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North Battleford, Sask.
Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Boushie family and supporters hold vigil Staff
Remembering Colten Boushie
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The family and supporters of Colten Boushie gathered on the grounds of Don Ross Centre in North Battleford Thursday night for a vigil in his memory. The night included drumming, songs, speeches and a round dance, as well as a candlelight vigil that took place right at dusk as the sun set in the distance. One of the more moving moments of the night came with a solo bagpipe rendition of Amazing Grace, which brought many of the 80 to 90 people in attendance to tears. The gathering was one of a number held in Boushie’s memory since his shooting death Aug. 9 north of Biggar. The accused, Gerald Stanley, is charged with seconddegree murder and his next court date is Sept. 13. The case has prompted much discussion in the province, particularly on the issue of race relations towards aboriginal people. Boushie was a member of Red Pheasant First Nation. Vice-chief Kim Jonathan of FSIN was one of those who spoke at the gathering Thursday evening. She credited Boushie’s family for setting a peaceful example throughout. “The family has led by example from day one,” said Jonathan. “They call on love and respect, they call on love to honour Colten, and they’ve led that by example. “So that tells me and shows me and the rest of the people who are watching, and maybe not knowing much about the case or Colten and the family ... what that does is provide a lot of hope and optimism and that Colten’s memory, who he is, all of the brilliant things that made Colten Colten, always helping everywhere, and I feel like I know that he’s here right now.” Turn to Page 2 for more photos.
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Local support for dog guide program By John Cairns Staff Reporter
McDonalds provided a cheque for $4,000 towards a Lions Foundation of Canada dog guide program Thursday. Shown in the photo are Dave Taylor and Sharon Taylor (McDonalds), Gib Volk (North Battleford Lions Club), Lawrie Ward (North Battleford Lions) and Ernie Callow. Also seen is Ernie’s hearing dog guide, Lyra. Photos by John Cairns
McDonald’s was the scene for a cheque presentation Thursday afternoon. The local McDonald’s restaurant made a donation of $4,000 towards the Lions Foundation of Canada dog guide program. The money will go towards sponsoring a diabetic dog guide, which is specially trained to detect sudden drops in sugar levels in people who are diabetic. The cheque was presented by Sharon and Dave Taylor, owner-operators of McDonald’s in North Battleford. Ernie and Shirley Callow are also donating $4,000 as a matching donation. “The great thing about this diabetic dog (being sponsored) here today, it will be back here in Saskatchewan,” said Callow. For Callow it was an opportunity to educate people about dog guides through the donation. He has run into difficulties because people simply didn’t understand what a dog guide does.
Dog guides act as eyes and ears for people. While most people are familiar with dog guides used to help the blind, they can be trained to help those with other disabilities such as hearing loss. Callow is deaf in one ear and partially deaf in another, so he uses a hearing dog guide named Lyra, who is trained to alert him to various situations, such as when a doorbell is ringing or a smokedetector is going off. Clients are able to use the dog guides in their everyday lives including visits to restaurants and when out shopping or doing business. There are six different dog guide programs offered by the Lions Foundation — vision, hearing, autism, service, seizure response and diabetic. He said Sharon Taylor came on board immediately with a donation towards the diabetic dog guide. It was a cause close to her own heart because she is a diabetic herself. “I’m extremely proud to be partnering with Ernie and his wife,” Taylor said, adding “the biggest thing is awareness.”
Vigil for Colten Boushie
Clockwise from top left, a bagpipe rendition of Amazing Grace moved to tears those in attendance at the vigil for Colten Boushie. Alvin Baptiste, Colten’s uncle, holds a candle during the vigil. Kimberly Jonathan, FSIN vicechief, speaks at the vigil. Drummers as well as Jade Tootoosis, cousin of Colten Boushie, take part in the vigil at the Don Ross Centre grounds. Photos by John Cairns
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The driver of this semi died as the result of injuries sustained in a semi rollover near the intersection of Highway 40 and Highway 16 Thursday. Photo by John Cairns
Two die within 24 hours on Hwy. 16 Staff Two men are dead following crashes involving semis last week. The driver of a semi that rolled at approximately 6 a.m. Thursday at the intersection of Highways 16 and 40 was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Battlefords RCMP. The crash involved a tanker truck hauling water and the truck was severely
damaged in the rollover, police say. The matter is still under investigation by the RCMP with the assistance of the forensic collision analyst section from Saskatoon. Wednesday the 64-yearold driver of a passenger vehicle involved in a collision with a semi Wednesday on the Highway 16 bypass west of the Highway 16-Battleford Road junc-
Staff Conservative international trade critic Gerry Ritz has taken Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trade policies to task during the prime minister’s visit to China. Trudeau was meeting in Beijing with Chinese president Xi Jinping and premier Li Keqiang this week. Free trade was an item on the agenda, but another issue that came up was China’s tough new rules on canola exports to the country. On that latter point, an extension beyond a Sept. 1 deadline was among the items agreed to during the talks. Despite that, in his response Wednesday Ritz, MP for Battlefords-Lloydminster, made clear he was not satisfied. “Justin Trudeau has failed to deliver a long-term solution for Canadian canola farmers and their access to the Chinese market. A temporary extension does not provide any certainty for farmers who are harvesting their crops right now,” said Ritz in a statement. “Forty per cent and $2 billion of Canada’s canola seed exports go to China and this Liberal government continues to put the livelihood of Western Canadian farmers at risk.” Ritz also slammed the Liberal government for a lack of openness with the public on free trade talks with China. “For a government that campaigns on openness and transparency, it is also very concerning that Justin Trudeau is refusing to be up front with Canadians about his free trade talks with China,” said Ritz.
tion was pronounced dead after being transferred to Battlefords Union Hospital, police say. All east and west bound traffic was re-routed around the crash location until the police investigation was complete. North Battleford Fire Department along with Community Safety Officers worked to co-ordinate the re-routing of traffic.
NB water restrictions on businesses lifted Staff The City of North Battleford has announced some long-awaited good news for businesses impacted by the water restrictions due to the Husky oil spill in the North Saskatchewan River. As of Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 31, all water use restrictions for businesses in the city have been lifted. The water crane for bulk water sales at the Public Works Shop (6th Avenue) is back to operating again, according to the City. Outside watering restrictions for residents remain in place until further notice.
