shutting down the Canadian oilsands altogether would reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by a minuscule one10th of a per cent, only to be replaced by oil from countries whose environmental and human rights records are vastly inferior to Canada’s.

My vote goes to the made-in-Canada oil produced by those resilient, hard-working Canadians who have been forced to endure job loses, destructive wildfires and environmental extremist schadenfreude as they proudly anchor a crucial economic cornerstone of our country.

I’ll take the values contained in their made-in-Canada oil over that Middle Eastern and North African stuff any day.

— Gwyn Morgan is a retired Canadian business leader who has been a director of five global corporations. www.troymedia.com.

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Cox enters budget and quagga mussels debates It was a busy day Wednesday for Battlefords MLA Herb Cox. Early in the morning, he and fellow Northwest region MLA Scott Moe (RosthernShellbrook) were in North Battleford for the postbudget breakfast address of Kevin Doherty, put on by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

By the afternoon, however, Cox was back in Regina, where he was in store for an active day in the legislature.

Just one day before, the provincial auditor had released her report, and among the items she zeroed in on was preventing invasive species such as quagga mussels or zebra mussels from entering Saskatchewan.

The report called for a long-term, multi-agency aquatic invasive species strategy. As well, the ministry was urged to determine whether its public education and awareness plans worked, and to complete and test a rapid response plan.

Not surprisingly, opposition critic Cathy Sproule rose to grill Cox on the quagga mussels issue. Here is that exchange as recorded in Hansard.

Ms. Sproule: — Mr. Speaker, yesterday we heard from the auditor about several inadequacies in the environment minister’s strategy to deal with invasive aquatic species. I have to admit, even I was surprised to hear that because, Mr. Speaker, it seems like any time we hear from the environment minister, it’s about quagga mussels or zebra mussels. Of course protecting our lakes and rivers is important. But it’s pretty much the only thing that this minister does, and he is still failing at it.

And, Mr. Speaker, what about their promised tech fund? Five environment

newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net ministers later, Mr. Speaker, and still nothing. Nothing.

Radio silence. How novel would it be if this environment minister tackled some other issues? We don’t hear him talk about conservation or water strategies or even climate change. But then again, given how the minister has done on his pet project, I don’t have much confidence this government or this minister could come anywhere close to making the progress that is needed.

Still, to the minister: when can the people of Saskatchewan expect to see some serious action taken to protect the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the land we grow our food on?

The Speaker: — I recognize the Minister of Environment.

Hon. Mr. Cox: — Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and thank you for the question. And we certainly do take our Provincial Auditor’s recommendations very seriously, Mr. Speaker, and we thank her for the good work that she does.

And some of these things that we’re doing with regards to combating and preventing aquatic invasive species from entering our province, we’ve initiated $100,000 in new funding for that project. We are working together. As you know, on Monday we announced an interprovincial agreement between ourselves, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon to share information,

to share expertise, and to share ways in which we’re going to combat keeping these out of our area.

We’re also working with Canadian border services industries, and I think we’re the first province to do that, Mr. Speaker. We’ve trained some Canadian border service staff and they are now relaying information to us.

Should they suspect a boat to come into our province with aquatic invasive species on them, we send our decontamination units down there to take care of that. That’s the kind of work that we’re doing, Mr. Speaker.

Later, Cox spoke at length during the budget debate in the legislature that day.

The comments were wide ranging and included remarks about the past provincial election, as well as activities and funding in his own department the environment ministry. Here is some of what Cox had to say as recorded in Hansard.

Hon. Mr. Cox: — …

At this time I would also like to just take a moment, if I may, Mr. Speaker, and thank the constituents of the Battlefords constituency for the confidence that they’ve shown in me, and I’m committing to them to continue to work hard as I have in the past.

I would also like to thank my campaign team: my campaign manager and comanager Gregg and Stacey did an awesome job; Shelley of course; Terri-Lynn

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tleford that now houses two very appreciative families, I’m sure. And I think, most recently the sod-turning at our Battlefords Trade and Education Centre with over $4.5 million of funding from our Social Services ministry. That building is now nearing completion, and it’s replacing the 100-yearold building that they’ve been suffering through for the last several years.

But as I said, at the sodturning for our Saskatchewan Hospital last fall — and this is not to diminish the importance of all these other projects and announcements that we made — but the Sask Hospital in North Battleford was definitely the Godzilla of all announcements. It is going to be a hospital that we’ll be proud of for many, many years, and I was proud to be part of that. … I’d just like to now, Mr. Speaker, talk a little bit about some things that are going on in my ministry. And I think we’re doing some good work there. We’ve got some great officials that are doing some good work and, contrary to what the critic may think, I don’t think we’re totally inefficient over in that department.

This year the WSA [Water Security Agency] budget, Mr. Speaker, we’re looking at about a $48.5 million in expenses. Our revenue is going to be in that department of $246.7 million.

As you may remember, in the fall of 2015 we passed some new drainage regs because these regulations had not been changed in over 35 years. They were badly in need of updating and some changes that we needed to make. And we did make several changes in the regulations, but I think perhaps one of the most significant is the requirement that all works, whether they’re built prior to 1981 or after 1981,

will have to be approved.

And if they can’t be approved, if downstream land control can’t be obtained, these works will be closed.

Mr. Speaker, we estimate that here in the province of Saskatchewan there’s probably in the range of 150,000 drainage works in existence today, and perhaps only in the neighbourhood of about 5,000 of those are actually approved. So, Mr. Speaker, you can see that we’ve got a daunting task ahead of us, and that’s why we’ve projected that this is probably going to take us in the range of 10 years to do. And we’ve decided that we’re going to do it in a phased-in approach because this is the only way that we can probably get the job done. … Mr. Speaker, in spite of the massive drop in our resource revenue that we’ve talked about quite a bit in the House recently here, we are continuing with our commitments on numerous capital investment in infrastructure projects in the province. And this year, those infrastructure projects are going to total approximately $20.83 million. And we’re doing this, Mr. Speaker, from funds in our cash reserves . . . And these are cash reserves that have built up over the years from our water rates. By doing this, Mr. Speaker, we’ve saved the Saskatchewan taxpayers approximately $640,000 a year in annual interest charges. … Mr. Speaker, we just heard some comments about work being done on environment in this province. I think that we’re doing some good work on environment in this province. And we absolutely remain committed to doing our part in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions in Saskatchewan, and I think we’re seeing some good results.

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and Dennis have been involved in both of my campaigns. And especially I would like to say thanks to my wife, Linda, her sister Susan, and again TerriLynn. They started working on this campaign probably in January and February, working on our data entries, and did many, many hours of work in getting that ready long before the campaign started.

And of course to Linda, I would say thanks for everything that she does in keeping me on track — not just during the campaign time — while I’m gone, looking after things back home.

To all of the other great friends and volunteers that I had who worked so hard, your efforts are greatly appreciated. And the day-today work in our constituency office, as many of my colleagues, I know, have referenced the great work that our constituency assistants do back in our offices.

