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By Becky Doig Editor
Winter-tainment
Wintertainment week in North Battleford continued this past weekend with an event in the river valley at the Battlefords River Valley Visitor Centre. The day-long event on a cold but clear Saturday included horse drawn sleigh rides along the North Saskatchewan River valley, as well as snowshoeing opportunities and an outdoor wiener roast. For more photos turn to Page 2 and visit www.newsoptimist.ca. Photo by John Cairns
• This week in 1975, 30 years ago, Miskoo Aviation of Meadow Lake announced air passenger service to North Battleford would resume March 3, ending a seven-year drought for those wanting to fly directly out of the community. Three flights a week were scheduled originating in Meadow Lake with a layover in North Battleford before proceeding to Saskatoon. • A meeting originally designed to provide information with respect to inland grain terminals concluded with the consensus that there was neither a need nor demand for an inland terminal in the Battlefords area. About 200 from across the Northwest attended the Saturday afternoon meeting. The terminal was opposed by representatives of the National Farmers Union, Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, Grain Services Union, the Institute for Saskatchewan Studies and the agriculture committee of Saskatchewan Waffle. Minister of Highways Eiling Kramer (MLA for the Battlefords) spoke in support of the terminals. • New rates for residential lots in North Battleford were set. The frontage on R2 and R3 increased to $36, a $4 hike. R1A went up to $30 and R1 to $40, $8 increases. • A skinned coyote carcass hanging in a dirt basement of a house at 1641 - 104th St. was one of the issues cited in proclaiming the building unfit for habitation. Fire Chief Norm Carswell and Building Inspector Ernie Sansgret inspected the building in December. They said the coyote carcass was hanging from the floor joists in the cellar and there was a bad stench coming from the cellar. • The prices of things and places to purchase them have changed dramatically in the past 30 years. This week in 1975 chuck beef roast was 65 cents a pound at Sunnyside Food Centre. A 20-pound bag of potatoes was on sale for $1.39. At Eaton’s a dishwasher could be purchased for $299.99 or an electric range for $319. Boyd Chevrolet Ltd. was advertising used vehicles, selling a 1974 Buick Century for $4,495 or a 1974 Chevrolet for $3,845. Hunters was selling a Johnson snowmobile for $1,195 and an 18-foot cabin trailer for $3,595. The Camera Shop on 100th Street was advertising one-day service for Kodacolor II film.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - PAGE 2
Rollover leads to search and rescue operation
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several kilometres and almost three hours after the collision the 38-year-old man was located in a field south of Hillmond. The man, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle, was assessed by EMS and found to be cold but otherwise uninjured. The Maidstone RCMP remind travellers that given the recent fluctuating temperatures, roads can be extremely hazardous where ice has formed.
RCMP and Husky Energy employees searched the immediate area for the driver without success. Lloydminster Rescue Squad and WPD Ambulance were contacted for further assistance. Temperatures were in the -30 C range at the time. Lloydminster Rescue Squad, using search and rescue techniques and their emergency utility vehicle, located a set of tracks not far from the collision. These tracks were followed for
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HILLMOND — A single vehicle rollover Saturday evening turned into a search and rescue operation for Maidstone RCMP. Police say Husky Energy employees notified them at about 7:45 p.m. that a rolled truck had been sighted, but they were unable to locate to driver. The rolled vehicle was spotted on Township Road 504 near Highway 675.
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Residents ask for barrier to stop vehicles crashing into their yards By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter
“At this point it’s not about property value, it’s about safety.”
After two recent vehicle collisions at the same location in Battleford, putting up a guard rail or barrier of some other kind to prevent further property damage is being investigated. Last week, Battleford town council received two letters and one delegation on the issue of protecting property from damage and avoiding potential fatalities where 35th Street, coming northwest up the hill from the Flats, curves directly east. Administration is already looking into it, said Mayor Derek Mahon, and they will be coming back to council with some possibilities. It will be necessary to look at property lines and road right of ways to see what might work, he said. At one time there was a wooden, striped barrier there, said the mayor, adding there have to be better options than that to consider now. The issue was raised with a letters from homeowners at that location. Brian and Janet Nehring requested in their letter that council consider a barrier to restrict access to their yard by speeding vehicles after having damage done to their property and belongings at 2 – 3rd Ave. W., located just past the curve in the road. In the last five years, there have been three alcohol-related incidents in which speeding vehicles have crashed into their yard. In all three cases, the vehicles involved were traveling uphill and lost control at the curve. The two most recent incidents, Oct. 30, 2014 and Jan. 30 of this year have combined to destroy the Nehrings’ front yard landscaping, fencing and a boat and motor as well as damage their vehicle and their house, said the letter. “It would be unrealistic to even attempt to re-landscape
– Victor Quijada-Sawitsky our front yard without some type of structural device at the southeast corner of our yard that would deter traffic entrance to our yard site,” said the letter. “On all three occasions entrance to the yard occurred at exactly the same location.” A second letter was received from the Nehrings’ neighbours from across the street at 302-35th St., Victor and Kanndece QuijadaSawitsky, who also attended the meeting to speak to the issue. They, too, would like to see a guardrail placed on 35th Street between Riverbend Crescent and 3rd Avenue. Of the last two incidents caused damage to their property as well. In their letter, Victor said, “The collision on Oct. 30, 2014 occurred around 2 a.m. and affected my property when a vehicle driving at great speed ran into my front yard. It destroyed shrubs and uprooted a 15-foot pine tree before coming to a stop.” The vehicle came within 10 feet of hitting the house. The letter went on to say, “Prior to damaging my property, the vehicle passed through my neighbour’s front yard hitting a boat on a trailer and a spruce tree around 25 feet thick.” They had the damaged assessed and will be filing for restitution through the court system, but another incident has caused further worry. “I was optimistic about having my yard cleaned and re-landscaped in the spring and was moving forward
from the troubling event. The second collision Jan. 30, 2015 reawakened my concerns,” wrote Victor. “The incident affected my neighbour’s home located at 2-3rd Avenue, which is directly across from my home. I argue that without that, the vehicle would have ended up in my property because of excessive speed and the trajectory of the collision.” He added, “I am greatly concerned that my home is in danger of a collision in the future. I worry that because of the curve in the road, a vehicle crash will result in damaging my family room and injure or kill my family and myself. The trajectory of both collisions was in direct line with my home.” In remarks after the letter was read, Victor said the neighbourhood had got together and talked after the first incident several years ago. At that point they were concerned about property values, but thought, “What are the chances it will ever happen again?” The same discussion arose with the October incident, and after the January incident, concerns were about more than property. “At this point it’s not about property value, it’s about safety,” he said. As a neighbourhood, they can’t stop everyone from drinking and driving, he pointed out, so their best option is to protect themselves and their families. “In that sense,” he added, “it also doesn’t help the fact that there is a pedestrian walkway with children and an ice rink there.”
