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MLA Cox says he’s not running again

Sask. Hospital a highlight By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Reaction has poured in to the recent announcement by Herb Cox that he is not running for a third term as MLA for the Battlefords.

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Cox confirmed July 24 that he is not seeking reelection in the fall 2020 vote. Among those paying tribute to Cox was Premier Scott Moe. “Herb has been such a strong voice in our government and for his constituents, he will really be missed,” Moe stated on Facebook. “While it will be tough to not have Herb around anymore, his presence in cabinet and around the caucus table has been critical to the success of our government. I want to wish him and his family all the best in the future” “Thank you Herb for your great service to the Battlefords and to our province,” said former Premier Brad Wall on Facebook. “It was an honour to serve with you as a fellow MLA and a cabinet colleague. I am very grateful for your past support and your enduring friendship.” Opposition MLAs also paid tribute. Continued on Page 5

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Lee Mayes sits at the front of the church close to where he used to sit as a boy. Like most churches of the time, the Shiloh Baptist Church became the focal point of community life and a social and religious centre for the close-knit community of African American families seeking freedom from discrimination. It stands today as the only known building that remains from the first and only African American farming community established in the province, and as a representative example of early 20th century log building construction in the province. It was built using logs from poplar trees cut from the banks of the nearby North Saskatchewan River. Completed in 1912, the church provided a place of worship and communal space for the settlers. See a story on Page 8. For more photos, visit www.newsoptimist.ca. Photo by Averi Hall

Family fun in Battleford Friday Staff

Friday, Aug. 9, will mark Old Fashioned Family Fun Day at the Fred Light Museum. The event happens at the museum from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. that day. The museum is located at 11- 20th St. in Battleford. Organizers are promis-

ing a “fun day full of food and activities,” according to their Facebook page. Included will be family activities such as horse and wagon rides, the Vintage Auto Club, music and entertainment, Larry the Balloon Man, a fish pond, gunny sack races, a threelegged race, a nail-pounding activity, a blacksmith

demonstration, a lathe demonstration, rope making, face painting, a scavenger hunt and tug of war. It also includes a barbecue hosted by the Historic Battleford Lions, vendor tables, as well as a silent auction. The event takes place the same day and leading up to the Battleford

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Pollinators & Whirly Gigs. Insect Diversity of the Prairies Two sessions: Tuesday, August 13th, 10:00-11:30 am & 1:00 - 2:30 pm FREE PROGRAM - Pre-register to reserve a spot Dress for the outdoors. Bring a hat, good walking shoes, water bottle and sun block. Chaperones are appreciated. Ages 7+, Maximum 16 children per session. Battlefords River Valley Visitor Centre - 801 River Valley Dr. To register: 306-445-1760 or sapp2@accesscomm.ca for more info

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The City of North Battleford Fire Department hosted a pop-up spray park at Connaught School Friday afternoon, to much fanfare and squealing. Kids ran in and out of a big misty cloud of water. Two free spray parks are in Kinsmen Park and Centennial Park. Photos by Josh Greschner VOTED BEST SMALL TOWN MUSEUM IN SASK.

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First-degree murder charges moved to Aug. 30, Sept. 6 Staff

Court matters regarding the death of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere are to continue in a few weeks, unless more charges arise in the meantime. On July 28, at the request of Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit - North, the Edmonton Police Service, arrested Jesse Sangster (DOB 1996-02-20) of Edmonton, Alta., in relation to the death of Tiki Laverdiere. He is charged with accessory after the fact to murder and theft of a motor vehicle. On July 31, 2019, officers of the Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit - North arrested Nicole Cook (DOB 1983-02-21) of Edmonton, Alta., in Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. She is charged with first -degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a motor vehicle. Laverdiere travelled to North Battleford at the end of April 2019

to attend the funeral of Tristen Cook-Buckle. Nicole Cook is the mother of Tristen CookBuckle. Sangster and Cook made their first court appearances Friday morning, and are scheduled to make their next court appearances on Aug. 30. Shayla Orthner, Danita Thomas and Brent Checkosis also appeared in court Friday morning, and their next court appearances are scheduled for Sept. 6. They appeared via closed circuit TV. Orthner, Thomas and Cook have been charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a motor vehicle. Checkosis and Sangster have each been charged with accessory after the fact to murder and theft of a motor vehicle. Checkosis has also been charged with improperly interfering with a human body.

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North West Territorial Days lined up for next week By John Cairns Staff Reporter

North West Territorial Days are upon us again in the Battlefords, with a week of exciting activities planned. Festivities begin Tuesday, Aug. 13 with the 128th annual parade through the streets of North Battleford at 7 p.m. The theme this year is “Pirates on the Saskatchewan.” The parade route starts and finishes at the Civic Centre. The exhibition itself runs Wednesday, Aug. 14, to Friday, Aug., 16, at the Ag Society grounds. According to Battlefords Ag Society General Manager Jocelyn Ritchie, there will be a number of special attractions running at the show this year. Among the entertainment will be Venom: Fears, Myths and Truths, focusing on venomous creatures such as snakes, spiders and scorpions. According to their website, those happen daily at 1:30 p.m., 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Agriplex. Also happening is a show from Milord Entertainment called the Flying Fools High Dive Act, featuring acrobats diving into a pool from 40 feet in the air. According to their

website the Flying Fools perform daily at 3:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Fans of monster trucks will be interested in the Jurassic Attack truck. “This is a huge truck that you literally have to crawl a ladder to get onto,” said Ritchie. “There will be rides around the grounds on it.” For kids, Bobby Boogaloo will be on hand for the Family Boogie Party, featuring puppets and song and dance. Those happen daily at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Global FMX will feature a motorcycle stunt show, which will take place at the grassy area just off the midway.

North West Territorial Days will again feature the usual favourites including the demolition derby on Aug. 16 at 6 p.m., and chariots and chuckwagons on Aug. 14 and 15. The midway runs from 1 p.m. to midnight Wednesday through Friday. Food booths will be set up, including the Ukrainian booth, Big Brothers and Big Sisters and the Rotary Spud Nuts booth. An exhibit hall will also be open and Richie said there are indoor areas where people can get some shade if it gets too warm. The week will end with the fireworks show at 11 p.m. on Friday.

“I think we have a really good lineup, everything for all ages,” said Ritchie. “Everything that we have we try to get for families to enjoy.” Advance ride bracelets are available at Innovation Credit Union and at the Ag Society office for $35. During the fair the price on the grounds is $45. Daily admission will be $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, $6 for ages 6-12 and free for age 5 and under. Wednesday is Family Day and kids 12 and under are free that day. More information about North West Territorial Days is available at www. agsociety.com.

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Shots reported in Battleford Staff Battlefords RCMP were called out Friday morning to a second report last week of a firearm being discharged in Battleford. On Aug. 2, at 12:30 a.m., Battlefords RCMP responded to a complaint of a firearm being discharged at a residence on the 300 block of 28th Street in the town of Battleford. Members located a man in his early 20s out on the front yard of the residence. This male had a wound on his foot consistent with being shot with a firearm. EMS attended to the scene and took the man to Battlefords Union Hospital for treatment. The injuries

to this man are non-life threatening. No other persons in the area were injured as result of this. Investigation into this incident is ongoing to determine the nature of the situation, however all persons who were at this residence are known to each other. Charges are pending the completion of the investigation. If you have any information about this file, please contact your nearest police service or RCMP detachment, or if you have information and you wish to remain anonymous in your reporting, you may call Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222TIPS (8477), or submit a

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Child pornography matter adjourned for plea Staff The case against Cameron Froese has been adjourned again, this time to Aug. 26. Froese, of North Battleford, faces an accessing child pornography charge. According to a release,

on May 9, members of the Saskatchewan ICE unit and members of the North Battleford RCMP General Investigations Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in North Battleford in relation to an investigation involving the possession and accessing

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Commentary - The future is not a straight line from the past By Stephen Murgatroyd

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The Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce has been exploring the future of work. Like many organizations, it begins with the assumption that some 35 to 40 per cent of jobs will be directly impacted by artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, 3D printing, blockchain, stem cells and other technologies. In Canada, there’s also a view that these technologies will lead to the development of new jobs. The challenge is that existing jobs will likely erode before the new jobs emerge. It’s already the case that, in many parts of the world, the gig economy and part-time work is growing faster than full-time work. A 2018 World Economic Forum survey found that 50 per cent of major companies surveyed are expected to cut their permanent workforce, while 48 per cent are expected to hire specialist contractors instead of employees. Key to employment will be cognitive skills – and Canada has a challenge. While we have some of the most qualified workforces in the world, we also have 42 per cent of working Canadians with poor literacy skills, below those needed for the work that’s now available, never mind the emerging work that requires much higher levels of literacy. This impairs our ability to respond to emerging technologies, and limits the adaptive capacity of firms and organizations. The RSA framed its thinking about the future of work with these kinds of issues in mind. It suggests four possible scenarios. Each is based on the idea that the march of technology is inevitable, but that the way in which the proceeds of the new technology are distributed is a matter of choice. We can either let the technology giants continue to reap huge rewards and pay no taxes, or we can choose to do something about it. Here are the RSA’s four scenarios: The Big Tech Economy describes a world where most technologies develop at a rapid pace, from selfdriving cars to additive manufacturing. A new machine age delivers significant improvements in the quality of products and public services, while the cost of everyday goods – including transport and energy – plummets. However, unemployment and economic insecurity creep upwards, and the spoils of growth are off-shored and concentrated in a handful of U.S. and Chinese tech behemoths. The dizzying pace of change takes workers and unions by surprise, leaving them largely incapable of responding. Part-time and gig work grows, with most who can find work able to find little more than 20 hours a week paid, for which they are paid well. The Precision Economy presents and develops a future of hyper surveillance. Technological progress is slow to moderate, but a proliferation of sensors allows firms to create value by capturing and analyzing more information on objects, people and the environment. The gig economy is the norm, with social and economic behaviour carrying “social credit points” that lead to rewards (houses, cars, holidays). something that’s already happening in China. There are improvements in health care (based on analytics), policing and environmental management. The Exodus Economy suggests there will be a major economic slowdown. A world recession keeps many out of work and poverty rises. Governments opt for austerity and tight social control. Many workers lose faith in the ability of capitalism to

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improve their lives and start to rebel against inequality and the organization of work and wealth. Alternative economic models become of significant interest. Co-operatives and mutual societies re-emerge in large numbers to serve people’s core economic needs in food, energy and financial services. The circular economy and local living off the land become more common. The Empathy Economy focuses on responsible stewardship of land, community and family. Technology advances quickly, but so too does public awareness of the risks and dangers. Tech companies selfregulate to stem concerns and work hand in hand with external stakeholders to create new products that work on the basis of collective social interest. Automation takes places at a modest scale, but is carefully managed in partnership with workers and unions. Disposable income, kept aloft by high employment,

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flows into ‘empathy sectors’ like education, health and elder care, social support cultural industries and entertainment. This trend is broadly welcomed. It requires a shift in focus from meritocracy and self-focus to thinking in terms of the needs of others – of a world based on empathy and sharing, not selfishness and the accumulation of wealth. This links to other work, such as that by Peter Frase on the four futures for society, given that both capitalism as we know it is changing quickly and that our responses to climate change will impact the way we live, work and play. What these studies share is a simple idea: the future is not a straight line from the past. Maybe we should start to think about a different preferred future. Stephen Murgatroyd, PhD, is CEO of Collaborative Media Group Inc. www.troymedia.com

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It turns out you can’t mail bug spray During the late 1990s, my late sister, Melanie, worked at summer jobs at fly-in fishing camps up in the Northwest Territories to pay for her nursing degree. Each year I would make great effort putting together the best possible annual care package, within my fiscal means, sense of humour and what I could fit on one box. One year I happened to have a rain day from working on a pipeline project near Moose Jaw. I spent the whole day combing the mall and Canuck Wheel, looking for the right items. Five of diamond hooks were a must. Then there was the gimmick toilet plunger, to which I attached a keychain with her name on it, as she was a chambermaid. In the discount bin I found a CD of Johnny Cash hits. I suspect this fuelled her lifelong love of the Man in Black. For siblings who didn’t really get along, this annual ritual of a care package from brother to sister was in many ways more cherished than Christmas, both in the giving and receiving. When you’re in the middle of nowhere, getting a box of love is just the thing to lift your spirits. I imagine prisoners of war felt the same way.