But according to a news release from the city Wednesday, it should “only be a matter of days until watering restrictions can be lifted entirely.” The water use restrictions went into effect when the Husky Energy oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River forced the shutdown of the F.E. Holliday Water Treatment Plant on July 22. In the meantime work has commenced to find water sources to make up for the lost supply from the river. A temporary supply line from Battleford is up and running and the City has also been looking to
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build four new wells at Water Treatment Plant No. 1, as well as put in place a filtration system for the F.E. Holliday plant. The reason water restrictions are lifted for businesses is because two of the four additional wells at Plant No.1 have been temporarily connected to the system, increasing the water supply as a result. As for the remaining wells, the City states it is waiting for parts to arrive from the supplier. Once those arrive, they will connect all four wells to the water treatment plant. “Once the parts arrive, it will take roughly 24 hours to set everything up,” said Stewart Schafer, director of operations. “We will then be able to lift the restrictions for households within the City.”
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“Canadians deserve to know which agreements their government is pursuing and it is shameful that the Liberals are not being transparent with their plans to pursue a free trade agreement with China. This is a stark contrast from their approach to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, where they continue to delay their decision with endless consultations.” Prince Albert MP Randy Hoback, vice-chair of the House’s International Trade committee, also slammed the government. “On a day where we learn that the economy is performing worse than it has since the Great Recession, this Liberal government is more interested in photo ops than Canadian jobs and the middle class,” said Hoback. “Rather than working with our allies on a common agenda for China, the Liberals seem to prefer going it alone. As a result, Canadians are giving up a lot and are getting little in return.” Hoback also criticized the government’s decision to bring Canada into the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, which he said would “send hundreds of millions of Canadian taxpayer dollars to a Chinese government bank with no control over how the money will be spent or whether Canadian companies will benefit.” “Our previous Conservative government, in concert with the United States and Japan, chose not to join the AIIB because we could not then, and certainly the Liberals cannot now, ensure that this bank will follow the environmental, social and human rights standards we expect from development institutions.”
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CORNER By Becky Doig Editor
This edition marks my 10th anniversary as editor of the Battlefords News-Optimist. Some would argue I still have much to learn, and I wouldn’t disagree. The interesting thing about this business is there is always something new to pick up and mistakes just waiting to be made. Prior to accepting the position of editor of the NewsOptimist I worked for about 13 years as editor of three rural publications — Hafford Riverbend Review, Turtleford Northwest Neighbors and the Maidstone Mirror — and a few years as assistant editor of the News-Optimist. Much has changed in the 23 years I’ve served in this newsroom, but, as the saying goes, the more things change the more they stay the same. When fielding calls from the public about the paper, I strive to remain calm and reasonable. The one remark that is sure to raise my hackles, however, is the tip from a community member about a story or event that is followed by, “I thought you’d like to put something positive in the paper, for a change.” I’ve begun challenging that statement, rather than just swallowing my pride. We oldsters can become querulous on occasion. Yes we report the negative stuff. We have to. It is our job, but I challenge anyone to prove we don’t balance every nasty item with at least two or three others that reflect the positive side of community life in the Battlefords. To receive praise for a job well done is a rare occurrence in the newsroom and that hasn’t changed over the years. We treasure each compliment, but spend most of the time feeling we are doing our job up to expectation if no one is calling up or writing in to tell us we are doing a bad job. After so many years of spending my working hours trying to create newspapers that inform, entertain and provoke discussion, I can say I’m truly thankful to all of you out there who continue to read newspapers. Sadly, the industry is struggling mightily as the Internet makes more and more inroads into the area of the written word. Please keep reading. I won’t be here for another 10 years, but while I am here, my staff and I will continue to strive to keep you informed, entertained and maybe even provoked on occasion.
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Throwing good money after bad Dear Editor The Sask. Party, testing the water with small “P” privatization, sold the Information Services Corp. and heard little outcry, most objections being stifled by PostMedia. This set, in Sask. Party philosophy, an acceptable precedent. Soon the need to reward political backers became more critical, as an election loomed, so off to privatization went the SLGA liquor stores. That caused a more noticeable furor, but the skills learned from the Conservatives’ wording of the Canadian Wheat Board vote stood them in good stead. They could point to a public poll giving them carte blanche to proceed. The fact they blithely ignored any vote for the status quo and added the rest of the responses together to form a selfmade positive seems to be lost on most people. Now the worm has turned to SaskTel, with much made of how it is now a small fish in a big pond, and maybe it could be turned into a lucrative sale, of course with bafflegab pronouncements of referendums and elections to allow the proceedings. It certainly seems that Wall et al could use the money, what with paying millions too much for the Global Transportation Hub land acquisition, pouring good money after bad into carbon capture, rewarding John Black to further cripple our health care system and paying friends of the government millions to set up a fast food hotline. Apparently cutting assistance to the disabled, reneging on funding of teachers’ salaries, closing northern health offices and putting hundreds of public employees out of work hasn’t saved as much as has been wasted. On some social media sites, comments are made that seem to cheer on this eradication of the public service, with calls to fire all the “government” workers and privatize everything. The “government” doesn’t need to own those corporations and SLGA members and others should be washing dishes somewhere. To me this attitude
is just sour grapes. The authors can’t get a decent job, so they don’t want anyone else to have one either. What people forget is that we, the people of Saskatchewan, own these things, not the government. They are a part of our legacy, and to sell them to the highest bidder does nothing for anyone, except the corporate giants. The services that we expect, and are provided every day by skilled and dedicated public employees will be lost to greed, and more and more people will be forced to have two or three McJobs to exist. Our taxes will not go down one iota, especially considering that the millions the crowns now contribute to the provincial budget would be at forfeit. The loss of these core services will have far reaching implications in our future as a “have” province, and if you doubt that check the fallout that was started by the dissolution of the Canadian Wheat Board. Our only Northern port, Churchill, is now by all measurable standards, closed, commodity prices at the farm gate have generally retreated to break even levels and the giant international grain companies are rubbing their hands in glee, with massive profits now in their bank accounts, stripped from producers who are now basically serfs. The Sask. Party has orchestrated the raiding of our treasury, spending our rainy day fund and driving the province to Devine-esque debt levels. Amazingly this was accomplished during one of the richest resource periods in our history. They spent like drunken sailors and now the ship is listing badly, apparently selling the ship rather than balancing the cargo is their only solution. If they are allowed to use our assets to cover their own inept governance, we can only wait for the inevitable crash. Lyle Comstock North Battleford
