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For a few months, Battlefords RCMP has been without a permanent commanding officer. transferred Insp. EVEN TRCMP John Sutherland to Saskatoon, according to Mayor NOVEMBER 15 - DECEMBER 5, 2018 Ryan Bater, in approximately “July or August.” “My understanding is that Insp. Sutherland was re-assigned to their central district office in Saskatoon because of some vacancies there,” Bater told the News-Optimist this week. Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation lottery winners were all smiles on ® S/Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt ON SELECT HOME beenAPPLIANCES acting in the Tuesday during the big cheque presentation. The $100,000 Grand KITCHENAID Prize went has position, but Bater said it to Jenna Gregoire of North Battleford and Aaron Monchuk, as the brother and sales associate for details. a permanent post,” sister purchased together under Gregoire’s name. Featured in the See photo, left “wasn’t to right, are Shauna McGifford and Claudette McGuire of BUHF, baby Davin and Woolfitt is currently Dealeracting addressin linethe interim until Gregoire, Jenna Gregoire and Rhea Gregoire. Gregoire said the money will go DEALER LOGO RCMP find a replacement. Dealer information line toward a mortgage and savings. See inside for the 50/50 winner. Photo by Josh “We transfer and move Greschner people around all the time,” Cpl. Rob King, media relations officer, said Tuesday. According to King, North Sutherland’s previous role Stars “[oversaw] operations at the detachment,” along update with overseeing all the sections in the detachment. Page 13 The transfer, King said, Staff year, and the contractor is considered “a lateral will return for additional Passing lanes on High- paving, minor repairs and move,” such that Sutherway 4 between North Bat- clean up next spring. land’s rank didn’t change. New fiance tleford and Cochin are now Mayor Ryan Bater said Traffic volumes for the director open. he hasn’t heard anything stretch of highway between about who Sutherland’s reA release issued North Battleford and CoPage 3 Wednesday stated four chin range from 3,700 to placement might be. Bater said the City of passing lanes as well as 6,900 vehicles per day. North Battleford has a conintersection improvements Highways and Infrahave been opened to traf- structure Minister Lori tract with the RCMP, but Elmer Report fic. Work has wrapped up Carr said passing lanes can they “do not have a voice in on construction of the ini- reduce collisions by 25 per terms of their internal huPage 12 man resources process.” tial $10 million project this cent.
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Bater said, at the moment, he hasn’t heard about a new commanding officer. Sutherland appeared in a recent W5 documentary about crime in the Battlefords, but Bater said the documentary was filmed earlier this year when Sutherland was still in his previous role.
Regarding the city’s crime reduction strategy, Bater said the city’s plans are still being implemented and there is no change. Sutherland began as Battlefords RCMP commanding officer in January 2014. In 2016, Sutherland won a Leadership Award from the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police.
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Council meetings will likely happen much earlier in the future at City Hall in North Battleford. City council has voted to direct administration to prepare amendments to the procedure bylaw which will move up the start time of council meetings from 8 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. Council passed the resolution to that effect unanimously. The plan is for the open portion to begin at 6:15 p.m.; if there is the need for an executive committee meeting, those would start at 5:15 p.m. The rationale, according to a memo from City Manager Randy Patrick dated Nov. 13, is that earlier start times are better
suited to delegations attending council, and enables council members to make decisions with more energy and less fatigue. Administration also feels the move may better accommodate members of the public. “It may engage more of the public to attend because it’s earlier on in the day,” said Debbie Wohlberg, director of legislative services, at Tuesday’s meeting. While council passed the resolution authorizing the change to the earlier start times, they must still vote on the actual amendments to the procedure bylaw itself before the new times take effect. The indication from Mayor Ryan Bater to reporters is that the new start times will likely begin in the new year.
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Fire Guts Battleford Home
New finance director in; budget dates set By John Cairns Staff Reporter
The City of North Battleford has a new director of finance. The new director of finance is Steve Brown, who most recently had worked in the same role with the City of Prince Albert. Brown was introduced at Tuesday’s meeting by City Manager Randy Patrick. Brown replaces Amarjit Mahil, who resigned this summer to take a job with the University of Saskatchewan. With the new director in place, City Hall is now almost set to begin budget deliberations later this month. Patrick confirmed that the deliberation dates for the 2019 operations and
Steve Brown has been announced as the new director of finance for North Battleford. He was at Tuesday’s council meeting. Photo by John Cairns
capital budget are Nov. 28, Dec. 3 and Dec. 6, all with start times of 5 p.m. and running until 9 p.m. The plan is for the budget to then come back to
council for discussion and possible adoption on Dec. 10. Deliberations are all open to the public at City Hall.
A fire in Battleford Monday afternoon has gutted the home belonging to a former mayor and long time town councillor, as confirmed to the NewsOptimist by homeowner Derek Mahon. Five fire vehicles, at least one EMS vehicle and the RCMP were on the scene during the blaze. The house is located at 21-1st Ave. West. Fire Chief Larry Gabruch says the home is a total loss, estimated at about $300,000 in damages. Photo by John Cairns
Yellow Sky neighbourhood Master Plan approved By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Swift approval was given at North Battleford city council Tuesday to adopting the Yellow Sky Master Plan in principle. Council voted to adopt the plan, which had been presented last month at the
city’s Planning Committee meeting by representatives from the consulting firm Urban Systems. The master plan document, presented Oct. 15, provides a vision and a plan for the southeast quadrant known as Yellow Sky neighbourhood. The master plan calls
for multiple phases of development for the area over the coming decades, including both commercial and residential development. In a memo from City Planner Ryan Mackrell dated Nov. 13, the “document will serve as a guide to facilitate development
in the neighbourhood” and “encourage and promote economic growth in our community.” According to Mackrell, it will also be used when designing improvements to Carlton Trail. Mackrell emphasized administration will be using the document as
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Pat and Marvin De Schryver of Denzil took home the 50/50 Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation lottery prize valued at $51,355. They donated $10,000 to the BUH, while some of the money will sponsor wheelchairs going to Columbia with the Knights of Columbus. As for the rest, “we’ll have no problem getting rid of it,” Marvin said. Photo by Josh Greschner
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Dear Editor We in Canada have so much to be grateful for; a couple of examples would be an abundance of natural resources and a democracy that works – although not as fair as it could be and this is the issue I’d like to talk about. When western Canada was invited to join the confederation it appears obvious that the east saw the west as a future supplier of raw material (natural resources) and so it’s been. History makes me feel the graciousness of that action hasn’t extended beyond the Manitoba-Ontario boarder. Along comes Leduc No. 1, yuck, carbon fuel. Call it what you may, but it gave the west a printing machine that could only print cash. This gave our eastern master an enormous problem. With billions of dollars that would have come flooding into the west, this would create a power shift to the west. I mention only oil, but there is entered into the equation a number of natural resources, along with agriculture. Hence the west, like a young boy or girl, was quickly growing into adulthood in the family of confederation. The challenge to reverse this financial power shift and keep it in the east was left up to none other than Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau. From the central power base in Ontario and Quebec this man was brilliant and he exercised this brilliance in the form of national energy policy. This was sold to the west as needed to secure this energy for all of Canada while they pick our pockets to the tune of billions, and so it is to this day. We in the west are a resilient group and despite this monetary theft by Ottawa we continue to grow and expand financially and population-wise. Thus we remain somewhat of a threat to the eastern power base. Something must be done. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau goes to senior Trudeuu’s playbook and here comes a double hitter. Carbon tax and promised pipelines that will not likely be built under this administration. No pipelines to transport oil to tide water and our revenue gets cut by approximately $30 a barrel. How sweet, and the sales job continues. Harry Zamonsky North Battleford
What is the Sask. Party doing to libraries (again!)?
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Dear Editor Last year the Sask. Party cut $4.8 million dollars from Saskatchewan Libraries. Then Minister of Education Don Morgan made several comments suggesting he didn’t value books or libraries. These included saying the government was getting out of the business of brick and mortar libraries, and seemed upset that some communities had more than one place to get books (a reference to small towns that had a school library and a public library). There was a public outcry, and thankfully the government backed down. Don Morgan announced that the Sask. Party made a mistake and that funding would be restored while there was a transparent systemwide review of library services. That hasn’t happened. It seems a secretive review is occurring without input from the public or librarians. But information has started to leak out, unfortunately initially in October as rumours that people’s jobs were going to be cut. Education Critic Carla Beck asked the government about a secret review,
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only to be stonewalled. According to an Oct. 18 620 CKRM news post, Ms. Beck sent a freedom of information request to the province about the library review. What she received was “very redacted.” Why is the government blacking out documents of a “transparent review”? I can’t say how disappointed I am in the Sask. Party’s anti-education stance. Having said that I called the new Minister of Education’s (Hon. Gordon Wyant) office. The person I spoke to was very attentive, and although not speaking to how secretive the process has been, he stated we could email our concerns directly to the minister and gave the email address: minister.edu@ gov.sk.ca. Mr. Wyant’s telephone number is 306-7877360. He seemed to suggest emails would be directly read by Mr. Wyant. Please, if you value Saskatchewan libraries, do call or email them and let them know you want to keep Saskatchewan libraries strong and ask why it has been so hard to find out about the library review. Wayne Schlapkohl North Battleford
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‘You have to be lucky all the time. We only have to be lucky once.’
In 1984, the Irish Republican Army tried to kill British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher with a bomb. They did not succeed, but they did send a message. “You have to be lucky all the time. We only have to be lucky once.” The same can be said for pipeline opponents. The pipeline company has to be lucky all the time, but the opponents only have to be lucky once. We saw that, yet again, on Nov. 8, when Montana federal judge Brian Morris quashed the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. This came as things were finally coming together for what might be the most beleaguered project in North America right now. Pipeline News ran two stories recently which, for the first time in many years, showed a glimmer of hope. One highlighted the fact that the company was inspecting its pipe, which had been sitting on the ground since 2011, to make sure its coating was still good. This case comes just a few months after another federal court, this one in British Columbia, quashed a permit for another pipeline, the Trans Mountain Expansion. The pipeline opponents are following the same strategy – flood the courts “Candice from the North Battleford Public Library recommends the book The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch.
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with every single legal argument under the sun, and you only need one to stick to kill the project. Judge Morris found a few things that stuck. Morris apparently came to the conclusion that governments can’t change their mind. That was one of the issues in the 54-page ruling I spent the better part of an hour reading through. Particu-
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lar attention in the judgment was paid to the fact that climate change was cited as a reason to deny the Presidential Permit in 2015, but that the new 2017 record of decision (ROD) does not talk about climate change. What the judgment does not discuss, however, is that there was a change in administration during that time, and that this was a campaign item. In particular, I just happened to be the guy to ask Trump if he would approve the Keystone XL project. He said he would, and upon election, he did, and granted a permit for it. And the people, by electing him, had in fact changed their mind. But that’s not good enough for the judge. He ruled that the National Environmental Policy Act and Admin-
istrative Procedure Act “require a detailed justification for reversing course and adopting a policy that ‘rests upon factual findings that contradict those which underlay its prior policy.’” The Department must give “a reasoned explanation for disregarding facts and circumstances that underlay or were engendered by the prior policy,” he ruled, adding, “The Court vacates the 2017 ROD and remands with instructions to provide a reasoned explanation for the 2017 ROD’s change in course.” Apparently getting elected saying “I’m going to change that decision” is not a good enough reason. When the administration makes a decision, even if it’s the wrong decision, then it’s set in stone unless you provide a “reasoned explanation” to change course, and that reasoned explanation is not made in the ballot box. The clearest evidence that this judgment is bogus is its finding that the State Department should have considered increased flow on the Alberta Clipper pipeline, when it was considering the greenhouse gas impacts of Keystone XL. Let me be clear on this: Alberta Clipper was an Enbridge, not TransCanada, pipeline. It, too, was a 36-inch export pipeline built from Canada to the U.S. After it went into service, they cranked up the pumps a few years later and its capacity went from 450,000 bpd to 880,000 bpd.