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Continued from Page 1 “All the best to Herb Cox as he moves on from the legislature,” stated NDP leader Ryan Meili on Twitter. “I’ve always found him to be friendly, respectful and committed to serving his community.” “I’ve gotten to know MLA Herb Cox to be a kind and decent person,” said opposition MLA Trent

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Step forward 20 years and our daughter, Katrina, is currently in the bush, learning how to eat bugs, skin rabbits and not get eaten by bears. She’s on a survival instructor course with air cadets, her third year attending camp at 4 Wing Cold Lake. First she took general training, then basic survival. Going to this camp has been the focal point of her year. While the other camps were shorter, this one is a full six weeks, almost the entire summer. That’s kinda hard for a dad to take, when you realize that you only have your teenager for a few more years before its time to kick them out of the nest to fly on their own. Thus, it was fitting and appropriate to put together a care package for her. First, there was her wish list. That started with Halls, lots and lots of Halls. When I talked to her this morning, she

sounded sick, “Because everyone gets sick at camp,” she said. That, of course, makes sense, as you have kids bringing bugs from every part of the country and mix them in this petri dish known as summer camp. I suspect Halls are like cigarettes in prison: a form of currency. She got lots of Halls. Then there were some large packages of candy to share. Laundry soap pods were included because apparently the huge quantity we sent with her wasn’t enough. I wish she did that much laundry at home. I included a book to read, a journal to scribble in while on her solo camping expedition in the bush, and other knickknacks. Michelle, Spencer and I put Post-it notes on most of the items, like I used to do for Melanie. Spencer’s said, “Don’t get eaten by a bear,” and “Don’t get a boyfriend.” Helpful, that

Wotherspoon on Twitter. “I’ve always enjoyed his company – often in the Legislature’s lunchline or the cafeteria. I wish him good health and the best in his next chapter.” In a news release, Cox pointed to construction of the new Saskatchewan Hospital as a highlight of his tenure as MLA. “Of course, the biggest project has been the brand-new Saskatchewan

Hospital North Battleford, that was completed last year. Replacing the 100year old hospital with this brand new facility that is so much better for mental health patients – a facility that gives the patients and their families dignity in care. That’s something that I’m very proud of.” Cox also pointed to “our government’s fight against the carbon tax” as something that received signifi-

brother. But perhaps the most critical item was the two aerosol cans of Deep Woods Off bug spray. She has limited access to shopping while on base, and let’s face it, spending a large portion of six weeks in the bush of the boreal forest is a recipe for giving blood. These two cans should hopefully get her through to the end. And that’s where things went south. After taping the heck out of the exterior of the box, I took it to Canada Post. There, the helpful mail clerk asked if there were any aerosols. I, perhaps foolishly, said yes. They have to come out, she explained. Dangerous goods. It’ll likely be going on an airplane, so that’s a no go. Now, I realized this was not her fault, and thus volcanically erupting my wrath upon this nice lady would do no good. But my inner self was screaming as I cut open this carefully stuffed box and extricated the much-needed bug spray. Lithium batteries and a host of other items are also not allowed. She had a nice list, with pictures. Nearly every electronic device these days has lithium batteries. Lithium batteries are what makes the 2010s possible. As for cant support from his constituents. “I am proud to support the strong leadership of Premier Scott Moe on the carbon tax and many other issues, and I will be working to support the re-election of our Saskatchewan Party government in the next election.”

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People’s Party running in Battlefords-Lloydminster By John Cairns Staff Reporter

It is confirmed the newly-formed People’s Party of Canada will have a candidate in BattlefordsLloydminster in the next federal election. Jason MacInnis, a North Battleford resident who runs his own business,

MacInnis Process Serving, has received the party’s nomination to run for the seat currently held by Conservative Rosemarie Falk. MacInnis’s candidacy has been in place for some time, but he was formally introduced by party leader Maxime Bernier during the leader’s tour of

Saskatchewan during the last week of July. One of those events was a rally in Saskatoon July 31 at which Bernier presented his slate of candidates for Saskatoon and the surrounding electoral districts. The other was a local event at Porta Bella’s restaurant in North Battleford that same

day, which both MacInnis and Bernier attended. The People’s Party of Canada was formed after Bernier narrowly lost the federal Conservative leadership race to Andrew Scheer. Bernier has put forward policies that include the abolition of supply management, protections for free speech

and reducing immigration levels to between 100,000 and 150,000 per year. A number of candidates have already been nominated for the coming election. Interestingly, one is former Battlefords area resident Ken Finlayson, who ran as an independent during the 2017 byelection in Battlefords-

Lloydminster. Finlayson is running under the People’s Party banner in Ka m loops-T hompsonCariboo. It is expected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will call the federal election in the coming weeks. The federal election date is scheduled by law for Oct. 21.

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“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” – Pablo Picasso Another summer Tuesday found several artists pursuing art in different subjects and media. BATTLEFORDS ART CLUB Come and view the Chapel Gallery Members Exhibition, currently showing at the galley. The reception is on this Thursday, Aug. 8 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Guest curator Grant McConnel will do a public in-depth curatorial talk and walk through at that time. Drop in and enjoy the work of local artists.

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From 1909 to 1910, Julius Caesar Lane and Baptist minister Joseph Mayes and wife Mattie Mayes, led a group of African American families from Oklahoma to Saskatchewan. Canadian border entry records show at least 75 individuals representing 12 different families arrived, listing their destination as Maidstone. The church, Shiloh (first registered as Charlow) Baptist Church for people of African descent was first used in 1916. The cemetery was used from 1913 to 1945 and holds what is believed to be 38 graves from the Shiloh community. Above left, descendents of the original Shiloh settlers gather for the designation of the Shiloh Baptist Church and Cemetery near Maidstone as a Provincial Heritage Property. Above right, Gene Makowsky, Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport, and Crystal Mayes, SACHM board member and MC, unveil the plaque given to the Shiloh Baptist Church and Cemetery. Left, graves were marked with a rock at the head or foot of the grave, the only known place in Saskatchewan that illustrates the African American burial custom of the late 19th century. White crosses were erected in 1971 to mark the graves that volunteers were able to identify. Right, Sharon Cooper Nelson - daughter of Myron Cooper, Bernice Lane Murray granddaughter of Julius Caesar Lane and Michele Murray - daughter of Bernice Lane Murray and great-granddaughter of Julius Caesar. For more photos, see www.newsoptimist.ca. Photos by Averil Hall

Celebration marks heritage of Shiloh By Dorothy Schwartz Correspondent

On a sunny afternoon, Aug. 3, the Shiloh Baptist

Church and Cemetery was officially designated as a Provincial Heritage Property. More than 200 people gathered on the

grounds to celebrate the occasion. Opening remarks were made by Crystal Mayes, board member of the

Shiloh Baptist Church and Cemetery Restoration Society. The inspirational singing of Amazing Grace was rendered by Paula Collins of Saskatoon. The unveiling of the bronze dedication plaque was done by Minister of Parks, Sport and Culture Gene Makowsky, assisted by Crystal Mayes. Greetings followed by Lisa Heape on behalf of Rosemarie Falk, MP, by MLA for Cut Knife Turtleford Larry Doke, Mayor Brennan Becotte of Maidstone, Deputy Reeve Greg Donald of the RM of Eldon and Mayor Rodney Weisner of Waseca. Closing remarks were made by Leander Lane, chairman of the Saskatchewan African Canadian Heritage Museum Board. The closing hymn, How Great Thou Art, was led by Paula Collins and a prayer by Heape concluded the official ceremony.

Refreshments catered by AG Foods of Maidstone were enjoyed. Visitors came from as far away as Los Angeles, Calif., Kingston and Toronto, Ont., Winnipeg, Man., Edmonton, Amisk, Beaumont and Lloydminster, Alta., Turtleford, Paradise Hill, Mervin, Elrose, Saskatoon and North Battleford, as well as the Maidstone area, to name a few. Relatives and friends who had not seen each other for years came together for this special occasion. I travelled with Keith and Claire Paton. Claire went to Eldon School with the Shiloh people and enjoyed seeing her old school chums once again. Murray Mayes, whose deceased father George Harvey Mayes was the last of the original Shiloh people to reside in Eldon, came out with his daughter Charlotte from Elrose. His other three daughters,

Crystal from Saskatoon, Luella of North Battleford and Marion of Toronto, Ont., were there. Murray lived and ran the Mayes Auto Body business in North Battleford for 40 years before his retirement at age 72. My deceased husband, Johnnie Schwartz, lived less than a quarter mile north of Shiloh Church, so had first-hand knowledge of his friends and neighbours, the Shiloh people. He remembered hearing the ringing of a big bell that could be heard a mile away on a Sunday morning calling the faithful to worship. Unfortunately, after many of the Shiloh people left the district, the bell was stolen. It was nice to hear the ringing of a smaller bell at the dedication event. There is a group of volunteers from Eldon and adjacent districts that have never been recognized as a group that helped save this church. In the centennial year of 1967, a group chose the church and cemetery as their centennial project. Grader blades were attached to the outside walls of the church to stabilize them. The overgrown cemetery was cleaned up and overgrown trees around the church trimmed back. Wives of the workers brought meals while they worked. Without this volunteer group, there might not have been a standing building to restore. This was some years prior to the formation of the SBCCRS.

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An Undertakers Poem This is for the undertaker, Whose story is sad to tell, For what he does is never mentioned, and often overlooked as well. He’s not at all what you might picture, He’s not wrinkled, old and gray. His face is not the pasty white, Like storybooks portray. Some people laugh and make their jokes, And some turn up their nose, And many think that he is strange, For the life he has chose. But there are many things that they don’t see, And even more that they don’t know. Like all the nights he gets no rest, But never lets it show.

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Standard Hill captures 2019 NSRBL title By John Cairns Staff Reporter

It was an all-Lakers matchup for the North Sas-

katchewan River Baseball League title in 2019. In the end, it was the Standard Hill Lakers that took the title over the

Standard Hill had come out of nowhere to win the title this year. They were the sixth seed going into playoff action with a regu-

lar season of eight wins, four losses and one draw, but got hot when it counted in the post-season. Receiving the league champion-

ship trophy from NSRBL commissioner Kelvin Colliar were Lakers team captains Garry Pauls, Brett Harrison and Brant Franks.