So I would just like to say thanks to Lil Robinson, my full-time CA [constituency assistant], and as well Gail Heintz, my part-time CA for all the great work that they do while I’m here in Regina. … Of course of greatest interest right now, I think, what we’ve talked about in many cases is our new Saskatchewan Hospital being built in North Battleford. ... I think back to one of the first things was the water treatment plant expansion for the town of Battleford. The urban connector highway that went through Battleford and greatly enhanced safety going through that town. We built two new Battleford residential services homes in North Battleford, duplexes for our less fortunate people to handle. We were pleased to be able to attend that. I also attended the sod-turning for our first Habitat for Humanity duplex in North Bat-

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A pair of 3-3 NSRBL teams battled at Beaver Lions Stadium on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

The North Battleford Beavers and the Meadow Lake White Sox went the distance in a toe-to-toe seven inning bout, with the Sox scoring in bunches early and often, en route to a 8-7 victory.

It was an 8-4 tilt before the Beavers climbed back into the game in the bottom half of the seventh. They seemed to have changed their approach against Quincy Winkler, the White Sox ace, scoring on a wild pitch, and then getting to his fastball.

The Beavers first baseman, Kyle Palmer, came up to the plate with a chance to make it 8-6 with a base hit. Instead, Palmer waited on that heavy 80 plus mph fastball from Winkler, taking him over the left field wall for a two-run shot.

“We’ve faced Quincy in the past so it wasn’t new to us what he throws like,” Coach Rory Gregoire said.

“He throws hard and we haven’t seen that speed yet this year. The approach was to try and get on him and stay patient. It took us a few innings to adjust to the speed but then we started getting a few hits and guys on base.”

The hit capped off Palmer’s incredible afternoon, where he went 3-3 with 3 RBI and a homerun for North Battleford.

“Kyle has a heavy swing,” Gregoire said after the game. “When he connects he connects big time.

In a few at bats today you could tell he never missed by much. In the seventh he finally connected. His presence in the lineup gives the rest of the boys confidence knowing if they can get on in front of him good things usually happen.”

Unfortunately, Palmer’s big game would be in a losing effort, as Winkler settled in and cut the comeback short, striking out the final two batters.

Winkler ended his complete game with five hits against, seven runs allowed and 11 strikeouts His re-

cord now moves to 2-1 on the season.

On the other side of the field, the Beavers starting pitcher struggled with his command, allowing the White Sox to jump ahead early in the game. It was a 3-0 ball game before North Battleford recorded an out.

Kyle Gregoire couldn’t find the strike zone in the top of the first, working back-to-back-to-back walks before throwing a wild pitch, allowing Meadow Lake to take a 1-0 advantage. Gregoire then hit his counterpart with a pitch before delivering another two base on balls, giving the Sox a 3-0 lead. Ryan Shepherd came in to relieve Gregoire, and did a fantastic job, stranding two runners in scoring position. Two strikeouts and a ground out later, the Beavers escaped the opening frame with a three-run deficit.

From there, Tyler Russell took over with his first start of the season, and it was a good one. He struck out eight White Sox over six innings of work, allowing five hits and five

earned runs.

“Tyler helped us out today by saving our arms for the upcoming week,” Gregoire said. “We have injuries to our pitchers right now and Tyler lives out of town and can only play a few games. Whenever he is able to come back and give us a few innings, it helps.

Today he did exactly that, he kept us in the game. We made a few mental mistakes in the field behind him or things could have turned out different.”

This isn’t to say it didn’t take an inning or two to get settled in. In the top of the second the White Sox offence tacked on two more runs, increasing their lead to 5-1. Winkler helped his cause on the mount by driving a full count fastball to right centre for an RBI. Russell found his place on the mound in the top of the third, while getting some help from his defence as well. Derrick Chapman made a terrific dive and stab at third base to record the second out, while Russell used his fastball to strike out the final two outs, painting the outside

Bryce Gatzke takes a tremendous hack at the Quincy Winkler offering, trying to boost his offence. Photo

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corner of the plate.

The Beavers had their opportunity to cut into the deficit in the bottom half of the inning. North Battleford loaded the bases after Winkler issued three straight walks. Nothing came of their efforts as the big pitcher from Meadow Lake recorded a strikeout and a ground ball out to keep the Beavers at bay.

Russell ran into trouble in the top of the fourth.

After striking out the first two batters, Kevin Gerwing stepped to the plate and ran into a fastball over the plate, taking it over the wall to extend the lead to 6-1. The run was the first earned run of the game for Russell, who ended up striking out the side.

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Highlights from AGM include OT changes

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

Managers from around the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League got together once again for their AGM, a meeting where they discuss the past season and make changes where they see necessary.

The 2016-17 season may look somewhat different as the players take to the ice for another campaign.

The most significant development from the meeting is the move to threeon-three overtime hockey instead of four-on-four. In a press release, president of the SJHL, Bill Chow, believes the fans will fall in love with the new style of play and it will add a whole new level of entertainment to the league. The general managers of the SJHL were so intrigued with the idea that they wanted to lengthen the overtime period, but decided to keep it simple.

“We talked about making it maybe seven or even 10 minutes. But, in the end, we agreed to go with five minutes of overtime at three-on-three,” Chow said. “We just felt the top-end players would get burnt out.”

Coach Kevin Hasselberg of the North Stars is pleased with the rule change that will allow his offence to attack in new ways.

“I’m excited about the new three-on-three for-

Kevin Hasselberg attended the Annual General Meeting and shared his thoughts. Photo by Dustin Saracini

mant. I believe it will be a great display of skill and speed and will bring another element of fan excitement. I think the best way to sum up our strategy is to go all in and allow our players the creativity to attack with all of the open ice in mind. Goalies will be forced to make a few big saves.”

Other news out of the AGM were the profits of the Estevan Bruins after hosting the Western Canada Cup. Despite the downturn of economy, the city of Estevan and their dedicated volunteers were able to turn a profit and prove that they can host an outstanding event like the WCC. Player safety is always a big cause for concern in the SJHL and this was a topic of conversation at the AGM. One of the larger changes to come out of the

meeting was the increase in suspensions for head shots. During the 2015-16 campaign, a player would have to sit out at least two games for a blow to the head. Next season, the SJHL has moved the ban to four games.

“The league and its members have taken a hard stance on player safety and these are the types of hits that have to be taken from the game,” Hasselberg said.

“If that means a tougher form of discipline then so be it. I’m not sure it will affect the physicality of the game. What it will do is maintain accountability for the coaches and players to play more responsible and aware.”

Match penalties will also have an increase from three games to five. Other topics included goaltender

interference penalties. Just a year ago, there were 149 incidents. To protect the netminders, the SJHL has concluded that a player shall be forced to sit out two games if they have taken three goaltender interference penalties throughout the season. There will also be an additional two games for each interference penalty taken after the given player has served his suspension.

Conversations about the successful bantam draft was also given some thought, as each general manager came well prepared this year. The draft will slowly but surely begin to have an impact on teams as each player is a year closer to being eligible

to play for their SJHL club.

The league will now open its regular schedule Sept. 15-16 weekend with training camps set to start anytime after August.

Warman will once again host the annual showcase.