The judge found that the cumulative climate impacts of Keystone XL and Alberta Clipper should be considered. But nowhere does he bring up the cumulative climate impacts of North Dakota adding 1 million barrels per day in production since the time Alberta Clipper went into service, or Texas adding 1.9 million barrels per day in the same time frame. Nor does the judgment include mention of any of the pipelines, like Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), that haul this oil. It’s only Canadian oil production, and these two new Canadian pipelines, that need to be considered. Some other items in the judgment Morris, quite fairly, ignored. The plaintiffs threw everything but the kitchen sink into this lawsuit. Of particular note are endangered species. Not only did they want the State Department to consider those species south of the 49th parallel, but north of it as well. “Plaintiffs next argue that the Department violated NEPA by failing to consider sufficiently potential environmental impacts in Canada,” he noted. Thankfully, we get to be our own country. He ruled, “The Court will defer to the government of Canada’s environmental review of Keystone’s impacts within its own jurisdiction.” With regards to endangered species, Morris wrote, “Plaintiffs allege that the Department failed to use the best available science to assess harm to
whooping cranes, interior least terns, and piping plovers. Plaintiffs allege that the Department failed to address oil spills and extraterritorial impacts. Plaintiffs allege finally that the Department failed to analyze reasonably impacts to the blackfooted ferret, rufa red knot, northern long-eared bat, and western prairie fringed orchid.” Here’s a nice nugget: “FWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services) identified the American burying beetle as the only listed species likely to be affected adversely by Keystone after it was proposed again in 2017.” All told, he did not make any orders on the endangered species front. Maybe this decision will be good for the American burying beetle, after all. The beetle in question requires carrion to breed. With all these dying pipeline projects, surely there’s got to be a body lying around, somewhere. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian. zinchuk@sasktel.net.
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Gail Krawetz authors political history book The author of a recent book chronicling the founding and the early years of the Saskatchewan Party paid a visit to the Battlefords recently. Gail Krawetz, author of Risk & Reward: The Birth and Meteoric Rise of the Saskatchewan Party, was at the North Battleford Library to promote the book. “I was encouraged to write the book because there were people who felt it was a story that needed to be told,” Krawetz said, “and it was a story that maybe would be lost if we didn’t capture the memories of many of those original founders of the party.” There was also a desire by people to set the record straight as to what had happened. Plus, “it’s part of our province’s history,” Krawetz said. The story revolves around the four Progressive Conservative and four Liberal MLAs who came together to form the Saskatchewan Party. While the actual formation of the
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cern for those MLAs when they formed the party. They wanted to reverse that trend. They wanted Saskatchewan to take its rightful place in this country, and they felt it was an important place.” The cast of characters included MLAs such as June Draude and Bob Bjornerud who bolted the Liberals, and Bill Boyd who had been leader of the PCs. They had started the talks, and others such as Rod Gantefoer came on board as well. The author herself had a front-row seat to what had happened because her husband was former Canora-Pelly MLA and Deputy Premier Ken Krawetz, who was also in North Battleford for the presentation. He was the last one of the “founding eight” to join, but because he was also interim leader of the Liberals, the others had held off asking him until days before the formation of the party was announced. The story in Risk and Reward went on to document the events that led to the party’s surprising nearwin of the 1999 election under leader Elwin Hermanson, and the surprise defeat in 2003. The book ends with the rise of Brad Wall and the formation of government in 2007.
Gail Krawetz, author of Risk & Reward: The Birth and Meteoric Rise of the Saskatchewan Party, at North Battleford library Thursday of last week. Photo by John Cairns
This was the first time Krawetz, an English and history teacher, had written a book. She had written columns and had a blog, but putting a book together was a different challenge. She hired an editor to help her put it together. Krawetz went the selfpublishing route, and has been active in going out and promoting the book. Sales have been good, with 2,000 copies sold so far. Readers are surprised to find out how easy a read the book is. “They start reading it thinking it’s going to be dry political discourse,”
said Krawetz. But the story plays out like a spy novel at times, and while it reads like fiction, it all actually happened. “One fellow said it was like a cloak and dagger account, because there was a fair bit of intrigue and secret meetings and spying that went on, and so it is an interesting story.” It was also a big challenge for the players involved to keep their plans under wraps, with the media remaining in the dark until the press conference announcing the new party in 1997. Krawetz said the reaction to the book has been very positive both among political people and those on the outside. A big challenge for her was deciding how to tell the story in a way that would engage an audience that would not necessarily be interested in politics. She explained she finally opted for a third person, more folksy style of telling the story. “Prof. Joe Garcea (University of Saskatchewan political studies professor) told me it was unlike any political book that has been written, so that meant a great deal to me.” The book is still available at the major bookstores in Saskatchewan and online. It can also be ordered from www.riskrewardbook.ca.
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Local couple creates Cree-word calendar Hope is to encourage reconciliation By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
A North Battleford couple is hoping their new Cree-word calendar encourages reconciliation. Liz and Les Hurlburt made a calendar featuring Cree words with their English translations and a pronunciation guide. Liz taught Cree at St. Mary School and Les is familiar with the language. The couple looked through dictionaries and found words for different days. The Hurlburts were featured on CBC radio last year and saw increased
demand for their calendar after the radio appearance and a published article. “Then there were so many people phoning us after we were on the radio, that we decided to make [a calendar] we would produce for the public,” Les Hurlburt said. This year, the Hurlburts revamped the calendar and are selling them at an upcoming event. Differences from the new calendar compared to the previous one include a new cover featuring a beadwork pattern on the front by Liz’s mother Marguerite Kimbley, and
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blue pages to match the beadwork. The new calendar is also a perpetual calendar. A perpetual calendar has dates including days and months but not years, so one can flip through the calendar over again once a year is finished. Words in the calendar are organized by theme, such as a winter theme in January, and a spring theme during springtime. Cree’s relation to English or French, Liz said, would be like the country’s official languages’ relation to Chinese. Yet speakers who understood both Cree and French formed their own language: Michif. Liz learned Michif. Before teaching Cree, Liz said, she had to learn “the true Cree language,” although she said she already knew much of it due to Cree’s similarities to Michif. Cree occasionally uses pre-existing words and concepts to form other words. According to the Hurlburts, the Cree word for table is translated as “eating board.” “Hummingbird” is “bee bird.” “Horse” is “big dog.” Before the prominence of homogeneous English in Canada, Cree and other languages spoken
Les and Liz Hurlburt have produced a Cree-word-a-day calendar and are selling them at an event on Nov. 23. Liz taught Cree at St. Mary School, although she is originally a Michif-speaker, which combines Cree and French. The couple hope to encourage reconciliation with their calendar. Photo by Josh Greschner
in the territory could be compared to variations of English within England, Liz said. Different Cree dialects include Plains Cree, Woods Cree, Swampy Cree, Moose Cree and Atikamekw Cree. The Plains Cree prominent in this area, Liz said, and according to which the calendar is written, is referred to as “Y” dialect. Another important feature of Cree is it takes into account what the language considers to be
animate and inanimate. Romance languages distinguish words according to gender, and word endings alter according to gender. In Cree, a rock is considered animate, while a book is considered inanimate, and endings differ accordingly. Factors such as residential school, Liz said, explain why many people no longer speak Cree. Liz said her experience at residential school was different from her parents’ as she went to day school
and could stay home at night. Her parents lived at the residential school and weren’t allowed to return home every night. The Hurlburts say their efforts are directed toward reconciliation, Les said, and to “expose people to, and have an awareness of and appreciation of the language of the Indigenous people around here.” A calendar sale will take place Friday, Nov. 23 at St. Joseph Calasanctius Church Hall from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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Everyone welcome at drug and gang forum
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By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter
Saturday, Nov. 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the food bank location on 101st Street. “Our Share the Warmth Campaign is not only for children, we also collect outdoor winter gear for adults that we distribute to those who are not properly dressed for the weather,” says Executive Director
Erin Katerynych. “Last year we handed out hundreds of winter accessories and 318 jackets and ski pants to those who were not properly dressed.” The campaign accepts clean, gently used outdoor winter jackets, ski pants, boots, toques, mittens and scarves.
The organizer of an upcoming drug and gang forum hopes to educate the public about the regional crime situation. Jacob Pete describes himself as the first treaty Indian member of the RCMP, and he has previously worked to deter drug crime. Pete is currently a Little Pine First Nation elder, and he has previously worked to establish on-reserve policing, including on Louie Bull First Nation in Alberta. Pete was a main organizer of establishing a security force on Little Pine First Nation and Poundmaker Cree Nation, along with bringing community safety officers to the First Nations. The drug and gang forum will run Nov. 22 and 23 at the Dekker Centre. Presenters and topics on the first day include: RCMP Cpl. Karen Pelletier presenting on drug threats and problems at 9 a.m.; RCMP Cst. Steve Evans presenting on Aboriginal
accessory charge. On top of that, Petruka was given a consecutive sentence of 1,693 days, or roughly 4.6 years, for discharging a firearm at an officer in connection to the April 14 incident near Delmas. In addition, Judge Dan O’Hanlon ordered the forfeiture of all firearms, ammunition, weapons, drugs, drug paraphernalia, and some other items that belonged to others. A 10year firearms prohibition has been imposed, and a mandatory order for the taking of a DNA sample was also imposed. Victim’s surcharges also apply. The sentence is in line with a joint submission made by Crown and
defence before Judge O’Hanlon in Provincial Court Oct. 30. O’Hanlon had adjourned sentencing until Nov. 9 mainly to consider s.672.11 of the Criminal Code – the provision where the court could order assessment of the mental condition of the accused. O’Hanlon decided not to make a s.672.11 order, as the section was not applicable to this instance, and the penitentiary would assess the accused in any event. The judge spoke at length about the two charges for which Petruka entered guilty pleas. On the enabling to escape charge, Petruka’s guilty plea stemmed from an incident
in Regina involving herself and co-accused Tristan Pinder, in which she acted as an accessory. In that instance, the driver of a taxi van had his throat slashed and the taxi van was stolen. Judge O’Hanlon called that incident a “senseless, brutal and cowardly attack on an innocent and vulnerable man.” The judge also pointed to Petruka’s reaction, saying it “cannot be said that she was horrified or greatly startled.” The second incident happened April 14 when the stolen vehicle was spotted going eastbound on Highway 16. An RCMP constable located the vehicle near
Radisson is about to take the country by storm, as the town is featured in an upcoming episode of the CBC show Still Standing. The episode features local Radisson celebrities including Jonah Tyreman who manages a rock museum in town. Comedian Johnny Harris and a CBC crew filmed an episode earlier this year. The show will also feature bits from a stand-up performance by Harris, which took place in Borden. The episode is scheduled to air on Tues. Nov. 20 at 8:30 p.m. Newfoundland time (6 p.m. our time). Photo submitted
Share the warmth this winter Staff The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre has partnered once again this year with SaskEnergy and the Boys and Girls Club to host a Share the Warmth, Coats for Kids Clinic. The clinic will be held
Nov. 22, 23 at Dekker Centre street gangs at 10:30 a.m.; law professional Loretta Pete-Lambert presenting on marijuana laws at 1 p.m.; and psychologist Holly Graham of Thunderchild First Nation presenting on drug use and the brain at 2:30 p.m. Day two will feature a presentation on Indigenous justice by assistant professor in sociology John Hansen at 9 a.m., followed by a video presentation. The forum’s title is Reclaiming Miyopimatisiwin: What gets in the way? (Miyopimatisiwin translates as “the good life.”) Pete said there is gang and drug activity in North Battleford and in the surrounding area, and Pete argues such problems can begin to be solved with the help of Indigenous traditions, spirituality and customs. “The enforcement aspect is one way to do it, but we need to go back to our people in the community and basically we got to start with the young ones.” “Maybe we should
revert back to what we had before,” Pete said. “This colonization process has really screwed us up.” In February, Richard Checkosis, councillor in charge of Little Pine’s justice portfolio, told the News-Optimist security duties include patrolling and checking on elders, calling police if needed. Regarding what he hopes to accomplish with the forum, Pete said, “hopefully we can get some type of collective action happening within the communities.” “We have to allow the common person to think of solutions in terms of what they do see and get the people to start talking about things locally because it impacts everything that we do.” Pete also said the recent legalization of selling and possessing cannabis are a big concern, and “legalizing it can create major problems for the bands.” Pete said everyone is invited to attend. Attendance is free.