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SGI reminds drivers about school zone safety Staff With school back for another year, traffic safety in school zones will be a focus for SGI and for law enforcement during the month of September. There will be steppedup enforcement activity in and around school zones. According to SGI’s news release issued this past week, police will watch for violations such as speeding, distracted driving, failure to obey stop or yield signs, failing to yield for pedestrians, failing to obey crossing guards, or failing to obey school bus cross arms and flashing lights. SGI reminds drivers that school zones can become extremely congested. In 2014, there were 40 collisions in school zones in the province and 15 injuries. “Children are among the most vulnerable road users and as a motorist it’s your duty to look out for them,” said Earl Cameron, executive vice-president of the Auto Fund, in a statement. “It’s critical to slow down and give the road your full attention in school zones. Not only does the small size of a child make them difficult to see, they can also be unpredictable
as they may not yet understand rules of the road.” SGI has issued these recommendations for drivers to follow when in or near school zones: • Reduce speed down to the posted speed limit and be prepared to stop; • Be familiar with school zone locations and hours of operation. Unless you need to be in a school zone, plan a different route; • Avoid distractions and give the road full attention; • Expect the unexpected, and drive carefully even if you have the right of way; • Use caution when approaching or maneuvering around school buses; and • Obey the direction of any signage, traffic control devices or crossing guards. Throughout this school year some school buses will begin using exterior overhead amber flashing light systems when they are about to stop, in addition to overhead red flashing lights used when picking up or droping off students. Amber lights provide warning to motorists allowing time to slow down and react. For more information, see the SGI website at www.sgi.sk.ca to learn more about school zones or pedestrian safety.
Tips for the start of school Staff
The City of North Battleford issued a news release last week urging drivers to pay extra attention to the roads and especially to the school zones as students return to school. School safety patrols will be starting up this fall by the RCMP and Community Safety Officers. The North Battleford Fire Department plans to put up signs to remind drivers to recognize safe driving in and out of school zones. Drivers are reminded to always follow posted school zone speed limits and every driver must stop before reaching a bus that
has its red signal-lights flashing and its side stopsign out. Motorists are not allowed to proceed until the bus moves or its overhead red signal-lights have stopped flashing. The Canada Safety Council has published some helpful safety tips and they include the following: To get to and on the school bus, arrive at least five minutes before the scheduled pick up time. Children should never run after the school bus to try to catch it. If you miss the bus, go back home or if you are at school, report to a teacher.
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Light of Christ Catholic Schools staff opened the 2016-17 school year Aug. 29 by celebrating mass with Bishop Albert Thevénot. Bishop Albert was keynote speaker. He encouraged all staff to ask themselves “What would Jesus do?” when making decisions about students. “We are so blessed to be able to teach with and through our faith,” the staff says in a press release. Father Greg, and St. Vital Parish hosted this year’s opening day celebrations. Photos submitted
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In the garden: a low-maintenance, gardener’s dream Before you ever step into the Etcheverry’s backyard, you get an impression of the immaculate design beyond its no-spaces-for-prying-eyes fence. The striking front yard, with its complementary shades of greens, from chartreuse in the hosta leaves to the darker hunter green of the impeccably trimmed bushes and the perfect lawn, invites speculation.
Even the simple raised garden in the alley behind the fence gives off the impression of effortless style. In past years maintaining such an impressive yard has been anything but effortless. This summer, Bernie Etcheverry, who’s the green thumb in the family, says he and his wife Jackie, along with a hired hand, had spent six weeks working in the backyard to change that.
“The impetus for changing things this year is that I’m trying to make the yard lower maintenance, however it’s been a tremendous amount of work.” The work included removing 120 feet of hedges and upwards of 10 shrubs and junipers, as well as increasing the size of the plant beds. “The idea,” Etcheverry says, “was to cut back on hedge trimming.”
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Increasing the plant beds sounds almost counterintuitive to creating less work, but Etcheverry says adding bark mulch to the garden every three years has stopped them from having to turn it over to weed it. Instead, increasing the plant beds gives the yard its interesting pops of colour and texture and decreases the amount of grass that needs to be cut. The bark mulch also has the added benefit of decomposing over time and replenishing the soil with valuable nutrients. “I’m just trying to do something lower maintenance because sometimes it becomes work and not pleasure,” Etcheverry says, laughing. “I’m hoping there aren’t any (future projects), although you never really are done are you.” While Etcheverry may not sound convinced that the weeks of work are getting them any closer to the fabled “low-maintenance yard,” the method the Etcheverrys have come to favour in their backyard promises to get them there, or at least close. If there is some work to be done in the backyard, it is in the select group of succulents Etcheverry over winters. Since familiarizing himself with those type of plants about six years ago, Etcheverry has become skilled with handling the
notoriously finicky plants, judging by the hearty garden bed of hens and chick and prickly pear and the planters of shwarzkopf. While Etcheverry is hesitant to make other plans requiring work in the garden, he allows that if he does come up with any future projects, he hopes it “would be around doing interesting things with succulents.” One of these already completed interesting projects is a former birdbath turned succulent planter. In its second year of growth, the trick to the
brim-full fountain appears to be the maturity of its plants. The work it takes to save the plants from certain death in a snowy North Battleford winter is a tradeoff Etcheverry is glad to make. When it comes to yard maintenance at the Etcheverry’s it’s about finding a balance between work and pleasure and, as far as the picturesque, relatively easy to manage yard is concerned, that philosophy seems to be working out fine. See Page 7 for more.