It will be the same format as last year, with each team playing two games at a central location. The showcase will take place Sept. 26-28.

For the North Stars, Hasselberg says every cog in the machine needs to be working daily in order to duplicate their 2015-16 success.

“Players, staff and board members all give a little bit each day to get better. The players will be deep into their training regimes, staff will be crossing the T’s and

dotting the I’s to ensure the product on the ice and off the ice can continue to build on the success the team has earned,” Hasselberg continued. “A lot of miles will be put on meeting with players, parents and other coaches. A lot of time will be placed on seasonal planning, scheduling and preparing for the first puck drop.”

The off-season for the SJHL is now in full swing, as the league will be quiet for a few weeks before ramping up again for training camps and the annual showcase. Chow believes the AGM was another success and that improvements are always being made to ensure the longevity of the SJHL.

NB Beavers score three in final ABs Continued from Page 11 The lead was cut to 6-2 when the Beavers scored on a wild pitch, then Russell helped his cause by ripping an RBI single to right field on a 3-1 fastball. Palmer’s second hit of the game with a ground ball up the middle brought in his pitcher to bring the Beavers within two runs.

6-4.

Just as the Beavers got themselves back into the game, an error in left field and two walks led to a bases loaded, no out situation. A sac fly made it 7-4, but Russell con-

tinued to keep his team in the game, striking out two batters and getting another groundout to limit the damage to one.

The White Sox added on another run in the top of the seventh before North Battleford came up just short with their three-run rally with their final at-bat.

“Our message was to try and get guys on base.

Quincy was entering his seventh inning so he was getting tired,” Gregoire said. “We wanted to make him throw pitches, have good at-bats, and see what happens. It led to having the tying run on base, not

much more we could ask.

We came within one base hit from tying the game.”

The Beavers will now travel to Unity Tuesday to take on the Cardinals.

Beavers lose to Standard Hill

Coming off their 9-5 win at home versus the Midwest Expos, the Beavers looked to extend their winning ways against the Standard Hill Lakers last Thursday.

The Beavers scored 10 runs, but that was far from good enough in a 17-10 defeat.

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Terry Buck to be inducted as player, Sask Baseball Hall of Fame Staff It has been announced by the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, Battleford, that Terry Buck, of Fresno, Calif., and formerly with Swift Current/Melville, will be inducted into the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame, Individual Category, as a player Aug. 20 during their induction ceremonies in Battleford.

During the 1960s and 1970s the Southern Baseball League was allowed to have two imports that typically hailed from the United States.

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no, arrived in Melville in 1969 and was described by the Hall of Fame as the “ultimate pitcher, outfielder and batsman.” Buck won awards and all-star selections, and set records during his five years in Saskatchewan and earned a reputation as one of the most successful import players in the Southern Baseball League over those five years.

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Aug. 16 Buck struck out 13 Swift Current Indians in a Melville playoff win.

In 1971 Buck divided his time between the Melville Millionaires and Swift Current Indians. He finished second in league batting with an average of .405, and was picked for the All-Star Team as a lefthanded pitcher. He also led his team in doubles with 13 and was named the league’s MVP, winning the Heinie Roger Memorial Trophy.

Buck was also playing

manager with the Millionaires and in that role coached a young Terry Puhl, who went on to a good major league career with the Houston Astros.

With the Swift Current Indians in 1972, Buck had a 10 and 4 win-loss record, with 11 complete games and 13 starts.

Highlights included striking out 11 Saskatoon Commodore batters with two doubles and four RBI on June 4. Another highlight was a three-hit performance against the Yorkton Cardinals on June 18.

Later, he pitched a onehitter against Regina on

July 19, and on July 23 struck out 11 Melville Millionaire batters in a two-hit performance.

Swift Current placed second in league standings that year, and went on to win the SBL title in a ninegame series versus Regina.

In 1973 Terry led the Indians to another SBL league pennant, also winning the Doc Hughes Memorial Trophy as the top pitcher in the league.

For his contributions to Saskatchewan baseball, Terry Buck will be a worthy addition to the Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016.

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A number of participants took part in tension, stress and trauma relief exercise training in North Battleford last weekend.

TRE (tension, stress and trauma relief exercise) Global Certification training took place from Friday to Sunday at the Tropical Inn. The training was conducted by Joan McDonald, an RSW and TRE certification trainer for Canada, Thailand and Nepal.

“Tension trauma relief

exercises are a series of six exercises that one does to stress the particular set of muscles in the body that activate within the body a natural mechanism that’s called the tremor mechanism that we all have, that we’re designed to use to release stress and trauma from our bodies,” said McDonald.

That mechanism is in all mammals, she said. But humans “have really shut that mechanism down.”

What she means is “it’s probably not socially acceptable to go around shaking and tremoring, so we

MoneySense pans North Battleford, again The best place to live in all of Canada is still not North Battleford.

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Ottawa scored well for its high incomes and job opportunities, low taxes and low crime rates. Ottawa was also credited by MoneySense for being pedestrian and transit friendly.

Among Saskatchewan communities, there was a surprise winner: Weyburn was ranked the top city to live in all of Saskatchewan, finishing 28th overall, ahead of Regina (33rd), Moose Jaw (58th) and Saskatoon (68th).

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Staff The fraud case against former RM of Meota administrator Maryann Germann remains in what is known as a “case management” stage.

Lawyers continue to go over the evidence and documentation in the case, which has been before the courts since last August.

The idea is to, at least, resolve enough issues to cut down on the multitude of items to be dealt with during a trial, if it is needed.

In North Battleford Provincial Court Wednesday, counsel for the Crown and defence appeared before Judge Lorna Dyck and agreed to June 29 at 10 a.m. as the next court date.

Germann was not in court Wednesday.

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ing is more notoriety for a community that recently gained attention for stories about the future of its popular KFC buffet in its city.

But while Weyburn is now famous for all-youcan-eat fried chicken, that was apparently not what put the southeast Saskatchewan city over the top in the MoneySense survey.

Instead, MoneySense scored it highly for its affordable housing to go along with high incomes.

As for North Battleford, it was ranked way behind at 113th place, an even worse showing than last year when it finished 106th overall.

North Battleford impressed MoneySense in only two categories: affordable housing and access to health care.

If it makes folks in North Battleford feel any better, Lloydminster was 135th and Prince Albert 186th.

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dissipate,” said McDonald.

The result, she says, is people who feel healthier and better through their life.

The people who would benefit from this is “anybody,” said McDonald, running the continuum from people who suffer post-traumatic stress disorder to people who simply have stress in their everyday lives.

“All of us can benefit from this as a way of regulating our nervous system and being calmer and more relaxed,” said McDonald.

As well, there is interest in the practice from people who work professionally in areas such as psychology, massage therapists, chiropractors or physical therapists.

As well, anyone can learn the process, but some can integrate it into their own various backgrounds, said McDonald.

Those who were in attendance included people there for their own personal use of the training, while others were there to learn how to teach it to others, said McDonald.

This is the first session of the training. There is another session back in North Battleford in the fall.