Delmas and drove behind it. Soon after, O’Hanlon noted that Petruka had leaned out the driver’s window and fired a 12-gauge shotgun at the constable. That shotgun later ended up in the ditch. O’Hanlon also described these as “senseless, brutal and cowardly acts.” He said the RCMP constable was “scared for his life” and had simply been carrying out his duties that day. In determining sentence, O’Hanlon said he considered protection of the public as well as denunciation and deterrence. He also noted there were mitigating grounds including Petruka’s lack of a criminal
record, her early guilty plea, and the fact she was a secondary actor. O’Hanlon noted there was not an issue with Petruka’s fitness to stand trial, but did acknowledge there were underlying mental health issues. The judge said he was content the federal system would assess and work to deal with those issues. All other charges against Petruka in the case are withdrawn. As for co-accused Tristan Pinder, he continues to face attempted murder and several other charges in connection to the incidents. Those will be dealt with in Queen’s Bench court. Pinder remains in custody.
Petruka sentenced for robbery, escape from police By John Cairns Staff Reporter
One of two individuals charged in connection to a shooting incident with police near Delmas from earlier this year is heading to a lengthy prison sentence. Verena Petruka of Melville was sentenced on Friday to a total of eight and one half years incarceration, less remand time credited at 315 days (calculated at 1.5-to-1). She has been sentenced to 1,095 days, or three years, for the charge of enabling someone to escape in connection to a robbery incident on April 13 in Regina. This is commonly known as an
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Battleford Remembrance Day Service
There were approximately 200 in attendance at the Battleford service, a little less than previous years, but the thought was that people were also at church services as Remembrance Day was a Sunday this year.
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Light snow showers were taking place when the Remembrance Day procession left the Legion on Battleford’s main street. Because of the wind and cold it was decided not to go to the Cenotaph after the service.
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Last Remembrance Service in the old Saskatchewan Hospital
There were approximately 70 in attendance at the last Remembrance Day Service to be held by Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 349 at the old Saskatchewan Hospital building. With a two o’clock start time, members of the community’s two other legions, Branches No. 9 and No. 70, support the service, ensuring a colour party is in attendance and representation from zone and district levels. Branch No. 349 had its beginnings when, following the Second World War, more than 200 veterans from all over the province found it necessary to be admitted and seek treatment at Saskatchewan Hospital.
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North Battleford Remembrance Day Service Photos by John Cairns
Remembrance Day ceremonies in North Battleford once again followed the familiar parade route down 100th Street past the Legion hall, making its way to John Paul II Collegiate for the ceremonies. These ceremonies were particularly notable as it marked the 100th anniversary of the conclusion of the First World War. Among the dignitaries laying wreaths at the North Battleford ceremony was Theresa Bilous on behalf of Rosemarie Falk, MP, Battlefords MLA Herb Cox, and Mayor Ryan Bater.
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North Stars work towards finding their identity By Garnet Elmer and Ashlyn Elmer The Battlefords North Stars continue to work towards finding their identity in this new Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League season. After a large exodus of players from last year’s club, the mix of players that have been recruited are beginning to familiarize themselves with their mates. The process continues for the new coaching staff of Brayden Klimosko and Brett Parker. The journey has not been smooth, but that was to be expected. However, the North Stars have no excuses, as many clubs in the SJHL go through the same set of circumstances. This franchise focuses on winning and developing young men for positive futures in the community. At this level of hockey, there is never any rebuilding process, it is moving ahead with what you have at your disposal. It is essential that clubs have experienced scouts and contacts to cover areas in Western Canada and even parts of the United States where they have previously recruited players such as Conor Jensen, Igor Leonenko, and Coby Downs. At the time of writing
of this report, the North Stars were currently in third place in the Global Ag Risk Solutions division. That’s a mouthful – wasn’t it great when we didn’t have business names associated with titles of individual divisions? The divisional competition is tough with the Humboldt Broncos, Kindersley Klippers, and Notre Dame Hounds. It very well could be that all four teams will make the playoffs when the season comes to its conclusion. In order for the North Stars to be successful, they must continue to build with a few additions and, unfortunately, a few deletions. That is the nature of Junior A hockey in Canada. The November schedule for the North Stars sees them playing eight games at home while playing four games away from the Civic Centre. This includes a remarkable six home games in 10 nights. After the Christmas season, the club has only five home games until the end of the regular season. Conversely, during that time, they have 17 games on the road. North Battleford has the Civic Centre booked for one week in January for the Grand Slam of Curling event. Their 2019 schedule will see them playing over
three times the amount of games on the road. It would be interesting to know the circumstances as to why the North Stars are faced with such a timetable of games. Maybe there was a valid reason. However, it might be very difficult for the North Stars to carry a momentum of interest in their product with so few home games in the new year. Let’s hope there is a plan that will address this issue. Thus far there have been a number of bright spots on the club. The goaltending of Joel Gryzbowski has been superb and was expected. He will be carrying the bulk of the load through the rest of the season. At nineteen years of age, it is expected that he competes for a full 60 minutes, plus any overtime or shoot-out sessions. He is a veteran and much is expected of this quality goaler. It has been a treat to watch Joel the past number of seasons and North Stars fans appreciate his superlative play. For any team to be successful in the SJHL, they require a top flight number one goaltender. Otherwise, they will not succeed in competing for a championship. With Joel at the helm, and his consistent play, the North Stars have
Trevor Watts, Funeral Director and Adria Watts, Owners of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium are pleased to announce that effective November 1, 2018 has acquired and will be merging with Battlefords Funeral Service. This is a very exciting event for both Funeral Homes, for our employees and our families. Our greatest assets have always been our people and by joining forces we have made a huge increase in the quality of that asset.
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a chance of winning on each game night. Points lost through overtime and shoot-outs accumulate over a season, so it is important that the entire club play for two points each night. The play of Owen Lamb has blossomed this season. From observing him the past few years, you could see he had potential and talent. What was needed was confidence and being placed in a position where he could be successful. Owen is a leader on the club through example. In general, some of the most valuable leaders in team sports are those who communicate with carefully chosen words that are meant to be concise and thoughtful. Owen leads through example, playing hard disciplined hockey, and always with unselfish play. He is a team player. His goal scoring is not a surprise. That ability was always there. His defensive play and penalty killing are superb. His intelligence on the ice is what separates him from others. That is, ultimately, his primary contribution to the club. Braydon Buziak’s return from the Western Hockey League has been a valuable addition to the team. The writer must admit that based on his play in the preseason and early in the regular season, there was some question as to how much he would contribute. However, it now appears he has regained his high level of motivation and play that is reminiscent of his initial foray with the North Stars where he played with high energy and enthusiasm. For the team to be successful, Braydon must play his game that we are accustomed to, and to be a leader for his younger mates. He has the capacity to be dominant whenever he skates
on to the ice. Cody Spagrud was named the captain at the beginning of the season. That was to be expected. Though he has had a few rough patches, Cody is now playing the consistent variety of hockey that includes sound defensive play with contributions on the offensive side when appropriate. Cody has had a few defensive partners thus far in the season, and his experience has enabled other younger players to become better at their game. That is his role and he has not disappointed. It will be expected that he continues to perform at a high level that is expected of a veteran leader. Matthias Urbanski has had a hot start to the season. He has a dynamic presence on the ice with his smooth skating ability that takes him by defenders on a consistent basis. As a result, he has been productive in the goal scoring department. However, lately, his play has not been as dominant. As a second player we know his play will return to the level that he expects from himself. He can control the ice surface when he plays with his usual controlled reckless abandon. Tanner Robin has been playing the epitome of North Stars hockey. He is relentless on the forecheck and has stuck his nose in and not been afraid of the physical play. At the same time, he has remained disciplined and made a positive contribution on the ice. His play has been improving by leaps and bounds. It has been terrific to see this young player progress. And then there is the play of our brothers, Elijah and Quintin LoonStewardson. Though they are from Ontario, they play like tough Western Canadi-
an players with grit and determination. Both are terrific players and they play for their teammates. Elijah engages in sound defensive hockey and contributes offensively when the opportunity arises. Quinton’s play has improved vastly in recent games having been given more responsibility. It is great to see this pair continue to succeed as their contribution will be needed as the season progresses and, especially, in the playoffs. There has been a plethora of new defensemen on the team this year and there have been some periods of unsteadiness. However, now is the time for players such as Tanner Scott, Jacob Bayne, Seth Summers, Adam Weiner, and Noah Form to step up and make the necessary strides to be able to compete at this level. There have been glimpses of greatness in each of these individuals. However, they will need to be more consistent in their play. The success of the club depends on it. What can be said of this year’s version of the North Stars is they play hard and for sixty minutes. If they get down in a game, they battle back. The coaches are dedicated to the success of the lads. Thus far, this North Stars team has been inconsistent, but they are going through a process. They do have the ability to have a dominant second half of the schedule if they bear down, dedicate themselves to team play, and play disciplined. There is no reason why they can’t make a run at a championship. It takes belief and hard work. Let’s fill the Civic Centre. The lads deserve it. It is terrific entertainment and shows pride in the community!