Seen here at the awarding of the league championship trophy are Garry Pauls, NSRBL commissioner Kelvin Colliar, Brett Harrison and Brant Franks. Photos submitted

2019 Western Canada Summer Games begin Aug. 9 Staff

Team Sask has announced the names of the 435 participants who will represent the province at the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games in Swift Current. Additionally, Team Sask has named Regina canoe kayak athlete Christian Patterson as flag bearer who will lead Saskatchewan into the opening ceremony Aug. 9. The games will run until Aug. 18. The full contingent named to represent Team Sask at the 2019 Western Canada Summer Games is comprised of 346 athletes, 69 coaches, managers and technical staff and 19 mission staff. Athletes will compete in 16 different sports. There are 82 communities across Saskatchewan represented by Team Sask participants. From this area, Abby Rutley of Unity and Leah WeinkaufNews_Optimist_7_22_2019.ai of Macklin will be part of Team Sask softball, while Unity’s Reece

Gilbert will be part of Team Sask triathalon. Wilkie’s sibling duo of Kaiden and Carissa McGinnis will be part of Team Sask wrestling. Denzil’s Kali Krieger will be part of Team Sask volleyball. From Baldwinton Nicholas Bertoia will compete in discus and hammer throw. From North Battleford, Madison Higgs is in swimming, Katie Rathwell is in basketball and Paul Sarsons is coaching volleyball. With strong medal contenders in many disciplines, and national and provincial champions in their respective sports found among the team’s ranks, Team Sask will aim to improve upon its fourth-place overall finish and medal count of 127 at the 2015 Western Canada Summer Games in Wood Buffalo, Alta. Approximately 1,600 of Canada’s top amateur ath1 7/22/2019 4:43:38 PM letes from Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Yukon,

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Macklin Lakers. Standard Hill won by scores of 12-6 on July 29 and 8-5 on July 31 to win the title in two straight games.

The Standard Hill Lakers are this year’s NSRBL Champions.

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Nunavut and the Northwest Territories will compete at the games. At a media conference on July 30 at Regina’s Sportplex-Fieldhouse, Team Sask Chef de Mission Mark

Bracken formally announced Team Sask’s full contingent to media and addressed the crowd of more than 100 athletes, coaches, staff and parents in attendance. “Every one of our teams

has put in a tremendous amount of preparation to get ready for their moment on this major stage,” Bracken said. “These games will be an opportunity to build lifelong memories, meet

new friends from across the western provinces and northern territories, and enjoy the incredible experience that only a major multi-sport games can offer.”

Provincial baseball finals roundup Staff

Baseball Saskatchewan recently completed its provincial championships for 2019. Some teams based in the northwest region had deep runs to either win provincial titles or play in the finals in their divisions. Here is a rundown of some of those results involving area teams:

In 11U AA Tier 1, the Unity Cardinals lost the provincial finals to Muenster Red Sox by a final score of 8-7. In 11U AA Tier 4, the champion was the Maidstone Lakers over Eston Ramblers, with the final in that game of 5-0. In 13U AA Tier 1, the Muenster Red Sox buried Macklin Lakers 21-2 to ad-

vance to the 2019 13U AA Western Canada Baseball Championship in Strathmore, Alta., Aug.16-18. In 13U AA Tier 3 the White Butte Broncos won the title over the Battlefords Beavers by a 9-7 final score. In 15U AA Tier 1, the Muenster Red Sox beat Unity Cardinals 16-15 to go to the 2019 15U AA Western Canada Baseball

Championship in Strathmore, Alta., Aug. 16-18. In 18U AA Tier 1 the Unity Cardinals beat Saskatoon Blue Jays 9-5 and advanced to the 2019 18U AA Western Canada Baseball Championship. In 18U AA Tier 3, the Sask Five Giants beat Macklin Lakers to win the title by a 9-8 score.

According to their news release $70,854 was invested back into the Battlefords community to support local kids looking to play. A total of 397 kids ben-

efited from the funding. The top five funded sports in 2018 were soccer at $23,080, followed by hockey at $13,127, cheerleading at $8,217, gymnastics at $7,708 and martial

arts at $3,902. KidSport is a not-forprofit organization that provides financial assistance to kids seeking to participate in organized sports.

KidSport releases local numbers Staff KidSport Battlefords released their 2018 year in review numbers last week and it was another strong year for the organization.

There’s something for everyone in Saskatchewan Provincial Parks From hiking, camping and world-class fishing to learning about wilderness survival and our shared history – provincial parks and yours to discover. For more information on events in Saskatchewan Provincial Parks this summer, visit www.saskparks.com.

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Everybody has a STORY Barbara Risling of Scott – Everybody has a STORY diaries bring longevity to life

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In New Miller, down in Towner, N.D., parents Joseph and Magdalena Schneider gave birth to a baby girl March 3, 1911. Little did they know their precious bundle, Barbara, would occupy the Earth until Aug. 3, 2018, passing away at 107 years. Nor did they know 107 years of history would be captured for posterity in the diaries that Barbara kept throughout her life. She always managed to write daily in her diaries – a time capsule of her amazing life, with the joy, trials and memories coming to life as they are read. Barbara was born into a family of nine, with parents who came from Russia. The family spoke fluent German as they had originally came from Germany and moved to Russia to seek shelter after the First World War broke out. Barbara remembered a few things from the United States, telling family and friends that the land was

very dry and not very good for crops. The family had prairie land on the farm, so they had cattle and were able to milk the cows. They sold cream and butter as their primary income, with butter going to the store in a nearby town and cream to the creamery. There was a little river by their farm, which they named the Red River. This is where the family of nine would go to bathe daily. Barbara and her father would also go there with a net and fish from the river pulling, out two- to three-inch fish to eat. There was also a well for water about three minutes away from their house, down by a slough. One day, while watching the pigs swimming in the slough, Barbara fell into the little well. Fortunately it held only knee-deep water. Her sister ran for help and Barbara was soon pulled to safety. The house on the farm was made of sod and at the other end of the living quarters was where they kept the horses. That way they could listen to

the horses and know that they were all right through the night. Later, they built a barn for the animals. In the summer months they would be haying so they could stock food for the cattle during the winter months. Barbara had been in school one month in the fall of 1917, travelling in a closed-in sleigh, when her father decided to move the family by train to Canada, where there was better farmland. Her father had three boxcars upon which to load up the cattle, horses and machinery, watched over by her three brothers. Barbara and the rest of the family rode in another part of the train. They arrived in Leader, where uncle they stayed with an uncle for four days, later moving on to a farm a short distance from Leader. They stayed there for one year and decided they would move, as the land was dry. Barbara is quoted as saying the grass never turned green, so her father went north to look for farmland in the Revenue and Tramp-

By John Cairns ing Lake area. During that newsoptimist.john@sasktel.net same summer Barbara’s father, three brothers and sister went to Revenue and broke up the prairie. They Barbara Risling. Photos submitted by Helen Urlacher had just had one quarter the first summer. In the fall of 1918, the family packed Josh Greschner up their belongings inBy wagons, hayracks, two buggiesjosh@newsoptimist.ca and left for Revenue, their new home. It took three days to get from Leader to Revenue, crossing the South Saskatchewan River by ferry. By Jayne Foster They slept under the open sky the first night.newsoptimist.news@sasktel.net The second night they stayed with people who asked them to spend the night. The women had a bedroom in the Barbara Risling Drive. house that night and the boys slept outside again. The third night they ar-By Becky Doig rived at their new home, newsoptimist.news@sasktel.net which was a shack on the open prairies. The three brothers who had gone by train were already at the farm in Revenue and everyone was excited to see one another again. Barbara was seven years old. The family right away started building a house of reused lumber from a building on the property that had been demolished. Look fordid the The children not go to school thatbusiness winter, as evRIGHT eryone was busy building for thebefore JOBwinter set the house DEADLINE FOR THURSDAY EDITION in. They lived four miles IS MONDAY BY 4:00 PM from Revenue. In 1918, an influenza epidemic invaded the prairies and many died. Barbara’s whole family was sick, which left her father who walked with a cane for weeks to do the daily chores around the farm. Barbara’s mother, regardless of how sick she was, would get up and attend to everyone and to make food, but no one could eat very much. Barbara married Rochuz Risling in 1930. Everyone pulled through and they were thankful and Lambert, at age 24, the spring, there was so they were healthy. In died from electrocution. much water it was running the spring, Barbara and His newborn daughter was right through the house. Rochuz went to get the her sister started school, only six months old. There was no school children, who were walkwalking the four miles to Revenue. Once home in the winter as it was ing home, and, just as the from school and the long too far to go until they water started to flood the walk, the children were started to go to a country farm, Barbara and her husbusy milking the cows and school. Barbara was 15 band placed the children other farm chores until years old when she passed in the loft of the barn, as Grade 8 in 1926. She well as the chickens and nighttime. By that summer, her stayed on the farm helping the feed. They loaded the oldest brother, Lambert, with the cattle, chores pigs up and took them to a was married, and the new and machinery until she neighbouring farm to save couple had a baby girl. married Rochuz Risling them. Three days later the On a hot and dry July day in 1930. For the first two water receded, and they a severe electrical storm years of their marriage, were able to resume livwas raging across the prai- Barbara and Rochuz lived ing in the house, but after rie right above their farm. with his parents on their some thought they decided They all went for shelter. farm until they moved a to move to different land. In and around 1949Barbara’s father and two house onto a farm four from Revenue. 50 the family moved to a brothers went for shelter miles in the small house, while Eventually, seven children farm only two miles north of their old farm. Barbara her older brother Lambert filled the little farmhouse. In 1948, there was so exclaimed, “Now we had stayed in the other house to watch the storm. He leaned much snow you could just everything we wanted.” The new property, loon the windowsill to watch see the tip of the house the rain and storm, but a from the farm, which was cated one and a half miles lightning bolt hit the house in a low-lying area, and in Continued on Page 14

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Be cautious. It can get congested at the lake By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

Finally! Some sunny days without rain. Maybe now the farmers can get some haying done. We did see a couple fields that had been baled but looked like last year’s bales because it had been rained on before it was dry enough to bale. A drive to Spiritwood for strawberries revealed areas that the wind laid the crop down and nearby fields that were not damaged at all. Caffet’s market garden this side of Spiritwood had beautiful strawberries, but they are nearly over. The saskatoons were still good and raspberries are ready now and the cherries by Aug. 15. Some vegetables are ready, but more later, and the corn will be Sept. 1. For the first time in three years there was a

“black moon.” This is when we get two new moons in one month, as happened July 2 and July 31. Kathy Richardson led the service at the Anglican/United Church Aug. 4, with a good turnout of folks. On Facebook we saw pictures from Macklin where the ground was white with hailstones. We had a few, but not much here in the village. It did leave white scars on the pea pods and made holes in some leaves, but could have been much worse. While the village was alive with people and traffic over the long weekend, there were some dangerous

scenes observed in various places. Reports of speeding golf carts or driving in the dark without lights or reflectors, popping out of back alleys without stopping, seeing children driving them, or riding on a watercraft on a trailer behind a truck makes you wonder what their parents are thinking. Watching the congestion at the five-way stop near the beach is pretty scary, too. Both sides of every street are full of parked vehicles, long outfits are coming in or leaving, some not stopping, the smaller rigs or carts are coming and going, kids on bikes are crossing without stopping, children are darting both directions in their excitement to go to the beach or concession, or back to their camper. All we can do is hope the season ends without tragedies to give the village a bad

This was the storm approaching Wednesday, July 31, taken from just east of the berm at the beach in Meota. Swimmers were advised to leave the water for safety sake. Photo by Kathy Richardson, submitted by Lorna Pearson

name and cause grief for whoever is involved. The steak supper at the sailing club Friday evening, Aug. 2, was a tremendous success. The inch thick

beefsteak was seasoned and cooked to perfection, like I have never seen or enjoyed before. What a treat! It was a full house gathering that enjoyed the

entertainment after supper by the Chickadee Songwriter’s Group. They hold this supper annually, so am looking forward to their 2020 event.