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Joan McDonald, TRE certification trainer, was at the Tropical Inn to teach TRE Global Certification Training to interested participants in North Battleford June 3 to 5. Photo by John Cairns

have the ability to override that mechanism in our bodies,” she said.

However, occasionally, most people have “had an experience where they’ve been shaking, maybe because they were excited or had an accident or were afraid.”

But that is actually a mechanism to release the buildup of tension and stress, she said.

The exercises that were learned over the weekend were designed to activate that tremor mechanism in the body.

“If you develop a practise of about three times a week, shaking for about 15 minutes, then it helps release that stress that we live with over time, and helps to turn off the biochemistry related to stress,” she said.

When TRE is put into regular practice, people find they sleep better, McDonald said. As well, it cuts down on the emotional reactivity from stress, such as irritability, panic or loss of concentration.

“All those are signs of stress so when you do TRE on a regular practise, those symptoms and signs start to

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Lessons from my dad When I started to collect memories from my dad’s family in anticipation of compiling them in book form, I started writing down a few of the things Dad taught me or told me over the years. These are life skills I have taken for granted and little habits I have developed because of something he said seemed so trivial as I was living my life forward. Yet when it comes to anything mechanical or household repairs, I hear Dad’s words when I need them. His voice may be gone but his words are still within me.

It was after talking to a friend who is going through a devastating time in her life, that I truly came to appreciate the value of what my dad taught me over the years.

I married very young and had my marriage lasted, my dad probably wouldn’t have overstepped his bounds with my husband and taught me some of the most basic things. The very last time Dad came over to my house, he showed me how to take a faucet apart. It was such a small thing, but I remember him commenting that he didn’t know how far he should step when it came to these things because of how my husband may have felt about it.

My marriage was an intermittent one and I was on my own as much as I was married while Dad was alive.

In retrospect, I can see where these separations allowed Dad the opportunities to keep teaching me things — how to check the oil in the car, how to change a tire, when to get an oil change. We talked about finances and debt. We talked about household repairs, vehicle repairs and I could always call him if I needed him.

I was young when I went through this tumultuous time. I had a fighting spirit and I believed anything was possible. When I found myself on my own, there was not a doubt in my mind that I would find a way to support myself. When the world of reality came crashing down on my shoulders, I knew I would endure.

I have a friend whose marriage broke down when she was 48 years of age. She never needed to have a job that would support her. Suddenly, that changed. She went from the role of daughter to wife without living a life of independence in between the transition. Her husband took over the “manly duties” of the household and she didn’t learn some of the most basic things. I imagine her father trusted her husband would take care of her and teach her what she needed to know from that point forward.

I thought of her current situation and the road she had ahead of her. It was then I realized just how lucky I was to have the obstacles that I had in my life when I had them.

When you are young and resilient you still believe in the fairytale endings. When you have been valued as a child, your self-esteem will only take so much battering before you realize you should walk away from an unhealthy relationship. When you have been taught how to become independent, you have the greatest gift of all.

Much of what I learned was a combination of both of my parents. Their values and thoughts were reflected in each other and they taught many life lessons together, but apart. Not to mention the many things Mom learned from Dad that she also passed along.

The lessons I learned from my dad were cut short.

Maybe that is why I place such value on them. When I heard my friend tell me how excited she was to just learn how to check the oil in her vehicle and know when she had to take it in for an oil change, I went silent. These are things my dad taught me. Some of the many things I have taken for granted.

Life is full of lessons. A lot of those lessons are not valued until long after the fact. We rarely stop and appreciate that some of our teachers may not be around for as long as we hope.

As a parent, I wonder what lessons my children will take and pass down the line. I hope some of the stories, memories and the lessons from my parent’s will move through this generation and into the next. The older I get, the wiser my parents become. It is an honor to pass down some of these lessons from my dad.

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OBITUARIES SCHAEFER: Great Grandpa Ralph was born on May 13, 1921 on the north west of 2347-18, Ω mile south of Russell School near Cavalier, to Vic and Dora Schaefer. That very day his dad sold that same land to Dr. Edgelow: that must have been quite a stressful day for Great Grandpa’s mother, Dora. 3 weeks later the family moved to our present farm. Great Grandpa went on to get his grade 8 in Russell School, at which time he found farming with his dad and fishing more interesting than school. Great Grandpa Ralph married Great Grandma Rita on July 13, 1945. Grandpa Maurice, their only child, was born in April of 1946. About that time, Great Grandpa purchased a new 2 ton, a Dodge of course, and began custom trucking grain and cattle in the area and lumber from as far north as Meadow Lake.

The family moved to Port Alberni, BC in the fall of ‘46 and he ran a steam crane in a lumber mill there for that winter, then moved back to the farm in Meota the next spring, as that life wasn’t for him. As the years passed by, Great Grandpa always found time for the hunting and fishing that he loved! He and Great Grandma started doing more travelling and even purchased a small motorhome in which they made 2 trips to Alaska with Great Grandma’s brother, Roland Plourde and his wife, Peggy. Great Grandpa loved travelling and driving. If you went with him, he drove, period! Wherever they travelled he knew every road in the area, especially Vancouver Island, where they visited every winter. They also made several short trips to Yuma, always visiting his cousin, Louis and Freda, while there. They also spent many evenings at the Kissack Cabin at Suttons Beach with his sister, Dorothy and her husband, Allan. As time progressed, Great Grandma Rita came down with Alzheimers. Great Grandpa tried to look after Great Grandma on his own but after a while he realized he needed some help, at which time Rose was hired. Grandpa Maurice asked Rose to stay on with Great Grandpa after Great Grandma Rita passed away in 2003, which she agreed to stay and remained as a good friend and caregiver. Together Rose and Great Grandpa checked the crops to make sure we were doing the seeding and combining correctly, harassed every gopher and mole in the country, and played many games of bingo at Carousel Bingo. One time when Rose had gone to band practice, she came home to a note that simply read, “gone to ‘bingo’ practice”. This allowed Great Grandpa to live at home until January of this year when he became ill and had to go to the hospital. He passed away February 14, 2016. At that time, the comment was made to Grandpa Maurice that what a beautiful gift Great Grandpa Ralph had made to Great Grandma Rita on Valentine’s Day. In ending, just a side note about Great Grandpa’s love of driving…he bought the Toyota that is sitting outside at the age of 82 and it currently has 280,000 kilometres on it. He loved that van and claimed it could do 39.4 miles per gallon. So today we will carry him to his resting place in it. We all miss you Great Grandpa.

The eulogy was delivered by his great grandson, Damon Schaefer, who also shares his birthday. A Celebration of Ralph’s life was held on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. from the Meota Community Complex in Meota, Saskatchewan with Mrs. Joyce Salie as officiant. Memorial donation’s in memory of Ralph may be directed to the Lady Minto Health Care Centre in Edam, Saskatchewan, P.O. Box 330, Edam, Saskatchewan, S0M-0V0 or to the Battleford’s Union Hospital, designated to 3rd floor North, 1092 107 St, North Battleford, SK S9A 1Z1.

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.