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Up and down stretch at home for BNS North Stars 7 Melville 4
By John Cairns
It was a particularly high-scoring matchup Sunday as the North Stars took on the Millionaires. The North Stars wasted no time. They got on the board first with Owen Lamb’s twelfth of the season from Cody Spagrud and Braydon Buziak just 19 seconds into the first period, to make it 1-0. Max McPeak tied it at the 14:37 mark before Braydon Buziak reclaimed
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The Battlefords North Stars are in the middle of a six-game stretch at their home rink, and so far it has taken the fans on a big emotional rollercoaster ride. The run of games at the Civic Centre began Friday night with a deflating, last-second home defeat to Estevan in a shootout, only to rebound the following night in a wild one against the Melville Millionaires. The North Stars then promptly sent the fans, and themselves, into despair again with a 4-1 decision to Melfort at home Tuesday. The North Stars now look forward to three more home games in a row this weekend, hosting Flin Flon on Friday and Saturday and then Weyburn on Sunday, before hitting the road again. The North Stars have a heavy stretch of home games right now because the Civic Centre is booked for early January for the Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling, forcing the North Stars to hit the road for much of that month. After Jan. 4, the North Stars will have only four home games left at the Civic Centre for the remainder of the regular season. Head coach Brayden Klimosko understood the need for the team to per-
Action from the game between the North Stars and Melfort on Tuesday. Photo by John Cairns
form well at home. “It’s a difficult barn for teams to come in, and we’ve got to make sure it is difficult for them to come in here,” said Klimosko. As for their next opponent Flin Flon, “we better be dialed in and ready to go.”
Estevan 2 North Stars 1 (Shootout)
For most of Friday’s contest at the Civic Centre it was a total goaltenders’ duel, as Joel Grzybowski of the North Stars and Jake Anthony of Estevan kept the game scoreless deep into the third period. It was MacGregor Sinclair who broke the deadlock at the 5:16 mark of the third period with his tenth of the season, to lift the North Stars to a 1-0 lead.
Ryan Gil assisted. That tenuous lead held up, forcing Estevan to pull Anthony for the extra attacker. Unbelievably, the Bruins’ Bryce Platt put the puck past Grzybowski with 6.7 seconds, stunning the crowd at the Civic Centre. Overtime solved nothing and the game was decided in the shootout. Quinton Loon-Stewardson and Sinclair failed to put the puck in. Meanwhile, Michael McChesney and Turner Ripplinger both scored, giving Estevan the victory. It was a heartbreaking finish for Grzybowski who had stopped 28 of 29 shots. Meanwhile, Anthony stopped 32 of 33 for the win.
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the North Stars’ lead, Spagrud assisting, at 15:21. In the second period Ryan Gil extended the lead to 3-1 from Elijah LoonStewardson and Matthew Fletcher at 11:49. Josh Borynec brought the Mils back within one at the 16:23 mark.
In the third period, goals by Quintin LoonStewardson and the second of the game by Buziak extended the lead to 5-2 before the Mils’ Tristan Shewchuk answered back with two of his own to make things interesting. Continued on Page 15
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NBCHS takes BattleWest title Staff
Thursday, Nov. 1, Spiritwood hosted BattleWest’s annual Junior Girls Volleyball District Championship with the North Battleford Comprehensive High School squad coming out on top. After a long day of competition, it came down to the John Paul II Crusaders and the NBCHS Vikings facing each other in the gold medal game. Head Coach Jeff Gibson told the News-Optimist, “These two teams were very familiar with each other as they had played four times over the course of the season leading up to the final match with each team winning two matches. This made for a highly anticipated battle in which both teams fought hard.” He says NBCHS came out firing to start the match but JP soon answered with a push back to make it
Big weekend for Battlefords teams versus Notre Dame By John Cairns Staff Reporter
North Battleford Comprehensive High School Vikings junior girls volleyball team, BattleWest champions. Photo submitted
a closer game. The Vikings would end up taking the first set 25-16. “The second set was much tighter as each team traded points throughout,” he said. “There was never more than a three point dif-
ference in the score until the end when the Vikings took the Crusaders in the second set to win gold and the BattleWest District Championship.” Gibson said, “Winning gold was a great way to
cap off a very successful season for the NBCHS Vikings. The season, as well as the final match between both schools, was a testament to the strength of girls’ volleyball in the Battlefords.
North Stars’ Fletcher named Defenseman of the Week By John Cairns Staff Reporter
Battlefords North Stars defenseman Matthew Fletcher has earned himself league recognition as the SJHL Defenseman of the Week ending Nov. 5. Fletcher picked up four assists in four games last week, three of which were wins. He had two assists in the 6-4 loss to Estevan and also had two assists Sunday, Nov. 4, in the win against Notre Dame: once on the power play and the other time shorthanded. This is Fletcher’s second Jr. A season; through
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Matthew Fletcher is SJHL Defenseman of the Week. News-Optimist file photo
18 games he had two goals and six assists. The league also announced that the North Stars’ Brett Gammer was runner-up for the Direct-
west SJHL Rookie of the Week honor, which ultimately went to Jaxsen Wiebe of Nipawin. Colby Entz of Melville was Goaltender of the
Week, and the SJHL Player of the Week of Jared Legien of the Yorkton Terriers with four goals and four assists in three games.
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Here is a rundown of some of the other action involving local teams this past week. It was a terrific weekend for local teams playing in the province’s southeast. The Battlefords AAA Stars emerged with back-to-back victories in their two games in Wilcox. The first win came on Nov. 10 when the Stars defeated Notre Dame Argos 5-3. The Stars got things rolling with a Shayde Peterson shorthanded goal in the first period. In the second period, with the Argos ahead 2-1, Tye Scherger’s goal with 2:09 left tied things up for the Stars. The Argos took the lead again in the third period before three unanswered goals by Brendan Albert, Scherger and Carson Dobson (shorthanded) sealed the win for the Stars. Joseph Young stopped 30 of 33 shots in the victory. The Stars were back in action at Duncan McNeill Arena against the other Notre Dame team, the Hounds, and beat them 4-1. That win came in spite of a barrage of pucks fired at Carter Serhyenko, who put in an outstanding performance stopping 37 of 38 Hounds shots. Shayde Peterson again opened scoring for the Stars just 14 seconds into the game. While the Hounds tied things up, a power play goal late in the period by Colby Ralston, plus another power play goal by Ralston in the second period, put the Stars ahead to stay. Luke Fennig’s goal in the third from Ralston and Logan Holm completed the scoring on the afternoon. The Stars now have four wins on the season so far. They were due back in action Wednesday night at the Civic Centre against the Saskatoon Blazers. The female midget AAA Battlefords Sharks also had a big weekend at Notre Dame expense, beating the female Hounds in two games in Wilcox. The first game was a 3-2 overtime win on Fri-
day night. Goals by Jordyn Blais on the power play and by Brooklyn Rowley put the Sharks in front, but it was Madison Samson’s unassisted goal in overtime that finally won it for the Sharks. The Sharks prevailed again the next day by an identical 3-2 score. Goals in the first period by Rowley and Ali Aitken put the Sharks up 2-0, but again the Hounds tied things up. It was a power play goal by Rowley midway through the third period that gave the Sharks the victory. The Sharks now have a 3-5-1-1 record on the season. They are also not done with Notre Dame, as the Hounds come in to Battleford to play the Sharks Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and then again Sunday at 1:30 p.m. In senior hockey, the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League got under way with two games Saturday night. In Battleford the Beaver Blues beat the Edam Three Stars 8-7. Brent Salzl had the hat trick for the Blues while Blake Oborowsky scored two goals and had an assist. Mitch Wall had a hat trick in defeat for Edam. Edam’s Nolan McCaffrey and Battleford’s Jackson Soanes each got assessed fight major penalties. Langham was the location for the game between the Maymont Settlers and the Spiritwood Timberwolves on Saturday, with Maymont winning 6-5 in a shootout. Action resumes Friday with Spiritwood hosting Edam, while Radisson takes on Perdue in Delisle for the Pirates’ first game of the season. This is the first season back in the SPHL for the Perdue Pirates after losing their home rink to a massive fire in 2015. The club’s inaugural game in their new arena is scheduled for Dec. 29 against Shellbrook. In Sask West Hockey League scores, Wilkie Outlaws routed Luseland 13-2, the Unity Miners lost to Biggar 11-7 and the Kindersley Sr. Klippers beat Macklin 6-5. Both the Klippers and Outlaws are currently tied atop the Sask West league standings, each with three wins and no losses.
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Hi, everyone. Sorry I haven’t sent any reports, but I fell and broke my wrist Oct. 15. In a cast for another three weeks. Anyway, results Oct. 16: Forester over Belyk, Pauls (skipped by
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Bill Rayner) over Kjargaard, Munn over Wisner, O’Hare over Horrell, Rogers over Hall, Scott over Krismer. Oct. 23: Pauls over Munn, Forester over Horrell, Krismer over Belyk, Scott over Hall, O’Hare over Wisner, Rogers over Kjargaard. Oct. 30: Scott over Horrell, Krismer over Rogers, Pauls over O’Hare, Forester over Wisner, Munn over Kjargaard, Hall over Be-
lyk. Nov. 6: Krismer over Wisner, Munn over Hall, Horrell over Kjargaard, Rogers over Pauls Scott over Belyk and O’Hare over Forester. Ed Kjargaard is out for the rest of this fall season as he is having a hip replacement. Standings are Scott with 4 wins 1 tie, Munn, Krismer, Forrester and Pauls all tied for second with 4 wins, O’Hare next with 3 wins, 1 tie.
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An up and down stretch at home for the North Stars Continued from Page 13 The first Shewchuk goal came on the power play immediately after an incident involving Cody Spagrud, Owen Lamb and the Mils’ Cory Schillo and Like Nkwama. Schillo and Spagrud got 10-minute misconduct penalties while Spagrud was assessed a five-minute major fighting penalty and a two-minute instigator penalty. The second Shewchuk goal came at the 11:20 mark after John Elliott took a Melville slashing penalty to even things up. Two empty net goals by Buziak and Lamb finished off the game. While Buziak got credit for his hat-trick goal, the puck was in fact last touched by Melville and made its
way back down the ice into their own net. Adam Dmyterko stopped 21 of 25 for the win; Berk Berkeliev stopped 25 of 30 in defeat.
Melfort 4 North Stars 1
This was yet another result to drive North Stars fans crazy. The North Stars outshot the Mustangs 35-19 in the game, and still lost by three goals. Justin Ball got things rolling for Melfort with a power play goal in the first period, and then Braeden Young, and Ball again, added to the lead in the second. Regan Doig got the lone North Stars goal late in the period from Brett Gammer and Austin Shumanski. Doig thought he got anoth-
er goal in the third period but it was called back due to a high stick. Instead it was Zack Smith who beat Grzybowski, for a 4-1 final score. Shawn Parkinson got the win for Melfort, stopping 34 of 35 shots. Despite outshooting the Mustangs, there were no excuses from coach Klimosko, who felt Parkinson was also able to make too many easy saves. “We’ve got to work harder in situations and make it more difficult for him to make those saves,” said Klimosko. The North Stars now have a few days to rest and prepare for their stretch of games with Flin Flon and Weyburn this weekend at home
The Hafford Vikings have won the provincial 1A football title.
Hafford Vikings win 1A provincial football title By John Cairns Staff Reporter
It was absolutely no contest for the Hafford Vikings in the 1A provincial football final. The Vikings completely demolished the Hanley Sabres by a 64-8 score in the final game in Hanley, winning the six-man football title. The win caps a spectac-
ular campaign for Hafford, who began with a road trip to Meeteetse, Wyoming, for an exhibition game and who lost only one game the entire season. Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of the Vikings’ run is that the Vikings fielded a young team this year, with only one graduating senior. That means the core group will be back next
year looking to defend the title. In provincial 1A playoffs, Hafford defeated LCBI 79-57 and Southey 98-32 on their way to the final. The strong fan support during the home playoff games carried over to this weekend, with an estimated 200 Hafford fans making the trip to Hanley on Saturday for the final game.