Barbara Risling of Scott – diaries bring longevity to life 1970, when they couldn’t sell their wheat, that Hutterites bought the land around them. It was decided it was time to sell. They purchased land three miles out of Scott, where the family farm is today, and Barbara and her husband farmed again for a couple of years, before officially retiring. She was a loving wife and mother blessed with eight healthy and successful children with her faith a part of her daily life. She was not only a homemaker, she worked the fields and

turned up the prairie lands with the men, as well as milking the cows, taking care of the chickens and breaking horses, all the while taking care of the children and their home. She ensured that each of her children were safe always, in her heart and in prayers. Living for 107 years, she saw many changes, but the ones Barbara truly enjoyed included running water in her final home (with a bathtub), something we take for granted today, no more washing in the ba-

Notice of Intention to Designate Provincial Heritage Property The Heritage Property Act, R.S.S.C. H-2.2 S.39 and 41 TAKE NOTICE THAT not less than 60 days from: a) b) c) d)

the giving of the Notice of Intention to the owner of the affected property; the registering of an interest based on this Notice in the Land Titles Registry; the publishing of this Notice in a local newspaper; and the publishing of this Notice in the Saskatchewan Gazette.

I intend to make an order that the property known as: Battleford Industrial School Cemetery and legally described as: Blk/Par A Plan No 101871716 Extension 0 be designated as Provincial Heritage Property pursuant to sections 39 and 41 of The Heritage Property Act. The reasons for the proposed designation are as follows: 1. 2. 3.

Its association with the Indian Residential School system in Saskatchewan and the lasting impact of this approach to education upon the attendees, their families and their communities. Its association with First Nations communities across central Saskatchewan whose children attended the Battleford Indian Industrial School between 1883 and 1914. Its association with work undertaken in the 1970s to study and commemorate this site as a place of remembrance for the over 70 students interred in the cemetery.

Further information concerning the reasons for designation is available by contacting: Heritage Conservation Branch, Ministry of Parks, Culture and Sport 2nd Floor - 3211 Albert Street, Regina, SK S4S 5W6 AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT a Notice of Objection to the proposed designation may be served to me at the same address within 30 days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Battlefords News-Optimist. The Notice of Objection shall state the reason for the objection and relevant facts. AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT if no Notice of Objection is received within the time specified, I may order the designation with respect to all or part of the property described herein. DATED at the City of Regina, in the Province of Saskatchewan, this 25th day of July, A.D. 2019. Gene Makowsky, Minister of Parks, Culture and Sport

sin or going to fetch water. What a change from the sod house with the horses right next to them, and the strenuous chores that accompanied them. Barbara exclaimed, “It was almost like dying and going to heaven,” referring to the new inventions that made life much easier for her, her husband and their children. When Barbara got their first electric stove, she was elated. Not having to put coal or wood in the stove to heat it was a blessing. “All I had to do was turn the knob on the stove and it would heat.” She was truly amazed. In 1988, Rochuz passed away suddenly due to a heart aneurism at the age of 79. Barbara moved into

Scott, and celebrated her 100th birthday in her home in Scott and, because she was the oldest living person in the community, they named a street after her – “Barbara Risling Drive,” with the sign standing in front of the house she lived in. When she was 103 years old, after a couple of falls, she moved into Poplar Courts Special Care Home in Wilkie. She had a medical alert bracelet but just needed that little extra care and attention. She loved that there were other residents she knew and staff who knew her. Using her walker to get to the dining room, sharing the meals with friends and later going for a walk up and down

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the halls, she always had a smile on her face. Until the day she passed away she wrote in her diaries, writing the names of a few ladies who were her friends. With loved ones around her she quietly passed away Aug. 3, 2018 at Poplar Courts. She had 25 grandchildren, 35 greatgrandchildren and 27 great-great-grandchildren who were blessed with an amazing “Grandma.” Out of the oldest living people in of Canada, Barbara was the 27th oldest living woman in 2018 and the third oldest living in Saskatchewan, enjoying life, its blessings, trials and tribulations, but most importantly, loved by many. Barbara kept diaries throughout her life, writing until the day she died. She always wanted to be a teacher and, if things had been different when she was growing up, that’s what she would have become. She loved to write and the stack of day-to-day personal diaries tell the tale. The diaries are beautifully written. In one dated 1963-1971, the opening reads, “I started to write this diary book in 1963, I was 52 years old, and this week I will be 85 on March 3, 1996. I have been writing a daily diary for 32 years so far. This book will continue to the next book. I now have six books and started my 7th daily diary, 1996.” Barbara may not have had the opportunity to become a teacher, but she did teach with those amazing diaries that hold a time capsule of history. It has been a year since she passed away, but her family will always have the treasure of her handwritten diaries, telling the stories of days gone by, and leaving her family to write the rest of her story.

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August 13 at 7:00 pm PARADE th August 16 FIREWORKS T H E B AT T L E F O R D S

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Gambling on Kindersley’s Seymour Hotel When town lots went up for sale in Kindersley on Oct. 7, 1909, the Canadian Northern Railway realized sales of over $60,000 – the most expensive of which was a lot on the corner of Railway and Main – the lot for the Seymour Hotel. C. N. “Gusty” Vasser, began construction on the hotel that year, and by the spring of 1910 there was a fine looking, three-storey Saskatoon Daily Star stat- Rogers was trying to wooden structure standing ing the furnishings of the protect that slogan when, on the street corner. The Seymour Hotel would be in his version of events, hotel had 44 rooms at $2 auctioned off by the Town he attempted to stop a per day. of Kindersley for taxes, crap game in the hotel in Charles C. Rogers, including 60 “magnifi- 1920 and got charged for the former proprietor of cent” bedroom suites, full his troubles. According to the King Edward Hotel dining room and kitchen the Daily Star, one of the in Saskatoon, bought the contents, and three pool ta- disgruntled crapshooters, Seymour Hotel in 1913 for bles. In Oct. 1918, Rogers’ owner of the Kindersley $85,000 – an increase of son Eska died, possibly picture show, laid the $25,000 over the price paid from the terrible Spanish charge against Rogers. for the hotel 10 months Flu that raged through the The hotel owner was CONNECT HEARING STUDY SUMMER earlier. RogersHEARING then hit a – world that year. found 2019 guilty of permitting string of bad luck. On July Rogers’ slogan for the the use of his premises 4.875” × 10.214” 7, 1915, a week after Sas- Seymour Hotel was “The for a gambling game and katchewan started Prohibi- hotel for your wife, mother sentenced to pay a fine tion, an ad appeared in the and family.” Perhaps of $500. Rogers’ health

Participants required for a major national hearing study.

The Seymour Hotel as it looked in 1912. Source: prairietowns.com

declined and he died in 1923. Like all Saskatchewan businesses, Kindersley’s Seymour Hotel struggled through the Great Depression. Things looked hopeful when it was taken over in 1938 by Bill Moore, “whose genial personality and ambition to give a completely modern hotel service … makes it certain that the Seymour’s popularity is bound to continue on the upward grade,” the Star Phoenix wrote Aug. 6. The large hotel had 56 guest rooms, a large, attractive rotunda and a dining room “where menu, service and environment will meet the requirements

of the most fastidious.” Mrs. Maud Stevenson was the proprietor of the Seymour in 1939. In 1944, William Dobni purchased the Seymour Hotel. Originally from Austria, Dobni operated the hotel along with his wife Anna and their six sons until his death in 1955. After his death, Anna and her sons continued to run the hotel until 1975 when they sold the business. James Dobni settled into operating the Seymour Hotel after marrying his wife Shirley in 1951. “He loved the opportunity to meet new people that were passing through,” his obituary read in January

2008. James served on the Kindersley town council for many years, including as mayor. Marvin and Pearl Gilbertson then bought the hotel in Kindersley and gave it a new name - the Prairie Trail Hotel. The Gilbertsons moved to Swift Current in 1981 where they bought the Imperial Hotel. By 2011, the old Seymour Hotel – known as the Prairie Trail Hotel – was Kindersley’s oldest building. That year, a public health recommendation led to its demolition. The building had been closed for a couple of years and no longer deemed safe.

Connect Hearing and Professor Mark Fenske at the University of Guelph are seeking participants for a hearing study that investigates factors that can influence better hearing. The test will take approximately 60 minutes. Participants must:

Demolition of the old Seymour Hotel in 2011. Source: CBC News 19082FF0 19082FF1

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You can register to be a part of this major new hearing study † by calling: 1.888.242.4892 or visiting connecthearing.ca/hearing-study *Wingfield, A., Tun, P. A., & McCoy, S. L. (2005). Hearing Loss in Older Adulthood: What It Is and How It Interacts With Cognitive Performance. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14(3), 144–148. † Study participants must be over 50 years of age and have never worn hearing aids. No fees and no purchase necessary. Registered under the College of Speech and Hearing Health Professionals of BC. VAC, WCB accepted. 1. Cruickshanks, K. L., Wiley, T. L., Tweed, T. S., Klein, B. E. K., Klein, R, Mares-Perlman, J. A., & Nondahl, D. M. (1998). Prevalence of Hearing Loss in Older Adults in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin: The Epidemiology of Hearing Loss Study. Am. J. Epidemiol. 148 (9), 879-886. 2. National Institutes of Health. (2010).

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Sakewew High School “Rising to Success”

REGISTRATION AUGUST 30, 2019

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 Sakewew High School

Cultural Program

This school has an enrollment of approximately 250 students Grades 9-12 with a full time teaching staff of 17 and a support staff of 17. The school offers a well rounded program, operating within a four semester system. A strong academic program is being offered as well as a number of alternate programs to meet the variety of learners.

The Cultural Program is designed to give the youth a respectful outlook, better understanding and knowledge of First Nations people. It gives the youth a better perspective of who they are and where they come from. At the same time, it allows them to pursue their education to the next level. The school has periodic events such as round-dances, mini powwow, Elder gatherings, talking circles, tipi teachings, feasts, and a yearly cultural camp. The cultural program offers arts and crafts, First Nations regalia making, miniature tipi-making, drum singing, sweats and daily smudging and trips to First Nations sacred sites.

Grade 9 English Language Arts, Cree 9, Math, Science, Native Studies, Physical Education, Arts Education, Health, Computers.

Grade 10 - 12 English Language Arts A10, B10, A20, A30, B30, Native Studies 10, 20, 30, Law 30, Math 10, 11, 20, 21, Foundations, Math, Workplace Math & Pre-Calculus, Cree 10, 20, 30, Science 10, 11, Biology 20, 30, Chemistry 20, 30, Visual Arts 10, 20, 30, Graphic Arts 20, 30, Art 10, 20, Wellness 10, Physical Education 20, 30, Information Processing 10, 20, 30 Life Transitions 20, 30, Food Studies, Work Experience 10, 20 and 30. Culture Credit 10, 20, 30, Correspondence, Transitions English, Resource Room, Upgrading English, Upgrading Math, Construction 10, Drama 10, 20, 30.

• Upgrading • Alternative Education • Structured for Success Program • Correspondence • Department of Community Resources and Employment • Sakewew Day Care • Breakfast/Snack Program • Addictions Programming • Health Nurse Services • Career Guidance Councillor • Tutor Program • Parents Council • Individual Counselling Services • SSAEY

Extra-Curricular

• GSA

We offer a variety of extracurricular programming.

• RCMP Liaison • Home and School Liaison • Parenting/Prenatal Classes • Management Committee • Service Team

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Wednesday - Sunday, August 14th - 18th

RACE SCHEDULE: Wednesday to Saturday 5:00 pm: Beer Gardens/Gates 6:00 pm: Pre-Show

Sunday

12:30 pm: Beer Gardens/Gates 1:30 pm: Pre-Show

Beer Gardens Entertainment include: The Dirt Rich Band | Garrett Gregory | Kendra Kay

Tickets to the Races

5 Day Reserved: $95 1 Day Rush: $20 Children (12 & Under FREE)

Chuckwagon Cabaret

Roots & Boots Tour Sammy Kershaw | Aaron Tippin | Collin Raye With special guest The Dirt Rich Band!

Advance: $45 | At the Door: $55 (pending availability)

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PAINTING CONTRACTOR

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TREE SERVICES

Big Mike's Contracting

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Silver anniversary $100,000 lottery tickets on sale Submitted Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation’s $100,000 Cash Lottery is celebrating its 25th anniversary. “We are so grateful for the support of the Battlefords and surrounding communities that continue to make this lottery a success year after year,” says Claudette McGuire, executive director of the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation. Tickets purchased over the past 25 years have helped bring in numerous pieces of technologically advanced medical equipment to ensure patients at BUH and Battlefords Regional Health Centre

receive the best possible care. This Lottery helped purchase equipment for the first cataract program in BUH’s operating room, brought two new CT scanners and two new mam-

mography units to BUH’s diagnostic imaging department, specialized medical equipment to keep our newborns and moms safe, new laboratory equipment to provide accurate

lab results for quicker diagnostics and treatment, numerous pieces of life-saving equipment for the emergency room (ER), plus many other departments. F u n d s raised from the 25th $100,000 Cash Lottery have been allocated to BUH’s ER to purchase a new ultrasound unit. Every year ER has over 25,000 patient arrivals and many of these are trauma related. An ultrasound provides ER physicians with

fast, accurate and life-saving diagnostics. It is a critical component to ER care and can save lives. As well, funds raised will purchase three new beds for BUH’s intensive care unit. Every year there are approximately 200 patients admitted into ICU. Lottery tickets are $50 each, three for $125, or five tickets for $200 (only 200 sets of these available). In total there are only 12,500 tickets to be sold. The 50/50 enhancements are available for $100 each or three for $25 and can only be purchased in conjunction with $100,000 Cash Lottery tickets. The guaranteed minimum payout for the 50/50 enhance-

ment is $25,000. Tickets and enhancements can be purchased at BUH Foundation’s Office, BUH Foundation’s “Gratefully Yours” Food & Gift Shop, by calling 306-446-6652 or toll-free 1-888-9464284 (1-888-WIN-4BUH), or online at www.buhfoundation.com. Ticket sales bega1in Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. For further information on ticket draw dates please go to www.buhfoundation.com. All winners’ names will be published in the Battlefords Regional NewsOptimist, announced on CJNB/Q98/The Rock and CJNS radio stations, and are posted on BUH Foundation’s website.

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Dora And The Last City of Gold Matinees Thu: 2:00 Thu: 7:00 & 9:15

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Hunger doesn’t take a summer holiday, the food bank’s Erin Katerynych said. The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre, located at 1171 – 101st St. in North Battleford, is looking for food donations as supply is usually short this time of year. As a result, the food bank must cut back on the amount of distributed food. Hampers this time of year can be carbohydrate-heavy. In addition to non-perishable food items, Katerynych said the food bank is looking for vegetables, meat and dairy. Food bank staff want such food delivered to the food bank. Vegetables don’t have to be cleaned or washed. Last year, Katerynych said, the food bank received more than two tonnes of produce, and is looking to get that again this year. The food bank works to prevent local food insecurity. Last year, according to

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Erin Katerynych and Heather O’Neill at the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre say food supplies are usually short this time of year, and are asking the public to donate food, including produce, meat and dairy. Photo by Josh Greschner

Katerynych, the food bank helped more than 2,000 people in any given month. Over 50 per cent of these people are children.

More than 55 per cent of the families who use the food bank use it less than four times per year. Katerynych also told the

News-Optimist the food bank helps approximately 10 per cent of the population in the Battlefords and surrounding area.

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OBITUARIES TEBAY: Mrs. Muriel Tebay resident of North Battleford, SK passed away peacefully with family by her side Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Harwood Manor at the age of 96 years. A Funeral Service was held Monday, July 22, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor David Jensen officiating. Interment followed at the Woodlawn Cemetery North Battleford, SK. Muriel is lovingly remembered by her son Wilbert (Connie) Fennig; daughter Norma McKinlay; brother William (Grace) Chapman; sister Menetta Charabin; grandchildren Jim (Debbie) Fennig, Mark (Tammy) Fennig, Grant (Debbie) McKinlay, Brenda (Matt) McKinlay; 11 greatgrandchildren; along with numerous nieces and nephews. She is predeceased by her parents Herb & Menetta Chapman; first husband Dan Fennig; second husband William Tebay; brothers Allan Chapman, Marvin Chapman; and sister Gladys Gaudet. Memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Muriel Tebay may be directed to STARS Ambulance -Directed to Saskatchewan 1441 Aviation Park NE, Box 570 Calgary, Alberta T2E 8M7 or the Heart & Stroke Foundation 1738 Quebec Avenue, Unit 26 Saskatoon SK S7K 1V9 . For those wishing to leave a condolence, you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Nicole Welford of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium

SCHELL: The family of William Frank (Bill) Schell are saddened to announce his passing on August 1, 2019 in North Battleford, SK, at the age of 88 years. Bill was born February 26, 1931 to Daisy and Otto Schell. He attended Connaught School but left in grade six to help support his family. He had an array of jobs and businesses in his lifetime but is most well known for owning a White Rose Bulk Fuel dealership along with S&M Trucks and Equipment. Bill was married 68 years to Helen Mader and they had two children, Renee and Kim. Bill and Helen spent much of their time fishing at Green Lake or ice fishing on Jackfish. He will be remembered by his family: daughter Renee; granddaughter Joy (Dan) Ferderer; great grandchildren Carlee, Lucas and Macy; grandson Grant (Jodi) Woytiuk; great grandchildren James, Brett and Kora; son Kim (Terri); grandson Kipp (Georgia) Schell; great grandchildren Flynn, Uzzi and Elkin; granddaughter Danae Schell; and great grandson Eli; his brother Leonard’s family; brother Raymond Schell; brother-in-law Steve Kowerchuk and family; sister-in-law Lillian Kovar and family; as well as Helen’s brothers and sisters families. Bill was predeceased by his wife Helen; parents Daisy and Otto; brother Leonard; sister Betty; son-in-law Orest Woytiuk; daughters-in-law Debbie and Doreen, sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law of Helen’s family; sister-in-law Joyce. Bill’s family would like to thank the staff of River Heights Lodge and Caleb Village. As per Bill’s request there will be no funeral service. Condolences for the family may be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium

MARY AGNES KENNEDY: Mary Agnes (nee: Thomson) Kennedy was born June 13, 1933 in the Freemont District of Saskatchewan. Mary was the first child of Frank and Isabella Thomson, she attended school at Lillydale, SK from grade 1 to grade 9. She walked to school or drove horse and buggy and also making sure that her younger siblings got to school safely. Mary and Gordon were married September 26, 1952 at Maidstone, SK and they lived at Neilburg, SK and then moved to Glaslyn for a few years before settling at Mullingar in 1971. Mary raised her children on the farm, milked cows, raised a few hens and pigs. She also baked bread and cakes every day. Mary also did a lot of gardening, canning and freezing for her large family. Mary is lovingly remembered by: her husband of 67 years, Gordon Kennedy, her children: Leonard (Marlene) Kennedy and family: Yvonne, Annamarie, Sheldon, Keith (Judy) Kennedy and family: Desirae, Cory, Raeann, Viola (David) Hermanson and family: Curtis, Michael, Riley, Vivian (Robert) Stishenko and family: Trevor, Derrick, Brent Kennedy (son of Arthur), Phyllis (Dave) Karpluk and family: Rachelle, Cherylinn, Amanda, Alana, Brenda (Ron) Hermanson and family: Jason, Lynette, Ron (Penny) Kennedy and family: Autumn, Branden, Dean (Ana) Kennedy and family: Jonathon, Trystyn, Donyvin, Justin, Norma (Troy) Pomedli and family: Jonathon, Tasha, Randy, Violet (Brent) Arstall and family: Morginn, Brian (Gaylyn) Kennedy and family: Kaytlyn, Shelise, Alesha, Billy (Emily) Kennedy and family: Kayla, Hayley also numerous great grandchildren, her siblings: Pat (Ray) Tenney; Jim (Judy) Thomson; Gordine Thomson; Gord (Judy) Thomson; Ian (Lori) Thomson; Allan (Susan) Thomson; Lorraine Fischer, her sister-in-law: Pat (Larry) Worman also numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Mary was predeceased by: her son, Arthur Kennedy in 1993, her daughters-in-law, Melanie Woodbury (1993), Deena Kennedy (2008), her parents, Frank and Isabella Thomson, her parents-in-law, Gordon and Isobel Kennedy, her brother, Bill Thomson, her siblings-in-law, Loryen Kennedy, Doug Fischer and Sheri Thomson. A Funeral Service was held Friday, July 19, 2019 at 11:00 am in the Rabbit Lake Community Hall, Rabbit Lake, SK with Jim Atcheson and Sandra McDermit officiating. Music ministry was provided by Cheri Hermanson the eulogy was given by Tasha Lapesky and Morginn Beaudry, several tributes to Mary were also given by her grandchildren. Honorary Pallbearers were considered “All who shared in Mary’s life”. The Pallbearers were Mary’s sons-in-law: Robert Stishenko, Dave Karpluk, Ron Hermanson, Dave Hermanson, Troy Pomedli and Brent Arstall. Mary’s Final Resting Place is in the Mullingar Cemetery, Mullingar, SK. Following the interment, everyone in attendance was invited for lunch and fellowship back at the hall. Friends so wishing may make donations to the Palliative Care Unit, Spiritwood Health Complex in memory of Mary Kennedy as tokens of remembrance. Those wishing to send online condolences are invited to visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com, Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Mark Muir of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Spiritwood, Sask. (306) 883-3500 __________________________________________________

MARCHEWKA: Ms. Gail Marchewka resident of Battleford, SK passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at the age of 46 years. A Funeral Service was held Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Battleford United Church with Reverend Gayle Wensley officiating. Interment was held at the Town of Battleford Cemetery. Gail is lovingly remembered by her parents Rudy & Ruth Marchewka; brother Brad Marchewka (Matthew Rice); aunt Betty Schliemann; cousins Richard (Cheryl) Hill, Gregg (Treena) Petch - Austin & Bree; Jacquie (Tony) de Kroon - Jeremy, Nicola & Elysha; Heather (Ryan) Hanson - Ashlee & Jeremy; great uncle Leslie Laycock. She is predeceased by her aunt Norma Kowbel; grandparents Paul & Ann Marchewka; Iris & Rowland Hill; and her special cat Kassi. Memorial donations in memory of Ms. Gail Marchewka may be directed to the Battlefords Humane Society Po Box 645 North Battleford, SK S9A 2Y7. For those wishing to leave a condolence, you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Nicole Welford of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium. CARDS OF THANKS Words cannot adequately express the gratitude we have for everyone who visited, called, texted, or messaged us in support & love after the sudden loss of our beloved Gail. Thanks to those who brought us food, baking, flowers and to those who donated to the Battlefords Humane Society in Gail’s memory. Special thanks goes out to our friends Jack & Marlene Pool, Clarence & Shannon Harms, our niece and cousin Heather Hanson, and our friend and “sister” Carol Koemell for all their love, help, and support. Thank you to Rev. Gayle Wensley for the beautiful personalized service and to the Battleford United Church for the wonderful lunch provided afterward. Thank you to our friend Glenn Goodman for playing the beautiful music. Thank you as well to all the pallbearers for your help. And last but not least, to Nicole Welford, Andrea Hoffman, and all the staff at Eternal Memories, thank you for your guidance and assistance in the days after Gail’s passing and for ensuring Gail was cared for with utmost respect and dignity. Rudy & Ruth Marchewka Brad Marchewka & Matthew Rice

BRUCE CARL LOTTS August 15, 1927 August 5, 2019 Bruce passed away peacefully at Harwood Manor in North Battleford. Bruce is loved and remembered by his son Bruce and his daughters Renee and Laurie, along with many nieces and nephews and many close friends. Bruce is predeceased by his wife, Adalaide, his sister Joy Stewart and his brother Gordon. Bruce grew up on a farm near Rosetown, Saskatchewan. He graduated from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon with his Bachelor of Agriculture Engineering in 1950. This was an eventful year for Bruce as he started working for International Harvester that summer and had got married to Adalaide in December. Bruce worked in a variety of communities for I.H. He was transferred to Brandon, Manitoba where Bruce and Renee were born, then to Edmonton, then back to Saskatoon where Laurie was born and finally to Hamilton. While working in Hamilton, Bruce was the assistant service supervisor for Canada. Wanting to spend more time with his family, Bruce, with his two business partners, bought the I.H. farm dealership in North Battleford. Bruce was very active in the community. He was a founding member of the North Battleford Kiwanis Club and involved with the United Church. In recognition of his efforts in the community Bruce was named 2006 Citizen of the Year. Bruce never did officially retire and was always happiest being of service to others. Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2019 from Third Avenue United Church, 1301 – 102nd Street, North Battleford, SK. Interment will take place at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens, North Battleford, SK. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart & Stroke Foundation, the Lung Association or to Third Avenue United Church, North Battleford, SK. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Arrangements are entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200).

JORDEN STANLEY MCMAHON: It is with great sadness that the family of Jorden McMahon announce his passing on July 7, 2019 at the young age of 18 years. Funeral Services for Jorden were held on Thursday July 18, 2019 at 2:00pm from Ste. Therese de l’Enfant Roman Catholic, Leoville, SK with Fr. Peter Nnagna as celebrant. Interment followed in the Leoville Cemetery. Jorden Stanley McMahon came into this world on a rainy Sunday evening, welcomed by his family all anxiously waiting for him to arrive. Jorden spent most of his short life in Leoville and area, his schooling was mostly in Leoville, he graduated school last year at the Comprehensive High School in North Battleford, SK. Jorden lived with his Aunt Kelli and Uncle Mitch in North Battleford to begin his apprenticeship in carpentry, he was fortunate to be paired up with a wonderful employer at Square One Contracting. Jorden’s first job was pumping gas at the Esso service station in North Battleford. Family and friends were always first and foremost in Jorden’s life, he always enjoyed family functions and get togethers also holidays were always a special time for him. Jorden will forever be remembered for his infectious smile and big heart, he was always ready to lend a helping hand to do anything. He especially loved playing ball and badminton. Jorden is lovingly remembered by his Mom Cyla McMahon, Stepdad Clayton Sakowski, Grandparents Stan & Colette McMahon, Aunts, Uncle & Cousins Kelli (Mitch) Hawtin and their daughter’s Hadley & Huxley, Shannon Saemann & her son Andrew Kotlar, Bev (Bruce) Hein and their son’s Dallas, Alex & Zach, Jason Sakowski and his children Coby, Bella & Ava, Fraser (Cheryl) Sakowski and their children Lincoln & Linnea, Special Friend Naomi Latus, his cat Toopi, Work family Vince & Cody Loewen & Family and Braden Murdoch, also numerous great aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was predeceased by his grandmother Sherrill “Lynn” McMahon. In Jorden’s short life, he had made an impact on all who knew him. Jorden’s kindness will not be forgotten due to organ donation. Many Heart’s are aching, Many Heart’s are celebrating. Friends so wishing may make donations to Star’s Air Ambulance in memory of Jorden McMahon as tokens of remembrance. Those wishing to send online condolences are invited to visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com, Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Mark Muir of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home, Spiritwood, Sask. (306) 883-3500. __________________________________________________

OBITUARIES DELORME: Marie Isabelle Delorme born April 20, 1933 Cochin, SK. Passed away July 14, 2019 North Battleford, SK. Survived by her loving children: Stacey (Arnold) Lyle, Colten (Reneé)- Kaliah & Zain; Angela (Calvin)Chelsey - Emersyn, Shaylene (Brian - Toby, Gatlin, MuriElle, Tiffany - Haylee, Braxton, Dylan & Nevaeh; Brett (Michelle) - Peyton, Chasity Tesla & Hazelle; Darcy, one adopted son Robin - Melissa & Damien; brothers, Denis, Leonard (Violet), David (Yvette); Sister - May; sistersin-law Della & Gertrude; her god children; May Gamble, Marion Norton, Michelle Delorme, Holly Loch, Amber Nelson & Rochelle Nabe, Shirley LaPlante; as well as numerous nieces, nephews & cousins. Predeceased by one granddaughter Cheyanne Margaret Delorme, her parents George & Margaret Delorme; her borthers Pete, Wallace, Tony, Charlie, Harry & Francis; her sister Agnes; sisters-in-law, Georgina, Lucy & Rosalie; as well as numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts & uncles. Sorry if we missed anyone in our time of grieving. Memorials donations can be made to: Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan 301 - 2550 - 12th Avenue, Regina, SK S4P 3X1. Interment: Cochin Cemetery Cochin, SK. __________________________________________________ PLUTA: In loving memory of Elsie Pluta (née Darichuk) born May 11th, 1931 in Buchanan, SK passed away August 3rd, 2019 in North Battleford, SK. She is survived by brothers Stephen (Carol) and Martin, sister Margaret Gailing-Stepp (Ray Stepp), partner and friend Walter Suberlak and her nieces and nephews. Elsie is predeceased by her parents Peter, March 1979 and Mary (née Maximiuk), February 1964, Darichuk, husband Roman Pluta, February 1982, brother Ernest, July 1984, as well as 2 brothers & one sister in infancy. Elsie was a partner in the farming operation with her late husband Roman in the Dominion Community (Redfield). She became proficient at many skills. She loved to browse through cookbooks for recipes that were “just right” for the group she was entertaining. She enjoyed gardening, cake decorating, knitting, painting Easter eggs and she sewed drapery for 26 years. During her retirement years, Elsie danced at Polkafests with Walter and their many friends. Funeral Service will be held on Friday, August 9th, 2019 at 10:00 am at Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist, North Battleford, SK with Reverend Father Evan Maximiuk and the Very Reverend Father Gene Maximiuk presiding. Memorial donations may be made to the BUH Foundation, Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8. Arrangements are entrusted to Jennifer at Sallows & McDonaldWilson & Zehner Funeral Home, North Battleford. The family wishes to thank everyone who supported Elsie the past several years. Friends & relatives from the Dominion District, friends from North Battleford and area and the residents of Caleb Village who looked out for her over the past two years. Your thoughtfulness will not be forgotten.

CORBEIL: The family of Beulah Stella Corbeil are saddened to announce her passing on July 28th, 2019 in North Battleford, SK at the age of 84 years. Beulah was born on January 12th, 1935 in Meota, Saskatchewan to parents Joseph and Eva L’Heureux. She grew up in that area and attended Ness School, a country school near Jackfish, SK. Beulah married her love Roland Corbeil and together they had two sons, Blair and Marcel. As a family they ran the Jackfish Store for fifty one years and Beulah was the postmaster there for thirty four years. Eventually after her husbands passing, Beulah moved to North Battleford, where she resided until her passing. She will be forever remembered by her loving family her sons Blair (Erna) Corbeil of Beaumont, Alberta and Marcel (Kimberly) Corbeil of Layton, Utah; seven grandchildren Chandler (Joydawn) Corbeil, Jennifer (Zach) Davis, Jessica (Philip) Fischer, Donny (Kelly) Harter, Felisha (Cody) Hansen, Jenna Corbeil (Jerry Jr. McAllister) and Joseph Corbeil; six great grandchildren Kaisaac, Kodie, Theo & Blakely Corbeil, Stella Harter, and Lincoln Hansen; siblings Gladys Thompson, Lorraine Bru, Theresa Bossaer, Rosemarie Heidel, Alice Kostiuk, Sr. Evelyn Corbeil, Raymond Corbeil, Sr. Jeannine Corbeil, Ernest Corbeil, George & Lucy Corbeil as well as numerous extended family and friends. Beulah is predeceased by her loving husband Roland; parents Joseph & Eva; siblings Ernest (Corinne) L’Heureux, Fernand (Myrtle) L’Heureux, Noella (Irvin) Byers, Harry Thompson, Lorette (Pete) Lavoie, Clem Bru, Maurice Bassaer, Omer Corbeil, Ernest Heidel, Roman Kostiuk, Carol Corbeil, Clem & Georgette Corbeil, Roger Corbeil, Claire & Joe Gerwing and Lorna Corbeil. Beaulah will be dearly missed. Prayers will be held on Friday, August 2nd, 2019 at 7:00 pm and a Mass of Christian Burial on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 at 11:00 am both at St. Joseph Calasanctius Church in North Battleford, SK with Father Peter Paase presiding. Jennifer Wildeman of Sallows & McDonald – Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home in care of arrangements 306-445-2418.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS IN THE ESTATE of ELAINE RENSBY, late of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, deceased. ALL CLAIMS against the above estate, duly verified by statutory declaration and with particulars and valuation of security held, if any, must be sent to the undersigned before the 29th day of August 2019. Denmans Baldwin Friedman Frank Barristers & Solicitors 201,1291-102nd Street, Box 905, North Battleford, SK S9A 2Z3 Solicitors for the Estate of Elaine Rensby

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OBITUARIES POITRAS: Sylvia Annette, late of Saskatoon and formerly of North Battleford, passed away with her family by her side on July 23rd, 2019. Sylvia is survived by her children, Shawn (Pam), Perry, Lisa (Lawrence), Kristen (Perry) and her grandchildren, Brady, Justina, Connor, Ashley, Andrew, Megan, Sydney and Quinn. A Come and Go Tea will be held 1:00 pm, Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 at Sallows and McDonald-Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home Centennial Tea Rom. (1271 103rd Street, North Battleford, SK.) A complete obit to follow in the days ahead. Sallows & McDonald-Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home in care of arrangements. 306-445-2418

NEVILLE: In Loving Memory of William Bartley Neville, born May 29, 1923 at Cochin, SK., passed away July 22, 2019 in North Battleford, SK. Survived by his loving wife of 70 years Gwen; sons: Leonard (Leone): Billi-Jo (Tyson) Szautner: Colby & Jaiden, Brian, Daryl Billingsley: Kimberly, Terry Billingsley (Dayna): Grady & Kiera, Tena Caldwell (Glenn): William & family; David (Sandra): Michelle & Carmen; Robert “Bob” (Debbie): Jason (Debra) - Jacey & Hannah, Allison (David) Weigel - Brooklyn, Ryann, Twins: Jorja, Max; sister: Clair Ternier (†Albert); and nieces, nephews & their families. Predeceased by his parents Leonard & Ann Neville; brothers and sisters: Clint (†Ida), Chris, Joyce Noonan (†Dick). A Celebration Of Life Service was held on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. from the Meota Community Complex, Meota, SK with Joyce Salie officiating. Urn Bearer was Billi-Jo Szautner. Memorials are requested to Villa Pascal 1301 - 113th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 3K1 or to the Donor’s Choice. Interment was at the Meota Cemetery, Meota, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

DELORME: Mrs. Violet Delorme, resident of Cochin, SK passed away peacefully with family by her side Saturday, July 20, 2019 at the Battlefords Union Hospital at the age of 78 years. Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Ste. Rose de Lima Roman Catholic Church with Rev. Father Greg Elder as celebrant. Interment followed at the Cochin Cemetery, Cochin, SK. Violet is beautifully remembered by her loving husband Leonard Delorme; children: Diane (Ernie) Cadrain; Shaun (Carmen), Kevin (Deb), Dale Delorme; Jordan (Kim), Brayden; Barbara (Ron) Elliott; Lenny, Barry, Corey, Holly (Eric), Laurie, Chasy; Murray (Jacqui) Delorme, Dallan (Holly), Marie (Brittney), Murray Jr. (Janay), Amber (Troy), Dale, Madison (Jacob), Vikki, Samantha; and 20 Great-grandchildren; sister, Kathleen Hill; brothers-in-law Dennis, David (Yvette); sisters-in-law Della, Gertrude and May; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and extended family. Memorial donations in memory of Mrs. Violet Delorme may be directed to Canadian Cancer Society 1910 McIntyre Street Regina, SK S4P 2R3 or BUH COPPS Unit Po Box 1358 North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8. For those wishing to leave a condolence, you may do so at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service & Crematorium.