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North Stars aim to be more physical By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter
The battles in the playoffs in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League are nothing like what happens in the regular season. That’s something the Battlefords North Stars found out first hand last spring. After finishing up the regular season with the best record in the 12-team loop, the North Stars came up short in their quest for a league championship as they were upset in the semifinals by the sixthranked Flin Flon Bombers. “That gritty style of play is what you need to have to go through the playoffs,” North Stars forward and assistant captain Logan Nachtegaele said. “That was something we struggled with at times and we didn’t end up going all of the way. “That’s a part of our game that we need to be much better at if we want to achieve our goal of winning the league.” Those thoughts were music to the ears of North Stars general manager and head coach Nate Bedford as that was a message he stressed during the team’s training camp. “That’s something that’s going to be a lot more noticeable in the way that we are going to play this year,” Bedford said. “We’re going to be hard to play against and
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“It allows us to be more flexible and it gives us some added depth.” The North Stars released seven players from camp Wednesday as goaltender Ruslan Katsnelson, defenceman Turner Rea and Austin Wieller, and forwards Colton Adair, Tyson Chizma, Ty Muench and Logan Spence were all re-assigned. “With the young guys that we send back it was mainly about academics,” Bedford said. “School is starting up here and we wanted those guys to be there with their classmates. “Obviously we would like to see those guys in an exhibition game or two, and that might still happen. However, at this point right now we didn’t want them to be stuck here in a situation where they miss
out on getting back into the swing of things.” While 31 players remain in town to try to make the North Stars, two forwards from last year’s team are looking to make it at higher levels. Coby Downs, who had 73 points to finish third in team scoring last year, is currently trying to crack the roster for the United States Hockey League’s Omaha Lancers. Meanwhile, Battleford product Braydon Buziak signed an entry-level contract with the Western Hockey League’s Regina Pats on Thursday. He had 19 points in his rookie season for the North Stars last year. “Right now we’re taking a day-by-day approach here with our roster,” Bedford said. “We’re happy with the guys we have here and if guys come back from other camps, we will cross that bridge when we get there. “With the group we have here right now, I believe we can win with them.” The North Stars opened their pre-season schedule over the weekend with a home-and-home series against the Alberta Junior Hockey League’s Bonnyville Pontiacs. The outcome of both games weren’t known as of press time. Following a visit to Nipawin on Tuesday, the North Stars will host the Hawks in a rematch at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The Kindersley Klippers will entertain the North Stars Friday before both teams square off Saturday in a 7:30 p.m. tilt at the Civic Centre to conclude the pre-season schedule.
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The highs and lows of early NHL draft rankings Running back Cole Abbott powers his way towards the defence during a North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings football practice at Rueben Mayes Field. Photo by Lucas Punkari
By Lucas Punkari Sports Reporter
There’s nothing like built-in chemistry for a football team, especially at the high school level. That is something that North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings hope will pay off for them this year as they look to return to the ‘A’ playoffs in the Saskatoon High School Football League. “Last year we had a brand new coaching staff and a number of young players on both sides of the field,” Vikings head coach Mike Humenny said. “Everyone’s been working on a lot of stuff during the summer and it’s shown so far here at training camp. We’re working more on the team game rather than fundamentals, and the senior players know the expectations that we have. They are really blossoming into leadership roles and they are helping the younger guys with what they can expect here at the senior level.” The players have noticed that sense of routine as well once practice officially got underway on Monday. “To have all of these guys coming back is a great
thing,” Grade 12 centre Luciano Jolly said. “We have all of that chemistry built up from a year ago and to have everybody back is pretty awesome.” The offence will be led by Grade 11 quarterback Damon Dutton, who is entering his second season in the starting role. “He did a lot of work during the off-season and he attended a few football camps,” Humenny said. “He took the majority of the snaps for us last year and that will make it easier for us to work on game plans and when we need to make halftime adjustments. “We have a very strong group of receivers that are back as well so our offence should be very strong.” With a number of players returning on defence after starting as Grade 10s, their improvements have been visible right away in practice, especially for the offensive line. “They are pretty big and heavy so we have to push hard to try and plow through them as best we can,” Jolly said. “Facing them on a regular basis is a good thing for our offensive line. We lost a couple of good players to graduation but we have a
number of guys coming up from junior that fit right in with us.” The Vikings will open their season at Beaver Lions Stadium at 6:30 p.m. Thursday when they will host the Tommy Douglas Tigers of Saskatoon. “We had a close game against them last year, but unfortunately we came out on the losing end,” Humenny said. “They ran the ball a whole bunch last year but they like to employ a 5R (five receiver) offence as well when they want to air ball out. We should be able to make adjustments to that on the fly this year, which is something we were unable to do a year ago.” While Jolly is gunning for a chance to compete for a 3A provincial title, which is something the Vikings haven’t done since 1995, he knows the Saskatoon league will present a number of tough challenges. “Tommy Douglas, Bishop Mahoney and Marion Graham always have strong teams that you need to be ready to go up against,” Jolly said. “You really don’t know where everyone stands until the season starts and that’s what makes it exciting.”
Leonenko invited to Blues rookie camp Staff After an impressive final season with the Battlefords North Stars, Igor Leonenko will have a chance to showcase his skills to a National Hockey League team. The St. Louis Blues have signed the 21-year-old to an amateur tryout con-
tract and will have him at their training camp starting Sept. 14. He will also play for the Blues at a prospects tournament in Traverse City, Mich. from Sept. 16-20. Leonenko had a breakout campaign last year. He led the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League with
47 goals and was the top scorer for the North Stars with 88 points in 58 games. He was second in league scoring to Travis Mayan, who had 93 points in 57 games for the Melfort Mustangs. Leonenko finished up his junior career with 125 points in 124 games.