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Cooke suggested they start up a Smash Bros. club where they could continue to play outside of NBCHS. They are now in their second year of the club. The club meets every Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the North Battleford Library. Every couple of months the club has a tournament. Updates, announcements, and upcoming events are put on their Facebook group, North Battlefield.
Their most recent tournament had 22 people registered to compete with against each other playing different Smash Bros. games. At the end of the tournament the winners were: Smash 4 Singles – Taylor Stanley; Melee Singles – Dennis St. Martin; Project M Singles – Dennis St. Martin; Smash 64 Singles – Dennis St. Martin; Rivals of Aether Singles – Luke Keller.
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Quilters plan projects for seasonal giving By June Newsham The Rivers’ Edge Quilt Guild met Nov 2. We decided to donate some quilts to a needy family in the Battlefords. Some of our other projects include quilts for families in the Kids First program and dog mats for the animal shelter. We received a request from River Heights Lodge for some “Fidget quilts.” They are a lot of fun to make and they occupy the hands of restless patients.
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A workshop this month involves using six fat quarters. Another project we are planning is making placemats to be given to recipients of the Meals on Wheels program to give
them Christmas joy. Our December meeting will include potluck lunch. There is no sewing Nov 12. During a quilting marathon Nov 22, 23 and 24 we will be making a jellyroll mat from our stashes of two-and-a-halfinch strips. We are asked to bring four strips of Christmas material that is two-and-a-half-inches by the width of fabric for one day and four pink strips for another day.
The Rivers’ Edge Quilt Guild held its monthly meeting Nov 2. Photo by June Newsham
Maidstone Drop In Centre enjoys busy times By Dorothy Schwartz Correspondent
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Cribbage was played Oct. 29 with high score going to Dorothy Schwartz and low to Eleanor Hinde. Lunch was provided by Jean Hartman. There was no bingo on Wednesday, Oct. 31 as the Drop In Centre was booked for the museum’s
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annual Halloween party, which was well attended. The roof on the Drop In Centre and tool shed were completed last week just before winter set in.
A number of seniors enjoyed the noon soup and sandwich lunch put on by the Catholic ladies Alter Society on Wednesday, Nov. 7. A door prize was won by Denise Newton. A grocery hamper was won by Chris Girlinsky. Hair care product was won by Ross Oddan and a hair cut was won by Mark Stoughton. Bingo was held at the Drop In Centre on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. Volunteer callers were Margaret MacEachern and
Bev Stewart. Lunch was provided by Sharon Rudd. Cribbage was played Nov. 5. High score went to Dorothy Schwartz with 121 in every hand. Low went to Denise Newton. On Sunday, Nov. 11, the Legion Hall was crowded to the doors for the Remembrance Day service. MC was Denis Noble and Rev. Ian Casper offered the prayers and dedication. The poem In Flanders Fields was read by Kayden Tuplin. The Lloydminster
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Wayne serves up an energetic version of the blues Staff Inspiration and perspiration, that’s what it takes to be a genius and a blues boss. Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne is living proof. With decades of playing, countless globetrotting tours and a slate of acclaimed, award-winning albums under the belt of his flamboyant zoot suit, the 74-year-old piano master might be the hardestworking bluesman in show business. And this true original isn’t changing his tune on his topnotch 10th album Inspired By The Blues. Wayne released his Inspired By The Blues album Sept. 28, and he’ll be performing at North Bat-
tleford’s Dekker Centre on Nov. 16 “I’m not looking for a different path,” says the Kelowna-based performer. “I love that jump blues and boogie-woogie. That’s where my heart is at. I’m just trying to keep that style alive. That’s classic stuff. And I’m at that classic age, so it all works out.” Inspired By The Blues finds the Boogie Woogie Hall of Famer applying his deft touch and tremendous talents to another slate of top-notch originals, with the help of special guests like harmonica player Billy Branch, guitarist Duke Robillard and B.B. King’s long-time bassist Russell Jackson. With 11 originals — including a tribute to Fats Domino — plus
a bonus track of Georgia on My Mind cut live in Mexico, the self-produced set serves as a throwback to 1950s rhythm and blues while putting a fresh spin on the genre. It’s an approach he’s honed over the course of six decades in music. Born in Spokane but raised in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New Orleans, and now based in Kelowna, Wayne was a child prodigy in his minister father’s youth choir. Eventually turning from the Lord’s work to the Devil’s music, he took up the blues, borrowed his nickname from legendary influencer Amos Milburn, got a few fashion tips from Jim Carrey in The Mask, and the “Blues Boss” was born.
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He’s been large and in charge ever since. Wayne released his first album Alive & Loose in 1995. It was followed by Blues Boss Boogie in 1998 and four albums for Canadian label Electro-Fi Records: 88th & Jump Street, the Juno-winning Let It Loose, Can’t Stop Now and the live Piano-Rama. Since joining Stony Plain Records in 2011, Wayne has released An Old Rock On A Roll, 2014’s Rollin’ With The Blues Boss and Jumpin’ and Boppin’ in 2016. In keeping with those energetic titles, Wayne is a man in constant motion. He’s built a stellar reputation within Canada and abroad for his colourfully energetic shows, and regularly performs everywhere from Europe and Israel to Russia and South America, selling out 800 to 1,000seat venues and headlining international festivals.
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‘Chat and Chew’ becomes popular event at the lake By Lorna Pearson Correspondent
Elmer Hall, veteran of World War 2, was invited to the EMBM School in North Battleford for Remembrance Day festivities Nov. 8 with the children. He spoke to them about the war and the older children had a question period. Some of his great-grandchildren read stories he had told them earlier. Seated is Elmer Hall, the adults standing are, left to right, Ryan Shepherd, his mother Colleen, Rhonda Kauth and her grandmother Germaine Hall. The children, left to right, are Kali Kauth, Mikayla and Isabel Shepherd, Kruz Kauth and Hannah Shepherd in front. Photos submitted by Lorna Pearson
Irene and Barry Verhoeven treated her parents, Margaret and Jim Fedun, to a supper out to celebrate his 93rd birthday, Nov. 5. This picture is of their family on his 90th birthday. Seated are Margaret and Jim, behind them, from left to right, are their children, Sandra, Gordon, Norman, Ken, Gail, Irene and Brian.
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Maureen Campbell and Jack Stewart. The potluck dinner was delicious and enjoyed by everyone. Coffee and snacks were on hand all day. The Remembrance Day service was held in Meota in the Community Complex with a good attendance. Bob Zurowski was the Master of Ceremonies. Welcome was by MLA Larry Doke, O Canada was sung, Lawrie Ward gave the opening prayer. Bob Zurowski read In Flanders Fields. Wreaths were laid by various dignitaries. The names on the Cenotaph were read, followed by They Survived by Bob. A video presentation showing different war stories was played. Grace preceded the luncheon. This was lasagna made with buffalo meat donated by Hubert Esquirol, which all seemed to enjoy, along with salads and many desserts. About 75 folks partook of the tasty meal. Lots of socializing went on also. Attending the 39th Senior Supper meal in Spiritwood Nov. 10 was a delight for daughter Joyce and myself. We saw ever so many old friends, some schoolmates for her, and enjoyed a delicious meal. It was well worth the drive up there. Again the food was home prepared, so tasty and plentiful. The Lions Club hosted the event, but the evening is sponsored by the Town of Spiritwood, the RM of Spiritwood, the Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club. We overnighted with Helene and Lloyd Fisher, and appreciated their hospitality. On the drive down Sunday morning we listened to the ceremony from North Battleford and heard my Dad’s name, H. Gordon Shepherd, listed with veterans from that area. Muriel Tebay left the hospital on Monday and is spending some time with her son Wilbert and Connie Fennig, at their farm.
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Borden, Radisson residents remember the fallen By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent
Congratulations and all the best to Becky Doig on her retirement as editor of the News-Optimist. I have worked with her for many years and have enjoyed doing so. The Borden Senior Girls Volleyball team is off to
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Provincials on Nov. 16 and 17 in Fox Valley and Maple Creek. The girls played in Regionals at Glaslyn on Saturday, Nov. 10, winning in two sets against Glaslyn and Beechy in Pool B, then lost 2-1 against Fox Valley in the semi final but beat Glaslyn in two sets to place third. Because Fox Valley is hosting it is automatically in, then two more teams go from Regionals to Provincials, which are Borden and Luseland. Congratulations to Borden (with four Maymont girls on the team) and good luck at Provincials. Borden School held their Remembrance Day service Thursday, Nov. 8 in the Borden School gym. Special guests were introduced, then after O Canada, a background story was given on the war, this being the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, Canada’s Hundred Days and the Armistice. Wreaths were laid by Cst.
Readers of Flanders Fields Justin and Kaitlyn Worona with Cst. Gary Pepin of the RCMP.
Gary Pepin for the RCMP, MP Kelly Block for the Government of Canada, Tatum O’Toole for cadets, Val Fendelet for the RM of Great Bend and Carlie Ford for the Village of Borden. Students laid wreaths for each grade. After the Last Post and Reveille, a short program was held. Grade 1 recited See the Veteran, Grade 2/3 On Remembrance Day, Grade 4/5 The Dugout, Grade 6 Red is the Colour of Remembrance and Where Did the Poppies Go. Grade 8 recited In Flanders Fields. Grade 9 and 10 had a video, What is Remembrance Day? Kelly Block spoke on matters relating to this special day and paid tribute to those who fought and died in the wars. Borden Lions hosted the Remembrance Day service Nov. 11 in the Borden Community Centre with over 100 in attendance. After O Canada, Lion Perry Nicol welcomed everyone then turned the service over to Gayle Wensley, RDLM of the United Church. Sharon Assman played the piano. Jamie Brandrick read a message from Kelly Block, MP in regards to remembering those who served and are serving and those who lost their lives to defend ours and other countries. Everyone joined in the Call to Worship and sang Weep for the Dead. Archie Wainwright read the Honour Roll from the Wars of who died from Borden. Last Post was played, two minutes of silence was observed, then Reveille was played. Gayle read from scripture and talked of the wars and the sacrifices made and of the commandments to love God first and, second, to love your neighbour as yourself. Following the hymn This Day God Gives Me, the laying of the wreaths occurred – Tom Redhead for the Village of Borden, Ron Saunders for the RM of Great Bend 405, Bill Hosegood for Borden School, Jamie Brandrick for the Continued on Page 29
Borden Remembrance Day service wreath layers were, left to right, Gayle Wensley, minister, Sgt. Aaron Piprell, Mary Hunchak, Jamie Brandrick, Cst. Gary Pepin, Bill Hosegood, Ron Saunders, Luke Walker and Tom Redhead.
A Remembrance Day service was held at Radisson Lutheran Church on Nov. 11. Back row left to right, Cathy Flath, Darren Harris, John Hessell, Cst. D. Stevenson, Leona Bennett, Twyla Stott, Kyle Baker, front row, James Usselman, Kim Baker, Jasmyn Harris, Pastor Melissa Brooks, Jade Baker, Gertrude Maxwell (retired RCMP), Robin Baker, Kim Maxwell and Bill Hosegood.