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Retiree pedalling for highway adventure By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter

Larry Griffiths is keeping active in retirement by doing more than an occasional walk around the block. Griffiths, from British Columbia, is riding his bike from Saskatoon

to Vancouver along the Trans-Canada Trail. The bike ride is about 3,000 kms of mostly backroads, Griffiths said, with paved roads between Edmonton and Calgary. In southern British Columbia, the route winds through the Rockies. “I like that kind of travel

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Tenders are now being accepted for the following: • Supply labour, materials and equipment to install 40 X 60 feet (12 X 18 meters) asphalt sports court • Remove 265 mm existing material, place geotextile, add 200 mm granular course base and 65mm asphalt concrete pavement • Court to be installed at Cut Knife Community School • Completion Date September 30, 2019 but preferably before school starts on September 3 Submit sealed tenders by 2:00 pm August 13, 2019 marked "SPORTS COURT TENDER" to: Cut Knife Playground Project Box 430 200 Arthur Street Cut Knife, Saskatchewan S0M 0N0 Tenders will be opened at 2:00 pm August 13. Lowest, or any tender, not necessarily accepted. Contact 306-398-7788 if you have any questions.

LEGAL / PUBLIC NOTICES

Application for Re: Liquor Permit

(Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997) Notice is hereby given that Little Loon Regional Park Authority has applied to the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) for a Special Use - Sports Facility Golf Club permit to sell alcohol in the premises known as Little Loon Regional Park Golf Course at SE-34-0-16W3, Glaslyn, SK Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice. Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious, or competition-based objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing. Write to: Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority P.O. Box 5054 Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3M3

adventure,” Griffiths told the News-Optimist when he passed through the city. Griffiths flew to Saskatoon. It took him two and a half days to get from Saskatoon to North Battleford. He said the trip would have been shorter if not for wind and rain. He recommends cycling west to east rather than the other way around. “It’s even better to bike with the wind at one’s back,” he said. The route he chose between Saskatoon and North Battleford “isn’t the most direct or the flattest,” but he said he enjoyed it nonetheless, meeting some nice locals near Marcelin and Duck Lake. On the trail, Griffiths mainly sleeps in a tent set up somewhere with a view of “something that’s kind of pretty.” He plans to sleep every few nights in a hotel because, he said, washing underwear is important on such a trip. Unlike British Columbia, which has many streams, in Saskatchewan, the duck ponds can be scummy. Griffiths has made long bike trips before, including one in Western Australia when he was younger.

Larry Griffiths, from British Columbia, is biking from Saskatoon to Vancouver and making stops all over the place in between. Once he’s done this trip, he plans on biking a route from Banff to Mexico. Photo by Averil Hall

Now years later, biking has a fashionable culture all of its own. Bikes have a variety of names, and “racontours” involve long trips, nature and local culture.

Along the trail, Griffiths said he expects to meet people doing similar trips. He’s heard of a woman who walked the Trans-Canada Trail, taking approximately 400 days.

Griffiths said he’s gained a sense of Canada’s massive scale, and encourages everyone, including locals, to make trips around the province without a vehicle.

nancial Transparency Act, in another legal development among the parties involved. A application filed by Charmaine Stick and the Canadian Taxpayers Fed-

eration asked a Queen’s Bench Court to find the First Nation in contempt of court for not revealing its financial information in the way the First Nations Financial Transparency Act sets out. In a July 24 decision, Judge Meghan McCreary agreed. The First Nations Financial Transparency Act came into effect in 2014. A vast majority of First Nations comply. A point of contention among critics wasn’t that First Nations shouldn’t reveal their financial information to band members, but to do so in the way the act sets out.

The act requires First Nations publish their financial information online, which some argued required them to reveal more information than do other government entities. Before the act, many First Nations revealed their financial information to band members in meetings and by other means, rather than in ways set out by the federal government. According to the act’s supporters, the published information is useful and relevant to band members and taxpayers. Stick and the taxpayers federation brought an application to the courts in 2016 regarding 2015 and 2016 financial information. In April 2018, the Onion Lake Cree Nation posted its 2015 and 2016 financial statements and other relevant information on the internet as required. The decision said the First Nation hasn’t published any since. According to Canadian common law, the decision says, an Indian band recognized under the Indian Act can be held in contempt of court. The band was also fined $10,000, which would be waived if Onion Lake posted the financial information set out in the act.

Onion Lake ordered to disclose financial information By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter

A judge has found Onion Lake Cree Nation in contempt of court regarding the First Nations Fi-

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Area athletes off to Western Canada Summer Games By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

We are very excited in our house to be heading to the big Garth Brooks stadium concert in Regina as he is one of our favourite performers – although we are hoping that no thunder will roll during this outdoor excursion. Although he no longer lives in the Battlefords, I’m wishing a big happy birthday to our nephew - the “Arnold” to my “Danny.” Carpe Diem, kid. Ball season is over for another year. The senior men’s’ Cardinals are competing in senior provincials this weekend. At press time, I did not have

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all the details of the tail end of minor ball provincial season to update you, so watch for it in the next column. This weekend is the start of Aug. 8 Western Canada Summer Games and will include several Unity, Wilkie and Macklin athletes. Abby Rutley of Unity and Leah Weinkauf of Macklin will be part of Team Sask softball, while Unity’s Reece Gilbert will be part of Team Sask

triathalon. Wilkie’s sibling duo of Kaiden and Carissa McGinnis will be part of Team Sask wrestling, while Denzil’s Kali Krieger will be part of Team Sask volleyball. At your local golf course today, the seniors open takes place on Aug. 8 starting at 10 a.m. This weekend, the UCRC fundraising golf event is set for Saturday, Aug. 10, and you can register now at the resource centre or at the golf course. August will be rounded out with the Aug. 18 four-man scramble and the 2019 member’s tournament on Aug 25. It won’t be long before school is back in session and fall programs are back

in action. Remember to support your local businesses when making purchases for these annual fall commitments. These businesses support your clubs, organizations, places and spaces all year and your support is a way of thanking them for doing so. That support includes, your local paper, which are also a local, small town business. Consider an ad in your local paper to advertise registration nights or other upcoming events later this summer and early this fall. Next week, don’t forget the bi-weekly farmers’ market continues at the Adanac Hall at our museum grounds. Every second week is a lunch

special in addition to vendors selling home-made or home- grown products for a unique shopping experience. Remember last year when your local Lions club donated over $30,000 from their Chase the Ace fundraiser? This was possible because of your support of this weekly lotto. This event continues each Wednesday at the Legion hall from 5 to 7 p.m., with the draw taking place at 7:15. Come on down and try your chance at lady luck. Just a few more weeks left of indoor pickleball at the Unity Curling Club so come on down Wednesdays at 7 p.m. Equipment

provided for this activity if needed. By this time, the new addition of the outdoor pickle ball court should be complete on the Richardson Pioneer outdoor rec venue. Gather some friends and play some pickleball at this new location. Coffee row knows that summer will soon be over. These folks are reviewing weather events and the growing season in our province and our community. They are also sharing their summer vacations and community activity that has taken place. So you see we keep busy here in Unity with wisdom, laughter and plenty of fun here in Unity with our friends on coffee row.

Maidstone happenings in July - celebrations enjoyed Correspondent

Linda Rodh celebrated her 65th birthday July 20 at the Maidstone Drop In Centre with 60 friends and relatives signing the guestbook. This included her husband Bill, chil-

dren, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Some came from as far away as Kelowna, B.C., Vermilion, Alta., Turtleford and Livelong. A potluck supper was enjoyed. On July 31, Linda did her last shift at Pine Island Lodge in Maidstone, retiring after 27 years as

recreation co-ordinator. Enjoy your retirement. You’ve earned it. Scotty Wiltermuth, long time resident of the Maidstone area, celebrated his 95th birthday Saturday, July 27. A catered noon cold plate luncheon was enjoyed at the wing of the

United Church with all nine of his children. Inlaws, grandchildren and great-grandchildren made up the 52 relatives in attendance, the youngest being six days old. Many different groups of family pictures were taken. Scotty lives in his own

COMING EVENTS

Saturday August 10

Silver Screen Saturday, North Battleford Library 2:00 p.m. Come to the library on saturday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. for a movie! We’ll be showing classic and retro movies throughout August. Today we’ll be showing The African Queen, a story of a spinster and a steamboat captain who argue and eventually fall in love. Ages 10+

Sunday August 11

Yu-Gi-Oh! Club at the North Battleford Library 2:00 p.m. Come learn and play the Yu-Gi-Oh card game with new friends.

Monday August 12

Smash Club at the North Battleford Library, 1392-101st Street, North Battleford. Every Monday from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Free brackets start at 6:00 p.m. Come hang out, play some games and make some friends.

Monday August 12

Monopoly Monday at the North Battleford Library. Join us for a fun afternoon of board games every Monday for July and August! Not just Monopoly, but all sorts of board games for all ages! 2:00 p.m. on Mondays. Hope to see you there!

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Tuesday August 13

Scenery Stretches at the North Battleford Library. Come to the library on Tuesday afternoons to help tend to the children’s garden and do some yoga! Ages 5-10.

Wednesday August 14

Alcoholics Anonymous

Please call our 24 hour at 1-877-341-3322 for support or information.

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

Wednesday August 14

Al-anon Family Groups

CD Coaster Craft at North Battleford Library 7:00 p.m. Ages 13+ are invited to register beforehand for this craft session in which we’ll make coasters from CDs. All materials provided.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays

Silver Screen Saturday at the North Battleford Library. Come to the library on Saturday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. for a movie! We’ll be showing classic and retro movies throughout July and August. Today we’ll be showing Grease, a musical love story between two high school students. Ages 12+.

Thursdays

Yu-Gi-Oh! Club 2:00 p.m. at the North Battleford Library. Come learn and play the Yu-Gi-Oh card game with new friends!

If someone’s drinking troubles, attending Al-Anon Family Group provides understanding and support. Meetings Monday at 7:00 p.m. and Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, corner of 15th Ave. & 108th Street. Contacts 306-937-7765, 306-937-7289 or 306-441-9324. Lawn Bowling For All Ages. Bowling Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:00 p.m. For more information please call 306-445-8433. Peer to Peer Support Group for Mental Health meets Thursday mornings @ 9:30 am at 1602 103rd Street in North.We welcome you to join us as we work towards recovery, and support one another.You will be warmly welcomed by all.