With the Labour Day weekend now officially past us, it’s starting to actually feel like hockey season is here. Pre-season games are in full swing across the country in Junior A and Major Junior leagues, and the regular season has already begun in the Central Canadian Hockey League over in the Ottawa Valley area. Plus, if you’re into that sort of the thing, the cash grab that is the World Cup of Hockey also gets underway in a couple of weeks time. Personally, I’ll be watching reruns of the 1987 Canada Cup instead, but that’s another rant for another day. When a new hockey season is close to getting underway, I offically start to take a closer look at the player rankings for the upcoming year’s National Hockey League draft. I know, I really shouldn’t get super excited for an event that doesn’t take place until June of 2017. However, when you are someone who follows junior and college hockey on a pretty intense level, you start looking for as much information as you can on players to watch during the winter as soon as you can. With that said, you can’t really put a ton of stock into what the rankings are around this point in time, as a lot can and will happen. In the last three years,
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the top pick going into the season has ended up being the player who heard his name called first on draft day. Aaron Ekblad, Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews were can’t-miss prospects from the time they were 16 years old, or in McDavid’s case 15, so it wasn’t a shock to see them selected first. More than likely, that will again be the case this year with Brandon Wheat Kings star centre Nolan Patrick the runaway choice to be the top pick in Chicago next June. It’s a bit of a crapshoot behind him though. Swedish defenceman Timothy Liljegren is currently pegged to go second overall, but after that you can basically just start picking names out of a hat. That’s the fun that comes with these early draft rankings. Many of the players that are currently mid first-round picks often end up going in the top five. A case in point is Finnish forward Patrik Laine, who was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets with the second overall selection
only a couple of months ago. A year earlier, Laine wasn’t even in the top five in most rankings. In fact, most thought he’d be picked midway through the first round. At the time, defenceman Jakob Chychrun was expected to be picked right behind Matthews. Instead he was drafted with the 16th overall pick by the Arizona Coyotes. Then there are the cases of Nick Ebert and Blake Clarke. Both players had great rookie seasons in the Ontario Hockey League and were expected to be top five picks a year later. Instead, Ebert was selected with the final pick in the 2012 NHL Draft, while Clarke wasn’t picked at all in 2014. In fact, Clarke announced his retirement from junior hockey this summer, which is something no one would have expected to happen a couple of years ago. Keep that in mind when you’re watching your favouite junior hockey players this year. Like in life, things can change quickly.
the team of Merv Zulynik, Dave Page, Bernie Meisner and Wally Gordey. The consolation honours went to Norm Soiseth, Sid Waters, Brian Jordan and Allie Raycraft. In the indvidual category, Don Murray was the closest to the pin on the eighth hole, while the Co-op car wash was won by Orest Chrunik for making the longest putt on the ninth hole.
New Horizons will play their next game Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Registration for the New Horizons golf scramble windup and supper will also begin Wednesday. It will take place at the North Battleford Golf and Country Club’s clubhouse prior to the round. The deadline for registration is Monday, Sept. 19
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A total of 36 golfers participated in the New Horizons weekly golf scramble Aug. 29 at North Battleford Golf and Country Club. Finishing in first place, with a score of 36, was the foursome of Glenn Hunter, Ken Schwab, John Yarske and Bruce Dalshaug. Pushing them hard for second, with a 37, was
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A Touch of Autumn
Honeywood event is not to be missed! By Sara Williams If you’ve grown Honeywood saskatoon; Spring Snow flowering (but nonfruiting) crabapple or Earlibird, Flaming Giant, Jolly Miller, Golden Age or Happy Thoughts lilies, you’ve been the beneficiary of Bert Porter’s plant introductions. Working alone and in geographic isolation, he had neither formal horticulture training nor public or institutional support. Yet he made major contributions to prairie fruit and lily breeding. Several of his plants are still available and many are being used by plant breeders to develop the next generation of unique prairiehardy plants. Born in 1901 in Guilford, England, Porter immigrated with his family to a homestead near Parkside in 1907. His family grew a large garden and picked wild fruit through the summer. His early familiarity with the local native fruit undoubtedly piqued Porter’s interest in using it to impart hardiness in his own fruit breeding work years later. Porter attended the local primary school and then high school in Moose
Jaw. After a six month “winter course” at the Normal School in Saskatoon, he taught for 12 years in rural schools. Unable to find employment during the Depression, he first sold nursery stock and later began his own nursery. He continued working until 1991. Porter was the recipient of numerous awards during his lifetime, including an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan in 1983. At the age of 89, he retired to seniors’ housing in Parkside. He died in August 2000. In 1999, a group of neighbours purchased Honeywood Lilies and Nursery to preserve this unique horticultural legacy. Since then, the original buildings have been restored, the grounds cleaned up, and many of the “lost” plants identified and labeled. Honeywood (Dr. A. J. Porter) Heritage Nursery was designated a Municipal Heritage Property in 2001, a provincial Heritage Property in 2007, and became a registered nonprofit corporation in 2009. It has received numerous tourism, heritage and hor-
ticulture awards. A Touch of Autumn, to be held Sunday, Sept. 18 from 1-4 p.m. (admission $5), is one of several events held annually at Honeywood to celebrate Porter’s achievements, welcome visitors to this 80-acre parkland oasis in the midst of farmland and raise funds for its continued development. The day will include great food (the best apple and rhubarb pie in the country), music and entertainment as well as wagon tours of the nursery. Visitors can follow the paths and enjoy the fall colours of the many beautiful and unique trees (such as Douglas fir, Dropmore’ lindens and Siberian larch) found throughout the nursery. Among the horticulture displays are the Porter lily and fruit introductions in the Memorial Garden, the Allan Daku Garden, which recognizes Daku’s many years at the nursery, Win-
company that will assist in bringing good stories to the Battlefords community. The first of these is the professional theatre company, which will bring in professionals from across Canada to tell innovative and entertaining stories that haven’t been seen before in the Battlefords. The youth program, beginning Sept. 13, fo-
cuses on teaching teenagers about theatre through instruction in forms of storytelling from theatre professionals. The community outreach program, which won’t always include theatre but will also incorporate music or dance, will focus on bringing awareness to what’s happening in the area. Challis says he thinks
nie’s Annual Flower Bed planted as a tribute to Mrs. Porter, the Melba Jenkins Species Lily Bed and the Canadian Breeders Lily Garden. A selection of potted lilies (more than 300 varieties are grown at Honeywood) and perennials will be available for sale as well as a large variety of jellies, jams and salsa made with fruit grown at the nursery. Bring a pail for u-pick fruit from late season apples and crabapples. For more information about the Nursery and “A Touch of Autumn: www. honey wo o d-l i l ies.ca; www.facebook.com/honeywoodheritage; honeywoodn8@gmail.com; 306747-3307. — This column is provided courtesy of the Saskatchewan Perennial Society (www.saskperennial.ca; hortscene@yahoo.com; www.facebook. com/saskperennial). Check out our Bulletin Board or Calendar for upcoming garden information sessions, workshops, tours and other events: Sept. 11, SPS fall bulb sale and plant exchange – members only, but memberships available at the door.
Bert Porter standing in front of his Happy Thoughts lily. Photo by Sara Williams
Professional theatre company to launch in NB By Shannon Kovalsky Staff Reporter
Dannyll Challis says it’s been a dream of his to start a theatre company and now, with 30 years of professional experience, he is about to launch Tale Spinner Theatre on Sept. 8 as its founding artistic director. Challis says there will be three branches to the
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There’s great stories from this area and I just think it’s time to start telling (these) stories. – Dannyll Challis the time is right to launch a theatre company because the Battlefords have undergone change in recent years as the community has grown. “(The Battlefords are) becoming vibrant in terms of community. The CUplex is now three years old
and has been a hub of activity,” Challis notes. “There’s great stories from this area and I just think it’s time to start telling (these) stories.” The youth program, which is most directed at fostering local talent and having original voices
from this area heard, has three terms, with the fall term beginning in September and running until December, the winter term going from January to March and the spring term from April to June. Each term will study and perform a play by Shakespeare and also perform original pieces, Challis says. Dramatically-inclined teenagers can learn more at www.talespinnertheatre. ca. Tale Spinner Theatre board of directors is hosting a wine and cheese Sept. 8 at the Chapel Gallery to launch the new venture. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with a program at 8 p.m. featuring Belle Plaine.
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MARTIN: Gladys Irene Martin, It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Gladys Irene Martin, beloved mother, grandmother and aunt. Gladys passed away Thursday, August 25, 2016 at River Heights Lodge, North Battleford, Sask at the age of 95 years surrounded by her family. Born July 14, 1921 on the family farm in the Wilkie District, Sask. she is predeceased by her parents, Henry and Hilda (Hanson) King, of Wilkie, Sask and her late husband of 56 years, Jim Martin of Wilkie, Sask. Jim passed away on January 10, 2000. Gladys was one of seven children born to Henry and Hilda King. Brothers Gordon, Wilbur, Murray, Robert and her sisters Elsie and Mildred, predeceased Gladys. Gladys was raised on the family farm. She took her early schooling at Maxwell School for three years before moving to Wilkie to finish her schooling. Gladys worked for Dulmage Hardware until her marriage to the love of her life Jim Martin of Phippen, Sask on February 1, 1943. Jim had farmed with his father and took over the family farm when his father passed away. Gladys and Jim continued to farm until 1975 when failing health forced him to retire and move to live in the town of Wilkie, Sask. Gladys worked along side Jim on the family farm. She did everything as a homemaker, gardener and grain hauler. Gladys was actively involved in the Phippen community, the Phippen UCW helping with teas fall suppers, the Phippen community club and teaching Sunday school at the Phippen United Church. She was involved in the Phippen 4H club leading sewing and cooking projects. She assisted the young 4H members in preparing for square dance competition and achievement days. Gladys was a life long member of the Wilkie/Phippen United Church and a lifetime member of the Wilkie Rebekah Lodge. She enjoyed sports especially curling where she skipped in many bonspiels around the area. Gladys also enjoyed skating in her younger years, bowling, sewing, snowmobiling, fishing, camping, travelling, reading, playing cards and square dancing. Left to cherish Gladys memory are her daughter Joan (Frederick L) Matchett, Saskatoon, Sask her grandchildren Aaron and Andrea Matchett, Saskatoon, Sask; sisters-in-law Aurora King and Yvonne King of Kelowna, B.C. and Jean Barker of Wilkie, Sask; special niece Marilyn Clark, North Battleford, Sask and many other nieces and nephews. Gladys was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and aunt. She always put others before herself. Gladys was fond of all children and she adored her grandchildren Aaron and Andrea. Gladys had many nieces and nephews both on the King and Martin side of the family who all managed to visit the farm at one time or another. We will always remember the love and care she gave to her family. A service of Remembrance was held on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. from Sallows & McDonald, Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home, North Battleford, Sask conducted Reverend Frances Patterson. Her niece Marilyn Clark gave the eulogy; the urn bearer was her granddaughter Andrea Matchett. The organist was Junice Headey with hymn selections Amazing Grace, How Great Thou Art and The Old Rugged Cross. Special for the service was Hallelujah and I Will Remember You. The Honorary Pallbearers were all who shared in Gladys’s life. Donations may be made in memory of Gladys to the Wilkie United Church Fund, Box 66, Wilkie, Sask. Interment was in the Town of Wilkie cemetery. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Sallows and McDonald Funeral Home, North Battleford, Sask.
ELDER: Barbara Elder (Herle) January 27, 1934 August 27, 2016. It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Barb was born in Revenue, SK within a family of 14 children. Barb will be forever loved by her four daughters, Doreen (Doug), Jeanette (Gerry), Kathy (Ted) and Laura and by her two sons, Mervin and Chuck (Linda), 14 grandchildren and 15 greatgrandchildren. Barb is predeceased by her husband, Jordan(2005), two sons, Arnie (2016) and Richard (1960)and Grandson Daniel (1996). In lieu of flowers please donate to St. Paul’s Hospital - St. Paul’s Hospice fund, 1702 20th St. W, Saskatoon, SK S7M 0Z9 by cheque. Condolences may be left for the family by visiting mail@battlefordfuneralservice.com . Funeral Mass was held on Friday, September 2, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Vital Roman Catholic Church, Battleford, SK with Father Greg Elder presiding. Arrangements are entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ___________________________________________________
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Phone 306-445-3300 2501 - 99th Street, North Battleford, SK
The grass isn’t any greener anywhere but ‘here’ The grass is pretty green over here in my neck of the woods. After reading an article on “What Stops Us From Being Happy” I hoped I would stumble upon the answers I’ve been looking for. I stopped in my tracks when I read the part about the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. I got my hackles up and declared to myself “No it isn’t! My grass is looking pretty fine this year!” After a few years of controlling the weeds, our grass seems to have taken over and choked out the weeds and it is looking the best it has looked since we moved here. Maybe I’m exaggerating. Maybe I’m just looking at my world with green colored glasses. But I am content with the way things look right here in my own back yard. Yes, there is ongoing maintenance that must be taken care of. — new eaves troughs and downspouts for the garage, the house and garage should be painted, the deck and fence could be oiled and the shingles will
LIFE as I know it
By Colleen Crawford need to be replaced sooner than later. This thing called “maintenance” is ongoing and is the bane of my existence. I have always called our home just another one of my dependents. The sad part about this dependent is that it will never grow up and learn to sustain itself. Then again, maybe this place we call home is earning its keep. Owning this home and being able to dictate how we use it has allowed me the privilege of being able to open my daycare and earn a living from home. My Internet connection has opened a door and allowed me to write
out loud, earn a few dollars and make connections without ever having to take a step out of the house. I have the luxury of feeling like my bedroom is the equivalent of a hotel suite. I cocoon myself within my little oasis. Every single night I close my eyes and there is something very peaceful that washes over me. That little space I get to call my own within this very “committed” house is all I could ever want. My youngest son seems to feel the same way about his room. All he ever asked for was to have a window large enough to escape from
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Wednesday, September 7
Battlefords Toastmasters reconvenes at the Don Ross Centre, Room 108 every Wednesday from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Visitors are welcome.
Friday, September 9
Free Legal Clinic for Alberta and Saskatchewan Residents at the Provincial Court of AB, Provincial Building, 5124 - 50 Street, Lloydminster. Meet with a volunteer lawyer for free legal advice from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. By appointment only. No walk ins. Space limited. Call toll free 1-877-314-9129 by Friday, September 2.
Wednesday, September 21
John Paul II Community Service and Awareness Day at JP II Library from 9:00 - 11:45 am & 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Set up a table to promote your service Group or Awareness Group, gather names for volunteers or promote your Community Group!. Share valuable information for our youth to become better citizens! For more information and to book a FREE table call Roxanne Stynsky at 306-481-5501 by Friday, September 16th. Each JP II Student is required to complete a min. of 10 hours of community service...let them know how they can help you!!! 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. Deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. Thursday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.
in case of fire. It took a while but that wish was finally granted. Not only does he have an escape route, he has two windows to allow more daylight into his downstairs bedroom. He asks for little and is content with what he has. Our home houses my little daycare family more than sufficiently. I’ve turned the living room into the main playing zone and my hope to increase the playing area has been thwarted by the kids turning the “quiet room” into the “fighting room.” They tend to go by the rule “If she can’t see us, we can do what we want to do!” So the more concentrated our playing area, the better. I would not want a house any larger than the one we have. I wouldn’t want to clean, maintain or watch over children in an area any larger than this. I can’t envision a space that would work any better for us, than the space I already own. The only thing I long for is the time and resources to keep what I already have clean, maintained and in good running condition. I don’t need “fancy.” I need practical. I don’t want hard granite and tile surfaces. I want a “soft place to land” and like our carpet, arborite and vinyl surfaces. I don’t need up-to-date and modern anything. I want comfortable and clean. I love “window shopping” as we walk through our neighborhood and the neighbourhoods that surround us. I can’t remember the last time I wished for a house I didn’t already own. Do I compare and contrast what I have to what others have? Definitely. Other than the fact “what I have” needs a little maintaining, I want for nothing more. The grass on the other side of the fence is kind of weedy and overgrown. The grass a few houses away looks pretty fine but I see the time it takes for it to look that way. I have the greenest grass I am capable of having with the least amount of time and input to maintain this look. I don’t have it all. But I have enough. I actually have more than enough. May I never stop feeling as grateful as I do in this very moment and all the appreciative moments that have preceded it. May you find your own sunbeam and savour all you already have. Maybe “what you have” isn’t exactly what you want, but it could be a “means to an end” or a temporary stopping ground. Find what it is to you and appreciate that. The more I placed this “grass is greener” scenario within different facets of what I felt as lacking within my world, the more I appreciated “What I have is what I need. Right now.” Something to build on is still a very good place to be.
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The importance of following the right leader A friend said to me, “I just saw a little boy marching across the school playground with great determination. Then he turned his head, waved his arm, and shouted, ‘Follow me, men!’ But,” said my friend, “there was no one behind him!” We chuckled at that. Childhood imagination is amazing. Perhaps the boy envisaged himself as an army commander, leading his troops into battle. But he could as easily be Superman the next day, or a cowboy on the prairies. Adults have their daydreams, too. Author James Thurber published a story in 1939 called The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Walter was a meek and ordinary man, but he had a wild fantasy life. There he was in charge. He imagined himself being a wartime pilot, a surgeon and a heartless killer. But that points to a darker side to the tale. Even Walter’s fantasies often ended badly. Being a murderer put him before a firing squad! And his real life, though well-meaning, was bumbling and ineffectual. Leading and following are a part of many phases of our lives, but those relationships do not always function well. There are those who try to lead, but few are willing to follow
them. Other would-be followers seem to wander in life, with no leader at all. The Bible says that when Christ “saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.” (Matt. 9:36) Still others definitely choose the wrong leader. This sometimes happens at times when young people idolize a corrupt entertainment star or sports hero. In Jesus’ day, it was the hypocritical Pharisees who often led the Jewish people astray. The Lord made a cutting comment about them: “They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.” (Matt. 15:14) Some seemed to try living with two sets of values – in effect, two different leaders – at the same time. That won’t work. Of them the Lord Jesus said, ““No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money].” (Matt. 6:24) In contrast, the Lord Jesus Christ is the perfect Leader. He has, in infinite supply, the knowledge and wisdom needed to lead us (Col. 2:2-3). His word is
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true, His promises are sure (Jn. 1:14, 17). He has both the power and authority to direct us (Phil. 4:13, 19; Acts 10:36). And we are given an eternally worthy goal, as His followers: “We are ambassadors for
Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God.” (II Cor. 5:20; cf. Matt. 28:18-20 ) In 1871, English author Sarah Doudney (1841-
1926) published a hymn about following the Lord. It’s sung to the tune of an old Welsh folk song called The Ash Grove. The hymn issues a challenge to each believer. Though Jesus, in calling His disciples, said to several, “Follow Me,” this hymn may have been inspired by another call, “The Master is come, and calleth for thee.” (Jn. 11:28, KJV) “The Master hath come, and He calls us to follow / The track of the footprints He leaves on our way; / Far over the mountain and through the deep hollow,
/ The path leads us on to the mansions of day: / The Master hath called us, the children who fear Him, / Who march ’neath Christ’s banner, His own little band; / We love Him and seek Him, we long to be near Him, / And rest in the light of His beautiful land.” Ending with, “The Master hath called us; the road may be dreary / And dangers and sorrows are strewn on the track; / But God’s Holy Spirit shall comfort the weary; / We follow the Saviour and cannot turn back.”
Paul’s letters of reference This past week a friend, who also is a writer, asked me to prepare a letter of reference for her and I agreed. In fact, I was both delighted and honoured. Because not only is she an outstanding wordsmith, my friend is a person of integrity, one of those “pure gold” characters who can be trusted. But does she have faults? I haven’t noticed them, but I’m sure she does since she’s human. Are there areas in which her writing could be improved? Probably, simply because perfection in any-
thing isn’t often attained. Can I still wholeheartedly recommend and appreciate her work? You bet I can! As I have been preparing this letter on her behalf I thought of a number of letters written centuries ago. Known as the Epistles, they were written to
Christians living in various Middle Eastern cities such as Philippi, Galatia and Ephesus. These past few weeks I’ve been reading one letter at a time and in one sitting in order to get the full impact of what the apostle Paul had to say to each church. Circumstances were slightly different in each place, but there was one common thread. He began each letter with words of commendation and blessing. He called them brethren and saints even when words of correction followed and he ended
each one with prayers for grace and comfort. Sadly and too often, we find it easier to point out a person’s fault than we do to comfort them, easier to shun or scorn them for their failings rather than to praise them for the progress they’ve made. There may be a need for correction, but never for condemnation and, because we probably have no idea of what someone else is going through, let’s always keep Paul’s words in mind: “Therefore comfort each other and edify one another.”
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Hosanna Life Center Worship/Prayer House Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield
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Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor James Kwon
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Elm pruning ban lifted Staff Saskatchewan’s annual ban on elm tree pruning ended Aug. 31. Homeowners can prune their elm trees starting Sept. 1. Pruning elm trees is prohibited from April 1 to Aug. 31 each year to reduce the risk of Dutch elm disease. The elm bark beetles that spread the disease are most active at this time and fresh cuts can attract them to healthy trees. Regular pruning outside the ban period helps keep elm trees healthy and better able to resist all types of disease, including DED. Removing dead branches
makes trees less attractive to elm bark beetles. Early fall can be a great time for tree maintenance, according to a government press release. The weather is generally more pleasant than in early spring and, with leaves still on the trees, it’s easier to spot and remove dead or unhealthy branches. Proper pruning is important, whether you hire someone or do it yourself, the release states. Pruning incorrectly can spread DED and other tree diseases. Under provincial regulations, all commercial pruners of elms must com-
plete a recognized training program or be supervised by someone who has. It is illegal to transport or store elm firewood. The wood attracts beetles that can spread DED. Dispose of elm wood promptly by burning or burying it in a location approved by the local municipality. For more information on proper elm disposal, check with your local municipal authority. If an elm tree is suspected of having DED, call the Ministry of Environment’s general inquiry line at 1-800-567-4224.
people fighting on the 900 block of 109th street. 7:25 a.m. - Report of stolen Ford F550 from 4th Avenue in Battleford. 7:57 a.m. - Report of people fighting on 104th Street.
8:48 a.m. - Report of abandoned vehicle on 102nd Street, vehicle had been stolen previously. 9:10 a.m. - Report of a vehicle window being smashed out. 9:30 a.m. - Report of a stolen Ford F350 from 99th Street. 12:36 p.m. - Report of a fatal MVC on the Highway 16 bypass involving a semi and a passenger vehicle. 1:38 p.m. - Report of an impaired driver. Vehicle was located and driver was arrested. 2:04 p.m. - Report of stolen items from a residence on 96th Street. 2:04 p.m. - Report of an assault between two people on 107th Street. 2:51 p.m. - Report of a baby left inside a vehicle with no other occupants. The vehicle was located and the baby was safe and the mother spoken to.
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The final Live@Lunch event in Central Park for 2016 took place Wednesday afternoon during the noon hour. The band Backroads was the featured musical attraction, which drew a good turnout on a warm day, with almost perfect weather conditions. Innovation Credit Union also hosted a barbecue to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club. While this was the last of the Live@Lunch events, the Downtown North Battleford BID have more events coming up this fall. Their next major initiative is the 4th annual Fall Festival and Car Show Sept. 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the downtown, which will include a show and shine, market square and a free lunch starting at 11:30 a.m. Photos by John Cairns
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Weekly WINNER gets 20% of that week’s sales and $ 5 EACH Chance to draw for THE ACE OF DIAMONDS 30% PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT - over $4,500. Sept. 6 is the 28th draw with 25 pet tags in drum MURRAY GREENWOOD won $122 this morning but drew the 10 of Hearts. So the jackpot grows again! Tickets available at The Shelter and Lakeland Veterinary Services Call to purchase! 306-937-MEOW (6369) or 306-490-PETS (7387) WEEKLY SUBSCRIPTIONS available for $5 OR $10 – Help BUILD our new Shelter! With 24 draws remaining that’s a $120 or $240 commitment Don’t miss a draw! Get your SUBSCRIPTION TODAY! 50% GOES TO BUILDING FUND – OVER $5,200 COLLECTED SO FAR. Draws made every Tuesday 9AM at Lakeland Vet until Feb 14, 2017. Tickets must be purchased weekly for chance to WIN. Complete details and regulations at www.battlefordsanimalshelter.com
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