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Activities gearing up as festive season approaches By Sherri Solomko Correspondent
Never mind counting down how many days until Christmas. How about enjoying everything that is upcoming in our community this month that will also lead into a very busy December. Before I write further I want to wish one of my Maidstone readers a speedy recovery and thank them for their continued kind words to these columns. It is nice to know that others outside of my own community enjoy learning about what our town has on the go, reassuring me I am on the right track in this weekly submission. Also a big shout out to
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those who organized the Bells of Peace event held on sundown of Nov. 11 at both the Baptist and Anglican churches. Attendees were invited to ring bells signaling the signing of the armistice after WWI as well as promoting peace in our midst. What’s upcoming on the event list in Unity includes: Tonight, Nov. 15, the Unity Community Resource Centre hosts their ladies night out at the movies. Check with Kristi at the UCRC if there are still
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The elusive Ace of Spades continues to draw those who want to meet both lady luck and this elusive black card. The weekly Chase the Ace Lions hosted fundraiser has grown more and more each week as the jackpot continues to grow. The Lions have earmarked the proceeds of this fundraising project to a number of community places and programs. Will this be the week the chase is over? Photo by Sherri Solomko
will run 10 a.m. to 3p.m. Open to handmade and home businesses. Contact 306-228-8339. Nov 25, the Unity Midget AA Lazers host a home game at 2 p.m. Nov. 27, the Legion Hall will play host to a mini market that includes a hot lunch available for purchase running from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. At UCHS, student led conferences are up Nov 14 and 15, as both students and staff welcome parents to come see their child’s progress as well as an opportunity with meet with teachers to discuss any concerns or highlights. Senior volleyball is in the last leg of season as last weekend senior girls hosted regional play downs at their school while the senior boys hosted conference play downs; a hopeful berth to upcoming Provincials on the line (girls provincials in Clavet on Nov. 16 weekend, boys provincials in Melville on Nov. 25 weekend). UCHS sports season now moves to curling and very soon basketball. UCHS Warrior football held their year-end banquet on the 13th that included a special tribute and thank you to graduating players. The football
team are into their popular Mom’s Pantry orders and are also thankful to friends, family and neighbours for the support in their endeavors. Upcoming soon at UCHS will be Christmas decorations and planning and will also include a unique culture fest hosted by the Grade 11s. And, if you missed the grad class selling their pails of ice melt in their town blitz and still want to purchase this product, you only have until Friday to contact the school to arrange this. Unity Public School will also host this month student led conferences that was preceded by report cards. At St. Peter’s School, the school was thankful to all those who will sang at mass at 11 a.m. mass on Sunday, Nov. 25. The music programs that include both band and choir will now be in regular rehearsals for their upcoming Christmas performances both publicly and at their school concert. St. Peter’s also has student led conferences on tap this week. Unity curling club continues to be a busy place every night of the week with multiple leagues and programs offered every
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single day. The club is now welcoming teams to enter their annual Boxing Day fun spiel on Dec. 26. Last year saw a record number of teams participating as many enjoy visiting with other visiting family and friends. You can sign up at the rink or by calling the club or sending a PM to the UCC Facebook page. In addition to other construction there is another wow factor with the fabulous makeover being unveiled slowly at Grondin’s Funeral Services on Main Street. This is in addition to projects I’ve mentioned before the opening of the brand new 15,000+ sq foot Delta Co-op home centre with brand new expanded paved parking. The brand new CrossFit Lair building is working on the finishing touches of their building and parking. Unity Credit Union continues their extensive renovation project. With fewer than 20 cards remaining and the jackpot now entering the $15,000 mark, the Wednesday action at the Legion Hall just draws more and more people hoping to meet lady luck. Congratulations to the Lions on such a successful ongoing fundraiser. Congratulations to Unity’s own, Kaybree Zunti, who has had a wildly successful year on the rodeo circuit, most recently capturing the Junior Rising Stars Canadian Finals title in barrel racing. Zunti is now off to compete at NFR in Vegas in early December. I will have more details on her year in an upcoming issue. Coffee row folks are either reviewing their elation of the Riders winning the West Semi final or suffering the agony of defeat with Saskatchewan’s favourite football team. They also know they don’t want to miss a minute of catching up on everything that has taken place in town as well as learning about everything that is coming up in this community. So you can see life is full of fun and activity in Unity and our friends at coffee row sharing this traditional part of our community culture. Until next time…
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Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm OBITUARIES STARYCKI: In Loving Memory of Steve Starycki, born September 7, 1927 at Redfield District, SK., passed away October 20, 2018 in North Battleford, SK. Left to cherish his memory: his loving wife of 62 years, Sally; daughters, son-in-law, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren: Chris and Tom Wyatt of North Battleford, SK - family: Robert (Kelly): Grace & Harrison, Jeffrey (Daniela ‘Alex’): Emma & Olivia; Darlene Woloshyn of Mayfair, SK and son Kyle (Kayla); sister-in-law, Sophie Ewanchuk; nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by his parents, Harry and Wonorka Starycki; son-in-law, Dennis Woloshyn; brothers and sisters: Lena (VMarko) Mysko, Frances (VJohn) Naniak, John (VEleanor) Starycki, Mike (VHelen) Starycki, Joseph Starycki, Mary (VTed) Stanczak, Nick (VMary) Starycki; inlaws, Nick and Polly Nykiforuk; brothers and sisters-in-law: Dymetro, Stephen, Annie, Carrie, Minnie and Nellie. Funeral Service was held on Saturday, October 27, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. from Battleford United Church, Battleford, SK with Minister Rev. Fred J. Tinio. Shared Memories were given by Grandson Jeff Wyatt. Music Ministry: Joan Harrison – Pianist; Robert MacKay – Soloist: ‘Amazing Grace’; Hymn Selection: How Great Thou Art; Song: You Are My Sunshine; Closing Selection: Vichnaya Pamyat-Eternal Memory. Honourary Pallbearers were All those who shared in his life. Active Pallbearers were Robert Wyatt, Jeffrey Wyatt, Kyle Woloshyn, Orest Mysko, Darcy Mysko & Cory Mysko. Interment was at Glass Lake Cemetery, Whitkow District, SK. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service. Shared Memories-Steve, Dad & Grandpa-read by Jeff Wyatt, Grandson: Steve was born September 7, 1927, to Harry and Wonorka Starycki of the Redfield District. Harry and Wonorka had immigrated to Canada from the Ukraine. He was the youngest of eight children. Steve attended the one-room Howard School walking a mile to and from school each day. Steve’s dad was severely injured when the hayrack he was driving with oxen tipped over into a creek. This accident crippled him for the rest of his life so Steve had to leave school at a very young age to work with his mother on the family farm. Steve’s mother lived with Steve and Sally on the farm until her passing in 1976. Times were very tough and Steve trapped and skinned rabbits to make a little extra money. There were times when they heard through word of mouth that the wheat prices were up at the Redfield elevator. Steve would get a wagonload of grain to Redfield only to find the price had dropped. He told us stories about his early years of driving to North Battleford with oxen, then horses and buggies. How things have changed in this world he would often say. Steve married Sally Nykiforuk in 1955. Together they raised two daughters, Christine and Darlene. Steve farmed while Sally was a teacher at Mayfair School and helped with the farm work. Steve took great pride in growing his crops, raising cattle and many farm animals like chickens, geese, ducks, pigs as well as his beloved dogs and cats. Christine and Darlene remember stooking sheaves, hauling bales and chasing cattle. Dad was proud to receive the Century Family Farm Award in 2013. The homestead farm has been in the family for over 100 years. In the spray of flowers on his casket you will see a few crocuses. Dad loved crocuses and looked forward to seeing them as they were the first sign of spring and a new planting season was just around the corner. Dad’s hobby was gardening and he loved to share his bountiful vegetables with his family and friends. One time he had a very beautiful crop of cucumbers. When we asked how he did it, he laughed and said, “You won’t believe it but I tripped and the seeds scattered all over so I just raked the dirt over as best I could.” Steve and Sally purchased a home in North Battleford in 1976. He continued to drive back and forth to the farm out at Whitkow until 2010. He was know by many for his friendly wave while driving Highway 378. Christine and Darlene were very close to their Dad. They spoke on the phone daily and visited him often. Dad was thrilled to become grandpa to three grandsons, Robert, Jeffrey and Kyle, and greatgrandpa to four great-grandchildren- Grace, Harrison, Emma and Olivia. He was always interested in how they were doing and so looked forward to their visits. Dad’s family was very important to him. Dad was a very talented musician who played by ear. He could play many instruments including the mandolin, saxophone, clarinet,, Harmony chord organ and guitar, which he was able to continue to do until his passing. We enjoyed listening to him play. His favorite song was “You Are My Sunshine” which he loved to play for people he cared for, especially his granchildren. Dad passed his time watching shows like Polkarama, Dance Party and The Price Is Right. Dad had a good sense of humor and liked making people laugh. He especially enjoyed testing Christine’s Ukrainian language skills. Dad took ill suddenly in the early morning hours of October 20th. He was conversing with the nursing staff at the hospital right up to the time when he decided it was time to have a nap as he had been up all night. Dad passed away very unexpectedly and peacefully at 91 years of age. His family is very very thankful that dad was able to stay in his own home to the very end, doing what he liked to do, cooking what he liked to eat and napping when he wanted to. Dad, Grandpa and friend we love you and will miss you more than you will ever know. Vichnaya Pamyat - Eternal Memory. Grandchildren’s Shared Memories: Robert and I have many memories of grandpa but my most favorite ones were being with him at the farm. One of my earliest memories was my obsession with the combine during harvest and sitting on the little white stool that Grandpa put in the combine. I would sit with him for hours and watch him work, only to fall asleep and scare myself awake thinking I was falling into the