Fridays

Territorial Drive Farmers Market starting at 4:00 p.m. The Territorial Drive Farmers Market is a place where the city meets the country. A relaxed outdoor market where friends and families gather to shop, eat, and enjoy local entertainment. Our Friday night market is the perfect place to pick up some fresh fruit, veggies and baking on your way to the lake, enjoy supper from a food truck, browse the shops of local vendors, and you may even get a chance to take in some live local talent from a variety of buskers and street performers.

Thursday August 8

Makerspace Play Date, North Battleford Library 4:00 p.m. Think & play with STEM and STEAM activities, build robots, create video games, explore circuits and more! All materials provided.Ages 5-12.

Friday August 9

Tales and More, North Battleford Library 10:45 a.m. Enjoy thematic storytimes inspired by STREAM (Science, Technology, Reading, Engineering, Art, Math) activities Ages 4-8.

Saturday August 17

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Monday August 19

Musical Monday 10:30 a.m. North Battleford Library. Bring your toddlers and preschoolers to the Library Park for some fun music and movement! Note:The main library is closed during this time.We are only open for this event.

Monday August 19

hone, cooks, cleans and does his own washing. He enjoys driving to the farm and having coffee at Main Street with his friends each afternoon. Harold and Janice Wakefield and their children celebrated their parents’ 50th wedding an-

niversary July 27. It took place at the Legion Hall with a come and go tea from 2 to 4 p.m. A family catered supper followed. More than 100 relatives and friends signed the guest book from as far away as Calgary and Wetaskawin, Alta., and Manitoba.

Individuals convicted of simple possession of cannabis can now apply for no-fee, expedited pardons Submitted Starting Thursday, people who have a criminal record only for simple possession of cannabis can apply for a pardon, which will make it easier to work, go to school, travel and actively participate in their communities. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable David Lametti, on behalf of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Ralph Goodale, announced the coming into force of An Act to provide no-cost, expedited record suspensions for simple possession of cannabis. Individuals convicted only of simple possession of cannabis can now apply to the Parole Board of Canada for a pardon through a streamlined, simplified process. The $631 fee and waiting periods associated

with other pardon applications are eliminated. Applicants will be eligible even if they have outstanding fines or surcharges associated with their conviction, as long as they have completed the rest of their sentence. To assist applicants, PBC has put in place a streamlined Cannabis Record Suspension Application Guide and forms with step-by-step instructions, as well as a toll-free information line and email address to answer questions. PBC is working with partners, including police, courts, community organizations and criminal justice professionals to maximize the positive impact of this new relief. For further assistance, Canadians can visit Canada.ca/cannabisrecord-suspension, call 1-800-874-2652 or email ca n nabis-susp ension@ pbc-clcc.gc.ca.

Tuesday August 20

Scenery Stretches at the North Battleford Library 3:00 p.m. Come to the library on Tuesday afternoons to help tend to the children’s garden and do some yoga! Ages 5-10. This section 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, we can not guarantee all submissions will appear.

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How much can I prepare for tomorrow? Ed questions, “How can I best build today, so I’ll have lots for tomorrow?” As my old neighbour in Saskatchewan nears retirement, he has been considering how to make sure that he has ample when he has no work income. He wants to know what I and others get with the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security? He is skeptical when I tell him, “It is more than enough for some folks.” “I’m not some folks,” Ed answers and adds, “When you are not retired, it sure looks like a pretty fine amount to count on every month.” “Everything may look

down his barns and build bigger ones to store all his grain and other goods. Then he was sure he would have stored away an ample supply of grain to provide for him the ability to relax, eat, drink, and be merry for many years to come. But God took his soul the very night of all his planning. All his possessions and wealth went to another at his death. (Paraphrase Luke 12:16-21) Jesus challenges us that it is foolish to be very focused on laying up treasures, here on earth, to enjoy for ourselves; for we will not be rich toward God. It is not hard to find ourselves concerned with what we have and if it will be enough

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According to Ed By Raymond Maher

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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca ample from the other side of the fence,” I tell him, “but once you get comparing yourself to others, it gets muddy.” It is hard for us to understand that our lives do not consist in the abundance of our possessions or our stored-up wealth that we

have today. It is easy for us to be self-centered and materialistic. Jesus explained it this way: Once there was a rich man whose land produced abundantly. He did not have anywhere to store his plentiful, harvest. Instead of selling it, the man intended to tear

for tomorrow. It is not hard to be concerned about what someone else has or is getting compared to ourselves. Covetousness also goes by the names envious, grasping, greedy, jealous, grabby, desirous, or selfish. A man in a crowd listening to Jesus said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” Jesus refused to be a judge or arbitrator for the man. Then Jesus said to the whole crowd be on your guard against all covetousness. (Luke 12:15) How easily we forget that God is the source of our possessions and wealth. He gives each day our daily bread. Our entire life

and that of everyone else depends on God. It is God who sends sunshine and rain on the righteous and unrighteous. God looks to our physical as well as our spiritual blessings. The Lord makes the earth fruitful and blesses us with the ability to work for the things we need. We share our daily bread with those unable to work. For we need not be greedy or wasteful or worry about the future for God gives us our daily bread. We live in the confidence that the Lord gives us what we need. It is from the hand of God that we find enjoyment in our work, or retirement, in our eating and drinking with contentment.

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 for you & your family.

(RC) St. Joseph Calasanctius Parish 1942 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK S9A 0N4

TerriTorial Drive alliance church

306-446-1695

PASTOR: Rev. Phinh Do

DAILY: Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Fri. - 9 a.m. unless otherwise noted WEEKEND MASS TIMES: Saturdays - 7:30 p.m. Sundays - 10:00 a.m.

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

ANGLICAN PARISH

306-445-5901

St. George’s Anglican Church - 9:30 a.m.

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK

SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. Trevor Malyon

Summer Sunday Services - July 21, Aug. 11 & 25 Regular Services begin Sept. 1 Everyone Welcome

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

St. Paul’s Anglican Church - 11:00 a.m. 1302 - 99th Street, North Battleford, SK

Hope Mennonite Fellowship

Battlefords Grace Community Church

1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

SUNDAY - 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service

Pastor: Bill Hall

Pastor Gerhard Luitjens & Abel & Sonya Zabaleta (Mission Partners)

191 - 24th Street W., Battleford, Sk. 306-937-7575

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

Church Phone 306-445-4181

Everyone Welcome

Battlefords Cowboy Church Services 1st & 3rd Thursday of each Month

Battleford Legion Hall 7:00 p.m. PASTOR - Rick Martin

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish 902 - 108th Street, North Battleford

DIVINE LITURGY Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.

Contact: Fr. Ivan Derkach 306-937-3767 or 306-317-8138

Battleford United Church 52 - 4th Avenue West Battleford, SK

306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

Third Avenue United Church Sunday Worship Service - 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 1301 - 102nd Street, Phone 306-445-8171

Everyone Welcome

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

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S 11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

Phone 306-937-7340 PASTOR - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath

Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

Living Water Ministry

Sr. Pastor Brian Arcand Pastor Anand George Phone: 306-445-3803 Cell: 306-441-9385 Fax: 306-445-4385

1371 - 103rd Street (Use East Door)

LIVING FAITH CHAPEL

1372 102nd St 306-445-3009

St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church SUNDAY MASS - 9:00 a.m.

S0M 0P0

Phone 306-937-7340

Maidstone/Paynton United Church of Canada NO SERVICES IN JULY

Phone: 306-445-4338

Clergy Person: Rev. Ean Kasper

10:30 a.m. Service

Church & CE Wing: 306-893-2611 For booking the Wing: 306-893-4465

Sunday Services 10:30 am Various Weekly Programs www.livingfaithchapel.ca

Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church

DELMAS - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath Box 10, Delmas, SK

Sunday Evening Service 7:00 p.m. Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

1702 - 106th Street, North Battleford

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

Pastor James Kwon

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

Phone 306-445-9096

Saturday Services Bible Study - 10:00 a.m. Worship Service - 11:00 a.m.

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Radisson fair coming up on Aug. 10-11 weekend By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

The Borden Friendship Club held their monthly potluck supper on July 31 at the acreage of Ed and Dianne Rawlyk, with 60 out to enjoy burgers, hotdogs, plenty of salads and fruit along with cupcakes and ice cream cones for dessert. Happy birthday for July was sung to Sheldon Carr, Helen Sutherland, Jean Sawchyn, Ron Bezugly, Gary Palmer, Laura Loeppky, Mel Kuntz, Ron and Sue Mills and Barb Leschysyn. Entertaining with many familiar tunes and Irish music were Celtic Country, with Ed Neufeld playing guitar, Bob Wardhaugh on the keyboard, Perry Nicol on bohan drum

and Archie Wainwright helping with the vocals. Upcoming at Borden, open to everyone, on Aug. 9 at 7:30 p.m. is a baby shower for Logan W. Larsen (Brett and Jessica) at the farm home of Bruce and Sylvia Larsen. On Saturday, Aug. 10, the first Adventures at the Borden Museum occurs from 2 to 4 p.m. featuring Stew Walton demonstrating roping and on Saturday, Aug. 17 Archie Wainwright will do rope making. On Sunday, Aug. 11, St.

John’s Anglican Church is holding a fundraising supper at the Borden seniors centre at 5 p.m., with sausage on a bun, salads and desserts. Mary Saunders will have a slide show on their trip to Africa after the meal. There is no charge, but donations are gratefully accepted. The weekend of Aug. 10 and 11 is the Radisson Agricultural Fair with slopitch, entries to view of crafts, baking, schoolwork, etc. in the curling rink, parade at 11 a.m. on the 10, kids events both days, gymkhana at noon. On the 11th, there is a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. in the arena, light horse show, vintage tractor pull (starting at noon) and slopitch games all day.

Birthday celebrants Helen Sutherland, Ron Bezugly, Laura Loeppky, Barb Leschysyn, Ron Mills, Gary Palmer, front - Sheldon Carr, Jean Sawchyn, Sue Mills and Mel Kuntz. Photos by Lorraine Olinyk

Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club scholarships awarded Submitted The Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club awarded four senior members each with a $500 club scholarship to assist them in their post-secondary education. Two members were also recipients of 4-H Saskatchewan Scholarships. Sara Florence received the Palliser Insurance 4-H Scholarship of $500 and Cody Somers received the Entrepreneurial Scholarship for 4-H Members of $3,000 as well as the District 34 4-H Council Scholarship of $250. All of the members completed their 4-H year and will be moving on to attend post-secondary education and we wish them all the best on the next part of their journey. Congratulations to the following members who were awarded 4-H Scholarships in 2019 and will be pursuing a profession in the following areas: Sara Florence: Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan Dallyn Loewen: Plumbing Apprenticeship Cody Somers: Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan Brooke Turner: Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan 4-H Entrepreneurial Scholarship – Cody Somers and donor Bill Cooper. Photos submitted

Eagle Hills Multiple 4-H Club Scholarship – Brooke Turner, Cody Somers, Sara Florence. Missing: Dallyn Loewen.

Professional Business & Service

Proposed Meota West Phase 2 SAGD Thermal Project Township 46 Range 17 W3M Monday, August 12th, 2019 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM Meota Community Complex 395 3rd Street East Meota, SK S0M 1X0 Serafina Energy Ltd. is proposing to construct a new Central Processing Facility (CPF) for Phase 2 of its SAGD Project at Meota West. The CPF is proposed to be located within the RM of Meota in Section 17-46-17W3M. A pipeline will transport raw water to the CPF from existing infrastructure. Sales oil produced from the CPF will be trucked to a midstream terminal. Representatives from Construction, Land, Regulatory, Environment, Operations, Engineering, Geology and Marketing will be available to answer any questions. For more information, contact Jason Bezruchak at (587) 390-8954.

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