CARD OF THANKS Thank you to the doctors and nursing staff of Third Floor North and the nursing staff of Lady Minto Care Home in Edam, to Mrs. Joyce Salie, Trevor Watts and Staff of Eternal Memories Funeral Service, to everyone for the beautiful flowers, cards and expressions of sympathy, also to the ladies who served lunch at the funeral service in Meota. Thank You! __________________________________________________

DAVIS: Therese Ernestine Davis, With heavy hearts we say goodbye to our beautiful mother who passed away on Saturday, May 28, 2016.

Therese Ernestine Davis (Thibault) passed away surrounded by loving family at Turtleford Riverside Health Complex Palliative Care Unit.

Therese was born in Ponteix, Saskatchewan on October 1, 1930. She married Wilfred Davis August 25, 1953.

Therese is survived by her loving children Dale Davis (Jane), Cheryl Alaers (Henry), Becky Davis (Bob Elliott) and her grandchildren: Candice Alaers-Lajeunesse and daughter Payton Lajeunesse, Jill Alaers (Anne-Marie), Emily Alaers (Brent) and Matthew Davis. Her sister Rose MacDonald and Special Uncle and Aunt, Jack and Faye Scrimshaw…and all her Wonderful Nieces and Nephews.

Mom met dad while teaching school near Glaslyn. Therese was a wonderful loving and devoted mother and a caring wife. She adored and loved her grandchildren and great – grandchild. Her door and kitchen were always open to family and friends. She enjoyed many hobbies. She loved sewing, gardening, baking, cake decorating, golfing, bowling and dancing. She loved family…she loved life and loved giving of herself. Volunteering was a great part of her life. She worked and volunteered at the Little Loon Golf Course, Glaslyn Bowling Alley. She volunteered with the Catholic Church, Meals on Wheels and more… She also loved nature and got many hours of enjoyment watching the birds at her bird feeders. A funeral Service was held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, June 2, 2016 at the Glaslyn Holy Cross Catholic Church. She was interred at the Fairholme Cemetery next to her loving husband. She will be missed dearly and forever in our hearts. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. __________________________________________________ RAY: It is with great sadness that the family of Allan Ray announces his passing on May 25, 2016 at the age of 62 years. Allan will be lovingly remembered by his wife Rose; son Jason Ray (Amy) and their sons Jaxon, Spencer and Weston; daughter Natasja Treiberg (Dave Halbauer) and their daughters Taylor and Brooke; daughter Natalie; son Nicholas; mother Marion Ray; sister Bonnie Tait (Ed) and their daughters Carrie and Ashley (Chris); sister Sherry Stalwick (Rusty) and their children Lynette (Shane (son Brit)) and Steiger; sister Wendy Gilroy (Robin) and their children Nicole, Shane, and Scott (Dolly (daughters Lily and Ruby)). A Funeral Service celebrating Allan’s life was held on Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. in the Meota Community Complex, Meota, Saskatchewan. The service was followed by a private family interment at the Meota Cemetery. The family hosted a lunch at the community complex after the interment. A scholarship fund for young farmers is being created in Allan’s name, donations can be made at Cavalier Agro or P & H Hamlin. 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.

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MOLDON: Edna Rose Moldon, 1917 – 2016. Edna Rose Moldon passed away peacefully at the age of 98 on January 15, 2016 at the Riverview Care Centre in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Left to cherish Edna’s memory are her children John (Ruth), Marion (Grant) Delaney, Lenora and Allan (Marjorie); grandchildren Margaret (Kevin) Daye, Cheryl (Joel), Bess (Dom) Kelly, John, Maude (Jacques) Sweeney, Terri-Lynn (Kim) Ferguson, Dennis (Holly), David (Tamara), Lilah (Dayton) McIvor, Joseph (Asami) Zimmer, Joshua (Cec) Zimmer and Philip; twenty-two greatgrandchildren; sister June Sutton; sisters- in -law May Mannix and Florence Mannix and numerous nieces and nephews. Edna was predeceased by her husband Leonard; her parents Bertram and Freda Mannix; sisters Helen (Harris) Vaupel, Runa (Roy) Jackson, Marion (Dallas) Pearson, Ella Mannix and Normandy Mannix; brothers Herbert Mannix and John Mannix; sister-in-law Myrtle (Albert) Aaserud and brother-in-law Brian Sutton. Edna was born on June 4, 1917 near Prince, Saskatchewan and was raised in the Meota area. She lived in Alberta and Manitoba but had a special place in her heart for Meota. She returned for many summers before she and Leonard retired there in 1976.They became very involved in the community and always loved it when family and friends dropped by for visits, often unannounced. There will be a Family Interment Service at the Meota Cemetery at 1:00 pm on Saturday June 25, 2016 followed by a Memorial Come and Go Tea at the Meota Do Drop In from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. Donations in Edna’s memory may be made to The Meota Cemetery Fund, Box 123 Meota, SK S0M 1X0; Battlefords District Food & Resource Centre, P.O. Box 657 North Battleford, SK S9A 2Y7, Attn: Erin Katerynych or your local area food bank. __________________________________________________ WHALE: William Brock Whale, July 22, 1925 – April 7, 2016. It is with sadness that we announce the passing of William Brock Whale on April 07, 2016 at the Royal University Hospital. He is survived by his wife Bertha E. Klassen, son Brock (Cindy), grandchildren, Trent (Steffi), Kristin, nephew Bill Knowlton and niece Betty Young (Stuart).

Brock Sr. was predeceased by his parents LB. Whale and Edna Norris, sisters Mary, Ruth (Clark) and his first wife Kathleen Stothers. Brock Sr. was born on July 22, 1925 in London Ont. Where he attended public and high schools. After completing high school, he attended Ontario Agricultural School in Guelph where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree specializing in Animal Husbandry. His first job was as assistant editor of the Farmers Advocate writing articles of interest to farmers. After leaving the newspaper he worked as a livestock feed sales rep with Quaker Oats, eventually being promoted to their advertising agency. This was the beginning of a 10 year period with three different advertising agencies that specialized in advertising farm and heating fuels, livestock feeds and pet foods. His career path changed significantly when he decided to pursue further education in Madison Wise, earning a masters and doctorate degree in adult education before settling into his various roles in the Extension Division at the University of Sask. He often spoke of the many wonderful experiences he had there and the enduring friendships made during his 25 year stay. Upon retirement he began to pursue other interests such as orchid growing and gardening, wood carving, photography, and continued his love of birdwatching and reading. Most important to him was his family and the friends. Suggestions about best books to read, current politics, sports, were just a few topics up for enthusiastic discussions with anyone who came to visit.

Brock will be remembered by all who met and knew him as a gentle person, with a unique sense of humor, and with a caring and accepting spirit. He will be greatly missed by all those who loved him and whom he loved. A Service of Remembrance will be held Friday, June 17, at 1 p.m. at Grace Westminster Church in Saskatoon. Donations in his memory may be made to Grace Westminster Church, Royal University Hospital, Battlefords Union Hospital or a charity of your choice. Condolences may be left at www.saskatoonfuneralhome.com.

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OBITUARIES SIMON: Donald (Don) Simon of Battleford passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at Battlefords District Care Centre at the age of 74 years. Don is lovingly remembered by his wife, Doreen; son, Darcy (Beth) and their children, Madeline, Kelsey and Lucy; son, Curtis (Karen) and their children, Emily and Jonah; siblings, Dianne Brandle, Mel (Jan) Simon, Harvey (Rhelda) Simon; brothers-in-law, Ray (Elva) Schell and Denis Schell; sister-in-law, Leona (Ted) Stabbler; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Lambert and Stephena Simon; father and mother-in-law, George and Elizabeth Schell; brother-in-law, Dennis Brandle; and niece, Contessa Schell. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, May 30, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. from St. Vital Roman Catholic Church with Reverend Father Greg Elder as Celebrant. Interment followed in the Town of Battleford Cemetery. Memorial donations in memory of Don may be directed to the Battlefords District Care Centre, P.O. Box 69, Battleford, Saskatchewan, S0M-0E0 or to the Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan, 1405 Faulkner Cres, Saskatoon, SK S7L 3R5.

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

Card of Thanks Thank you to the dedicated nursing staff at Battlefords District Care Centre, Dr. P. Holtzhausen, Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium and family and friends who helped us during this difficult time. A special thank you to family and friends that visited daily/weekly during Don’s journey.

__________________________________________________ PYLYPOW: In Loving Memory of Catherine “Katie” Pylypow, age 102, born January 28, 1914 in Ulychne, Drohobycz, Austria (Ukraine), passed away May 20, 2016 near Glaslyn, SK. Left to cherish Katie’s memory are her sons and daughters: Fred (Marj), Don (Phyllis), Lillian (Jim) Cheyne, Bob (Sheila), Leonard (Helen), Sylvia Dmytryshyn, Doreen (Lawrence) McNabb, Pat (Bob) Stuart, and son-in-law, Vince Moreau.

Grandchildren: Matthew (Sheryl) Pylypow, Jim (Wendy) Pylypow, Michelle (Gerald) Waterhouse, Carla (Cam) Mandel, Laura (Rod) Jensen, Donna Cheyne, Colleen (Mike) Banning, Ken (Paula Zafiris) Moreau, Joanne (John) Dathan, Paul (Samantha) Moreau, Patricia (Steve) Blundon, Dean (Penny) Pylypow, Brad (Cindy) Pylypow, Curt (Carolanne) Pylypow, Kevin (Michelle Buglas) Pylypow, Laurie (Mark) Dmytryshyn, Trent (Kandice) Pylypow, Barb Dmytryshyn, Duane (Laurie) Dmytryshyn, Fran (Phil) Thevenot, Dawn (Phil) Beaudry, Camille (Rob) Parkman, Aaron (Deb) McNabb, Leigh (Louise) Stuart, April (Darren) Wouters.

64 Great-grandchildren and 17 Great-great grandchildren. Sister Mary Sawyer and sisters-in-law Katie Prokop and Mary Laird, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Katie was predeceased by her husband Matt (1997), son: Allan (1935), son: William (1959) his wife Dorothy (1975) and their daughter Margaret (1968), daughter: Violet (2006). Parents: Ksenia Syrwatka (1939) and Dmytro Syrwatka (1961). Siblings: Mike Syrwatka (1986), Annie Pilat (1999), John Sawyer (2012), Nellie Laycock (1997), Doris Jackson (2014), Rose Brown (2005), Peter Syrwatka (1944), Polly Syrwatka (1927) Steve Sawyer (2015). All her Pylypow brothers-in-law: Nick, Wilfred, John, Alex, Peter, Steve, and William, and sister-in-law Annie Pylypow. Celebration of life and remembrance was held on Friday, May 27, 2016 at 11:00 am in the Glaslyn Community Hall with the Very Rev. Bohdan Demczuk of the Ukrainian Orthodox church officiating. Cross Bearer was Mark Metrunec. Cantor was Jim Shevchuk. Altar Server was George Hawrylow. Eulogy was given by Curt Pylypow, Trent Pylypow and Leigh Stuart. Honour Guard was all of Katie’s grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren. Honourary Pallbearers were Mary Sawyer, Katie Prokop, Mary Laird, Walter Pilat, John Pilat, and Dale Laycock. Active Pallbearers were Matthew Pylypow, Jim Pylypow, Dean Pylypow, Paul Moreau, Duane Dmytryshyn, and Aaron McNabb. Memorial Doantions are requested to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or a charity of the Donor’s choice. Interment was at the Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery of St. Peter and St. Paul (Wolia) – Glaslyn, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Sallows and McDonald – Wilson and Zehner Funeral Home. FULL OBITUARY MAY BE VIEWED AT www.sallowsandmcdonald.com

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MARSH: With deep regret we announce the passing of Roland Stewart Marsh of Central Parkland Lodge, Lanigan, SK, (and formerly of North Battleford, SK). His death occurred at his residence on Friday, May 27, 2016, at the age of 99 years.

Roland was born on Wednesday, December 6, 1916, in Sandwith, SK. He took grades one to eight at a one-room elementary school and attained his grade nine education by correspondence. Roland loved to farm and helped his dad when his brothers Clifford and Jim went to join the Services in World War II. Later when the boys came home, he moved to North Battleford where he had a store, selling feed to the local farmers. Roland was always a gentleman, and enjoyed visiting with people. His mild manner and quiet ways endeared him to many people and he was liked by all. In 1982, Roland met and married Arloa Thompson of North Battleford and they began to travel, going south for many winters. In 1983, he won a trip to Japan for two. That was the highlight of his life; actually it was like a second honeymoon! It was also his first introduction to Disneyland which opened that same year and it was all in Japanese. In later years, Disneyland was a must for all of Roland and Arloa’s visitors. Roland was an honorary member of the Royal Canadian Legion acting as a flag bearer for Branch #143 in Lanigan. He had an honorary membership in the Merry Mixers of Lanigan where he was also very active for many years. He enjoyed the skits they did and he usually stole the show. Another milestone for Roland was when he walked from Plunkett to Lanigan as part of a fundraiser when he was 80 years old. He was a quiet, gentle man and will be dearly missed. Roland will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 33 years, Arloa (nee Larmour) (Thompson) Marsh of Lanigan; his sister, Margarete Olson of Paradise Hill, SK; three sisters-in-law: Rae Marsh of Creston, BC, Janice (Ian) Attfield of Lanigan, and Jean Larmour of Regina, SK; four step-sons: Darryl (Mona) Thompson of Saskatoon, SK; Howard Thompson of North Battleford, SK; Randy (Lorraine) Thompson of St. Albert, AB; and Darren (Toni) Thompson of Ottawa, ON; step-daughter-in-law, Susan Thompson of Red Deer, AB; and by numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Charles and Elizabeth (nee Grant) Marsh; two brothers: Jim (Emma) Marsh, and Clifford Marsh; brothers-and-sisters-in-law: Luther Olson, June (Arnold) Spuzak, Donald Larmour, Allan (Queenie) Larmour, and Ralph Larmour; step-son, Blair Thompson; and by step-daughter-in-law, Maureen Thompson. A Graveside Service will be held at the Lanigan Public Cemetery, Lanigan, on Saturday, June 18, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., with Pastor Kevin Sawatsky officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to either the Canadian Diabetes Association or the LifePoint Church Building Fund (Lanigan).

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Monday, Wednesday & Friday

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Tuesdays, June 21, 28 & July 5 & 12

Heart to Heart is a Heart and Stroke Foundation program, working in partnership with Prairie North Health Region to offer cardiac patient and their partners the answers to their questions about heart health. Patients learn about coping with health programs, making health eating choices, the role of exercise in heart health and how to manage stress at the Primary Health Center from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. To find out more or to register, call Kellie at 306-446-6424 or email kellie.heidel@pnrha.ca. Please leave a daytime phone number if leaving a message.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday, June 17, 18 & 19

Bocapall Ranch presents with Living Sky Riders Luing Beef Feast. Come for the day/night or camp out all weekend. Live entertainment, games, pony and wagon rides, concession, raffles, licensed event. Tickets available at bocapallranch@gmail.com or 306-490-7196. Located 5 miles east of North Battleford, call, text or email for directions and tickets.

Saturday, June 25

Topline Dance Club - Leon Ochs at 1352-100th Street, Legion Hall downstairs from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Lunch served, minimum age 19, dress casual. Contact Sharon 306-446-0446, Leela 306-4457240, Jean 306-445-8815.

Friday & Saturday, July 15 & 16

Battlefords Art Club - Art Show and Sale at the Lion’s Club House 162-22nd Street, Battleford in conjunction with the Handcraft Festival. July 15 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. July 16 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Contact Evelyn Gardiner at 306-937-2633.

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John Cairns’ Leg Watch Continued from Page 5 We’re seeing a reduction in our greenhouse gas intensity by 12 per cent over the last few years, while at the same time, Mr. Speaker, our GDP has grown by 24 per cent.

So we’re definitely seeing a delinking of those two items. Our total emissions per capita has also decreased in recent times from times under the NDP. It grew by 70 per cent while they were in power at the same time with a stagnating economy, Mr. Speaker.

We have also just seen the largest investment per capita of any jurisdiction in technology and innovation to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Of course here, Mr. Speaker, I’m referring to the Boundary dam 3; the first commercial scale power plant to capture CO2 emissions anywhere in the world. To date, Mr. Speaker, we’ve captured 839 000 tonnes of CO2 gas, and we’re on track to capture 800,000 tonnes in this calendar year.

Cox also took a moment to thank the firefighters in the wildlife management branch, plus expressed thanks to First Nations and northern community leaders for their assistance in and the volunteers who helped 13,000 people from the North during wildfires He also thanked The Red Cross and Social Services.

Hon. Mr. Cox: — This year, Mr. Speaker, after what we’ve heard from our northern consultations, we’ve made several changes. And we’ve also increased our budget this year by $18 million in the wildfire branch to $73,887 million. And, Mr. Speaker, as well we provide additional funds, should that be required, to handle an unprecedented fire season again this year.

Mr. Speaker, towards this end we have already undertaken several initiatives prior to the beginning of this fire season: things like purchasing more equipment, fire hoses, sprinklers, pumps, backpacks, those kinds of things. We have also done upgrades to our weather forecasting system. We’ve done a lot of clearing around communities in the area to help increase the fireguards.

Cox also noted an investment for the purchase and conversion of the CL215 water bomber, with a capital investment project of about $14.6 million, plus $3.2 million on hangar and

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apron improvements in La Ronge.

He also noted a $455,000 increase in the woodland caribou range assessment and range planning department, plus $124,000 as start-up money for the new Saskatchewan Outfitters Association commission.

Hon. Mr. Cox: — And finally, Mr. Speaker, we are investing $100,000 in our fight to prevent aquatic invasive species from entering our province. Mr. Speaker, you may know that preventing these species, in particular quagga and zebra mussels, from ever entering this province has been of particular interest to me for some time now. I would just like to share a little history on these mussels and what a devastating problem they could be if they ever enter our province. And we do have many pristine lakes, waterways, and streams in this province that need protecting. These species are now getting close to our borders. They’ve been found in Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba, which of course is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world.

And they’ve now also been found in Cedar Lake, which is only 265 km east of Nipawin, so they are getting close.

Mr. Speaker, I won’t go into too many more details on how these species came to our province but I will just say this, that we have increased our funding again. In ’14-15 we had invested about 252,000.

In ’15-16 we increased it 264,000 and now we’ve added another 100,000 to that.

But, Mr. Speaker, no matter what we do I still believe that our best defence is education. And we’re going to continue with that, whether it’s billboards, advertising, radio and television — whatever we need to do to convince people to clean, drain, and dry. Let’s face it, we live in a huge province. We cannot possibly stop every person from coming across any roadway so we need to continue our education efforts, Mr. Speaker. ... I would just like to close by saying this is exactly the kind of budget we need to keep Saskatchewan strong, and I will therefore be supporting the budget motion. And I certainly could never support the amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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The problem of hearing God in a noisy world Noise pollution is a serious problem in today’s world. Outdoors, there are cars and trucks, planes and trains to contend with, plus construction equipment, lawn mowers, farm machinery and more. Indoors there are sometimes machines, too – both in factories and in the home, and sometimes loudly amplified music, plus the babble of voices trying to be heard over the din.

Centuries ago, the environment was much different with respect to sound.

There were far fewer noise makers around.

In ancient times, the Bible tells us of occasions when people of Israel “shouted with a great shout.” (Ezra 3:11; cf.

I Sam. 4:6) Perhaps many thousands shouted loudly.

But it was outdoors, and not likely sustained over a long period. Now, we have electronic amplification with huge speakers and powerful machinery of various kinds. That changes the picture dramatically.

Research suggests that not only can sustained loud noises lead to damage to our ears, they can raise blood pressure and cause heart problems. Living in the midst of noise hour by hour adds stress and anxiety to our lives. In

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

some settings it may hinder sleep, and it certainly makes conversation more difficult.

Various forms of the word “quiet” are found many times in the Bible.

Sometimes it’s referring to physical sounds being dampened down. Other times it has to do with peace and tranquility in life, in a broader sense.

Of the latter, the Lord says of the coming reign of King Solomon, “I will give him rest from all his enemies all around. His name shall be Solomon [meaning Peace], for I will give peace and quietness to Israel in his days.” (I Chron. 22:9) As to the need for times of physical quietness, more than 2,000 times words such as “listen” and “hear” are found in the Scriptures. And it stands to reason that, if we’re to absorb God’s message from His Word, we’ll need to give Him our full attention. To meditate on the

Word, and pray, requires a time of stillness and freedom from distracting noise and interruptions. There’s a reason such occasions are sometimes called an individual’s quiet time with God. When Elijah met with

God, “Behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice [a gentle whisper].” (I Kgs. 19:1112) God may speak softly to us, so that listening requires that we turn aside from life’s babble and bedlam.