Extensive damage to two properties along 35th Street in Battleford occurred after a driver lost control of a vehicle Oct. 30. Photo by Becky Doig
The owners of this property were at a meeting of Battleford Town Council last week to talk about a barrier being constructed on 35th Street to prevent damage like that seen above. Photo by Becky Doig
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - PAGE 4
Risk of turning healthy people into patients By John Frank
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Modern medical practice is engaged in a battle, not for hearts and minds, but for the conversion of perfectly healthy people into patients. However, a substantial majority of these people, labelled “at high risk” of various diseases in the name of prevention, will not benefit despite the significant costs of preventive interventions. In fact, some may be harmed. This “medicalization” of healthy persons, especially after mid-life, arises largely from ever lower cut-offs for treatment of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases — heart attacks and strokes. Modest elevations of blood pressure and blood cholesterol, for example, typically cause no symptoms until they have been present for decades. Overtreatment of these risk factors can do more harm than good. For example, controversy on both sides of the Atlantic surrounds new thresholds for cholesterol treatment, which recommend the statin family of drugs be taken indefinitely and daily for one quarter to one-third of the healthy olderadult population. Of specific concern is that millions of additional persons with no symptoms will now be prescribed statins, even though, for many, their absolute risk of cardiovascular disease is quite low, and their first heart attack or stroke is many years to decades away. The new guidelines are not simple to communicate to patients. But here’s the bottom line: in the United King-
dom, there is now a significantly lowered risk-threshold for starting statins — from 20 per cent to 10 per cent— the likelihood that a given healthy patient will have a heart attack or stroke in the next 10 years — and in the United States that cut-off is even lower at 7.5 per cent. Statins do have impressive benefits compared to risks for people who have significantly higher CVD risk levels, and in persons who have had symptoms of heart attack or stroke. But this is not the case for everyone. What is driving these guideline changes? The continuing fall in the price of powerful generic statins has converted statins prescribed for these lower risk thresholds into a competitive health economic investment. In other words, the new guidelines meet National Institute of Health and Care Excellence criteria in the United Kingdom for “quality-adjusted years of life gained, per pound sterling spent.” The societal cost implications of the new guidelines are, however, breath-taking: £285 million cost annually to the NHS; much more in the United States. Guideline advocates claim the guidelines will reduce the rate of heart attacks and strokes in those treated by a third or more. Critics, however, point out that many patients, citing side-effects such as muscle discomfort simply won’t continue taking statins long term. Also, next to nothing is known about the long-term safety of the newer, high-potency statins. Large groups of patients on statins have only been followed up for 10 to 15 years, and many of them were on older, less potent statins. More worrisome, even this limited follow-up has recent-
ly found one new case of Type 2 diabetes per 700 personyears of statin treatment. But if it has taken epidemiologists more than two decades to discover the statin/Type 2 diabetes link, what other subtle and delayed side-effects of statin use are we not yet aware of? Discovery of just one additional side-effect of similar seriousness and frequency would virtually wipe out the net benefits at the new thresholds for statins. Some physicians and researchers are asking: “Is this really how we want to spend our scarce health-care resources?” In terms of preventing cardiovascular disease specifically, why not work harder on promoting non-smoking, healthy diet and physical activity instead? These lifestyle risk factors are reversible without drugs and still constitute the fundamental “upstream” causes of heart disease. Lifestyle changes population-wide would also yield spin-off benefits in preventing certain cancers and other chronic diseases not affected by statins. This is where the controversy currently sits. Many physicians are reluctant to follow the new guidance. In the interim, the increased complexity of such closely balanced risks and benefits will require clinicians to more skilfully engage patients’ personal values and preferences before starting statins. — John Frank is an expert advisor with EvidenceNetwork.ca and chair, Public Health Research and Policy, Medicine and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. His book, Prevention: A (Very) Critical View, will be published by Oxford University Press in late 2015.
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Town authorizes new official community plan
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By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter
KidSport Battlefords co-chair, David Schell, recently presented a recognition plaque to North Battleford Hyundai. Accepting the plaque is Gord Pidde, general manager of North Battleford Hyundai. The Hyundai Hockey Helpers program supports hockey registration fees through KidSport Battlefords. Last year Hyundai donated $500 to KidSport Battlefords. Photo submitted
Redding resigning as parks and rec superintendent By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter
Randy Redding is resigning his position as superintendent of parks and recreation for the Town of Battleford after 35 years employment with the Town. Battleford town councilors received his resignation with regrets at last week’s regular council meeting. In his letter, Redding said his last day of employment will be April 30, 2015. He told councillors it’s
not really retirement, but had nothing more to say on any other plans. He told the News-Optimist he’s planning to “lay low” for now. Redding thanked council for the last 35 years worth of opportunities for professional and personal development, said he has enjoyed working for the Town of Battleford and appreciated the support its always shown him. Some councillors expressed surprise at the news, thanked him for his years of
service and wished him well in the future. Redding has been with the Town through the tenure of five mayors – Alex Dillabough, Gary McArthur, Gail Sack, Chris Odishaw and Derek Mahon. Mayor Mahon pointed out Redding has not always been with the parks and recreation department. He also worked in the works and utilities departments, including four years at the Town’s water plant.
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An NHL Milestone
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - PAGE 6
By Craig Beauchemin
opener for him. me,” he said. tching on television. wa up w gre u yo ers “That was so foreign to times in Saskatoon,” s few a wa k ich bac wh ed thinking of it 89 pp to 19 ste d I in p use ber g Cu “I remem g time rial t was still gettin lon “I spo a r my for ou n ew lm ear kn Gi r to d ug ele nte Do Wh wa t’s Mark oah, tha “I really ll as a sport. I knew career out of he said. rk it in and thought ‘w d. “But then you realize as a business as we a wo to ke it h ma ug to eno d nte ate wa tun he ’” he sai w it worked, who’s idea and I was for ice. rked it with over there, team nothing about ho wo t ite I jus is wh a ng We thi It’s at. l y. wh coo wa th t working the lines on the the wi tha you can’t feel who was fighting grow- 1992, and t s, o bu wa wh d , for re ron ttle the me t Ba Ca to ou e rth ie go nn No t Born in d for the gam and you jus tson and Lo kind of sat back and waite in Battleford, Brad Wa 1,500th game with on Friday. and a blue team t very foreign to ing up across the bridge jus my s d wa rke ” It ct. wo k. and rea come bac with e most young al lik fin rts p spo Cu l ed ria lov mo r Me ele Wh think I’m ready to go I worked the .” 92 boys do. 19 but there’s no games s kids them in say he k, s bac ber g em kin rem loo Though to work. I’m an emAs for what he not apy ma s ies ail nit det mu the com nt, all me from sm t tourna ployee of the game e they have to about tha tim of nt ou am the te cia pre and I work when they were hazy. rts. I do ch, mu ber em rem l me to work.” enjoy their favourite spo n’t tel “I do hockey with ayer for rm ede Ni ott “We had great minor Sc While the league ber em Kinder- rem and n ow at set gre Ro a , t ity jus Un e g towns lik ps makin resumed play in Janueler said. “We Kamloo Wh ked ff,” loo stu t he e tha lik all ost and alm y sle ary of 1995, 10 years It was ally when I see pass. ch mu w ho saw ck, clo were really lucky, especi later the entire 2004They up at the y. cit big s the pas in e at her gre s a left, made with our kid 05 season was lost would play time was we and the n es the gam r and ou e sid e-h yed on play on due to a lockout, one the bus every- which sta e s rid wa it and es and gam net remembers th ng the full-le was in Wheler don’t know how puck y. arl d. cle sai re where. It was amazing, I he mo ” th me being the over, ckey “I was coming off mom and dad did it wi Due to the National Ho a s.” mp kid Ta en to sev of ing t expand younges my best year, having lgary and says League Ca y in the es , liv 92 w 19 no in r a ele taw Wh worked game seven of and Ot gravitate around Bay ls. cia offi re mo his life continued to the Stanley Cup Final, needed l. oo sch h y hig nit o rtu int po t sports as he go then all the sudden the While it was the op rink in Batold it the , to for g go kin to d loo rte n “I sta had bee game was gone,” he l ice and you Wheler ura nat ms sla wa a s it wa ere it h wh ug d tlefor t as tho said. “You can drive between periods wasn’ ision to take the posigo out and scrape the ice dec yourself nuts trying to be kind dunk and es gam ms tea ior of the old sen figure it out or you can lize how tion. rea I ow “N ly d. ear sai or e he ,” Jun s rat of a rink trust that the two sides “I think it wa town rinks are all sm he se ,” tho me ng led thi cal a y of the much will come to some sort July when rinks here.” cal ati om aut t jus n’t did compared to the suburban of agreement that will rk saw said. “I Ma rs, the bro or it ger e un iev yo ause bel Like many make the game better as a ref- ly say yes bec ng rki wo n od Ke go r tty the pre bro a his older it involved when it comes back.” Canadian Hockey not lrn ste Mo at We old job the my in m e fro ere The 2004 final below in his foot- pay cut job at gre a had Calgary and fe wi League and wanted to fol een tw son. My her ed lov she Bay wasn’t n, too a steps. mp ska Ta Sa right place in the in be we t to bu ky job luc s her “I wa the first final Wheler ss and loved then because they bo t k no bac e we tim ld ht cou rig w the at ught ‘ho had worked, but it was old Saskatchewan tho nk thi I y?’ nit rtu po op s needed linesmen in the thi the first game seven he North Battleford take d rather see ‘I’ me to Junior league back in the d sai had ever worked. she inisced. “When really py person hap a was of s les Barons days,” Wheler rem “It le litt a ng lines there, rki wo o’s d wh rte sta itted. son I , per adm 16 a s of he I wa more cool,” of these days. I than in ing sitt ber em which is almost unheard ple years and not happy’ because she knew “I rem cou e t gave me gam tha the job ore the bef s had been doing it for a m wa s roo thi the some of the to n d ir tha nte the ger wa of big are ays le ut aw litt alw abo a I are s ing y es wa nk maybe opportunit Professional athlet thinking since I started thi I always ip of my brother the it comes to who they e en gam wh guys, had the mentorsh s the e.” ing t’s hav nd tha rou .” g sur on tin officia at was going is. official in the e bas -ic ly on dai a an es all, the on as th tak ng wi er and a keen interest in wh ct rki nn Wo have to intera d to work. Wi school Wheler welcoming and wante would be stretches of re are the only s the yer It’s After graduating high ant pla r. e me yea L som the NH ile Wh ciating calast game of then , offi me m. his ho e the be of tak n’t to all d uld for nte wo e r wa cas ele ur ow yo game is knew he t’s not the when Wh s game in town, you kn e game comme for an friendly, tha ich meant reloca- time wa r ho wh ula be el, tic lev uld t par wo in nex he ber the en em to r wh ree no lat stretches “One that I rem for at 7:00 and there’s period of time. ards. I don’t rewho was playing goal tion. ed ey erw end ud aft ext st Hr we lly t in Ke ou ma on rb the ing Ba and Forum and credit to his wife old l ful the es at k giv “I moved to Saskatoon game because r bac ele s the ng ut Wh Ki abo member a lot stern Hockey he was the LA u? We ile yo the wh n’t in ily are rk e fam wo her to his s of new wa ember afe reason ing car he said ‘Hey! You’re it’s just a blur, but I do rem K, you d. “Other than for tak itte adm r ele Wh ‘O ” e,” f e?’ sel agu Le to my your nam other thing Ken away. watch terwards thinking I was travel- What’s ile and wh d him har ow d kn rke to wo n ‘don’t start smoking,’ the he tte ” “S “I’ve go cation. Don’t put y are. can breathe now.’ the most importo take care of told me was to get an edu , and people are who the g so much. Basically had TV lin on u yo him e Despite it being aus he ” bec ay, ket aw I was t you don’t mix as tha ys gu e ed game of the all your eggs in one bas som those kids full-time when are ere be tant and most watch there’s the Th e and tim re e the t sam ou .” the go ow t at kn ut jus er u “B yo nev r says it’s easier than ice, Wheler laughed. a week well with and to agree season, Whele not to get too exing go ays alw t Taking his brother’s adv ed up with extremes because if I’m home for no e u’r Yo and end taking them yourself. a jerk. you might think cial. took a marketing major the key is just don’t be be changing diapers and nk I’d thi I r me and for it as an offi sum ethe som er nk ov n tends to get more cited o the morning. I thi n a norin wh y lks gu d wa a job working for Molso od for t the ou ’s ere m “It’s probably tougher tha graduating fro e thought Th and k on hav up bac st of mu job r lot urs a ula plays bo re’ reg gh the a the nei ge r and at that sta times ou al quicker, e to be mal game, but y do for a liv- person gu hav t t tha jus u es of a s yo do k ion and hec cat on pli college. the es im go know the forth that g as seemingly ‘what elf out trying ers also g urs y wouldn’t see me for a vin yo the ar sho e we Despite having officiatin l and aus u’l ng bec yo shi ?’ or pu ing elf or for yours bad penalty was always me it ho s say I’m r ele den t.” Wh sud , no cithe e job dis u’r all d n yo hey a secon week and the to be someone that things too far,” he said. “T degree end of the spectrum, days.” tain of er cer his first priority. a oth nch to bu es the a elv At ms rkthe wo s t. ne I wa L game Oc er refer- pli “My Molson boss told me lson work, Wheler worked his first NH ple Leafs Wheler says catching up with oth ow how much is on Mo my Ma t parts because they kn times those bigd to un bes aro ron the y To of cke e the on en is wh en ing my ho 92 esm 19 of , lin 10 lot ees and the line. So a a lie detector I was ry. lga Ca but if you hooked me to to e re civilized.” . mo cam job are the es d,” er way aroun to play it of and ger gam d oth ur trie ho the an it he , ut ing nd abo do mi k ly ing den rin ow bab the pro In his “You get to The Tampa Bay Lightn lly busy time. I ou have a “Y d. f. sai sel he 2-1 in him s e,” m me cal gam he laughed. “It was a rea Fla to the ry wn Calga f before Molson, throw my do e. That’s one feated the but I was older than hal up gam Stanthe ped t ut hy firs ir abo ’re would come home from k ou the tal n “Y wi and to game seven and go refworked coffee at bag gre had my I of b . lot gra eer , a e car wn hav do my We g ase y. ngs. briefc histor e startin league of the great thi s, ley Cup in franchise lly enjoyed it but som games in the WHL with ys, old guys, Canadian eer in the gu eree a hockey game. I rea car big g e g un lon som Yo a ys. te gu spi De to ever.” ps, so I tried and we all Cu an l ria esm lin mo Me es, been choere er I knew I couldn’t do it for and ref nev s, als eler had American ckey League’s fin That’s one of NHL, Wh te at an international ence,” he said. “But y. eri pan exp t com With the Canadian Ho tha ers on oth w h dra eac oy officia morial Cup being way bigger scale. enj just enjoy that sen to top tournament the Me it’s not the same, it’s a beauties of the job, you it nt until he received the the de me ma rna r and tou ele ys, Wh , gu 92 n 19 era vet e som th wi ” d m. hosted in Seattle in rke roo ur, working at the t of the officiating I wo u tell yourself is, trust what you’ve time in the the NHL highest hono in ng , rki wo n bee clear he wanted to be par yo has at r wh Whele ympic games in Sochi just another game, which means 2014 Ol s, it’s t ade tha dec o and tw crew for the tournament. d n rne tha re lea for mo rtant I thought work stop- Russia. “I expressed how impo don’t be in awe.” been a victim of the three . s and he’ eer e car aw in ure fut be to ble t ssi gh that was to my po Though it’s difficult no the league has gone throu Continued on Page 7 because I worked ice surface as the pages a real eye e s wa sam 94 the 19 on e in e u’r said ‘don’t pass me over’ on yo t en The firs pla ythe Memo- wh
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An NHL Milestone
his job to While it is technically aren’t forced to ls ctically cia pra offi it’s ile es, Wh alfect all tim ring his career, Wheler following games be per du ad dia me eer that ahe car the a er to ov k tal so Continued from Page 6 like ways hoped he’d get to this point. ry like players and coaches are, Wheler impossible to dolong as Wheler’s has. thing m eve to has spanned as “I had never done any “I think I have a puck fro still have other people y the the video s say er res nev wa I s e pic “I’ve had plays where es I worked becaus gam 0 that,” he said. “The Olym 10 to. r we came out of the zone nt with some knew which 100th was going to be ans what that would shows the puck ow kn ally special because I we n’t do “I off and it ends up in r was there my last,” he laughed. “But it started he said. “Believe me, and I waved it e,” lik good friends. My brothe be n eve rs. ple of yea r the back of the net,” he admitted. really cool.” to ourselves and to ou to be real in the last cou r we supervising, which was ans we t’s tha ow just “You have a handful of those over 23 the gold What it meant to me was ‘w We’re accountable; they While he wasn’t given s. sse in bo it de ma e u’v dia. Our that’s the worst feeling he was pre a pretty good career.’ Yo n’t parade us out to the me en the years, and medal game to work, do l and ht stil I rig it and see ed to n’t viv had did wh cial the world. You there and you’ve sur ys are as honest as can be pared to go if another offi e good years left in gu sses we you made a mistake and you would bo som r t ou go e th I’v wi nk and thi e. es, gam time com leave the How give anything to have it back. It’s a I was in me, so it’s not the end of it.” r for what went wrong. we ans “I was actually standby so y on em cer me u see it that sick feeling and that’s why you need ,” he said. “I There was a pre-ga did you see it, why did yo e, the room watching on TV ton les mi r’s ele ething that you and work hard every to go if any- to celebrate Wh but way and if it’s som seen, you’re to be prepared , would have been ready ore bef ed enc eri exp which he had minute of every game.” probably should have one got hurt.” number eone else’s ceremony, feels worse dy som uts bo of ko t No loc par it. of as ee thr are aw the de Wheler worked game ma Because of f. we sel ng thi ht and him t nig for las e ay the on nd lee t Su mi no and , his nnesota do, becaus Wheler has been through ated it with than we e 1,501 in Mi ebr hav cel up y n for ew the sio scr ew pas a kn e ed and “I hav pen ic is e hap work eth nt to do stone 1,500th NHL gam e our with his y where your fam- wa aus on bec em work e d cer le gam har litt y of t the all lot tha on rm t a no s pac it hear any im the game there’ ou “Y d. of two years later than sai nt he ou am t,” ou nse he puts his an imme s last Friday ily comes left to be done before e known guys have u’v iyo ser would have. That day wa ple y ver peo s of job lot ir a e the s hosted the from ails and pride and tak whistle away for good. when the Calgary Flame a lot of years. Lots of em for .” sly ou s really cool too.” Anaheim Ducks. too far texts so that wa While he never looked
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During a First World War military parade on King Street in North Battleford in 1915, children are following along with the marching soldiers and a high ranking officer steps out of formation to greet a lovely lady in a beautiful dress. They certainly turned a few heads! Shown in picture is the Hotel Metropole and Thomas R. Fetterly Watchmakers and Jewellers. The Travelodge and RCMP Building currently occupy these spots today. This historical photograph from the City of North Battleford Historic Archives, was chosen by the Saskatchewan Council of Archives and Archivists as one of their feature postcards for Archives Week 2015. Archives Week is celebrated annually during the first week of February.
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Mustangs outlast the North Stars as playoffs loom By John Cairns Staff Reporter
For a good portion of their game Friday night at the Civic Centre, the Battlefords North Stars went toe to toe with the high-flying Melfort Mustangs on home ice. Spencer Tremblay made key saves, the defence kept the Mustangs’ opportunities to a minimum, and an energetic performance helped the North Stars to a 1-0 lead by the second period. But it seemed like the North Stars let their foot off the gas after that, and the Mustangs capitalized. Two goals in the second period, and three more in the third lifted the Mustangs to a 5-1 victory in a game much closer than the final score indicated.
Despite the result, coach Kevin Hasselberg was happy with the team’s effort against the league-leading Mustangs. “I thought with the roster we had and the effort we got from our players that we were right there with this team,” said Hasselberg. “If anything, our guys should believe a little bit more heading down the stretch and into the playoffs that we are going to be capable of making some noise and upsetting some teams along the way.” The game started off with an energetic first period that saw no scoring. One particular highlight was goaltender Tremblay stuffing Justin Boyer’s chance midway through the period, keeping it scoreless. Tremblay also stopped Adam Fauchoux on
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SPHL: Beaver Blues, Shellbrook battle it out By John Cairns
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Above, after a successful season the North Battleford Comprehensive Junior boys’ basketball team finished strong in the district junior championships in Unity Feb 7. Heading into the playoffs the NBCHS boys were the heavy favourites and did not disappoint. In the A final the boys faced a determined JP II team, one that they recorded decisive victories over twice in the regular season. Both teams came out strong in the first quarter and played with grit and determination. Stingy defence was the theme of the half. At half time the Vikings held a moderate lead, but it was a completely different second half. NBCHS came out flying in the third quarter led by an aggressive fast break attack and lights out three-point shooting, leaving little doubt en route to a 99-54 victory. Front row - Riley Rathwell, Jordon Poitras, Apte Tuiloma. Back row - Coach Gibson, Evan Wolfe, Michael Toovey, Sam Neulfeld, Josh Wilk, Tye Halewich, JT Lamb, Travis Hagen, Louis Lacoursiere, Omar Aldahar, Chase Bartko, Coach Rathwell. Left, going undeafeated throughout the short season the Bready girls finished with a strong 48-29 win over Battleford Central School in the A final on Feb. 9 in the Living Sky School Division elementary basketball championship. Front row - Anika Cottini, Katie Rathwell. Middle row - Katlyn Ward, Ashton Hanson, Chloe Lavalle. Back row - Ashlyn Elmer, Katlyn Sequiera, Jenna Humeny, Mackenzie Jack, Haley Stone and Coach Mike Rathwell. Photos submitted
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Human rights PICTURESQUE commissioners appointed Staff The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission has appointed two new commissioners to its ranks. Colleen Cameron and Heather Kuttai have been appointed to join the commission with a five-year appointment made through an order-in-council Feb. 5. Cameron has policymaking, strategic planning and communications experience in the telecommunications sector and is active in the health care and aboriginal communities. She is a member of Beardy’s Okemasis First Nation and resides in Saskatoon. Kuttai is a three-time paralympic medal-winning athlete who has a background as an author and writer with a focus on disability issues, as well as background in disability policy development and education administration. They join the current commission members which include chief commissioner David Arnot, Paul Favel Q.C., Janice Gitlin, Barry Wilcox Q.C. and Nasser Malik. In a statement Arnot welcomed the new appointments. “Ms. Cameron and Ms. Kuttai demonstrate the value of citizen leadership, and the importance of acting on our civic responsibility, Mental Health – Did you know? For people between the ages of 15 and 44, suicide is the fourth leading cause of death and the sixth leading cause of disability and infirmity worldwide.
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Seedy Saturday is a sign of spring By Erl Svendsen Seedy Saturday (and in some places, Seedy Sunday) is a made-in-Canada event. It was started by Sharon Rempel who was searching for local heirloom vegetable, flower and wheat varieties for an 1880s garden project at the Grist Mill and Garden in Keremeos, B.C. Her first event in 1990 at the VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver, B.C. brought out 500 people to listen to her talk about seeds, swap and buy seeds and to tell stories. A few local seed companies were on hand selling open-pollinated varieties as well as representatives from conservation and health organizations. Since then, the event has spread across Canada, the United States and Europe. Seeds of Diversity (www.seeds.ca), a charitable non-profit interested in preserving heirloom seeds, now helps local Canadian organizations host Seedy Saturdays and Sundays. Seedy Saturdays everywhere follow a very similar model to that first one in 1990. There’s usually a tradeshow where local seed companies have heirloom, open-pollinated varieties for sale. Also present, there can be several local organizations interested in health, food security, sustainability or farm issues. And like Sharon’s first event, there are usually presentations about local or regional food issues and opportunities, gardening or new trends in
food production. But why all this fuss about heirloom varieties? They are diverse and represent a huge storehouse of genetic information. They are locally adapted in terms of climate, soils, pest and disease. You should expect a longer harvest window because they are not as genetically uniform as modern cultivars. That allows you to consume fresh produce over a longer period instead of everything ripening at the same time. Another plus, you can expect a harvest every year because their variability ensures that some will be adapted to whatever the growing conditions might be. On the downside, they may not be resistant to recent disease and insect pest invasions. Growing heirloom seeds connects families and cultures across generations. A friend of mine found some of her late grandmother’s bean seeds. She planted them to see if any were viable and to her surprise, enough came up to continue the saving-growing cycle that her grandmother had practiced for decades. Because of my Norwegian heritage, I was curious to try ‘Norsk brun’ (Norwegian brown) beans last year.
A selection of heirloom beans — Orca, Black Valentine, Norsk Brun, Desoronto Potato and Arikara Yellow. Photo by Erl Svendsen
They grew like gangbusters and ripened in early September. They make excellent baked beans. Seeds cannot be stored forever – they lose their viability with each passing year even under ideal storage conditions. They need to be planted out periodically to generate fresh seed for storage. And it might surprise you to learn that not just hippies, tree-huggers and hipsters are interested in preserving heirlooms seeds. With the burgeoning interest in community gardening and organic farming, growing heirloom seeds has gone
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Deadline: Friday 1 p.m. OBITUARIES GIESBRECHT: In Loving Memory of Dennis John Giesbrecht born September 12, 1929 at Hepburn, Saskatchewan passed away January 3, 2015 at North Battleford, Saskatchewan. Survived by two sons: Daryl Giesbrecht, Vanscoy, SK - grandchildren: Jonathon (Doree), Layke, Brynn & Mackenzie; Roger Giesbrecht, North Battleford, SK; nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by his parents: John & Elizabeth, his wife Belle, son Alvin Giesbrecht, brother William, sister, Mary Postnikoff. Service Of Thanksgiving was held on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 – 2:00 p.m. from Third Avenue United Church North Battleford, Saskatchewan with Reverend Frances Patterson officiating. Shared Memories were given by Jerry Wintonyk & Orest Eveneshen. Music Ministry: Organist/ Pianist - Glenn Goodman, Third Avenue Sanctuary Choir, Robert MacKay - “Peace In The Valley”. Hymn Selections: “When We Are Living” - “Amazing Grace”, “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”, Recessional: “Children Go Where I Send Thee”. Pallbearers were Loverne Horbach, Jerry Wintonyk, Russell Horbach, Dave Eveneshen, Mervin Wintonyk & Orest Eveneshen. Memorials are requested to the Alzheimer Society – Saskatchewan 301-2550 - 12th. Ave., Regina, SK S4P 3X. Interment was at City Cemetery - North Battleford, SK. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ____________________________________________________ DMYTRUK: Mary Dmytruk passed away February 1, 2015 at the Battlefords District Care Centre. Mary was born on June 26, 1916 in the Whitkow area. She attended Dominion School. On June 2, 1935 she married Dmytro Dmytruk. Together they farmed the Dmytruk homestead until 1945 when they moved to Redfield where Dmytro took on the job of grain buyer. They were transferred to Richard in 1952 and Brada in 1964. In 1974 Dmytro retired and they moved to North Battleford. Mary was an active member of the Ukrainian Womens Association in both St. Valdimers Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the Dominion District and St. John The Baptist Church in North Battleford. Mary grew lovely vegetable & flower gardens. She also enjoyed crocheting and knitting. Her grandchildren remember her for her cabbage rolls, borsch, perogies and homemade donuts. Survived by two daughters: Sylvia (Dennis) Kokesch and Vera (Virgil) Trytten. Five grandchildren: Donna Kokesch, David (Laura) Kokesch, Deanna (Dev) Teckchandani, Troy Trytten, Tara (Brian) Clark; Great-grandchildren: Taylor Teckchandani, Chad Kokesch, Tannis Allary, Scarlet & Frazer Clark; Great-Great grandchildren: Brody & Cohen Allary, Cloie Kokesch. Funeral prayers were held from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Of St. John The Baptist on Thursday evening, February 5 and funeral on Friday February 6, with Very Rev. Fr. Taras Udod officiating. Predeceased by husband Dmytro, infant son Nestor, parents Michael & Paraska Kotyk and brother Yaraslow. Interment at City Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. ____________________________________________________
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OBITUARIES HOEY, Clifford Albert: March 23, 1934 – February 2, 2015. ‘The Day is Done’ and the precious life of Clifford Albert Hoey of North Battleford ‘silently (stole) away’ Monday, February 2, 2015 at Battlefords Union Hospital. Cliff died at the age of 80 years, following a brief illness. Cliff leaves to cherish his life and mourn his passing his loving partner and wife of 35 years Linda Lewis; his sisters Bernice Sinclair, Kinistino, SK and Shirley Turgeon, Toronto, ON; his daughter Debbi (Mark) Toole, Saltspring Island, BC; his sons Daryl (Glenda) Hoey, Wainwright, AB and Allan (Lorraine) Hoey, Ottawa, ON; their mother Pat Hoey, North Battleford; six grandchildren Meaghen (Erikk) Isfeld and Erin Toole, Victoria, BC; Jennifer (Jay) Simpson, Wainwright, AB, Cheryl (Aaron) Long, Lloydminster, AB, Ashley Hoey and Marshall Hoey, Ottawa; four great grandchildren Amy Long, and Emmalee, Mackenzie and Alex Simpson; sistersin-law Cheryl McKay, Victoria BC; Heather (Larry) Weise and family Jeremy (Laura) Lewis and Michael (Natasha) Hayward, Stoughton, SK; Tracy (Tylor) McGrath & children Mikaela, Holly and Travis, Watrous, SK; brother-in-law David Lewis (Barb Schmidt), Saskatoon, SK; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Cliff was predeceased by his parents Joseph & Hazel Hoey of Kinistino, SK; brothers-in-law Lloyd Sinclair, Kinistino and Ted Turgeon, Toronto, ON; and parents-in-law Frank & Thora Lewis, Watrous, SK. Cliff was born at Melfort, SK during the Great Depression. He and his sisters Bernie and Shirl grew up on the family farm at Kinistino, wrapped in the boundless love of their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. During these early childhood years, Cliff developed a love of nature that would be a touchstone through his lifetime. He was inspired by the wonder of birds, and awed by the gentle power and grace of draft horses. His boyhood days were filled with simple adventures, the joy of family and laughter, the curiosity of youth, and an occasional scolding for some mischievous misadventure. Cliff’s world and that of his sisters was shaken by the death of their mother in 1944, followed soon after by the death of their father in 1946. Cliff and his sisters were then raised by their aunt and uncle Florence and Ancil Paynter of Kinistino. The care and support of Aunt and Uncle enabled Cliff, Bernie and Shirl to remain together, further strengthening the love and ties that bind them tightly to this day. In his late teens, Cliff began working at the Kinistino Post newspaper, setting him on a career path that would last more than 30 years. He married Patricia Marshall of Kinistino on March 31, 1956. In July of 1957, the couple and their infant daughter moved to North Battleford where Cliff accepted a job with the McIntosh Publishing Company, printers of the North Battleford News-Optimist. Cliff worked as a compositor at the newspaper, putting the pages together through the genesis of printing from hot lead and hand-pick type, through linotypes, paste up, and offset printing. After three decades of progress and change, and the endless pressure of publishing deadlines, Cliff retired from the News-Optimist in August 1987 as composing room foreman. Cliff and Pat have three children: Debbi, Daryl and Allan. Cliff shared with his children his joy of reading and his enduring love of poetry. He was well known by family and friends to spontaneously recite poems he had learned in childhood. His strong, deep voice often broke forth in his favourite songs. He engendered in his children the enjoyment of music, an appreciation of the written and spoken word; reverence for beauty and the natural world; and the importance of hard work in making one’s own way in life. He shared his love of baseball and hockey – particularly of the Toronto Maple Leafs. He loved to tease and laugh, and had a wonderful sense of humour. “The gang” from the News-Optimist became an extended family of colleagues and friends who worked and socialized together. Cliff cherished these relationships for the rest of his life. Cliff and Linda shared the next 35 years of their lives together. They married on August 17, 1985 and continued to make their home in North Battleford. Cliff and Linda enjoyed frequent visits to Kinistino and Toronto to see his sisters and their families. Cliff welcomed Linda’s parents, sisters and brother as his own, spending lots of time in Watrous where he had visited as a child. He grew particularly close to Linda’s youngest sister Tracy (Lewis) McGrath, husband Tylor McGrath and their children Mikaela, Holly and Travis. Many special holidays were spent in Watrous, as well as in Victoria with Linda’s sister Cheryl McKay. Cliff was deeply loved by Dave & Barb of Saskatoon, and by Heather, Larry, Jeremy and Michael of Stoughton. Cliff and Linda loved their home and garden, spending as much time as they could working in and enjoying their backyard. Their greatest joy was time spent home together, with their fur children (the cats) close by. Cliff was blessed in 2008 to realize his greatest dream – visiting Ireland: ‘the Old Sod’ as he called it - and getting in touch with his Irish roots. Cliff was proud of his Irish heritage and excitedly shared the trip with wife Linda and sister Shirl. Cliff loved history, learning about and imagining the way things were in ‘the old days’. After retiring from the News-Optimist, he pushed himself beyond his comfort zone and sought a job as a tour guide at Fort Battleford National Historic Park. He found his heart’s calling and relished the several summers he spent working at The Fort passionately telling the story of its early years. Cliff humbly accepted the many compliments he received on the quality of his tours and the enthusiasm with which he imbued the Fort’s history. He was told many times how perfectly he fit the role of a dignified, distinguished North West Mounted Police officer resplendent in his period costume of Red Serge and Pillbox hat. Cliff ended his worklife at Ultra Print in North Battleford, working for and with several of his friends from the McIntosh Publishing days. In retirement, Cliff gave back to his community, canvassing for select charities, supporting The Battlefords North Stars as a season ticket holder, and volunteering and maintaining membership in the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 70 North Battleford. Cliff served eight years as a Board member of the North Battleford Housing Authority, retiring from the position in December 2014. Cliff’s was a life well lived. He was ‘a good man’.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Battlefords Indian & Métis Friendship Center has an immediate opening for a full-time Employment Coordinator to work 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday with occasional evening and weekends. The duties of the Employment Coordinator are to coordinate the Battlefords Employment Readiness Program, which is a 15 month program to empower urban aboriginal youth ages 16-24 by offering training to reduce. Duties • To work under the direct supervision of the Executive Director to coordinate the delivery of job skills and readiness training. • Work with clients to identify and find solutions to barriers. • Assist them in obtaining employment. Qualifications • Ability to work within an aboriginal setting in an effective manner. • Able to work independently as well as part of a team. • Ability to work with a variety of businesses and community based service providers and agencies. • Good oral communication and written skills. • Basic computer skills. • Must provide a valid Saskatchewan driver’s license and CIPC. Closing Date: 4:58 p.m. - February 27th, 2015 Salary: Based on experience and knowledge. To ensure consideration of your application for the above positions, please forward your resumé with three references to the following: Email: nbimfc@sasktel.net Fax #: 1-306-445-6863 Mailing Address: 960-103rd Street, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, S9A 1K2 NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.
The Battlefords Boys and Girls Club is seeking applicants for the position of
Executive Director
Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director will assume general direction for the operation of the organization; including personnel, community relations, administration, revenue and program development, volunteers, goals, planning development and outcomes. The Executive Director is the primary representative of the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club and is to promote the organization’s mission and mandate when the opportunity arises. Community networking, committee participation, partnerships and volunteering is often required. This position demands a balance between business and human services as well as knowledge of the community and its families. If you think you are up to the challenge, are seeking a fulfilling career, you have 2-5 years’ experience and a post-secondary diploma please forward your cover letter and resumé to
The Battlefords Indian & Métis Friendship Center has an immediate opening for a full-time Researcher to work 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday with occasional evenings and weekends. The duties of the researcher will be to coordinate the Battlefords Homeless Innovation Project, who’s mandate is to collect data with respect to the “homelessness” within the Battlefords and focus on exactly what additional investment and resources will be needed to address the problem. Duties • To work under the direct supervision of the Executive Director to coordinate and implement the program. • Collection and compilation of data. • Sharing results. • Identification of solutions and partnerships. Qualifications • Ability to work within an aboriginal setting in an effective manner. • Ability to communicate effectively both one on one and in a group setting. • Able to work independently as well as part of a team. • Ability to work with a variety of businesses and community based service providers and agencies. • Must have above average communication and written skills. • Basic computer skills. • Must provide a valid Saskatchewan driver’s license and CIPC
Community Events Calendar
Hannah McTaggart at hannah.mctaggart@lskysd.ca
Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. is an accredited organization serving the Health needs of the following First Nations: Little Pine, Mosquito, Poundmaker, Sweetgrass, Lucky Man, Moosomin and Red Pheasant.
Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. is seeking a
Head Start Home Visitor
Head Start Home Visitor to work on the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Early Head Start Program Position Summary: • The home visitor will provide practical support for families on-reserve • Provide home visiting services for families with children 0 - 3 years of age • Maintain client les, reports and statistics
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
COMING EVENTS
Qualications: • Early Childhood Education certicate • Driver’s License • First Aid Certication • Energetic and enthusiastic; considerably outgoing • Must be willing to take direction, be open to new ideas, able to learn and grow with the program, the children and the parents • Knowledge of the First Nation language, culture and traditions preferred • CPIC (criminal records) check will be required Position Includes: • Competitive salary • Great opportunities for professional development Send resumé with three references to:
Patricia Whitecalf-Ironstand Executive Director Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre 1192 - 101st, Box 1658 North Battleford, SK S9A 3W2 Any questions please call Kathleen Link at 306-937-6700. Deadline for submissions: Feb. 28, 2015 We thank all applicants for their interest. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Please call our 24 hour helpline at 306-446-6166 for support or information.
Thursdays
Grief Share Support Group for those dealing with the death of a loved one at the Living Faith Chapel at 7:30 p.m. New session start January 29. Pre-registration required. Phone Wendy at 306-445-7315 or Sue 306-445-6658.
call for canadian Artist submissions
Attention All Canadian Artists, Galleries and Art Groups in the Battlefords and surrounding areas submissions open until to May 31, 2015. Winners presented at the Awards night in Salt Spring Island, BC on October 24, 2015. For more details and entry forms please visit www.saltspringartprize.ca or phone 250-931-1144.
April 17 - June 19, 2015
Glaslyn Rec Lotto Fundraiser, Glaslyn. Only 2500 tickets sold. Tickets on sale Norsask & Silverster RV, North Battleford, Pineridge Ford & Extreme Speed, Meadow Lake and community members or please email louisestuart@littleloon.ca for your tickets.
Tuesday, February 24 - march 24
Heart to Heart is a Heart and Stroke Foundation program, working in partnership with Prairie North Health Region to offer cardiac patients and their partners the answers to their questions about heart health. Through this program, patients learn about coping with health problems, making healthy eating choices, the role of exercise in heart health and how to manage stress. Classes will be held on Tuesday, February 24, March 3, 10, 17 & 24 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the Primary Health Center. To find out more or to register, call Primary Health Centre 306-446-6422. Please leave a daytime phone number if leaving a message.
saturday, February 28
Topline Social Dance Club - Leon Ochs at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1352 - 100th Street from 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. with lunch. Min. age 19. Phone Jean 306-445-8815, Sharon at 306-446-0446 or Leela 306-445-7240.
sunday, march 8
Perogy & More Supper Social at St. Vital Parish Center, Battleford. Advance tickets only by Thursday, March 5. Tickets phone 306-937-7340, St. Vital Parish Office or 306-937-3998 Marilyn O’Driscoll, leave a message. 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 12:00 noon Friday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.
Closing Date: 4:58 p.m. - March 6th, 2015 Salary: Based on experience and knowledge. To ensure consideration of your application for the above positions, please forward your resumé with three references to the following: Email: nbimfc@sasktel.net Fax #: 1-306-445-6863 Mailing Address: 960-103rd Street, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, S9A 1K2 NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE.
Feb. 27, 28 & Mar. 1 Battle River Rocker Women’s Bonspiel Mar. 20-22 Men’s 92nd Annual Open Bonspiel Northland Power Curling Centre CUPlex - North Battleford Mar. 25-29 Tim Hortons Mixed Provincial Championships 306•937•2431
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COMING EVENTS
LIFE as I know it
By Colleen Crawford
Monthly Community Events Calendar Every Week Day Mornings
Play Pool at the Hillcrest Centre, 122 - 24th Street, Battleford at 8:00 a.m.
Every Week Day
Regular Walking Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon.
First Sunday of the Month
Jam Session at the Pioneer Hall from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Beginning October 5, 2014 until May 2015. Phone 306-445-5036 for more information.
2nd Wednesday of the Month
Battlefords Wildlife Federation, Supper Meeting at the Wildlife Federation Building at 7:00 p.m.
3rd Wednesday of the Month
Battlefords North West Historical Society Meeting at the Lions Club House, 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. Phone 306-445-3480.
3rd Wednesday of the Month
4th & 5th Sunday of the Month
Genealogy at the North Battleford Library Board Room from 7:00 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. (except May to August & December). Contact Janice Walker at 306-445-5425 or Rosalie Jarvis 306-386-2127.
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday
Hillcrest Pot Luck Lunch 12:00 noon at the Hillcrest Centre, 122 - 24th Street, Battleford. Entertainment to follow.
Knights of Columbus Brunch at 1202 - 105 Street from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Active Walking, Health Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Stretch & tone portion at 10:00 a.m. For more information phone Program Co-ordinator 306-892-2073.
Mondays
Scrabble from 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Centre, 122 - 24th Street, Battleford. Come join us. For more info call 306-937-2744.
2nd Monday of the Month
Parkinsons Support Group at the Historic Lions Club House, 162 - 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. For more information phone 306-937-2987
Tuesdays & Thursdays
Circle of Learning at the Battlefords Family Health Centre, 1192 - 101st Street from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Call Sherry at 306-937-6842.
Tuesdays
Battlefords Art Club welcomes anyone interested in painting to join them from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Don Ross Centre Art Room. For more information phone Kathy at 306-937-3686.
3rd Wednesday of the Month 3rd Wednesday of the Month
Bingo at the Borden Senior’s Room at 7:00 p.m.
Thursdays
Radisson TOPS #SK5243 Meeting at the Radisson Town Office at 9:00 a.m.
Thursdays
Regular Bridge at the Pioneer Association at 7:00 p.m. Phone Margaret at 306-445-7615.
1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month
Midwest Food Resoures - 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month order $10 or $15 fresh food boxes featuring local produce and organic grains. To order email us at battleford.mwfp@sasktel.net or call us at 306-446-2684. Pick up on the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 10202 - 11th Avenue between 11:00 a.m. noon. This is a non-profit program.
Fridays
Tuesdays
Hillcrest Singers from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the Hillcrest Centre, 122 - 24th Street, Battleford. Anyone is welcome come and sing.
Tuesdays
North Battleford Grand Squares Dance (Mainstream & Plus Levels) at the Ukrainian Senior Centre - Slava Center, 792 - 108th Street from 2:00 - 4:30 p.m. Phone Maurice & Arlene 306-445-4671 or Laura at 306-445-4676.
Tuesdays
The Rivers Edge Quilt Guild meets at 1:00 p.m. in the Craft Room of the Don Ross Centre from September to May. Beginners & experienced quilters are welcome. For more information please call Carol at 306-445-4352 or Barb at 306-445-0486.
TOPS - Take off Pounds Sensibly Meeting at the Living Faith Chapel, 103rd Street & 14th Avenue entrance. Weigh in from 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. Meeting 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Phone Kay at 306-937-2780. TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly - Meeting from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hope Mennonite Fellowship, 1291 - 109th Street. For more information phone Mary at 306-446-3315 or Joan at 306-445-9968. Everyone welcome. Battlefords Blend Harmony Chorus at the Western Development Museum at 7:15 p.m. Phone 306-892-2196.
1st Tuesdays of the Month
Fridays
1st Friday of the Month
1st & 3rd Friday of the Month
The Battlefords Photography Club meets downstairs at the Allan Sapp Gallery from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. For more information please phone Chris at 306-445-3909.
Kaiser Tournament at the Action Now Senior Centre, 1501 - 101st Street at 7:30 p.m.
2nd Tuesday of the Month
Old Tyme Dance at the Pioneer Hall, North Battleford from 8:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m. Live bands. For more information phone 306-445-5036.
Kaiser Tournament at the Borden Senior’s Room - 7:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday of the Month
Support group for families, friends and caregivers of persons with mental illness at Canadian Mental Health Association - Battleford Branch (CMHA), 1011 - 103rd Street, North Battleford. For more info phone Jane at 306-446-7177.
Wednesdays
Battlefords Toastmasters Meet in room #108 Don Ross Centre (enter the building via door #4) from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. (September to June). Check out Battlefords Toastmasters.com for more information.
1st Wednesday of the Month
River Heights Lodge retirees at Dragon Palace at 1:00 pm
2nd Friday of the Month
2nd & 4th Friday of the Month
Ukrainian Seniors Kaiser Tournament at the Battlefords Ukrainian Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 7:30 p.m. For further details phone 306-446-2269.
2nd Saturday of the Month
Family Justice Services Parenting after Separation & Divorce Program from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. To register for these sessions call toll free 1-877-964-5501. Registration is mandatory. There is no fee. Registration deadline: Two days prior to the session. Location: will be advised when you register. Classes are for adults only. No child care is provided.
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CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
A few kind words I was promoting my daycare business at one of the various online sites where I advertise and clicked on the “Review Rebuttals” tab. I’ve checked on my reviews various times since I have been back in the daycare business. The review section of my daycare ad remained neglected. I expected to find more of the same when I habitually clicked on that tab that day. I was wrong. What I found instead was a 97 per cent rating and a short paragraph describing what one of my previous parents had liked about bringing their child to my daycare. First of all, I was in awe. I wondered who it was that left such kindness in their wake. The wonder of it all. Someone likes me. They really like me! Then (do we all do this or is it just me?) I wondered “Why only 97 per cent? What did I do wrong?”
I clicked onto the details and found that my downfall was my meals. Why would that surprise me? I am not a big fan of cooking. Period. But cooking to try to please the finicky appetites of the little people I presently have in my care is really a challenge. I have been trying so hard to get these kids to eat anything at all, I am doing whatever it takes to tempt their appetites (and it isn’t all healthy). Then I looked again. They gave me a rating of about 4.25 out of 5 for my meals. A five out of five rating on everything else. I got a score that high on my meal planning? Suddenly I was back on my cloud. I can cook. I really can cook. A few kind words left by an unnamed friend of my past made my morning. Spread a little kindness around today. You just never know what an impact you could make.
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Things we know, and things we do not know One time a friend of ours handed my father a postage stamp, saying, “Write everything you know on the back.” It was just a silly joke of course. My father had been to college, and he was, at the time this happened, the foreman in a steel mill. As a Christian layman, he was the choir director at our church, as well as playing the organ. Bottom line, he knew a great deal! There’s an old catch phrase about knowing. Back in the 1920s and ‘30s it was common in some circles to invent rhyming slang. And in 1939 the Andrews sisters recorded a song with the line, “Hello Joe, what do you know?” Whether that’s the origin of the query, it certainly popularized it. Whadya know, Joe? It’s an interesting question. Just how much do we know? What we learn in school is just the beginning. We gain skills and gather information with regard to our employment, and our hobbies. We get to know many things about family members and friends. And we learn about life in general. But there’s an area of knowledge that far too many are lacking, at least in any depth. I’m speaking of Bible knowledge, but knowledge of a particular kind, what we might call ex-
by John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892), part of it later became a hymn. Author and editor, and for a time a member of the Massachusetts legislature, Whittier was also influential in the anti-slavery movement. Known as the Quaker Poet, nearly 100 of his poems were turned into hymns.
Robert Cottrill, B.A., B.R.E. http://wordwisehymns.com/ www.Wordwise‐Bible‐Studies.com
periential knowledge. Perhaps that level of knowing can be illustrated by thinking about poverty. It would be possible to study the subject of poverty, to gather copious statistics, to hold discussion groups about it, to propose and plan what must be done to alleviate it, and still not know poverty. It is quite different to live, day by day, year after year, in grinding poverty, to experience hunger and privation, and maybe, in the extreme, to be homeless. Similarly, simply knowing Bible facts is quite different from knowing and personally experiencing the truth of God’s Word. Knowing about God is not the same as knowing God. The Scriptures invite us into a relationship with Him, in which He speaks to us through His Word, and we commune with Him in prayer. Christians are “called into the fel-
lowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord,” (I Cor. 1:9) and He promises to be with us forever. (Matt. 28:20) There are many things about the future that we don’t know. Choices and changes, gains and losses that will checker the days to come. But if we know a merciful and loving Lord will be with us through it all, giving us grace even to bear “the valley of the shadow” up ahead, that can make a wonderful difference. “He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’” (Heb. 13:5) Even in death, when His children are called into His presence, we have the assuring word, “thus we shall always be with the Lord,” (I Thess. 4:17) eternal recipients of “the exceeding riches of His grace.” (Eph. 27) That truth was captured in 1867, in a poem called The Eternal Goodness. Written
The present song balances the many things about the future that remain unknown, with the constancy of God’s care. It says, “I know not what the future hath / Of marvel or surprise, / Assured alone that life and death / God’s mercy underlies.” The author speaks of death and heaven with the
poetic imagery of traveling by boat to some unknown shore. “And so beside the silent sea / I wait the muffled oar; / No harm from Him can come to me / On ocean or on shore. / I know not where His islands lift / Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift / Beyond His love and care.”
days there have been nearly 100 earthquakes in southwest British Columbia so every day we have these small earthquakes happening all around us.” They are, he noted, a “powerful reminder that we live in an active earthquake zone”. (http://globalnews. ca/news/1831562/3-5-magnitude-earthquake-hits-vancouvers-coast/) Although I don’t advocate living in a state of perpetual fear, there’s something comforting about knowing that a minimum three-day supply of water,
canned goods, prescribed medications and warm blankets are a few of the essentials packed into a preparedness kit. Our city emergency co-ordinator certainly pushes that message and every shaking is a reminder that our lack of prairie blizzards doesn’t make us immune to treacherous weather. Trouble is, the message is clear and often sounded, but how many bother to heed the warning. Too many times we do the same with Jesus’ call to follow Him. By either deliberately or carelessly refusing to respond to His love, we miss out on the grace He offers. “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness.” It’s a love worth accepting!
And the earth moved
According to news reports, it hit shortly after 8 p.m. last evening, Pacific Daylight Time, and was centred just 47 kilometres east southeast of where I live. It, being an earthquake, clocked in at 3.5 and some say it was followed by a second, less weighty version. That’s what I was told but I didn’t feel a thing. Earthquakes are a part of life for us Pacific Coast dwellers and the arrival of the impending “big one” is a daily possibility. In my books, all our bragging about warm weather, blooming flowers and miniwinters is muted by the reality of waiting for an earthquake that would, according to specialists, “rip Vancouver Island wide open.” According to earthquake seismologist, Dr. John Cassidy: “During the past 30
Worship Together 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 TerriTorial Drive for you & your family.
alliance church
1372 102nd St 306-445-3009
AngliCAn PAriSh
Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay
Notre Dame (RC) Parish
191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK
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.
1302 - 99th Street north Battleford, SK rector: The rev. Peter norman
Email: notredame.nb@gmail.com www.notredameparish.ca EvEryonE WElCoME
SUnDAy SErviCES
St. George’s Anglican Church - 9:00 a.m. St. Paul’s Anglican Church - 11:00 a.m.
oFFice 306-445-3836
Living Water Ministry
Hosanna Life Center 306-445-5079
Pastor Brian Arcand Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385
Meeting at 1122 - 101st Street Pastors: Peter & Lydia Litchfield Members of Christian Ministers Association
Community Baptist Church
1202 - 103 Street, north Battleford, SK 306-446-3077 PASTor: Ron BRaun
Sunday Morning Service 11:00 a.m. Everyone Welcome
Canadian national Baptist Convention
Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor James Kwon
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church 1401 - 98th Street, north Battleford, SK
306-445-5901
SUnDAy 10:30 a.m. Everyone Welcome
Corner 16th Ave. & 93rd Street, north Battleford
Come Join Us Sunday’s At 11:00 am
Phone 306-445-9096
A warm welcome is extended to everyone!
Saturday Services Bible Study - 10:00 a.m. Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.
1702 - 106th Street North Battleford, SK
306-445-4818 tbcnb@sasktel.net www.trinitybaptistchurch.ca
Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m. Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)
Maidstone/ Paynton United Church of Canada Phone: 306-445-4338 Clergy Person: rev. Ean Kasper
10:30 Service
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
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