pickup.... only to turn and see Grandpa chuckle every time I jumped. I used to spend hours upon hours sitting with him in the tractor cultivating the fields. One day he let me drive and I thought I was doing so well, but now I realize that he was helping me by holding the wheel the whole time. I would be right there along with him on any equipment he would be driving: swather, tractor, combine, grain truck. I will never forget doing multiple trips to the Rabbit Lake elevator with a truck full of grain. On the way there he used to sing “ You Are My Sunshine” to me.” Robert and I loved the fresh peas that we would eat out in grandpa’s garden. Robert especially remembers playing horseshoes with grandpa at the farm. When Robert and I were little we used to get excited to go and visit Grandpa and Baba. Grandpa would always fill our pockets full of change, to the point where our pants would fall off. At Christmas we used to test Grandpa’s music skills by playing his old polka records on his record player and seeing if he could play along, either on the chord organ or his beloved tenor saxophone. He never missed a beat. Grandpa and I would also joke around asking each other “ Who are you?” especially when he would occasionally drive me to school. I also remember Robert and I always comparing our height to him, as grandpa was the tallest in our family. Grandpa always enjoyed visits from his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Card of Thanks On behalf of all of our family, we would like to thank everyone for their expressions of sympathy, thank you to all who were holding us close in their thoughts. Thank you to all who attended Dads funeral. We thank you for the gifts of food, flowers, hugs, visits, telephone calls, cards and text messages. Thank you to Reverend Tinio for conducting today’s service and for his kindness and understanding at this sad time in our lives. Thank you to grandson, Jeff Wyatt, for reading the Shared Memories. Thank you to the Battleford United Church ladies for providing lunch. And thank you to Bob MacKay and staff of the Battleford Funeral Service for their compassion and guidance in making dad’s funeral arrangements during this difficult time. As well, we would like to thank the pallbearers and all who shared in dad’s life. We are forever grateful to you all. Sally, Christine and Tom, and Darlene and our families. Memorials are requested to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation, Heart and Stroke Foundation & Lung Association. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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TANCHAK, Linda M.J. August 13, 1947 November 9, 2018 It is with deep sadness the family of Linda Tanchak (nee Combres) announces her passing after a courageous 4 month battle with cancer. She took her last breath with her husband at her side on the day of their 50th wedding anniversary. The journey of life was made of many friendships, family times, enjoyable employment, retirement, travel, 40 years in Borden, cottage life at Memorial Lake, Arizona winters and faith. She is survived by her husband Ken of 50 years; daughter Corinne (Richard) Szwydky and granddaughter Kirsten; son Damon (Brenna), Kim and grandchildren Brayden, Dana and Paige. Linda is also survived by two sisters Ellen Lipinski and Darlene (Richard) Hahn; four brothers Arnold (Marjorie), Bunny (Yvonne), Clifford (Maureen), and Wayne (Norma) Combres; as well as Ken’s brothers Ron (Levia) and Alan (Wendy) Tanchak; 22 nieces and nephews and their families. Linda was predeceased by her parents, Henry and Anne Combres; Ken’s parents Joseph and Anne Tanchak; sister Valerie in childhood; brother-in-law Peter Lipinski and nephew Darren Lipinski. A Prayer Service was held on Wednesday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Saskatoon Funeral Home. The Celebration of Linda’s Life will take place on Thursday, November 15 at 2:00 p.m. at the Borden Community Centre. Interment to follow at the Borden Cemetery. Condolences may be left at www.saskatoonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements in care of SASKATOON FUNERAL HOME (306) 244-5577. __________________________________________________ Brian George Clark It is with intense sorrow that we announce the passing of Brian George Clark on 01 November, 2018. Brian was born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan to George and Jeanet Clark on 13 June 1953. He grew up on his family farm with his 7 brothers and sisters where he loved being out on the tractor. He attended Brockville Bible College in Ontario and became an ordained minister. Later in life, he pursued a degree in Sociology at Queen’s University. Brian was a very gentle and kind man, wanting to help those in need. He always put others first before his own needs. He worked hard his whole life, sometimes maintaining 2-3 jobs at a time. He surprised us all when he retired early to become an RV living snowbird. Brian was predeceased by his parents and his brother, Wayne. He leaves behind his wife of 15 years, Laurel as well as those who loved him and will miss him immensely: his children – Brian Aaron Clark (Hiroko), Heatherleigh Jalbert (Paul), Pattie Mallett (Daniel), Vanessa Desmeules, Jacinda Desmeules, Sarah May Swain (Jakub), Sally-Ann Swain (Neil), Holly Hammond (Kristoff), Allison George; his brothers and sisters – Dale, Larry, Joan, David, Glen, Ruth; and his many nieces and nephews. Brian was always so gentle with children and treated them with respect and kindness. He leaves behind many grandchildren who will truly miss his wisdom and kind hearted love. A special thank you to Prince George Hospice who helped keep him comfortable until the end. A celebration of his life will be held Monday November 19, 2018 at 11 AM at the Coast Inn of the North, Prince George. In Lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Prince George Hospice Society. __________________________________________________
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R.M. of North Battleford No. 437 PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land described in the following list are fully paid before the 31st day of December, 2018, a tax lien will be registered against the land. Note: A sum for costs in an amount required by subsection 4(3) of The Tax Enforcement Act is included in the amount shown against each parcel. PART OF SECTION
TOTAL ADVER- TOTAL MERIDIAN ARREARS TISING ARREARS COSTS & COSTS 3 723.32 6.70 730.02 3 128.62 6.70 135.32 3 720.97 6.70 727.67 3 785.31 6.70 792.01 3 1,481.56 6.70 1488.26 3 996.17 6.70 1002.87 3 2,543.66 6.70 2550.36 3 996.58 6.70 1003.28 3 1,348.96 6.70 1355.66 3 2,027.91 6.70 2034.61 3 404.35 6.70 411.05 3 419.84 6.70 426.54 3 1,182.41 6.70 1189.11 3 776.22 6.70 782.92 3 987.10 6.70 993.80 3 1,305.78 6.70 1312.48 3 940.80 6.70 947.50 3 4,839.84 6.70 4846.54 3 805.16 6.70 811.86
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Public notice is hereby given that the Council of the Town of Battleford intends to adopt a bylaw under The Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 6/2016, known as the Official Community Plan.
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INTENT The proposed bylaw amendment will: • Delete & replace the future land use map as shown on “Sketch A” below.
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Public notice is hereby given thatNOTICE the Council of the PUBLIC Town of Battleford intends to adopt a bylaw under Public notice is hereby given the Council of the Town Battleford to adopt the Planning andthatDevelopment Act,of2007 to intends amend a bylaw under the Planning and Development Act, 2007 to amend Bylaw No. 7/2016, Bylaw No. 7/2016, known as the Zoning Bylaw. known as the Zoning Bylaw.
Saturday, November 17
Third Avenue United Church Calvin Hall. Christmas Garage Sale 9:00 am - 3:00 pm and Christmas Tea and Bake Sale 2:00 am - 4:00 pm. Wesley Hall.
INTENT INTENT The The proposed bylaw amendment will: proposed bylaw amendment
Saturday, November 17
Club 70 Social Dance Club - Leon Ochs at the Royal Canadian Legion, 1352 - 100 Street, North Battleford 7:00 - 11:00 p.m. Lunch Served. Phone Carol 306-386-2470 for more info.
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• Rezone Lot3,10, Block 3, from Rezone Lot 10, Block Plan 99B17350, fromPlan partially99B17350, C1-Community Centre Commercial and partially R2-Medium Residential District, to partially District C1-Community CentreDensity Commercial District C1-Commuinty Centre Commercial District, as shown on “Sketch A”.
and partially R2-Medium Density Residential District, SKETCH “A”: to C1-Commuinty Centre Commercial District, as shown on “Sketch A”.
Tuesday, November 20
Charitable Crafting - Arts & Crafts at the North Battleford Library from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Want to use your crafty talents for good? Charitable Crafting is a great way to give back to those in need while doing the crafts you love. Join us for an evening of yarn crafts.
16-2018 SKETCH “A”:
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Wednesday, November 21
European Travel Talk by Lynn Strendin about her travels throughout The Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Russia, Finland, and Sweden at the North Battleford Library from 7:00 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, November 24
Topline Social Dance Club at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall, 1352-100 Street, North Battleford from 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 midnight. Minimum age is 19. Lunch served. Phone Sharon 306-446-0446, Leela 306-445-7240 or Jean 306-445-8815 for more info. “When the going gets tough...the tough go dancing”
Monday, November 26
Blood Drive - Donors Needed, Don Ross Centre North Battleford 2:30 pm - 6:30 pm Sponsored by Catholic Women’s League.
Tuesday, November 27
North Battleford Library, Origami Night. Paper and books with instructions will be provided. Begins at 6:00 pm Ages 13+
Wednesday, November 28
Battlefords Minor Softball Association Annual Meeting 7:00 pm All new business must be brought to the executives attention prior to the meeting. New business can be emailed to battlefordsminorsoftball@outlook.com This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear. Deadline for submissions is 5:00 p.m. Thursday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.
REASON The reason for the amendment is to: • Provide for the future growth of the Town.
PUBLIC INSPECTION Any person may inspect the bylaw at the Town Office, located at 91-24th Street, in the Town of Battleford, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:00 PM on Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at the Town office at a cost of $5.00. PUBLIC HEARING Council will hold a public hearing on December 17, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Town office to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the Town office before the hearing.
Issued at the Town of Battleford this 8th day of November 2018. John Enns-Wind, CAO
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PUBLIC HEARING Copies of the proposed bylaw are available at the Council will hold a public hearing on December 17th, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Town Town atoragroup costthatofwants $5.00. office to hearoffice any person to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the PUBLIC HEARING undersigned at the Town office before the hearing.
Council will hold a public hearing on December to hear any person or group that wants to comment on the proposed bylaw. Council will also consider written comments received at the hearing or delivered to the undersigned at the Town office before the hearing.