Listening to the Lord

also calls for a willingness to respond. He said to His people in Old Testament times, “Hear, O My people, and I will admonish you! O Israel, if you will listen to Me!” (Ps. 81:8) Sadly, too many times, they did not. God says, “My people would not heed My voice … Oh, that My people would listen to Me, that Israel would walk in My ways!” (vs.

11, 13) In contrast, young Samuel was counselled to say to God, “Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.” (I Sam. 3:9) and he did hear, and heed God’s word.

Emily May Grimes

Don’t ever give up

Over the past 11 months I’ve developed a habit that’s brought me great enjoyment and resulted in significant health benefits. Sadly I have to set it aside, at least for the time being.

This week’s article is influenced by a longawaited appointment with a foot and ankle specialist, by the kindness of dear friends and by the powerful message delivered by our pastor this morning. Here’s a bit of background.

Months ago I began having a lot of pain and

inflammation but determined not to give up I maintained my daily habit of walking for an hour. I was thrilled because the weight I needed to lose was coming off slowly but surely.

My doctor was pleased, too. Problem was that the foot felt as if it needed to come off, too!

When I finally got a call to travel to Vancouver to see the doctor it was only the kindness of friends who removed some of the fear of travelling in the “big city” and helped reassure me all was well. After all, for the past three decades we’ve lived in rural areas, a small city and, now, in a geographically isolated community. I can’t express my gratitude to those who drove me to various appointments and helped me throughout those challenging two days.

(1864-1927) went to South Africa as a missionary in 1893. In 1904, she married Dr. T. W. Crawford of the Christian Missionary Society in Kikuyu, British East Africa. In 1919, she gave us a hymn called The Quiet Hour. It says, “Speak, Lord, in the stillness / While I wait on Thee; / Hushed my heart to listen, / In expectancy. / Speak, Thy servant heareth! / Be not silent, Lord; / Waits my soul upon Thee / For the quick’ning word. / Fill me with the knowledge / Of Thy glorious will; / All Thine own good pleasure / In my life fulfil.”

It was this morning’s sermon that proved to be my spiritual “icing on the cake,” though. Teaching from the book of James, Pastor Sam reminded us that in spite of all that life may throw at us, God is faithful to hear and answer prayer.

“You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord – that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.” (James 5:11) Many have suffered more than I but I have proved that although life isn’t always good, He is.

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.

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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 Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield

Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

Everyone Welcome

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Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor James Kwon

Corner 16th Ave. & 93rd Street, North Battleford

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

Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

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Members of Christian Ministers Association

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Corner of 104th Street & 12th Avenue Rev. Father Cuong Luong MASSES: Saturdays - 7:00 p.m.

Sundays - 11:00 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

Pastor Brian Arcand Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385

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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

www.thirdavenueunitedchurchnb.ca Email: thirdaveunited@sasktel.net

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 - PAGE 19

June in the Battlefords

Will It Float?

Light of Christ Catholic Schools students participated in boat races at the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre June 1. The students were given materials in the morning and building their craft were students at EMBM, St. Mary, Holy Family and Notre Dame. At 1 p.m. their crafts were put to the test in the water. The boat races are presented in partnership with Skills Canada. Photo by Dustin Saracini

A Bargain Hunter’s Paradise

The signs led to St. Paul’s Anglican Church June 2 and 3 as they held a garage sale at their location on 99th Street between 1 and 7 p.m. each day. The items for sale were painstakingly sorted into categories and there was a good crowd in attendance looking for deals. This amusing red creature was for sale for $2.

Photos by John Cairns

Better Plan

Better Life...

Vintage Vehicles Shine

No, these are not scenes from the streets of Cuba! This is North Battleford June 4 where the Battlefords Vintage Auto Club hosted their annual show and shine at the parking lot of Territorial Place Mall. Photos by John Cairns

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Wise customers read the fine print: †, ★, ^, *, «, ≥, §, ≈ The Zero Percent 90 Day No Payment Event offers are limited time offers which apply to retail deliveries of selected new and unused models purchased from participating retailers on or after June 1, 2016. Offers subject to change and may be extended without notice. All pricing includes freight ($1,745) and excludes licence, insurance, registration, any retailer administration fees, other retailer charges and other applicable fees and taxes. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Retailer may sell for less. †0% purchase financing available on select new 2016 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Retailer order/trade may be necessary. Examples: 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan CVP/2016 Jeep Cherokee Sport with a Purchase Price of $24,595/$26,995 with a $0 down payment, financed at 0% for 84 months equals 182 bi-weekly payments of $135/$149 with a cost of borrowing of $0 and a total obligation of $24,595/$26,995. ★The Make No Financing Payments for 90 Days offer is available from June 1-30, 2016 and applies to retail customers who finance a new 2015/2016 Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram or FIAT vehicle (excludes 2015/2016 Dodge Viper and Alfa Romeo) at a special fixed rate on approved credit up to 96 months through Royal Bank of Canada and TD Auto Finance or up to 90 months through Scotiabank. Monthly/bi-weekly payments will be deferred for 60 days and contracts will be extended accordingly. Interest charges will not accrue during the first 60 days of the contract. After 60 days, interest starts to accrue and the purchaser will repay principal and interest over the term of the contract but not until 90 days after the contract date. Customers will be responsible for any required down payment, license, registration and insurance costs at time of contract. Some conditions apply. See your retailer for complete details. ^Lease Loyalty/Conquest Pull-Ahead Bonus Cash is available to eligible customers on the retail purchase or lease of select 2016 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram or FIAT models at participating retailer and is deducted from the negotiated price after taxes. LIMITED TIME OFFER. Eligible customers are individuals who are currently leasing a Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Ram, FIAT, or competitive vehicle with an eligible lease contract in their name on or before June 1, 2016. Proof of Registration and/or Lease agreement will be required. Trade-in not required. See your retailer for complete details. *Consumer Cash Discounts are offered on select 2016 vehicles and are deducted from the negotiated price before taxes. «3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on select new 2016 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance. Example: 2016 Jeep Cherokee Sport with a Purchase Price of $26,995 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 208 bi-weekly payments of $149 with a cost of borrowing of $3,962 and a total obligation of $30,957. ≥3.49% purchase financing for up to 96 months available on select new 2016 models to qualified customers on approved credit through RBC, Scotiabank and TD Auto Finance.

Example: 2016 Chrysler 200 LX (28A) with a Purchase Price of $23,995 financed at 3.49% over 96 months with $0 down payment equals 416 weekly payments of $66 with a cost of borrowing of $3,513 and a total obligation of $27,508. §Starting from prices for vehicles shown include Consumer Cash Discounts and do not include upgrades (e.g. paint). Upgrades available for additional cost. ≈Sub-prime financing available on approved credit. Finance example: 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT with a purchase price of $27,595 financed at 4.99% over 60 months, equals 130 bi-weekly payments of $240 for a total obligation $31,207. Some conditions apply. Down payment is required. See your retailer for complete details. ˇBased on Canadian 2015 calendar year sales. TMThe SiriusXM logo is a registered trademark of SiriusXM Satellite Radio Inc. ®Jeep is a registered trademark of FCA US LLC used under licence by FCA Canada Inc.

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