Issued at the Town of Battleford this 8th day of November 2018. 17th, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the Town office John Enns-Wind, CAO
Issued at the Town of Battleford this 8th day of November 2018. John Enns-Wind, CAO
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New book tells the story of local preachers By Bob Chartier For the most part, stories and books about prairie pioneers focus on the hard working homesteader, the industrious small businessperson or perhaps local political leaders. But preachers… Holy Roller preachers… well, perhaps not so much. Phyll Summach has written a new book about her parents, the reverends Bud and Evelyn Chartier. Both were born and raised in the Battlefords, they married and he was sent off to conflict. After the war, they settled in the Cando area where they were essentially an updated version of the old circuit-riding preachers. They were equal partners; both were preachers and they ministered and started Foursquare Gospel Churches in many of the small communities and reservations. Their life was full of the ups and downs of choosing a life of service and faith over one of profit and loss. The author says she wrote the book with the same sentiment, not for profit or loss, but to help her grandkids and others who loved Bud and Ev, appreciate the
legacy they left in the Battlefords and district community. We Have Heard the Joyful Sound by Phyll Summach is a homespun, plainspoken book of tales from a life of such service. Many people in the Battlefords may have never been in one of their services but may have enjoyed tuning into their long running
radio broadcast on CJNB radio or they may have received a hospital visit and a little red bible from Ev on her North Battleford Union Hospital rounds, It is a fine read and a loving tribute to a couple who made a difference in the Battlefords. Book available truden@sasktel.net
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Fall fair showcases best of NW livestock By Brenda Pollard Correspondent
EDAM — The 28th annual Edam Fall Fair is in the books. The event started on Friday evening Oct. 26, with Class 9 People’s Choice Cow/Calf pair. There were 10 entries this year with Bill LaClare of Edam winning the grand champion jacket and Robert Blais of Edam receiving the reserve jacket. Placing third was the Doug Marjoram of Speers entry and fourth was Jacob LaClare of Medstead. Ian Walker of Edam won the draw for the heifer with his choice being the Brad Cole of Edam entry. Therefore nine heifers were sold in the sale Saturday with the average weight being 674 pounds and the average price at $1,372.22. The high price was $1,600 in this class. Once again, the committee held an auction of several items to raise funds for STARS. The cow/calf pairs were auctioned off in a Calcutta with 40 per cent of the proceeds earmarked for STARS as well. The total funds raised were $2,900. A special presentation
was also made Friday evening with Bill LaCLare receiving a jacket in recognition of his donation of feed for the livestock that are entered every year. Saturday dawned with a ranch style breakfast prepared and served by the Edam/Turtle River Fire Department. Along with the preparations for the breakfast, the vendors were preparing for a day of sales during the annual craft and trade show held on the ice surface of the curling rink. The first responders prepared and served beef on a bun at noon. Judges for the day were Ivan and Lacey Demmans of Meadow Lake with Steven Seabrook acting as ring man. Henri Blaquiere and Gerald Latendresse acted as announcers for the show and sale with Neil Kramer and his crew conducting the sale. Lisa Blaquiere and Karen McCaffrey performed the duties of secretary and Ross Houston, Paulette Pavka and Cheryl Nicodemus of Edam Credit Union Ltd. were the clerks for the sale. Placings for the classes are as follows: Class 1 - Rancher’s Choice Steer: (20 entries) grand to Edwin Wall of
Edam, reserve to Andrew Russett of Edam, third to Grant Lodge Farms (John and Apryl Grant) of Edam and fourth to Jacob LaClare of Medstead. Average weight was 774 pounds with the average price being $1,460 and the high was $1,675. Class 2 - Prospect Steer: (six entries) grand to Claude and Adele Wasden of Spiritwood, reserve to Coyote Mountain Tarentaise (Bill LaClare) of Edam, third to Claude and Adele Wasden of Spiritwood and fourth to Randy Russett of Edam. Average weight was 730 pounds, the average price was $1,658.33 with the high being $2,400. Class 3 – Rancher’s Choice Heifer: (20 entries) grand to Doug Marjoram of Speers, reserve to Andrew Russett of Edam, third to Roger Blaquiere of Edam and fourth to Coyote Mountain Tarentaise (Bill LaClare) of Edam. Average weight was 690 pounds, average price was $1,306.25 with a high of $2,150. Class 4 - Prospect Heifer: (four entries) grand to Daniel and Sophie deMontarnal of Edam, reserve to Peters Simmental (Virgin-
4 -H presentation: Mitch Stuart, president of the Edam Fall Fair Committee, presented Laura Carruthers of Frenchman Butte with $1,250 as part of the Fall Fair 4 -H program. Photo by Brenda Pollard
ia Peters) of Perdue, third to Wyatt Grant of Edam and fourth to Bill LaClare of Edam. Average weight was 673 pounds, average price $1,360 with a high of $1,750. Class 5 - Pen of Three Open Heifers: (17 entries) grand to Roger Blaquiere of Edam, reserve to and Dune Livestock (Dwayne Kobes) of Edam, third to Joe Cole of Edam and fourth to Caleb Greening
of Edam. Average weight was 626.5 pounds, average price $1,275 with a high of $1,850. Class 6 - Pen of Five Open Heifers: (nine entries) grand to Brandon Wall of Edam, reserve to Andrew Russett of Edam, third to Joe Cole of Edam and fourth to Roach Ranching (Daryl Roach) of Edam. Average weight was 634 pounds, average price $1,252.78 with a high of
high $1,450. Class 7 - Pen of Three Bred Heifers: (nine entries) grand to Mitch Wall of Edam, reserve to Gordie and Shelley Craig of North Battleford, third to Joey LaClare of Edam and fourth to Windmill Stock Farm (Doug Johnson) of Shell Lake. Average weight was 1,200 pounds, average price was $2,058.33 with a high of $2,500. Continued on Page 30
Borden, Radisson residents remember the fallen Continued from Page 21 Government of Canada and MP Kelly Block, Luke Walker for the Borden Fire Department, Cst. Gary Pepin for the RCMP, Sergeant Arron Piprell from Saskatoon City Police for his uncle Gordon Piprell, who was shot down and killed in WWII, and Mary Hunchak for the veterans on behalf of her dad, Mike Metanchuk. Kaitlyn and Justin Worona recited In Flanders Fields followed by prayers for peace, the Lord’s Prayer and hymn Let There Be Peace on Earth. The blessing was spoken and God Save the Queen was sung to end the service. Grace was offered by Gayle Wensley before a bounteous lunch and beverages served by the Borden Lions Club. At 5:22 p.m. on Nov. 11, the bells at St. John’s Anglican Church in Borden were rung 100
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times to commemorate the end of WWI 100 years ago on Nov. 11, 1918, at sunset. Helping to ring the bells at Borden were Ray, Judy and Tim Latimer, Ron and Sue Mills, Audrey Baker and Brenda Tumbach. Radisson held their Remembrance Day Service in St. Paul Lutheran Church, with Pastor Melissa officiating. Pianist was Twyla Stott, with Bill Hosegood reading the honour roll. Mayor Leona Bennett read the message from MP Kelly Block. Wreaths were laid by Leona Bennett for the Federal Government, Robin Baker for the veterans, Cst. D. Steveson for the RCMP, Cathy Flath for families of serving members, Darren Harris for the Town of Radisson, Kim Maxwell for the RM of Great Bend, John Hessell for the Radisson Fire Department, James Usselman for Radisson
First Responders, Kyle Baker for Scouts Canada, Jade Baker for Girl Guides of Canada and Jasmyn Harris for Maymont School. The service was arranged by retired RCMP Cpl. Gertrude Maxwell and lunch was served in the lower hall. Upcoming at Borden – Saturday, Nov. 17 is a ham supper with happy hour 5-6 p.m., supper from 6-7:30 p.m., Westjet raffle draw at 7 p.m. and music by the Goldtones from 8-11:30 p.m. Proceeds go to buy new chairs for Borden Community Centre. On Sunday, Nov. 17, Riverbend Fellowship Church is hosting a turkey supper from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Borden Community Centre followed by the Landry Family entertaining. Items of clothing and toiletries may be brought to donate to the Bridge on the 20th. Borden Seniors Club
will hold their first bingo Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. in their clubroom. Condolences to the families at Borden, Ken,
Corinne, Richard and Kirsten, Damon and family, and those at Hafford and elsewhere on the passing of Linda
Tanchak this past week. The service will be in Borden Community Centre tentatively set for Thursday, Nov. 15.
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Best of NW livestock Continued from Page 29 Class 8 - Pen of Five Bred Heifers: (four entries) grand to Windmill Stock Farm (Doug Johnson) of Shell Lake, reserve to Brooke Roach of Edam, third to John Roach of Edam and fourth to Gordie and Shelley Craig of North Battleford. Average weight was 1,179 pounds, average price at $2,212.50 with a high of $2,650. The producer judges for the purebred bull classes were chosen from the grand and reserve of each class shown. This year the three producers that were chosen were Gordie Craig, Doug Marjoram and Dwayne Kobes. These fellows had their work cut out for them. The final decisions are: Class 10 - Pen of Three
Purebred Bulls - British (six entries) grand to 20/20 Angus (Owen and Bernie Legaarden) of Paynton, reserve to Double F Cattle Co. (Kelly and Angie Feige) of Parkside, third to The Cliffs Farm (Kurtis Reid) of Hepburn and fourth to Grant Lodge Farm (John and Apryl Grant) of Edam. Class 11 - Pen of Three Purebred Bulls - Exotic (16 entries) grand to Flying S Ranch (Ken and Shauna Sinclair) of Spruce Lake, reserve to Red Willow Ranch (Darin and Josh Tyler) of Cut Knife, third to Red Willow Ranch (Darin and John Tyler) of Cut Knife and fourth to Little Willow Creek (Harlands) of Frenchman Butte. There was also a
People’s Choice Pen of Bulls where the people who bought ballets chose the pen of bulls entered by Black Gold Simmentals (Randy Noble) of Hillmond. Before the sale started, Mitch Stuart made a presentation to Laura Carruthers of Frenchman Butte. Laura purchased her 4 -H steer at the Edam Fall Fair last fall and went on to win with that steer at her regional show. The Fall Fair 4 -H program presented Laura with a progressive jackpot of $1,250. Congratulations to all who placed and to those who pulled off another successful Fall Fair. See more photos on Page 31
People’s Choice Bulls: Henri Blaquiere (Lone Spruce Ranch) presented the jacket for People’s Choice Pen of Three Purebred Bulls to Randy Noble (Black Gold Simmentals) of Hillmond. Photo submitted by Brenda Pollard
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 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 -9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
Battlefords Grace Community Church
1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK
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Pastor: Bill Hall
191 - 24th Street W., Battleford, Sk. 306-937-7575
SUNDAY 10:30 a.m.
WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday
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Hope Mennonite Fellowship
Pastor Patrick Carty
1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford
Sunday School - 10:00 am Sunday Worship - 11:00 am
SUNDAY - 11:00 a.m. - Worship Service Pastor Gerhard Luitjens & Abel & Sonya Zabaleta (Mission Partners)
1231 - 104th Street North Battleford Phone 306-445-7777 www.emmanuelfellowship.ca
Church Phone 306-445-4181
Various weekly programs “A Community of believers seeking more of God’s presence”
All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish 902 - 108th Street, North Battleford
DIVINE LITURGY Sundays at 10:00 a.m. Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
Pastor: Rev. Allen Huckabay
1372 102 St 306-445-3009 nd
Contact: Fr. Ivan Derkach 306-937-3767 or 306-317-8138
TerriTorial Drive alliance church
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.
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
ANGLICAN PARISH
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)
Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church
SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. Trevor Malyon
St. George’s Anglican Church - 10:00 a.m. 191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK
St. Paul’s Anglican Church - 11:00 a.m. 1302 - 99th Street North Battleford, SK
St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church DELMAS - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath SUNDAY MASS - 9:00 a.m.
Box 10, Delmas, SK
S0M 0P0
Phone 306-937-7340
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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Continued from Page 29 and 30 - 28th annual Edam Fall Fair showcases best of NW livestock
Class 1 Grand: Steven Seabrook presented the grand champion jacket to Edwin Wall of Edam for Rancher’s Choice Steer.
Class 2 Grand: Steven Seabrook presented the grand champion jacket for Prospect Steer to Claude Wasden of Spiritwood.
Class 3 Grand: Steven Seabrook presented the grand champion jacket to Doug Marjoram of Speers for the Rancher’s Choice Heifer.
Class 4 Grand: Steven Seabrook presents the Grand Champion Prospect Heifer jacket to Daniel de Montarnal and his niece, three-year -old Sophie de Montarnal of Edam.
Class 5 Grand: Steven Seabrook presents the grand champion jacket to Roger Blaquiere of Edam for Pen of Three Open Heifers.
Class 6 Grand: Steven Seabrook presents the grand champion jacket to Brandon Wall of Edam for the Pen of Five Open Heifers.
Class 7 Grand: Steven Seabrook presented the grand champion jacket to Mitch Wall of Edam for the Pen of Three Bred Heifers.
Class 8 Grand: Steven Seabrook presented the grand champion jacket to Doug Marjoram of Speers for Pen of Five Bred Heifers.
Class 9 Grand: Mitch Stuart presents the grand champion jacket to Bill LaCLare of Edam for the People’s Choice Cow/ Calf Pair.
At left, Class 11 Grand: Steven Seabrook presents Ken Sinclair (Flying S Ranch) of Turtleford with the grand champion jacket for Pen of Three Purebred Bulls – Exotic. Class 10 Grand: Steven Seabrook presents the grand champion jacket to Owen Legaarden (20/20 Angus) of Paynton for Pen of Three Purebred Bulls – British.
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The Royal Canadian Legion #70 North Battleford Branch
THANK YOU would like to say
to all of the BUSINESSES and INDIVIDUALS who purchased WREATHS & POPPIES in our 2018 Poppy Campaign and to the community for their ongoing support during our annual poppy day & our
Remembrance Day Ceremony.
With your annual assistance, we are able to provide necessary support to our veterans and their families who may be in need.
All money stays in our community.
A BIG THANK YOU to all the Churches who participated in the BELLS OF PEACE - a tribute to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice