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‘Shooting incidents ... on the increase’ By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Addressing gang violence in the Battlefords is the number one priority of the Battlefords RCMP detachment. That was the message from the detachment’s commanding officer Insp. Tom Beck at a meeting of North Battleford city council Monday, Oct. 28. As was the case a week earlier at Battleford Town Hall, recent violence in

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and around the community was a hot topic on the minds of councillors at North Battleford City Hall. The violence has included a recent homicide in Battleford as well as a shooting on 105th Street in North Battleford. In response to a question by Mayor Ryan Bater on whether the perception that shootings had increased was accurate, Beck replied “Unfortunately, I would suggest that our shooting incidents are definitely on the increase. There’s no question about that.” “Most all of it is gang violence, it is gang-related issues that we are looking at, so we are beefing up our crime reduction strategies here and working with some provincial partners,” Beck said. He said he had a meeting recently with some provincial RCMP members that had been offering some services. He said the Crime Reduction Team plans extended time here, along with provincial General Investigation Section who will assist in implementing crime reduction strategies.

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“Over the next little while, we will have an increased police presence locally within the city and just in the area, trying to get a cap on some of these shootings and the other gang violence that we are seeing in the community. Like I said, I can’t express enough that this is our number one priority right now. This has all effectively consumed my days and has been consuming my days for the last probably month and a half.” Mayor Bater also noted that the problem is shared by Continued on Page 2

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Battlefords Minor Baseball says Zaiden Osicki has been named the Lou Slotsve Junior Official of the Year by Baseball Sask. The Grade 10 North Battleford Comprehensive High School student has just finished his third year of umpiring with Battlefords Minor Baseball Inc. (Lou Slotsve was a teacher and prominent Saskatoon Umpire whose passion was seeing young umpires improve their skills both on and off the ball diamond.) BMBI also congratulates Phil McGee on being named Senior Official of the Year with Baseball Sask. He has been to several national championships and regularly umpires in the Western Major Baseball League. The awards were handed out during the Oct. 19 annual meeting held in Saskatoon. “Saskatchewan baseball leagues use a lot of umpires, so to have both officiating levels recognized this year is a major accomplishment in our community,” said Clint Gieni, president of Battlefords Minor Baseball. “BMBI looks forward to getting more novice umpires involved in 2020 as our organization continues to grow.” Submitted

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Continued from Page 1 neighbours throughout the region. Beck agreed, saying “it’s not just North Battleford feeling this increase, our communities all around are feeling this gang influence.” Beyond that, third quarter numbers were presented for Battlefords RCMP detachment and the numbers for the city are largely static, with total calls for service down two per cent for the year. Through Sept. 30, calls stood at 10,022, down slightly from 10,187 for the same period in 2018. Calls for the third quarter July 1 to Sept. 30 were up slightly, however, from 3,719 to 3,732. Calls from North Battl-

eford made up 64 per cent of the total calls for service throughout the entire detachment area. That area spans four RMs, five First Nations and the resort villages of Jackfish Lake. As for individual categories within the city for the year to date, persons offenses were down from 929 to 668, business break and enters down 52 to 43, residential break and enters up from 136 to 176, other break and enters down 57 to 50, property offences down from 2,448 to 2,213, drug offences down 154 to 80 and criminal code offences down from 1,708 to 1,581. In speaking to reporters Mayor Bater acknowledged the worries that residents had about the recent

shooting incidents. “I know the public is concerned. That concern is shared at City Hall,” said Bater. The mayor said he was encouraged to hear it was a priority of the detachment to deal with the gang issues. “Organized criminal activity, the associated drug trade and firearms is an epidemic throughout western Canada. We see it here throughout our community. I speak to leaders throughout the rest of Saskatchewan, in Saskatoon or Regina. They see the same activity. It’s a cancer that’s infecting our part of the world, and it’s going to take a lot of co-ordination and resources, it’s going to take a lot of leadership to address it.

Drugs and weapon charges Staff A unit the RCMP is calling the Street Enforcement Team arrested several people Saturday evening, charging them with a variety of crimes relating to drugs and a weapon. The following statement was released Tuesday: On Saturday, Oct. 25, at approximately 10 p.m., members of the Battlefords RCMP Street Enforcement Team located a suspicious vehicle being operated in the 1100 block of 105th Street in North Battleford. The vehicle was pulled over and while RCMP were speaking with the occupants, a firearm was seen in the vehicle. Additional patrol units were requested to effect the arrest and 105th Street was shut down for a short period of time to ensure public safety.

RCMP arrested six individuals from the vehicle including three adult males and three adult females. The subsequent investigation resulted in the following charges: Nathan Bugler, 38, is charged with: possess firearm in a motor vehicle; possess restricted firearm without a licence; possess weapon for a dangerous purpose; possess firearm while prohibited; and unsafe storage of a firearm. Camille Starchief, 35, is charged with: obstruction; identity fraud; possess firearm while prohibited; possess firearm in a vehicle; possess firearm without a licence; possess weapon for a dangerous purpose. Marie Wuttunee, 29, is charged with: fail to comply with court conditions (2); possess ammunition while prohibited from doing so.

Dennis Starchief, 38 years old, is charged with: possess cocaine for the purpose of trafficking; possess meth for the purpose of trafficking; possess property obtained by crime; possess firearm while prohibited; possess firearm in a vehicle; possess restricted firearm without a licence; possess weapon for a dangerous purpose; careless use of a firearm. The remaining male and female subjects were released without charges. All charged individuals were remanded for court on Monday. The Battlefords RCMP Street Enforcement Team is stationed within the Battlefords and will continue to patrol and target organized criminal activity. Residents are urged to report unusual or suspicious activity to the Battlefords RCMP as soon as possible.

Jonson murder suspects: next preliminary hearings By John Cairns Staff Reporter

One of two co-accused in the first-degree murder of Mark Jonson in North Battleford saw his matters

back in provincial court Oct. 29. Nicolas Buck appeared by closed-circuit TV during his latest appearance before Judge Kim Young in North Battleford.

All his matters have been adjourned to Nov. 7, 11 a.m., again by CCTV. The indication from counsel is that a preliminary hearing will likely be set for Buck on that date. Buck remains in custody. Co-accused David Keller, who is still in custody after bail was denied in Queen’s Bench court, also faces a first-degree murder charge. Keller is also scheduled to appear Nov. 7 in provincial court, again to set a preliminary hearing. The murder charges against Buck and Keller stem from July of this year.

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Proclamations a hot issue By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Should North Battleford continue to issue civic proclamations? That’s a question that has come up suddenly in the wake of Yorkton’s recent move to do away with the practice. Yorkton no longer makes official proclamations designating special days or weeks for any events or organizations. According to a City of Yorkton news release, the policy took effect at the Oct. 21 meeting. At that meeting, two groups, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 77 and the Yorkton Exhibition Association, presented before council on their annual Veteran’s Week and Harvest Showdown Week, respectively.

Instead of proclaiming those weeks, council simply accepted and received the information. “It makes the process equitable in that all organizations are treated in the same manner,” said Yorkton’ mayor, Bob Maloney, about the change. The idea is to get ahead of the issue of controversial groups going to City Hall and demanding recognition for their cause. But the move by Yorkton has been controversial in its own right, with claims that veterans groups are being slighted by the decision. In the wake of the Yorkton move, other cities, including North Battleford, are looking at their own processes for proclamations and putting it under the microscope as well.

“I can say that is under review, the whole process of proclamations,” said Mayor Ryan Bater to reporters at City Hall Monday, Oct. 28. “Proclamations are useful for organizations to raise awareness of their services or of issues that are near and dear to them. But there’s a practicality involved when a municipality issues a proclamation, and sometimes those proclamations can be controversial,” he said. “Municipalities don’t want to get involved with that.” At the moment, the discussion is still in its preliminary stages and is happening internally at City Hall. The issue has not come up at council meetings, yet. The early indication from civic officials is that

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North Battleford does not seem likely to go the route of an outright ban like Yorkton. “At the very least, we want a concrete policy,” said Bater. While he noted Yorkton had done away with proclamations altogether, other cities were looking at putting in policies to “stabilize the process.” The idea would be to have a process in place where all requests are dealt with fairly. “We haven’t encountered any controversies here, but I know other municipalities have and we want to get ahead of that.” For now, proclamations continue to be issued. At Monday’s meeting, Mayor Bater proclaimed November as Adoption Awareness Month in North Battleford.

Water problems at Sask. Hospital By John Cairns Staff Reporter

There are more problems at the new Saskatchewan Hospital. The latest is word from Saskatchewan Health Authority that copper and lead were found in the water there, which means potable water has to be brought in from elsewhere. Mike Carr, deputy minister of central services with the province, gave an update to media Friday. His remarks to the media were provided to the NewsOptimist by the province. “We learned on the 17th of October there were some questions about water quality,” said Carr. “And so once we became aware of that, we worked with our colleagues in the Ministry of Health, the health authority, as well as the partners who constructed and now operate that facility, and undertook a series of tests that are continuing. In response to some of the results we got, it’s been preliminary testing, felt that out of an abundance of caution we should take steps to make sure that all users of that facility have access to good drinking water. We did that because our concerns were that we were getting variability in the results, and we didn’t

understand the cause of that. The investigation is now well underway. It will probably continue yet for a number of days, and we are taking appropriate steps to determine what the cause of that variability in the test results is. Once we know more we will take steps to ensure the system is fully usable and accessible to all users.” According to the notice of water quality regarding Saskatchewan Hospital that was issued by the Saskatchewan Health Authority, “Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford is experiencing an internal issue with the quality of its water. A full investigation, water testing and remediation work is underway to resolve the issue.” The notice further states: “Please note: the issue is not originating from the North Battleford water supply. Recent tests of city water confirm that the water entering the building is clean.” The health authority states there is no immediate health risk, and that “to ensure the safety and well-being of all patients, visitors, staff and others who work in the facility, alternate water supplies are in place for drinking and cooking. As a precaution, please do not consume wa-

ter from the facility’s taps, fountains and sinks. Hand washing, toilet flushing and other non-consumption uses of the building’s regular water supply are continuing as usual.” The news raised alarm bells for NDP leader Ryan Meili and opposition health critic Vicki Mowat at a media conference in Saskatoon. In speaking by phone to the News-Optimist, Mowat noted it was yet another problem at the facility. “This is another issue in a string of incidents involving a brand new facility that was a P3 build,” said Mowat. “It’s really disappointing for us to see a facility that people had high hopes for, letting people down in how it was constructed.” The new hospital, built by Access Prairie Partnership in a P3 process, has been plagued by a series of construction-related issues, both prior to and after its opening in 2019. Just months after it opened, word came that the entire roof had to be replaced due to water leaks. As well, insulation installed throughout the facility had to be removed and replaced during the construction phase. “Patients have already been displaced and the

community has been affected by needing a brand new roof on this facility,” said Mowat. She said the NDP were calling for a full facility audit “so that we can open up the books, make this process more transparent and see what we’re on the hook for.” She also pointed to issues at other hospital builds, such as at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital where safety issues for patients were identified. Carr said in his media scrum that the Ministry of Central Services has notified Access Prairies Partnership they will undertake an audit. That will be conducted by an independent third party, he said. “Our concern is we want the assurance that the facility is operating and designed as it should,” Carr said. “We’ve now seen concerns about the roof, we’ve got now water quality issues, so we are undertaking that work to conduct an audit.” Carr also reiterated that once again it demonstrates the value of the P3 model because “it does demonstrate who has the liability for correcting deficiencies when identified,” referring to Access Prairies Partnership.

Time to Remember in Battleford

From the last Friday of October to Nov. 11, tens of millions of Canadians wear a bright red poppy as a visual pledge to never forget. Monday, the poppy flag was raised at Battleford Town Hall by Mayor Ames Leslie and Battleford Legion Branch No. 9 President Esther Delainey. This year, leading up to Remembrance Day, Battleford’s main street will feature pennants memorializing local veterans through a program initiated by the Fred Light Museum. An unveiling event will take place at the Battleford Legion Hall on Friday, Nov. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. Photo submitted

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Harvey Plum thought he was dreaming, but a quick pinch convinced him it was real. The Battleford resident was shocked to discover he had won the $2 million Western 649 jackpot on the Saturday, Oct. 19 draw. Plum bought his $5 quick pick Western 649 and Extra ticket from the Petro-Canada station at 352 - 22 St. West in Battleford. He discovered the win on Sunday morning. “I looked up the numbers on my phone, and I saw that I had all six! My mouth was gaping,” he remembered. “I kind of pinched myself, and then looked again.” Not wanting to take

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Dear Editor The axe, hammer, crowbar, knife and gun are common tools used on prairie farms, all of which can kill. In Canada, 37.8 per cent of homicides are stabbings and 31.2 per cent of homicides are shootings (Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015). The Liberal government, during the implementation and introduction of Bill C-68 (gun control), spent millions of taxpayers’ dollars to make all law-abiding gun owners look bad. Canadian citizens who do not understand legal hunting and shooting sports soon became prejudiced against legal gun owners. It would be more logical for the Liberals to have knife control, where every man, woman and child would have to take an eight-hour course, pass a practical and written test (80 per cent), then buy a licence to be permitted to handle and buy knives. However, this would be as stupid as gun control. Successive Liberal governments have gone after the law-abiding gun owner rather than the criminals. The Liberal motto since the 1982 Bill of Rights has been “soft on crime and tough on legal gun owners.” Before Bill C-68, you couldn’t find an unregistered restricted handgun, and now they’re easily available. A lot of police would like guns taken away because they feel they would have an advantage. The fact that the RCMP have to enforce gun law makes people untrusting of law enforcement. If the Liberal government decides to ban handguns, it will leave handguns only in the hands of criminals and police. Gordon Dystra North Battleford

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Dear Editor Oh, thank goodness it’s over. It’s like the flu shot, momentarily painful but beneficial. Our democratic way of governance requires we have elections. Painful to listen to the false promises, but in the end we have a beautiful country of freedom to live in. What I find troublesome is the resurgence of the leave crowd. Before you draw the conclusion this is a “liberal” cawing about the win, please think again; I ran as a conservative candidate in two provincial elections and one federal. The “I’ll take my toys and leave the sandbox” has no appeal to me whatsoever. Together we stand stronger and can achieve heights beyond most of our imaginations. We must express our resolve from within the house and not from the outside. Western Canada has given Trudeau a message; at his last medical report he was not declared stone deaf. Let’s give him a year or two to prove that out. Should he receive a failing grade there will be another election and it’s up to us, as citizens of this nation, to teach our youth that voting ourselves luxuries and easy money has never worked. Evidence of this fact is abundant. A few examples of what we need are fairness, tolerance, co-operation, collaboration and understanding. Harry Zamonsky North Battleford

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Considerations for small nuclear reactors in Sask. In the recent Speech from the Throne, the Saskatchewan government announced it is seriously looking at small modular nuclear reactors for future power generation in this province. It is readily apparent that any small nuclear reactor design is going to have its roots firmly anchored in the U. S. Navy’s nuclear submarine program. And from that, there is much to be learned. In 1955, the USS Nautilus changed the world, setting sail under nuclear power. Her revolutionary new power plant allowed her to be the first to sail under the icecap to the North Pole. The U.S. Navy was soon putting nuclear reactors in everything it possibly could. Eventually its entire fleet of submarines was nuclear powered, with about 200 nuclear submarines built. For decades this was all done under the watchful eye of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, father of the nuclear navy. I don’t mention Rickover lightly. Until the early 1980s, he personally interviewed every officer who had anything to do with nuclear reactors (which meant, basically every officer to serve on submarines), and instilled a culture of perfection that still likely permeates to this day. The U.S. Navy’s nuclear safety record is effectively perfect. No sub or ship has been lost due to failure of its nuclear power plant. The U.S. Navy also went heavy into nuclear reactors for its surface ships, to a point. It quickly realized that nuclear reactors were not practical for anything smaller than an aircraft carrier. They built nine cruisers with nuclear

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power plants, and that was that. As for the carriers, the first was the USS Enterprise. It was built with a whopping eight nuclear reactors, each one essentially replacing a conventional boiler from previous oil-fueled carrier designs. They built only one of her, before going with a tworeactor plan for the Nimitz and Ford classes. Why is all of this significant to Saskatchewan? First, we know that small nuclear reactors are possible, functional and repeatable. They have been at sea, in conditions where there is no backup, and no alternative, for 65 years. But we also know that those entrusted with their operation, at least for the first three decades, did so in a culture that allowed zero mistakes, basically. You cannot talk about small nuclear power and not talk about Rickover’s overwhelming influence. This could be achieved in a military environment, where a highly structured and disciplined environment can enforce this sort of culture. It was also a situation where the very lives of those who ran the reactors depended upon their safe operation every second they were on board. They didn’t go home at the end of the day. Can we expect the same of civilians working for a Crown corporation?

Perhaps so. Obviously large-scale nuclear power has been operated by civilians since the mid1950s as well. Then there are the end-of-life issues. What do you do with these small nuclear reactors when they are done? If you are the U.S. Navy, you dig a mammoth hole and bury them. Literally. Smack dab in the middle of Washington State, on the shores of the Columbia River, is the very arid Hanford nuclear site. This is where the United States basically learned how to build nuclear reactors, and used them to create the material for tens of thousands of nuclear warheads. Its decommissioning is a decades-long process, and the immediate area will likely never be used for anything again, ever. In the middle of this site, never to be used again, is Trench 94. You can find it by plopping this into Google: 46.5656006,-119.5201509. There you will see 128 giant cylinders, painted white. There’s a reason you don’t see many nuclear submarines as museum ships. When they retire a nuclear submarine, they chop it up into three sections, the forward, the reactor and the aft. The defueled reactor is then loaded on a barge, shipped

Each of those white cylinders is the reactor compartment of a nuclear submarine. The U.S. Navy dug a big hole and intends to eventually bury them in central Washington State, at the site of its former nuclear weapons facility. Photo courtesy Google Earth

up the Columbia river, and transported to Trench 94. Sealed up for eternity, there it will eventually be buried as low-level waste. All this is better than what the Russians used to do, which was simply dump them somewhere in the Arctic Ocean. Now they are apparently following a strategy similar to Hanford. If Saskatchewan is to begin using small nuclear reactors, we need to have a plan for their eventual disposal, up front. Does that mean putting them in a big hole somewhere? There are lots of holes left over from coal mining near Estevan, but unlike very dry Hanford, these tend to fill up with water. Water that would rust steel reactor sections. So what are our other options? Former uranium mines up north? Do we bury them somewhere else? And will they remain

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dry? Submarines are also relatively small, tidy packages. The aircraft carriers are not. It took four years from keel laying to maiden voyage for the Enterprise. It’s going to take 10 years to take the Enterprise fully apart beyond what has already been done. They’re not even starting until 2034, 22 years after it was decommissioned. That means its disposal might take a total of 32 years,

and billions of dollars. Will small nuclear reactors for power generation be anywhere near as complicated? Not likely. I’m guessing they will be much closer to the submarine. Whatever it will be, we need to get these issues sorted out from the get-go, and not be wondering what we will do further down the road. Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian. zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Housing authority on losing end of lawsuit Staff Battlefords Housing Authority has been the subject of controversy over issues at their various properties in Battleford and North Battleford. Now they have ended up on the losing end of a wrongful termination lawsuit.

On Thursday, Oct. 24, Judge Murray Pelletier ruled in favour of former maintenance worker Richard Rosendahl, who was terminated by the housing authority in October of 2018. Pelletier ruled the housing authority did not have just cause to terminate Rosendahl. The housing

authority had leveled a number of allegations at Rosendahl, including the most serious one that he had stolen a can of paint belonging to the authority. Rosendahl denied that allegation, claiming he had been allowed to take the can of paint home with him. He also alleged harassment and intimidation

by managers. Judge Pelletier ultimately sided with Rosendahl, and rejected all of the reasons BHA had put forward as just cause for his termination. For damages, Pelletier ruled Rosendahl was entitled to three months notice, or $12,964. The main reason cited was the rela-

tively short length of time Rosendahl had worked for the housing authority of less than five years. There were no punitive or aggravated damages. Rosendahl was also awarded costs for the trial in the case. BHA has dealt with a number of controversies as of late. One has been the

ongoing issues of drunkenness and disorderly conduct at Valleyview Tower II. Another involves cleanliness and crime issues at a property on 28th Street in Battleford, which resulted in Battleford town council receiving two letters of complaint from local residents.

Valleyview tenant not giving up on advocacy Staff “I’m not giving up,” says Natalie Berrecloth, a tenant of Valleyview Towers in North Battleford. Berrecloth, who has been advocating for change in the conditions of her apartment block in the media. She says she has been targeted as a troublemaker for talking to print, radio and television reporters about police being frequently called to the tower over partying, drinking, fighting and, most recently, a stabbing. (She found the victim, bleeding, with his head in the flower basket outside her apartment door.) Recently, she says, she was summoned to a Friday morning meeting in the boardroom. There, she said, she found Denis Lavertu, general manager

of the Battlefords Housing Authority, as well as the chairman of the Battlefords Housing Authority board of directors, a regional manager for Saskatchewan Housing Corporation and the director of northern operations for the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation. She says, she was almost immediately confronted with “why did you go to the media?” The chairman of the board, she says, told her she could have come to the board with her concerns. She was also asked why she didn’t advise the staff, she says. “I told them, I went to the office, I made countless phone calls and left messages, and wrote letters to the board, the president of the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, the Minister of Social Services and met

with our local MLA. All before going to the media,” says Berrecloth. She also says she learned at that meeting that the manager had met with other tenants before calling her in. She believes they would like to see her gone. She maintains the tenant association has been derailed, gossip prevails and ill will permeates the building. The new culture of the building is a far cry from former years, when seniors met to play cards, had regular entertainment and looked out for one another, she says. “Rather than deal with the problem that almost everyone in this community has identified, the powers to be have chosen to shoot the messenger. Get rid of Natalie and it’s problem solved,” she says.

“It certainly looks like there is more going on here than what this government is admitting to. They refuse to admit Valleyview Tower is a seniors’ facility. Every-

one in North Battleford has known it’s a seniors’ building and always has been since it was built in the early 1980s. Even the Battlefords Housing Authority

website says it’s a seniors building,” says Berrecloth. She adds, “I’m reminded of an old expression – don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.”

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North Stars win steak hits 11, Terriers Saturday By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords North Stars win streak hit 11 in a row Tuesday as they followed up on their weekend sweep of La Ronge with a wild win over the Nipawin Hawks. The game at the Civic Centre took several twists and turns and took until the final seconds to decide. But it didn’t look that way early on. The Nipawin Hawks stormed out of the

gate so fast that it looked like the North Stars would finally meet their match. The Hawks scored three straight goals as Carson Erhardt, Brodie Girod and Michael Makarenko filled the North Stars net by the 8:28 mark. The barrage chased the previouslyunbeaten Adam Dmyterko out of the net, leaving his replacement Parker Rey to bail out Dmyterko and preserve the winning streak. At the 14:21 mark, Rylan Nivon got his

seventh of the season, Matthew Fletcher and Seth Summers assisting, to cut it to 3-1. In the second period, it was the Quintin LoonStewardson show. With Nipawin on the power play, he picked off a Hawks puck and went in and scored a shorthanded goal on Ross Hawryluk at 16:54. Then at 18:56, the Hawks gave the puck away to Loon-Stewardson again right in front of their net, and he scored again unas-

sisted for his 12th of the season. It was tied up at 3-3. In the third period the North Stars took the lead on Nivon’s eighth goal at the 8:09 mark with Elijah Loon-Stewardson and Fletcher assisting. Matthias Urbanski scored from Kaden Boser shorthanded at 11:01 to make it 5-3. But Nipawin refused to quit. Goals by Jake Tremblay and Max Johnson tied it up at 5-5. With time running out,

Rylan Nivon scored his hat trick goal with six seconds left, Fletcher and Quintin Loon-Stewardson assisting. That sealed the deal for the North Stars. Parker Rey got 19 of 21 saves, bailing out Dmyterko who remains undefeated all season. The North Stars outshot the Hawks 45-28 in the game.

The North Stars record now runs to 18 wins and one defeat, nine points ahead of Melfort for first place in the overall SJHL standings. On Saturday night the North Stars return to the Civic Centre again to host the only team to record a victory over them this season, the Yorkton Terriers.

AAA Stars win two on weekend By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Battlefords AAA Stars are back in the win column with two victories on the road in the province’s south. The midget team prevailed over the Regina Pat Canadians 4-3 in a shootout on Oct. 26 and in Wilcox against the Notre

Dame Argos 3-0. Regina took a 2-0 lead in the second period before Payton Kostyshyn scored with 1:57 left to make it 2-1 through two. In the third period, a power play goal by Tanner Willick and a game-tying goal by Kyle Heintz forced overtime, which settled nothing. Finally in the shootout, Noah Schindel

got the winner for the 4-3 Stars triumph. Jackson Fellner took the win in net stopping 30 of 33 shots. On Sunday against the Argos, the Stars got two goals from Colby Ralston in the second period (one of them on the power play)

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and Nick Steciuk scored in the third to secure the 3-0 win. Fellner got the shutout stopping all 24 shots he faced. Next up for the Stars is a game at Co-operators Centre against Regina Pat Canadians on Nov. 9.

It’s better late than never for the John Paul II Crusaders who finally have a win in 2019. After going through the regular season winless, the Crusaders went to Broadview for what you might

have expected to be a oneand-done 4A playoff game. Instead, JPII crushed Broadview 46-16 to get their first win of the entire season, including the postseason. JPII now heads on the road to play Melfort on Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. in one semifinal game.

Silvernagle goes home early By John Cairns Staff Reporter

It wasn’t the best of weeks for Team Silvernagle at their first Grand Slam event of 2019-20. The North Battlefordbased curling team missed out on playoff action at the Grand Slam of Curling Masters in North Bay, Ont. winning only one game before bowing out Friday. The elimination punctuated a sad week for Saskatchewan curling fans following the news of the passing of Aly Jenkins, lead for the Sherry Anderson team, due to complications during childbirth at the age of 30. The news has shaken the entire curling community. Robyn Silvernagle and her team had competed against Jenkins and Team Anderson to win the

provincial title this year. A moment of silence for Jenkins took place Thursday. The Masters event started Wednesday with a loss for Silvernagle against the Casey Scheidegger team, skipped by Amber Holland. The final score was 6-4. But Silvernagle bounced back with a 7-4 comeback win over Kerri Einarson of Manitoba. They lost the next contest with Silvana Tirinzoni of Switzerland 6-4. Needing a win to stay alive, Team Silvernagle lost on Friday to the Edmonton team of Kelsey Rocque 5-3, with Rocque stealing one to win the game. Team Silvernagle will try again in two weeks at the Grand Slam of Curling Tour Challenge Nov. 5-10 in Pictou County, N.S.

This photo shows a level 1 stunt group in competition where the flyer is supported by her bases in the stunt group. In level 1 the stunt groups are striving to use safe grips to support the top. And, smiling to please the crowd, of course! Photo submitted by Rhea Good

For ages 5 plus By Rhea Good Olympic champion figure skater Elizabeth Manley, recently visited the Battlefords and her words of advice to young athletes was to persevere. We remember that glorious performance that Elizabeth Manley gave back in 1988, but her career was a long climb before that moment. It is awesome to watch high level performance in any sport, but we also have to remember all the little six year olds, and 10 year olds and 14 year olds who are going to practice for hours every week chasing the dream and building their skills. In the sport of cheerleading, it is great to see athletes starting young and committing to the sport. While some athletes have natural talent and fearlessness, tumbling and stunting at Levels 3-4-5-6-7 usually takes hundreds of hour on the mat. There is no other way. All-star cheerleading has defined levels 1-7 as athletes progress. In the photo, you see a level 1 stunting skill. Yes, there are bases and a top in a

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stunt group, but the top is not flying though the air. In a level 1 skill the top is close to the floor for safety, and because her bases don’t yet have the strength to lift her any higher in a safe manner. Level 1 tumbling includes front roll, cartwheel, falling into bridge and back walkover. Level 2 tumbling progresses to faster and more difficult skills like a round-off, similar to a cartwheel except with more power and the tumbler lands on both feet together. This becomes the springingoff position for higher level tumbling in levels 3-7. Likewise, the Level 2 stunts are higher off the ground, and chin height for the bases, or above the bases heads when tops are attached in a pyramid. Usually, by the time athletes progress to level 2, the bases are old enough to have the strength to lift.

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A Walk With Cancer

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we have chosen to reprint, in four parts, the personal journey of one of our contributors from the diagnosis to the recovery from breast cancer. Helena Long will be familiar to our readers as a freelance writer for us, and until recently, the editorial lead for the Wlikie-Unity Press-Herald.

By Helena Long Part IV

The honeymoon was over – my body did not handle the second set of chemo infusions nearly as well as it did the first set. Some people get muscle aches and pains with the new drug I was on. Unfortunately, I discovered on the third day I was one of them. Not only that, I was one of those who have severe pain, enough to need prescription-only painkiller to get through it. In my regular life, on the rare occasions I might have, for example, a headache, I generally try to sleep it off rather than take anything for it. So this pain was pretty bad. For a couple of days, I watched the clock waiting for when the time would arrive for my next dose of painkiller. It hurt to walk, it hurt to rest, it hurt to sit. Thankfully, after about four days the pain eased up and eventually was completely gone. But I was glad

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and swallow just one more spoon or forkful of food. Drinking was no better; again dehydration was a concern as it was such a hard job to get anything into my mouth and down my throat. And the bitterness wasn’t there only when I was trying to eat and drink something; no, it was a 24/7 condition. While the pasty taste and feel before had at least diminished after a week or so, the bitterness took much longer to dissipate. Even a week and a half after the chemo, my mouth still felt horrible and I definitely lost some weight. Eventually my sense of taste did recover a bit so I had a few days to put a bit of weight back on and to rehydrate myself before heading back to the Cancer Centre. Although not everything tasted quite as it should, some things were close and at least things didn’t taste so horrible it was a herculean effort to put food in my mouth, chew and swallow. I went into the second round of this new chemo knowing I was going to have a few day of intense pain, but also knowing it would subside and I would feel fine again. In the meantime the “good” drugs were ready and waiting on my bedside table. I knew I was going to have trouble eating and drinking, but I also knew it too would not last forever. I also now knew popsicles, for example, would go down easier than most other things and would help keep me somewhat hydrated.

So, when being in the moment was really not very pleasant at all, I reminded myself of the end goal – many more years with John, children, grandchildren and animals. I reminded myself I was on the home stretch, more than halfway through the treatments. I reminded myself God was always with me on this path, even when I had doubts. Then, I was done! And so looking forward to my first three-week anniversary of chemo without having to return for another treatment! But … instead I suffered through five days of diarrhea. I spent most of the week either in the bathroom or moaning in my bed. After five days, I spent a night in hospital having my fluid and potassium fluids replaced. After being released, it took a couple of days to get back to any semblance of strength and energy, even my “recovering” levels of strength and energy. Nobody’s life or health is perfect, but once you have been diagnosed with cancer and especially if you are undergoing treatments with side effects, sometimes it’s hard to know what’s what. Is the occasional ache in my knee caused by the chemotherapy or is it because I’m getting older? Is the newly rough patch of skin on my body cancer or is something else? And was the five days of diarrhea I endured due to the cancer drug I still had to take for the next 10 months? Or was it a virus or something I ate? I was only just well enough to drive to Saskatoon by myself the following Tuesday, June 14, just in time for my first radiation appointment. Yes, it seems that, as a cancer patient, you just get done with one thing when it’s time to start something else. I had to have 25 radiation treatments, focused on the left side of my chest and surrounding lymph nodes. Radiation is given daily, Monday to Friday, at the Saskatoon Cancer Centre. Rather than driving back and forth to Saskatoon every day, I stayed in the Saskatoon Cancer Lodge, along with other cancer patients from places such as Meota, North Battleford, Beechy and Prince Albert. The private rooms were comfortable and a full-time cook prepared plentiful and tasty homestyle meals for us all. Although I had no com-

plaints about the lodge, I was sad to be missing summertime on our acreage. Earlier in the spring I

Helena Long didn’t fancy wearing or caring for a wig, so she mostly wore hats or toques when chemo caused her hair to all out.

had completely missed the blooming of my forsythia. It was in bud one day and the next time I saw it – after I had spent a week in bed with muscle aches and pains from the chemo – all I could see were some faded yellow petals scattered on the ground. Although I was dealing with residual side effects from the chemo – in particular, numbness and tingling in my fingers, making them rather clumsy – and had to work to regain muscle after many days of relative inactivity, I rejoiced in the fact I no longer had to be a hermit. Radiation doesn’t preclude socializing with others and I was enough days past chemo that I could attend group events – just in time to go to church on Father’s Day and a wedding. That was a cause for celebration! Radiation: Lying on my back on the narrow, hard table, alone in the radiation room, I watched the machine revolve around me and counted the number of times it came on – six. Six different positions and “shots” of radiation. Times 25 radiation treatments equals a total of 150. Not only that but each time, before the medical techs turn on the beam, they take two X-rays to ensure I’m in exactly the right spot and the right position. So that’s 50 X-rays on top of the actual radiation. The stats say to do it though. The chemo was supposed to cut my 25 per cent risk of recurring cancer in half. The radiation further reduces the remaining risk by onethird – not as significant but then again the radiation is not nearly as difficult to handle as the chemo was. There is some folk wisdom out there, perhaps even a quote from someone, to the effect that you ultimately regret the things

you don’t do much more than the things that you do do. If cancer does reappear in my body, I don’t want to look back and wonder “what if” and wish I had taken advantage of the medicine available. So I travelled two hours to Saskatoon Mondays and home again Fridays and, once a day in between, lay on that cold, hard table for 15 minutes or so. Counting the number of times in a session that the radiation beam was on, however, made me wonder about some other numbers. Despite my five days of diarrhea, during most of the chemo – six cycles, three weeks apart – constipation was more of a problem. As recommended, when needed I took a specified over-the-counter stool softener. At the end of the 18 weeks, out of 40 pills in the bottle, only nine were left. When the severe muscle pains kicked in and I had to resort to prescription painkillers, I spent 15 to 18 days in bed and took 16 doses of the drugs. Those days don’t, of course, include daily naps during most of the 18 weeks of chemo. With a loss of appetite and the horrible taste in my mouth making eating and drinking an extremely onerous task, overall I lost 35 pounds. While radiation is not as difficult to handle as chemo, it did not end up entirely problem-less. The doctors and nurses warn patients that often the skin in the radiated area will get worse after treatment before it gets better. The most common comparison is to sunburn. Applying moisturizing lotions multiple times a day, I had a little bit of itchy skin and a couple of tender spots but nothing too terrible. That is, until about five days after I got home from the last round of radiation treatments. Then, a patch of skin on my collar bone actually broke open and I had a patch of exposed flesh approximately three inches long and an inch and a half wide. It was excruciatingly painful. A special cream used on burn victims was prescribed and thankfully, in only a few days, new skin was starting to grow in from around the edge of the exposed area. The cream also helped with the pain. Although I was back home and my energy levels were improving, allowing me to “do things,” the open radiation burn meant I was Continud on Page 11

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A Walk With Cancer Continued from Page 10 stuck at home. I couldn’t drive because the seat belt would have been positioned and rubbing over the open area. I couldn’t wear a bra of any kind. To prevent any dyes from getting on the wound, I was also told to wear nothing but white. I had been looking forward to, among other things, attending some ball

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games and shopping at the farmers market. When a ride to town materialized – so I wouldn’t have to drive – I was excited … until I realized I really did not want to be wandering around the crowds at the ball diamonds braless in a white T-shirt, especially with only one boob! Some months later, lingering effects of chemotherapy and radiation remained but were manageable. The most annoy-

ing ones were the constant tingling and numbness in my fingertips, and running out of steam and needing to have a rest when I was in the midst of happily working on a project of some kind. My hair started to grow back but my nails were suffering. Healthy nail was starting to grow in but the nail that grew in during and immediately after the last three chemo treatments was in rough shape

– both on my fingers and my toes. Some looked as if they would last until the new growth took over but a few torn or fell off. I had to bandage several of my toes and fingers. Today, three years later, I am down to an annual visit with the oncologist. I can have a “bad hair day” with the best of them. My nails are all back to normal, although very occasionally I will have a bit of tingling or numbness in my

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fingertips. My mind still sometimes seems confused but that could be old age, too. Physically I surprise myself occasionally with what I can do, with both my energy and strength both still seemly increasing. Psychologically I will always wonder what the significance of a new ache or pain means. But I am thankful, if I had to have cancer, that I had it here, in this time and place. In the overall

scheme of things, what I went through was a small price to pay compared to what the alternative would have been if I was living 100 years ago without access to modern medical care.

Town Hall/ Opera House project public session Nov. 6 Plan should be ready for council in January Staff Reporter

The Battleford Town Hall renewal project was back before town council at their meeting Tuesday, Oct. 22. A presentation was made by Laura Plosz of Group2 Architecture, who was awarded the project in September. The project involves the renewal of the upper floor, commonly referred to as the Opera House. Group2 provided an update on where the project stood as of now. Plosz emphasized that community engagement was important to what they were doing, pointing to some of the consultations that had happened. A member of their team atended the Operun, which allowed them to connect with different people there and receive feedback. “It really is about community building, this is what it’s intended to be,” Plosz said. Their first stakeholder meeting a couple of weeks ago drew 25 people and lasted three hours. The intention was to get some ideas about what could be done with the Opera House space on the upper level, with a view to cre-

ating some sort of public space there. But exactly what kind of space is still to be determined. “We wanted them to think, ‘what else is possible,?’” said Plosz. As part of their mandate for the project, she explained Group2 were tasked with exploring two options for the space: one being an opera hall, but also a “second other possibility.” Much of the discussion at the stakeholder session focused on getting ideas and input about what the space could be. Some images were shown of similar spaces around the world and what those communities had done. The stakeholders group was also asked about what the guiding principles should be to provide a basis for moving the town hall project forward in the future. Some common themes came through, including a desire to preserve history, create a place for gathering, a place for business, a place that recognizes reconciliation and a shared history, a place focused on economic development and that showcases community pride. Councillor Susan

McLean Tady was included on the stakeholder group. She said it was a “positive experience” and that it was “very interesting to get everyone’s intakes and feelings on what should be done.” The initial stakeholders were gathered from a number of groups, but the initial list had, according to chief administrative officer John Enns-Wind, “skewed on the mature side.” They ended up sending out more invitations to a variety of schools and daycare centres, including inviting a number of Battleford students from the high schools, to get a representative cross-section for the group. All those involved in the stakeholder group had to be Battleford residents. Plosz outlined the timeline of next steps for the project. The plan for Group2 is to formulate a draft of the guiding principles, and also take the ideas gathered and develop common themes from those, and then bring it back to the stakeholders in a second session later this fall. A public engagement session open to the broader public is planned for Nov. 6 and that will be a come-

Laura Plosz of Group2 Architecture presents to town council on the Town Hall/ Opera House project. Photo by John Cairns

and-go event. The second stakeholder session will happen after that, with Group2 seeking for more feedback and refine the options further. Another public session is planned for early December, and then a third stakeholder session will happen in January. Following that a business plan will be ready to present to council later in January, with a recommendation, then a report will be prepared “as an item that can be used for strategic and budget planning,” Plosz said.

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New school bus route added for Maymont students Staff Reporter

Living Sky School Division will be adding a new bus route to cut down ride times for students coming and going to Maymont School. Transportation manager Trevor Horton made the recommendation to the school board at their latest meeting Oct. 23. The

reason is to alleviate some very long ride times for students. There are two existing routes going to and from Maymont School, but Horton was reporting that ride times were getting to be extremely long, with students spending three hours on the bus every day. “It’s been building for a few years now,” Horton said. Last year, he told the

board, “we were getting a lot of complaints from families about ride times, and rightly so.” This year, Maymont School has added a preK program, which means even more students needing to be picked up. What Horton proposed was to add one new route for 13 students, while reducing the length of two existing routes. This would

News ‘n’ views from Baljennie By Dorothy M. Mills Correspondent

Robert Maxwell of Edmonton, Alta., and Stanley Mills of Battleford motored to Estevan to the 32nd annual model engineering so and seminar held at Wilee Mitchell building at the Estevan exhibition grounds. The show was not as large as in past years, yet there was a good display of model items. Many were operating while others were still being put together. Exhibitors were from all parts of Canada and United States and most of them are older men. They are trying to encourage more young people to learn the model craft and to take part. Many of the demonstrations were running throughout the twoday show. The show is held every year on the weekend following Thanksgiving. More shows are being held in other areas of Canada and the United States.

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On their return home trip they made a stop at Borden to visit with Kay Leech. She is their old school chum from when they all attended the old Baljennie School. A few years ago Kay moved from Baljennie to Sonningdale and after her husband Arthur passed away she made her retirement home in Borden, closer to her family members. Our deepest thoughts and prayers go out to the Deker family of Saskatoon on the recent passing of Lois Deker. Bill and Lois Deker came to the Maymont Glenburn Regional Park for a few years to manage the park, then moved to Sonningdale. Bill then went to work for Owen’s View Farm for a

few years. Lois ran the coffee shop at the senior hall in Sonningdale. Bill retired from the farm life to help his wife Lois. Due to health problems they moved to Saskatoon, their retirement home. While in Saskatoon they did volunteer work for a senior home. Lois passed away in July. The funeral took place in Saskatoon. She leaves behind her husband Bill and other family members. Nov. 3 is the birthday of John Montagu known for making the first famous sandwich we still make and eat most days. He was the Fourth Earl of Sandwich – some old English history. The leaves have fallen and now some light snow is on the ground and the end of October is telling us what’s to come soon. October will go down in history as being one of the worst harvesting months ever due to the weather not cooperating.

reduce the length of the longer run by 20 minutes one way. It would also allow the school division to be better able to meet their own policy of not picking up students prior to 7:25 a.m. in the morning. Right now they are picking students up as early as 7 a.m. for the current routes. Money saved paying the third-party carrier by shorting those routes would go towards the new run. It’s estimated the in-

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“This cemetery is an important place for all community members to better understand the inter-generational impacts of the residential school system,” Battleford Industrial School Commemorative Association member Benedict Feist is quoted in the release. “It’s a place to honour children who were separated from their families and communities. Children whose lan-

guage, culture, Indigenous identity and in some cases, lives were stolen at schools across Canada.” “Through this designation, we recognize an important story in Saskatchewan’s history,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Gene Makowsky said in the release. “Commemorating those who lost their lives, language and culture through residential schools is an important step for our

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OBITUARIES Neil Francis O’Hanlon Neil is lovingly remembered by his wife Kathy, son Michael, daughter-in-law Tanya and grandchildren Emily and Nathan. Two sisters, Pat Thom of Abbotsford, BC and Mary (Mel) White of Edmonton, AB. Four brothers, Mike (Penny) O’Hanlon of Victoria, BC, Peter (Linda) O’Hanlon of Calgary, AB, Kevin(Rose) O’Hanlon of Burnaby, BC and Dan (Carol) O’Hanlon of North Battleford, SK. Three sistersin-law , Jean Schwan of North Battleford, SK, Shirley Smith of Edmonton, AB and Nancy (Dennis) Milhousen of Saskatoon, SK. Two brothers-in-law, John (Kathy) Edwards of Battleford, SK and Michael (Sharon) Edwards of Pidgeon Lake, AB. As well as nieces, nephews and their families. Neil is predeceased by his parents Joyce and Alfred O’Hanlon and his brother Ray O’Hanlon. Funeral Service was held October 19th, 2019 at Sallows & McDonald ~ Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home with Joyce Salie officiating. Memorial donations in Neil’s name can be sent to the Battlefords Humane Society or the Salvation Army. Condolences to the family may be emailed to www.sallowsandmcdonald.com. Arrangements were entrusted to Jennifer Wildeman at Sallows & McDonald ~ Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home 306-445-2418.

WOROCH: Stephen Woroch, resident of Prince Albert, SK and formerly of the Round Hill District, SK., passed away Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at Victoria Union Hospital, Prince Albert, SK. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Agnes; loving daughters and their families: Marion (Curtis) Krentz, Bruno, SK & family: Dalton & Skylar Rowlett; Stephanie (George) Beauchesne, Prince Albert, SK & family: Kaleb, Kiera & Jacob Beauchesne; sisters: Anne (Arnold) Blixrud and Mary Wakelin of North Battleford, SK; nieces, nephews and their families. Predeceased by his parents: Harry & Mary Woroch; brother, Terry Woroch and one sister Olga (in infancy). A Celebration of Stephen’s Life will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. from ‘The Garden Chapel’ – Battlefords Funeral Service, 1332 – 100th Street, North Battleford, SK with Pastor David Jensen officiating. Memorial donations can be made to any Hospice Care Facility or to the donor’s choice. Interment will take place at the Cremation Section – City Cemetery, North Battleford, SK. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Robert MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200).

Maria Martha Poschmann Feb. 11, 1923 – Oct. 14, 2019 Summarizing 96 years of life in a few short paragraphs is not an easy task. As a family we would like to share how our mom from an early age on, faced adversity and many personal struggles; yet through it all, continued to move forward. At the end of the day our mom left this life with a grateful heart and a solid spirit. We love you mom and we will miss you dearly! Maria was born on a farm in Millenburg, East Prussia to Martha and Josef Kreidner. She was the third of seven children. Maria was raised by her Aunt Emma in the town of Bergewalde from the age of two to fourteen. At that time, she was returned home to her parents and siblings. It was a difficult transition for her and was of influence in developing her strong and determined personality. Maria received a postsecondary education in the area of horticulture and home economics which she enjoyed very much. Maria was a talented girl and this educational opportunity went on to serve her well throughout her lifetime.In 1945, at the age of 22, Maria fled from East Prussia across the Baltic Corridor to the town of Hammah in West Germany. While waiting for family members to gather in Hammah she was invited for dinner to the house of another East Prussian family, the Poschmann’s. It was there she met Josef Poschmann who later, in August of 1946, became her husband. The following August their son Dieter was born. In 1950 Maria, Josef and three-year-old Dieter immigrated to Canada. They were sponsored by Josef’s oldest sister and husband Clara & Joe Graw who helped them find employment at the Cando Red & White store. They lived in the upstairs of the store where Josef worked as clerk and Maria cooked meals for the owners and travelling salesmen. After seven years they were able to purchase a small farm near Cando and it was there they continued to raise six children. Maria was a practical, hardworking person who adapted well to farm life. She was an excellent seamstress, cook, baker, gardener, artist and florist. She contributed to her community through the 4-H Club, the CWL and was always there to lend a hand at community functions. In 1982 Maria & Josef sold the farm and retired in Battleford. Maria and Josef took pride in developing a beautiful rock garden that overlooked the river valley. Grandkids have great memories and enjoyed many fun times there. During her retirement years Maria was able to use her many creative talents to the fullest. She organized the decorating at St. Vital church, taught German folkdance to school children, sang in the church choir and even started taking piano lessons! Rarely idle, she became an important part of this community and established many lasting friendships. In 2002 when house and garden became too much for her to manage on her own as Josef had passed away 11 years prior, Maria moved to St. Andrew’s in Edmonton as four of her children resided in the area. She adjusted well to her new environment and found pleasure in baking cakes for the many family birthdays and singing in the St. Andrew’s choir. In 2016 when health was beginning to fail, Maria moved to Summerwood Village in Sherwood Park. The loving care given to her by staff as her health issues increased was so appreciated by Maria and will long be remembered and treasured by her family. Dr. Sidhu too went above and beyond in caring for Maria both at St. Andrew’s and at Summerwood Village. Her family remains grateful for the monthly home visits and on-call advice which made medical challenges so much easier to manage. On October 4, 2019 Maria was admitted into the Misericordia Hospital with pneumonia and passed away peacefully on Thanksgiving Day. During her time in hospital she found great comfort in the many well wishes from those who were unable to be there, and in the visits, songs, and prayers from those who were. Her last words before her illness became too great were words of thanks – “To Everyone!” Maria looked forward to being reunited with her husband Josef and son Dieter. Her legacy lives on through daughter-in-law Lynda Poschmann, daughters Margaret (Clarence) Jungwirth, Theresa (Richard) Borys, Loretta (Robert) Chubb, Connie (Philippe)Therrien, Deborah (Joseph) Scott, 20 grandchildren and 31 great grandchildren, as well as many nieces and nephews. Prayers for Maria were held on Monday, October 21 at 7:30 p.m. and a Mass of Christian Burial with Rev. Fr. Nestor Gregoire as celebrant was held on Tuesday, October 22 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Vital Church, Battleford, Sask. Internment at Woodlawn Cemetery took place immediately after mass with a reception following at St. Vital Parish Hall. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hilda Graw’s great grandson Nate Starycki and his family to help with ongoing medical expenses. Cash, cheque or online donations to jenniferstarycki@sasktel.net /Password: NATE will be gratefully accepted. CARD OF THANKS At this time, the family of Maria Poschmann would like to extend a sincere thank you to Trevor Watts and the staff at Eternal Memories Funeral Service for their guidance and service; to Rev. Fr. Nestor Gregoire and Con-celebrant Fr. Sebastian Kunnath, and to Cathy Swerid and the St. Vital Church Choir for the joyous celebration of life for our mom. A special thank you to Marilyn O’Driscoll, the St. Vital CWL , & the St. Vital parish for providing such a wonderful lunch. Thank you to the many friends, neighbors, and relatives for your caring thoughts and words of comfort, and thank you for the generous donations which continue to be graciously received by Nate Starycki and his family. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Bertrand “Bud” Joseph Parent Bert Parent, late of North Battleford, SK passed away on October 2nd, 2019 at the age of 89 years. Bert “Bud” was born July 22nd, 1930 in Lilac, SK to William and Jennet Parent. He grew up on the family farm, until they moved into North Battleford where he eventually married Jean Radchuk and raised his sons Mike and Morrie. Bert was a truck driver his whole working life and received recognition for driving a million miles in a Mack Truck by “Mack Motors” (the equivalent to 40 times around the earth). He enjoyed woodworking in his shop and following the Montreal Canadians Hockey Team. Bert was an active member of the Roman Catholic Faith and will be missed by his family and friends. Bert was predeceased by his wife Jean (née Radchuk) Parent. He is survived by his children Michael (Therese) Parent and Morrie (Debbie) Parent; his grandchildren Ryan (Janine) Parent, Jason Parent and Misty Parent; great grandchildren Taylor, Shayla, Aubree and Braelynn; great great grandchildren Azareah and Azekeoh. He also leaves his sister Yvette Barber of Winnipeg, MB. The family would like to thank Homecare and Battlefords District Care for their kindness and great care to Bud. A Service of Remembrance will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday October 26th, 2019 at Notre Dame de Lourdes Parish (1201 105th Street, North Battleford, SK) Memorial Donations can be made to the Arthritis Society #2, 706 Duchess St, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0R3. Condolences to the family may be emailed to www.sallowsandmcdonald.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Wally Markewich at Sallows & McDonald Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home 306-445-2418.

HOLMES: Alice Julia Holmes was born December 2, 1938 in the Richard area. She attended Bromley School until Grade 8, when she left to help on the farm. She was the youngest of eight kids. She eventually met Wallace Holmes, a close friend of her brother Vernon. They were married July 1965 and stayed at the farm with her Mother Cora until they moved to North Battleford in 1969, where they lived most of their lives. Wallace passed away in November of 1986 and she never found another love. Being a mother of four mischievous girls Sherry, Pearl, Fern and Brenda kept her on her toes but she never complained. Alice had a strong love of country music and afternoon soap operas. She moved to Valley View towers in 2000 and remained there until 2016. She then moved to Rose Gill lodge in Rabbit Lake where she really enjoyed living and watching the birds out her window. She spent her last few months at River Heights lodge until she passed away on Sept. 30, 2019. Alice is dearly missed by her daughters Sherry (Pat) Schwab & children Johnathon (Panam), Nickolas, Matthew (Tanya), Lucas, Jeff (Cory) & children Abigail, Elizabeth and Finnan; Jennifer & daughter Michaela; Jessica (Jeff) & children Lexi, Leah and Levi, Pearl Holmes (Chris) & children Randy (Jamie) & children Braxton & Nash; Joelene & children Mika, Hunter and Skylar; Tristin, Carson, Marisa and Leelyn, Fern Holmes (Greg) & children Damian, Brandon, Ashley & son Demetrius; Marcus and Tess, Brenda (Russell) Aumack & children Liam, Grayson and Keatley, her sister Evelyn Rafuse, sister-in-law Helen Holmes as well as many extended family, inlaws and friends. Alice was predeceased by her husband Wallace Holmes, parents Cora & Martin Rafuse, grandchild Sherry Patricia Schwab, siblings Joseph (Grace) Rafuse, Gerald “Tony” Rafuse, Bob (Ruby) Rafuse, Kenneth (Lucille) Rafuse, Vernon (Jean) Rafuse and Emily (John) Church. Funeral service was held Oct. 5 with Joyce Salie officiating. Memorial donations can go to the Battlefords Humane Society or the Canadian Cancer Society. Arrangements entrusted to Jennifer Wildeman at Sallows & McDonald ~ Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home 306445-2418.

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OBITUARIES BRYDGES: Mr. Dale Brydges, resident of Meota, SK passed away suddenly at the Royal University Hospital at the age of 75 years. A celebration of life service was held Friday, October 11 at the Meota complex with Reverend Janice Trost officiating. Dale is loving remembered by his wife Marlene, daughters Jacquie (Lionel) and Kim (Brad) and son Kevin (Jen); his siblings Neville, Betty, Rita, Dorothy, Ted, Darlene, Wanda and Byron; grandchildren Jordy, Jarrett (Launi), Riley, Jaelee (Brandon), Taryn, Daillon, Addison and Emma. Dale’s family would like to thank the following individuals: The staff in the ER at the BUH, Dr. K. Gorsalitz and the ER nursing staff, for your outstanding kindness and professionalism. Secondly, to Dr. S. S. Nosib and nursing staff at the CCU of RUH. Your valiant efforts will not be forgotten. As well, thank you to the Battlefords’ Ambulance Services and the attendants. We all sincerely would like to thank our neighbours that offered to help, to provide accommodation, and brought food. You are all very generous and kind. It was greatly appreciated. We would also like to thank everyone who visited, called, messaged, sent cards, beautiful floral arrangements, tributes, food, and donated to the Battlefords Wildlife Federation’s Goose Project. We also greatly appreciated and were touched by everyone who came to Dale’s celebration of life. We dedicate a heartfelt thank you to Reverend Janice Trost for the beautiful service, Jaki and Gary for the beautiful music, and to the Meota ladies that volunteered and served the fantastic lunch. Additionally, we would like to extend a thank you to Don Mitchell and John MacPherson for eloquently sharing their experiences with Dale. Thank you as well to Father Greg Elder for your compassion and prayers. Thank you to our Yuma family. We experienced so much love, caring, and respect shown to Dale and myself. You truly are our winter family. Lastly, a special thank you to Trevor and the staff at Eternal Memories. You made a difficult time much easier to endure. Dale was put on earth for a special purpose and carried out his journey with each of us. He lived his life to the fullest and achieved this purpose. We are all saddened that his journey is complete. To a long life Comes a peaceful end He died, as he lived Everyone’s friend. He was always thoughtful Loving and kind. What precious memories he left behind. He left us quickly His thoughts unknown But left us his memories We are proud to own. Treasure him God In your garden of rest For in our world he was one of the best.

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Shirley Doreen Fraser passed away peacefully at the age of 88 years on October 9, 2019. She is survived by her husband, Robert Fraser, and her children, Norman (Susan) Fraser and Donna Anderson, along with numerous other members of the family including grandchildren, great-grandchildren, greatgreat-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Shirley was born in Regina, SK, but spent the majority of her childhood in Vancouver and then, subsequently, Penticton, BC. During her time in the Okanogan, Shirley dedicated her life to her God Jehovah and was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1948 - a dedication which she faithfully lived up to for over 70 years. In the winter of 1951/52, Shirley met Robert Fraser and they were married on November 1, 1952. They built a home on the Fraser family farm near Paynton, SK, where they raised their three children, Susan, Donna, and Norman. A diligent and faithful farm wife, Shirley worked hard and always put the needs of her husband and family above her own interests. Over the years, Robert and Shirley traveled together to many exciting locations and spent many years wintering in San Diego, California. In 2006, they retired from the farm and moved to Nanaimo, BC where she enjoyed living by the ocean for the remainder of her life. In her final weeks, she was able to be surrounded by her immediate family, including visits from her grandchildren living in other provinces. Her family wishes to thank the staff of Avenir Memory Care for their exceptional and attentive care.

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Life is a balance of holding on and letting go... Always on my mind Forever in my heart Sandra, Greg & families OBITUARIES CAMPBELL: Apr. 24, 1999Oct. 14, 2019. Quinn Dianne Campbell was born to Laurie & Rob Campbell on Saturday April 24th 1999. She arrived quicker than expected, Laurie made it to the hospital just in time. Born 9lbs 10 ounces with a full head of dark thick black hair. A happy little baby, she brought so much joy to everyone. She was the proud little sister to Noah Campbell. She giggled a lot and enjoyed exploring the world, her infectious smile made you want to go play with her. She was a bottomless pit as a toddler, she ate often and a lot, always surprising the adults around her when she asked for more. Her big beautiful eyes would pull you into her innocent joy. She was creative, artistic and full of beans. Spending many summers in Cochin at the cabin, she was an avid fisher girl, catching many a minnow with her net, not stopping her intense focus until the bucket was filled. She loved animals of all kinds, always happy to have a fur baby to hold and take care of. It didn’t matter what kind, she loved them all. Bugs, bunnies, cows, cats, dogs, even ducks. She was extremely intuitive, she could pick up on the moods of others and would ask you what’s wrong if she sensed something was off. She could sniff out BS in a heart beat. She wanted people to be honest and real. She was extremely caring and wore her heart on her sleeve. Always trying to take care of others when she could. She had very few filters, if she was feeling or thinking something, you most likely knew it. From a very young age, she was up for anything. If someone said the words, “Hey Quinn, you want to go here or do this?” Her reply was always yes. She was a risk taker and lived for the thrill. From a young age she was always doing “dangerous” things, pushing boundaries and looking for fun. Just a couple of months ago I watched her ride a tube behind uncle Brayden’s boat. I was so struck by her intense desire for the thrill of living on the edge. She bounced around the tube almost falling with a grin on her face, telling him to go faster until she flew off into the water, happy as a clam. She loved to laugh, getting out the joke book, she would read jokes to Noah until she finally had him laugh. She was a sensitive soul in lots of ways. As a child, if she watched a scary movie, she’d want to sleep with Noah for weeks, feeling protected when he was around. When it came to school, Quinn didn’t fit into the box she was supposed to fit in. She didn’t learn the way most others learnt. She wasn’t good at conforming. She was herself and not willing to compromise very much. A free spirit who didn’t quite know where she belonged or where to go. Her life reflected her many intense emotions, from joy, pleasure and love to the darker feelings of intense pain, anger and hopelessness. She will be very much missed by SO many people who loved her and cared for in the way they knew best. All we can do to get relief from our pain from her leaving is knowing that she is now in the ultimate peace, free from pain in the loving arms of our Creator. WRITTEN BY Jilleen Gaskarth

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Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the Village of Mervin intends to adopt two (2) bylaws under the Planning and Development Act, 2007, to amend Bylaw No. 118-15, known as the Official Community Plan (OCP) and another bylaw to amend Bylaw 117-15, known as the Zoning Bylaw. INTENT: The proposed amendments are to accommodate the rezoning of a commercial subdivision within the Municipality.

RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF MEOTA NO. 468 Public Notice of a Subdivision for Intended Discretionary Use

Public notice is hereby given that pursuant to section 55 of The Planning and Development Act, 2007, that the RM of Meota No. 468 has received an application of proposed subdivision for a discretionary use. The application includes the creation of one (1) parcel for the intended use of single-parcel country residential development within the SE ½ Section 19-46-16-W3M, represented by the proposed Parcel B, as shown on the accompanying plan. The proposed subdivision is located within the A1 – Agricultural Zoning District, and the proposed use is at the discretion of Council as per subclause 5.2.2 a) of the RM of Meota Zoning Bylaw No. 02-2011. Council will consider this application at the regular scheduled Council meeting on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at 3:15 pm in the RM of Meota office. If you wish to comment on these proposals, please do so in writing prior to Monday, November 4, 2019, to Box 80, Meota, SK, S0M IX0. For additional information please visit www.rmmeota468.ca or contact the Municipal Planner at (306) 397-1000 or at yvonne@northboundplanning.ca.

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AFFECTED LAND: The affected lands of this OCP amendment are lands lying within the proposed subdivision shown in the included map that lay within the jurisdiction of the Village of Mervin. REASON: The reason for the amendments is to provide the following: 1. Amend the OCP Future Land Use Concept Map to accommodate the proposed subdivision. 2. Amend the Zoning Bylaw District Map, and rezone the proposed subdivision from the R1 – Residential 1 District to C2 – Commercial Highway District. PUBLIC INSPECTION: Any person may inspect the bylaw and map at the Village Office between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. as well as between 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday, excluding any statutory Holidays. Copies will be available to the public at a cost of $30 or by emailing villageofmervin@littleloon.ca and asking for a copy. PUBLIC HEARING: The Public Hearing shall be held at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, November 12 at 9 Main Street, Mervin, SK, S0M 1Y0. Issued by the Village of Mervin this 22nd day of October 2019. Lora Hundt Municipal Administrator

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LEASE OF RESTAURANT AND LOUNGE LOCATED AT NORTH BATTLEFORD GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB The Board of Directors for North Battleford Golf and Country Club (“NBGCC”)are inviting interested parties to submit an Expression of Interest for the lease of the NBGCC Clubhouse restaurant and lounge. Proponents interested in leasing and operating the NBGCC Clubhouse restaurant and lounge, should give consideration to the following criteria in their submission: 1. Restaurant/lounge is1054 sq. ft. on the main restaurant floor, 360 sq. ft. kitchen with 324 sq. ft. back serving window area, and 912 sq. ft. dining room/lounge area. 2. NBGCC to provide fully outfitted kitchen and all small wares necessary to operate. 3. NBGCC to provide Food & Beverage Golf Cart Proponent will be responsible for: 1. Operating clubhouse restaurant and lounge (at all times during Golf Course hours and otherwise as proposed). 2. Operating Food & Beverage Golf Cart(during NBGCC events and otherwise as proposed). 3. Paying 68% for all NBGCC Clubhouse utilities during the Golf Season 4. 100% of restaurant/lounge phone costs 5. Obtaining and maintaining general liability insurance Please provide the following in your submission: 1. Proposed lease details, including: term, gross lease payment per square foot/ per month/ per annum; 2. Business plan including: marketing concept, description of business, vision of design/décor, sample of menu selections and pricing; 3. Related experience, location of other establishments, owned or operated, providing a similar service; 4. Letters of Reference verifying experience in food service in a fine dining facility.

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TERMS: 1. All bids must be submitted in writing and delivered to Kirkham Law Office at the address below by noon on Friday, November 29, 2019. 2. Each bid shall be accompanied by a certified cheque or solicitor’s trust cheque in the amount of 10% of the bid made payable to “Kirkham Law Office”. If the bid is unacceptable the certified cheque or the solicitor’s trust cheque will be returned to the bidder. 3. Within 15 days of the opening of bids, the successful bidder shall provide either: a) the balance of the purchase price; or b) payment of a sum equal to the difference between the balance of the purchase price and any mortgage financing, together with an unconditional and unequivocal letter of commitment from a recognized financial institution to finance the successful bidder’s purchase of the land. c) Possession date to be arranged. 4. If the successful bidder does not complete the purchase on the terms and within the time specified, the deposit will be forfeited. 5. The highest or any bid may not necessarily be accepted.

KIRKHAM LAW OFFICE 1652 – 100 Street NORTH BATTLEFORD, SK S9A 0W6 Att: Randy Kirkham

The space may be viewed by contacting Dana Johnson, Director of Golf at 306-937-5656. Please submit your expression of interest in writing to: NORTH BATTLEFORD GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB c/o Kitchen Committee P.O. Box 372 North Battleford, SK S9A 2Y3 or Email: contact@northbattlefordgolf.com DEADLINE - Interested parties should respond in writing to the address below or via e-mail or fax as outlined below by: 4:00 P.M. - Friday, November 29, 2019 Information provided to a Proponent by NBGCC, or by a Proponent to NBGCC, or acquired by any party by way of further enquiries or through investigation, is strictly confidential. Such information shall not be used or disclosed in any way without the prior written authorization of NBGCC. This is only an inquiry as to interest in potential lease of the restaurant area. NBGCC will not necessarily invite those submitting an Expression of Interest to lease the above noted space.

Phone: (306) 446-2900; Fax: (306) 446-2242 TAX ENFORCEMENT

TAX ENFORCEMENT LIST

Village of Meota PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN Notice is hereby given under The Tax Enforcement Act that unless the arrears and costs appearing opposite the land and title number described in the following list are fully paid before the 31 day of December, 2019, an interest based on a tax lien will be registered against the land.

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LUCKY BIRTHDAYS

How lucky is your birthday? Buy a ticket and find out. Make sure your birthday and those of your family are entered in our prize draw! Buy a ticket, pick a date, one winner! Tickets $20.00 and win a birthday party on us valued at $600.00. ONLY 365 TICKETS SOLD. Draw made Dec. 31, 2019.

Call the Animal Shelter 306.446.2700 for more information and tickets.

TENDERS

FARMLAND FOR LEASE BY TENDER

Land Location

Cultivated Acres

The following parcels of land in the R.M. of Round Hill No. 467: Parcel #1 711 Total Acres SE 27-48-13 155 SW 27-48-13 150 NW 27-48-13 155 SE 28-48-13 110 NE 28-48-13 141 Parcel #2 757 Total Acres SE 20-48-13 158 SW 20-48-13 158 NW 17-48-13 158 NE 17-48-13 90 SE 17-48-13 147 SW 17-48-13 46 Parcel #3 392 Total Acres SE 26-48-14 102 NE 26-48-14 140 NW 26-48-14 150 Parcel #4 NE 19-48-13 128 Parcel #5 SE 22-47-13

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The following parcels of land in the R.M. of Medstead No. 497: Parcel #7 573 Total Acres NW 24-49-14 152 SW 24-49-14 131 SE 24-49-14 145 NE 13-49-14 145 Parcel #8 SW 2-49-13 SE 2-49-13 SE 3-49-13

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Land is available for the 2020 crop year for a 3-5 year lease. Bins negotiable on Parcels 1-7. Tenders may be submitted for one or any combination of parcels and Tender Bids MUST SPECIFY a Price Allocation per parcel. Tenders to be submitted in sealed envelope marked “Penner Land Tender” to be accompanied by cheque or bank draft payable to “Migneault Law Office” for 10% of total amount of tender price. Tenders close at noon November 15, 2019. The highest or any tender not necessarily accepted. For more information please contact: Migneault Law Office, Box 520, 1391-101st Street, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, S9A 2Y8, (306) 445-4436

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Posting #75-BC-1920 This in-scope position is responsible for planning, organizing, supervising and delivering academic assessment services, remedial instruction and learning strategies or accommodations to assist Instructors encountering students with learning challenges. The Education Resource Consultant (ERC) will develop and deliver programs/strategies to students who need additional academic support to ensure they possess the tools needed to take charge of their own learning. The ERC provides knowledge and leadership in promoting the best opportunities for student academic success. The ERC works 200 days from late August to end of June each year. As the Education Resource Consultant, you will hold a Bachelor of Education and a specialization in a relevant program area, including Psychology, Education Psychology, Special Education or Learning Disabilities Programming. Salary Range: $279.70 – $443.02/day based on level of education and years of relevant experience. For a complete position profile, and application visit www.northwestcollege.ca. Applications must be received by noon, Tuesday, November 12, 2019.

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Grad rates on the rise in Living Sky SD By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Efforts towards improving the number of students graduating high school in Living Sky School Division are seeing positive results. At the Living Sky School Division board meeting Oct. 23 in North Battleford, administration officials shared some numbers about graduation rates in the division. For students completing Grade 12 within three years of starting Grade 10, the number for 2018-19 was 80 per cent, which is better than the provincial numbers by three per cent. Of those, 91 per cent of the grads were non-First Nation and 47 per cent were First Nation, both better than the provincial numbers by four per cent. The numbers compared favourably to 2008-09 when the three-year grad rate was 78 per cent, with 87 per cent non-First Nation and 34 per cent First Nation graduating within three years. Numbers were also provided for extended-time grad rates for the division for students completing Grade 12 within five years of starting

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Living Sky School Division enrolment numbers are down.

COMING EVENTS

Friday November 1

English Style Fish and Chips. At the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 70 1352-100 Street 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM. 225 Advance tickets only, Call 306-445-2173.

Saturday November 2, 2019

Free English Conversation Circle. Meet New friends, Discuss our Community and Culture, Improve Pronunciation Come to one or more classes. Family Friendly! All are welcome and children can enjoy books and activities.

Saturday November 2, 2019

We’re starting a poetry club at the library! Come and share your poems with fellow writers. We will work together to create a safe space for all writers to feel welcome to share, with positive feedback. Begins at 2 PM. Ages 13+.

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Alcoholics Anonymous

Saturday November 2, 2019

A conference “Building Resiliency in Families” Focusing on Children. Explore the dynamics of raising a healthy family. In todays world we need to renew our commitment to the well being of our children. at theThird Avenue Unity Church 1301 102 Street. Saturday Nov. 2, 2019 9 AM - 4 PM (Lunch provided) Suday Nov. 3, 2019 9 AM - 12 PM (Breakfast provided) Registration Phone: 306-445-8171 Deadline for registration - October 28, 2019.

Sunday November 9, 2019

Al-anon Family Groups

Maymont Memorial Hall Fundraiser Beef Supper Doors open at 5:30 pm Supper at 6 pm Entertainment at 7pm by “Cash Back” Door prize and 50/50 draw. For tickets or info contact: Donnie 1-306-389-4312. Dale 1-306-389-4301 Mel 1-306-389-2440 or Jay 1-306-481-5475 Phone 1-306-455-7261 Fax 1-306-445-3223 Deadline Friday by 10 am for Submissions.

Thursdays

Free English Conversation Circle. Meet New friends, Discuss our Community and Culture, Improve Pronunciation. Come to one or more classes. Family Friendly! All are welcome and children can enjoy books and activities.

Thursday, October 31, 2019

This section is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, we can not guarantee all submissions will appear. Deadline for submissions is Friday at 10:00 a.m.

Please call our 24 hour at 1-877-341-3322 for support or information. If someone’s drinking troubles, attending Al-Anon Family Group provides understanding and support. Meetings Monday at 7:00 PM and Friday at 10:00 AM at the Zion Lutheran Church, corner of 15th Ave. & 108th Street. Contacts 306-937-7765, 306-937-7289 or 306-441-9324. Peer to Peer Support Group for Mental Health meets Thursday mornings @ 9:30 am at 1602 103rd Street in North. We welcome you to join us as we work towards recovery, and support one another.You will be warmly welcomed by all.

Makerspace Play Date. Think & play with STEM and STEAM activities; build robots, create video games, explore circuits and more! All materials provided. Ages 5-12.

grade 10. Those overall numbers for the division had gone up from 80 per cent in 2009 to 88 per cent in 2019. Among non-First Nation students, the grad rate was up for the same period from 88 to 96 per cent, and among First Nation students it was a dramatic increase from 31 per cent to 63 per cent. In 2008-09, the number of extended-time First Nation grads from Living Sky were 16 percentage points below the provincial average. In 2019, it was two per cent ahead. The overall extended-time grad numbers for 2019 also were ahead of the provincial average by three percentage points. For school division officials the numbers were a sign that efforts to increase graduation rates, and particularly to reduce the disparity in graduation rates between First Nation and non-First Nation students, were working. “It’s in the right direction, but, again, we don’t want to say that’s good enough,” said Tonya Lehman, superintendent of learning with Living Sky. “I think that we’ve put some programs in place. I know at the Comprehensive High School, our ISSI program – Invitational

Shared Service – with our grad coach has made a significant difference in the lives of our students, and we’re excited about that.” The grad coach at the North Battleford Comprehensive High School is designated to help First Nation students. Mentors and role models are brought in, and elders come in as well. Also cited were the efforts towards a diverse workforce within the division. According to the latest human resource numbers, there are 804 employees within Living Sky School Division, with nine per cent self-identifying as First Nation or Métis. The number of selfidentify First Nation staff is up from eight per cent last year, and, according to Jim Shevchuk, superintendent of human resources for the school division, they hope to get that number to 10 per cent next year. Shevchuk adds the school division has some strategies to try to recruit more First Nation employees to the school division next year. “When students see teachers, adults, that look like them, I think they get really engaged and excited about their learning and the connections are that much stronger,” said Shevchuk.

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Saturday November 9, 2019

As of Sept. 30, a total of 5,392 students were enrolled in K-12 throughout the division, down from 5,463 from Sept. 30, 2018. But the numbers from schools in North Battleford, showing all the schools down in enrolment, had board trustee Garth Link, representing North Battleford, agitated. “We’re bleeding students badly in North Battleford,” said Link. “There’s a heavy loss of kids in North Battleford and if this continues, it’s probably … I consider it a bad sign.” He said those working in the system, parents with kids in the system or taxpayers would be concerned. “Year over year, every school in the city lost kids. Some more than others.” The numbers for the schools in North Battleford are all reporting declines from a year ago. Enrolment at Bready School was 225 last Sept. 30; this year it is 216. Connaught was 205; this year it is 172. Lawrence School was 182; this year it is 173. McKitrick was 205; now it is 195. The most noticeable drop was at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, which dropped from 1,086 last school year to 1,026 this year. Superintendent of

Human Resources Jim Shevchuk offered one explanation: the division revisited procedures about reporting students. “We really, really cleaned it up, and really, really tightened it up.” The numbers now are a better reflection of actual students in the seats, Shevchuk said. That explanation didn’t satisfy Link, who responded it “bothers me that you would come to me and say you didn’t trust the numbers you were giving to us.” “I’d like an explanation for it. Where are they? And if they’re not there is it simply a birthrate problem in the city, or is it the fact that people are leaving the city, or is someone going to a different school?” Some explanations were offered by administration officials. One was of families moving out of the city and back onto reserve, which might have been the main factor with the drop at Connaught. Busing was another factor cited, with a suggestion to look at the one-kilometre walk procedure. It was explained that some of the students didn’t qualify for busing because of the onekilometre rule, and in those cases they might have “walked with their feet” and enrolled elsewhere.

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A glimpse into winter at the lake

COMING EVENTS

By Lorna Pearson Correspondent

It seems winter is trying to move in and naught we can do about it if it gets serious. We just have to take it one day at a time. Some more crop was taken off in the recent milder spell but there’s still lots of canola out in swaths. Duplicate bridge was played in the city Tuesday, Oct. 22, with top score going to Bob and Betty Brown, followed by Norma Asmus and Jeannine Beloin, and Ron Inkster and Al Blais. There was no report for Friday evening games. Our winter birds are not too active yet, while up at Beauval they are seeing a variety at their feeders – both pine and evening grosbeaks, chickadees, juncos, blue jays, red polls and the odd magpie and still have one robin. Do you suppose that climate change is sending these birds further north to winter where it is cooler? Congratulations go out to Joyce Carriere in Spiritwood on her 40th anniversary as the village librarian. A tea is being held this Friday afternoon in her honour, at the library. Arlene Walker was the recipient of a volunteer award from Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism for her volunteer work with Norwegian culture and heritage. She received a box full of a variety of items with her certificate. The Hobby Band entertained in the North Battleford library Oct. 23. The flu clinic was held in the Do Drop In Oct. 22 and was well attended. Having the same available in local drug stores eases the demand for clinics, but they are appreciated by many who don’t drive. etc. The next afternoon sitting for Canasta is Nov.1 at the Do Drop In at 1:30 p.m.

sharp. The Sons of Norway held a gathering at the lawn bowling building Oct. 25 with a good turnout of folks. They spent the afternoon playing Norwegian whist then enjoyed stew and pie supper. This raises money for the basic foundation of the group. Top scores in whist were Vern Iverson, then Lorna Pearson, Bev McCrimmon and Bob Lesko. It was a nice social time together. The fall supper at Glaslyn was well attended by around 300 people and they were not disappointed with their meal. It is also a time to meet up with friends you don’t see often enough. The drive home in a snowstorm was the usual slow going process but no one was driving carelessly. The new snow gave me a chance to try out the leaf blower and it does do a nice job after the snow scoop takes off the surplus first. This is the time of year that the snowbirds start heading south. I think most of the ducks and geese and water birds have taken off for southern climates, now that the little sloughs are becoming frozen over. It is time to go! Now the question is, “Have we had Indian Summer” or are there better times ahead? Walk-Walk begins Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 10:30 a.m. and will continue Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Community Hall. It is a great 45-minute cardio exercise program. Come and have fun and walk three miles. Everyone is welcome. For more info call Elaine at 306-317-7746.

Interesting developments reported to Parkinson’s support group meeting Submitted Jennifer Schoek, Community Development Coordinator, Northern Saskatchewan, for Parkinson’s Saskatchewan, met with a group of interested individuals in the Lions Clubhouse in Battleford on Monday, Oct. 21. She brought information about new research being done at the University of Saskatchewan by Dr. Mendez and his team. Research is also ongoing in eastern Canada, mainly focusing on genetic mutations occurring in our digestive systems and their effects.

Jennifer also was promoting advocacy … we need to make sure appropriate help is available for Parkinson’s patients. We also need to be aware of the help available at Med Sask 1-800-665-3784. Staff at this number can answer specific questions relating to medications from 8 a.m. to midnight Monday to Friday and from 5 p.m.to midnight on weekends and holidays. This team of licensed pharmacist medication consultants is based at the University of Saskatchewan. There is no charge for this service. They can also be reached by email at: med.sask@usask.ca.

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Sundays

North Battleford Girl Guides at Holy Family School, 9201 - 19th Ave., North Battleford at 1:00 p.m. We meet once or twice a month from September to May, 2019.

1st Sunday of the Month

Jam Session from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Pioneer Hall, South Railway from October to May 2019. For more information call 306445-5036.

4th Sunday of the Month

Musical Jam Session at the Medstead Hall at 2:00 p.m. Musicians, singers, entertainers, & listeners. All ages are welcome. Bring along your instruments, and dancing shoes and have a great time! Please bring lunch, 50/50 tickets. Free admission. Sponsored by: Medstead Leisure Life Club.

4th Sunday of the Month

Wednesdays

T.A.G. - What is TAG Toddler Activity Group? It’s a free drop in group where parents will learn fun ways to interact with their child through play, games, songs, finger plays and story time for ages 14 months - 3 years from 1:15 - 2:45 p.m. at the Don Ross Gym, 891 - 99th Street, North Battleford. For more information contact Sherry at 306-480-9426, text or call.

Wednesdays

Drawing Sessions at ARC Creative Studios, 1106 - 101st Street, North Battleford from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Bring your own art supplies and we’ll provide the subjects, coffee and encouragement for all. Facilitators Rosemarie Stadnyk and Chris Hodge.

2nd Wednesday of the Month

Turtleford Baptist Church Gospel Music Night. Last Sunday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Come and participate...Sing, Play, Humm. Everyone welcome.

Battlefords Wildlife Federation, Meeting at the Wildlife Federation Building at 7:00 p.m. New members welcome. No meetings during July and August.

The Rotary Club of the Battlefords meets at The Blend at 12:00 noon. New members/guest welcome. For more information call 306-937-7128 or 306-441-6636.

The Alzheimers Support Group is held at the CalebVillage every month except July and August. Phone 306-937-7232 for information.

BUH Retirees meet at the North end A&W at 11:30 am 2nd Monday of the month unless a holiday then moves to 3rd Monday.

Cancer Survivor Support Group at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m. It is a self help group for people with Cancer and their family and friends. For further information call Pat Gotto at 306-445-5891. All are welcome.

Mondays

2nd Monday of the Month 2nd Monday of the Month

Parkinsons Support Group at the Historic Lions Club House, 162 - 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. For more info phone 306937-2987.

2nd Monday of the Month

Cancer Survivor Support Group - A self-help group for people with cancer, their families and friends meet at the Third Avenue United Church, 1301 - 102nd Street at 7:00 p.m. The strength of one is the strength of all. All are welcome. For further information call Myrna 306-445-2328 or Ken 306-481-4137.

Mondays & Wednesdays

In Motion exercises in the Borden Senior’s Room at 10:00 a.m. No charge & everyone is welcome.

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays

Lawn Bowling For All Ages. Bowling Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7:00 p.m. For more information please call 306-445-8433.

Mondays, Wednesdays & Thursdays

ActiveWalking, Health Program at the Meota Community Complex from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon. Stretch & tone portion at 10:00 a.m.

Tuesdays

The Knitting/Needlework Group drop-in Tuesdays from 4:00 - 8:00 pm at the Marcelin Wapiti Public Libary.

Tuesdays

Regular Bridge Lessons starting at 10:30 a.m. playing Bridge to follow. Call Margaret at 306-445-7615.

2nd Wednesday of the Month 3rd Wednesday of the Month

3rd Wednesday of the Month

Battlefords North West Historical Society Meeting at the Lions Club House, 22nd Street, Battleford at 1:30 p.m. Phone 306-445-3480 for more information.

Thursdays

Peer To Peer Support Group meets Wednesday evenings 7:00 p.m., Thursday mornings at The Mental Heal Association, 1602- 103 Street, North Battleford at 9:30 a.m. A very warm welcoming group.

Thursdays

Regular Bridge at the Pioneer Association at 7:00 p.m. Phone Margaret at 306-445-7615.

Thursdays

Radisson TOPS SK5243 meeting at 10:00 a.m. in the Radisson Town Office.

2nd Thursday of the Month

The Battlefords Photography Club meets at the Don Ross Room 108 Exterior entrance 4 at 7:00 pm. Meetings run from September to June. For more information please phone Heather at 306843-1807.

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

Tuesdays

Midwest Food Resources - 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month order $10 or $15 fresh food boxes featuring local produce. To order call or text us at 306-446-2684. Pick up on the 2nd and 4th Thursday at 10202 - 11th Avenue between 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Follow us on Facebook.

Tuesdays

Battlefords Cowboy Church at Battleford Legion Hall, 22nd Street Battleford at 7:00 p.m. Open to all religions. Everyone welcome.

Knit & Natter meet at Porta Bella Restaurant, 2491- 99th Street, North Battleford from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. No membership requirements. Bring your own project or join in a group project knitting for charity, yarn supplied.All skill levels and ages welcome. PhoneVistara at 306-317-9434 for more information. Every Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., four different churches alternate for a service and lunch at the Borden Care Home.

Tuesdays

Battlefords Art Club meets at the Don Ross Centre Art Room. Call or text 306-441-6453 for more information.

Tuesdays

TOPS - Take off Pounds Sensibly Meeting at the Living Faith Chapel, 103rd Street & 14th Avenue entrance.Weigh in from 5:15 - 6:15 p.m. Meeting 6:15 - 7:00 p.m. Phone Irene Lascelle at 306-445-4625.

Tuesdays

TOPS - Take Off Pounds Sensibly - Meeting from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at the Hope Mennonite Fellowship, 1291 - 109th Street. For more info phone Mary at 306-441-9232 or Joan at 306-445-9968. Everyone welcome.

Tuesdays

1st & 3rd Thursday of the Month

1st Friday of the Month

The Rivers Edge Quilt Guild meets at 1:00 p.m. in the Craft Room of the Don Ross Centre from September to May. Beginners and experienced quilters are welcome. For more information please call Leslie at 306-9377471 or Bonnie at 306-480-7797.

1st & 3rd Friday of the Month

Kaiser Tournament at the Action Now Senior Centre, 1501 - 101st Street at 7:30 p.m.

2nd & 4th Friday of the Month

Ukrainian Seniors Kaiser Tournament at the Battlefords Ukrainian Hall, 792 - 108th Street at 7:30 p.m. For further details phone 306-937-3190 or 306-441-3147. New members welcome.

2nd & 4th Saturday of the Month

Battlefords Blend Harmony Chorus at the 3rd Ave. United Church at 7:15 p.m. Phone 306-892-2196.

Storytime & Craft on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at the Marcelin Wapiti Public Library, 100-1st Ave., Marcelin.

Tuesdays & Thursdays

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Circle of Learning at the Battlefords Family Health Centre, 1192 101st Street from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. Call Sherry at 306-937-6842.

Last Tuesday of the Month

Support group for families, friends and caregivers of persons with mental illness at Canadian Mental Health Association - Battleford Branch (CMHA), 1602 - 103rd St., North Battleford. For more info phone Jane at 306-446-7177.

Wednesdays

Bingo at the Livelong Hall at 7:30 p.m. For more information phone 306-845-4040.

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Perfect timing neither too soon nor too late

Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, always has his timing on track every Halloween. This year he was dressed up in a Deadpool Muscle Chest Costume. He looked impressive, and with the mask, no one could identify him. He admits that although he had the extra-large size, the fit was tight. I had not heard of Deadpool. I was not aware of him as a Marvel comic character or as a character in a movie or two. Ed felt it was time I paid more attention to the various hero and villain characters that everyone else knows about but me. I admit to being unaware of the many

one as well as the other. Therefore, a man cannot discover anything about his future. Since no man knows the future, who can tell him what is to come?” In our lives, it can seem that something happened so quickly that we did not have time to react to it. It also can happen that we acted quickly in response to a circumstance, but it was too late to do any good. Sometimes we are not sure what we should do and feel it is not the time to do anything until we have more information. The Bible instructs us to think of our time as short and how we spend our time as extremely

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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca heroes and the villains in movies and books. The time that I spend watching movies is on comedies. Even in picking movies, few people have the time to watch every film that is a new release or the many older ones. Timing is always about priorities. You can not watch every movie at

the same time. You must see one movie and then another according to your preference of now or later. For Christians, God’s timing is everything. Our time of birth and death are in his hands. The Bible says, “When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad to consider God has made

important. We live in a world that seems to manage without God. Many believe that there is no need for God in the living of their lives. It is not hard for every one of us to become selfabsorbed and self-serving. Some caught in natural disasters like fire or flood begin to question their ability to manage their life. Sometimes only a crisis will shake our confidence that we can take care of ourselves. There are the ongoing times of our inability to control the destruction of cancer, opioid drugs, addiction, abuse, and a death that should not have occurred yet.

Before us is the question, “Who can I trust when I cannot depend on myself or others. Who can I trust in crippling snow or ice, tornado, earthquake, flood, or drought? Who can do what I cannot do?” Will you trust God to accomplish good in the timing of your life when you find yourself powerless? May you be able to say that your help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. May you trust that God watches over your life without sleeping. He is your helper and keeper or your solid foundation that cannot be moved. (Paraphrase of Psalm 121)

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

Hope Mennonite Fellowship

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

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish

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

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SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

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

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Harmonizing for Halloween, these characters displayed at a home in Unity show the fun side of Halloween spirit. Photos by Sherri Solomko

In honour and awareness of mental health awarness, UCHS Warrior football presented proceeds from their 50/50 draw to the Unity Mental Wellness support group of $597.50 while the UCHS Student leadership committee presented $110 as proceeds from two hat days held.

Unity students plan to scare hunger Halloween night By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

Halloween is here although some people say the weather and the recent federal election are what has scared them so far this season. If you are picking up this paper today, Thursday, Oct.

31, UCHS students will be canvassing town as part of their “We Scare Hunger” campaign benefitting the local food bank. Students will be around from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., or you can drop off your donation directly to the food bank. If you haven’t got your tickets yet, check with St.

Peter’s rectory office for tickets to their Fall Supper this Sunday, Nov. 3. Unity United Church will hold their annual fall supper on Nov. 16 with limited seating available and limited take out meals available so contact Janice Leeson if you are wanting tickets for this event. Here’s what is on tap in Unity for the month of November: Nov. 2 quarter finals for 6 man provincial football; Nov. 2 and 3 Trapping Course; Nov. 3 Unity AA Lazers vs Northeast; Nov. 5 Unity Food Bank AGM at UCRC; Nov. 8 Miners vs Edam; Nov. 10 Operation Christmas Child shoebox packing party at St. Peter’s 2 p.m.; Nov. 10 Unity AA

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Lazers vs Warman; Nov. 11 Community Remembrance Day service; Nov. 15 Miners vs Kindersley; Nov. 16 Unity United Church fall supper; Nov. 21 Sturling bonspiel; Nov. 21 UCRC Ladies Night Out; Nov. 24 Unity AA Lazers vs Saskatoon; Nov. 29 Miners vs Hafford; Nov. 29 KC Rescue comedy night; Nov. 30 Miners vs Luseland; Nov. 30 Unity AA Lazers vs Humboldt Broncos. Unity Public School enjoyed an activity-filled Education Week last week. Halloween will be celebrated at UPS. Students can wear black and orange in the morning while changing into their costumes over the lunch hour for some Halloween fun in the afternoon. Kids can stop at UPS 4:30-6:30 Look for the for a while trick or treating hot chocolate and a hot dog. RIGHT business UPS will also be collecting for the JOB that night for the We Scare DEADLINE FOR THURSDAY EDITION so bring ISHunger MONDAY BYcampaign 4:00 PM a non-perishable item for the food bank. St. Peter’s school made some great memories and connections while celebrating Education Week last week. The student choir loved performing at the Seniors Tea. The staff choir will sing at mass on Nov. 3. St. Peter’s are encouraging their students to dress up in costume for Halloween. Halloween comes on the eve of All Saints Day (Nov. 1) as well as All Souls Day (Nov. 2), which are both recognized feast days in the Catholic Church to celebrate the Communion of the Saints. At UCHS, volleyball season is into playoffs. Junior boys and girls districts are this weekend with junior girls hosting today. Senior teams start their conferences with senior girls Nov. 2 and the boys to follow shortly after. Warrior football played their first home provincial playoff game Oct. 17 vs Wynyard and if they advance will play semifinals Nov. 2. Playoff season is rampant at UCHS creating Warrior fever among staff, students and fans. Drama continues rehearsals as there is only five weeks left until their winter productions are performed. UCHS staff and students love SADD

Pictured here are Lisa Paradis and Nina Burnell from the Unity Quilters Club presenting quilt donations to Unity Health Care staff, Jaymie Middleton, for the palliative care unit.

famous taco sales, which help fund SADD initiatives throughout the year. Robotics are now promoting their 24-hour Minecraft marathon to benefit the Warriors robotics program, coming up in mid November. Warrior fruit sales have ended and UCHS extends a big thanks to the community for their support. Warrior football will be selling their Mom’s Pantry product soon, too, which helps fund their Warrior season’s needs. The Unity arena is a busy place. November will see an increase in activity as all teams in all divisions as they head full into their seasons. This includes Miner’s hockey and Midget AA hockey. Skating Club is now in season, too. Remember there are several Unity minor hockey alumni playing for other teams as Colby Ralston is part of the Battlefords Midget AAA Northstars. Jared Risling, Ethan Scherr, Brayden Schultz and Jaxon Bertoia are part of the West Central Junior B Rage. Bree Purcell is playing with the Battleford Bantam AA Sharks female hockey team. The West Central AA Wheat Kings include former UMH players Connor Ralston, Jaden Blanchette, Carter Ralston and Karson Blanchette. The Unity Curling Club season has begun with leagues taking place every night of the week, including junior curling on Mondays. UCC will host a Sturling bonspiel Nov. 21 and are excited to be hosting the competitive women’s curling event, Viterra Provincial Women’s challenge Dec. 13-15. Unity Curling

club is also selling “Men of Curling” Calendars which features Saskatchewan’s Kirk Muyres who has chosen to benefit the “Do More Agriculture” foundation with his sales. I know it’s early but a heads up that Winter Wonderland event is in planning stages. It is set for Dec. 5 in downtown Unity and includes multiple activities, events, specials, sales and promos. This year’s event will include a business Christmas tree decorating contest and a community snow sculpture contest, both offering great prizes. Contact Bryce Woytiuk at Unity Motor Products or Sherri Solomko at the Press Herald office to get your business, organization or group included in multiple free advertising places and spaces. A big thank you to the Unity Quilter’s Club who created and donated quilts to the palliative care unit at the Unity Hospital. A big thank you to the co-operative collaboration of Unity Credit Union and Delta Co-op, who combined efforts and funding to assemble and erect the new boards for the Richardson Outdoor Recreation Park. Their staff also served as volunteers in these two phases of this project which demonstrates their commitment to give back to the community they serve. Thefts of vehicles and thefts from vehicles were prominent news in Unity and area the past couple of weeks. RCMP remind residents to remove valuables from vehicles as well as locking them to prevent easy access.

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Borden student named to youth council By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

During Co-op week Oct.14-19, the Borden Co-op gave away a bag of groceries each day and winning these were Cam Sutherland, Dianne Sylvester, Sheri Sutherland and Breanne Campbell. The grocery store also had goodies and beverages on Oct. 18. Affinity Credit Union had goodies and beverages on Oct. 17 and they gave away a number of door prizes donated by local businesses. Congratulations to Jade Matte, daughter of Eldon and Debbie Matte of Borden, a student at Borden School, who was named to the Provincial Youth Council on Oct. 15. Jade will be representing the schools and communities within Prairie Spirit School Division. The council is composed of students who wish to improve

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their communities and to empower young people in the province. The 201920 Youth Council will be able to address meaningful issues directly with the Minister of Education and other government members. There were 51 nominations received and an adjudication process selected the 12 to go on the council. Nov. 2 at Borden will be a busy night as the Borden Fire and Rescue will be holding their annual steak night along with a silent auction and musical entertainment from the Putt Putt Garage Band. The steak night is sold out but they are still needing silent auction items with the pro-

ceeds going to help injured firefighter Inga. At 7 p.m. on Nov. 2, there will be a gospel concert in Borden’s Anglican Church with the Joyful Melody Trio from Alberta entertaining and giving a great message, with a light lunch to follow. The evening program is by donation. On Nov. 8, the Borden Anglican and United Churches are holding a luncheon, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Anglican Church lower hall, serving soup, filled buns, desserts and beverages, by donation, with proceeds going to help the local Christmas Hampers. Upcoming Remembrance Day services are Nov. 7 at Borden School at 10:30 a.m. and the Borden Lions hold their service on Nov. 11 in the Borden Community Centre starting at 10:45 a.m. with lunch to follow.

Locals thwart break-ins By Elaine Woloshyn Correspondent

Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow! Does that song sound familiar? We only like to hear it around the festive Christmas season, not as of Oct. 26 weekend. Wow, what a crude warning of the onset of BRRR winter! Many annual fall suppers haven’t had many farmers attend the delicious suppers that the towns work so diligently to put on, because they are scrambling around in their fields to desperately complete the 2019 harvest. At the end of the supper, the kitchen workers will package up the food and sell it for a reasonable price. Now with this cold, snowy weather, the older folks from the cities will not venture on the roads to get a good feast and see old acquaintances. So sad, but we have no control over the weather. The Dekker Centre in North Battleford has most certainly had excellent entertainment throughout the past years. My list of recents since October are Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra, Oldie Goldies with the North Battleford City Kinsman Band, Brock Andrews originally from Wilkie, and Brody Siebert originally from Spiritwood, putting on a country western and country rock concert. Both of the above are early in their singing careers, share the same awesome band members and put on a high energy night of entertainment for young and old. Yoga has started up again in Mayfair Hall and Monday evenings are for these fitness people. There would probably be more

people to join in, but many did not know that it started up again. Call Theresa Toews, librarian, for more information 306-246-4812 or instructor Louise Sylvester for more information 306-445-6887 (days). How brave can four youths be to break into my cabin during an October weekday afternoon? Well, yes, it did happen and thanks to my neighbours Lawrence and Lynne Clinton on my cul-de-sac who took action. There was a real mass of broken glass and stuff scattered throughout my rooms to clean up. SGI insurance will not be too happy with all of the items that were stolen, and my list keeps getting bigger as I assess things. The next day, two from the previous group of four tried breaking into two different cabins, but they were thwarted thanks to Bob Morton, retired Saskatoon city police officer, and Sheldon Barilla, who took quick action to hold these culprits until the Spiritwood RCMP arrived on the scene. One kid already has many charges against him and he is out running on the loose but the constable I had contact with claims that he will be put away soon. Not soon enough for my liking. Our justice system seems to defend the culprit, not the victim. How would they like it if their windows got smashed, articles trashed and there was an invasion of their own privacy? How about garbage

strewn on public roads? A couple of weeks at our local mailbox group sites, you would not believe the amount of garbage that I picked up. Fast food establishments seem to be taking the lead with customers dumping their paper coffee cups, sometimes Styrofoam cups, next to french fry containers, hamburger containers, etc., not to mention the beer cans and bottles. Litter everywhere. Come on, people, smarten up! Would you do this in your own backyard? I am wiser as to which place people seem to patronize the most. Do not forget Mayfair’s fall supper this coming Saturday, Nov. 2, at our local hall. Price is $15 for adults, up from $12.50. This is the major fundraiser for Mayfair All Saints Catholic Church, so please come to support them. Hopefully a little bit nicer weather will appear by this weekend, according to the forecast, which will bring out city people. Rabbit Lake’s is the weekend after and conflicts with Maymont’s Cash Back concert the same day. Tickets for the supper and country western performance can be purchased from Judy at 306-389-2012 or Dale at 306-389-4301. Villages in different Saskatchewan places always find good entertainment. Hafford Vikings senior boys football team won the game last Saturday, braving the eggs extremely cold weather and have now advanced to the provincial semifinal playoff game against Watrous. Game date is Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. Go cheer on this great hard-working team. The more one cheers, the less cold you will feel.

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Winter driving: 5 things to check before you go Roads can be dangerous in the winter, especially in extreme weather. Stay safe by checking the five following things every time you get behind the wheel. 1. Fuel Fill your gas tank as often as possible to prevent condensation from forming. While it’s not an issue when the temperature is warm, condensation can freeze and create blockages in the fuel lines in the winter. 2. Windshield washer fluid Sloppy weather conditions may force you to use more washer fluid than usual to keep your windshield clear. To ensure you can always see the road ahead, check fluid levels often and keep an extra bottle in your trunk. 3. Snow removal In Canada, not removing snow from your car before getting behind the wheel puts you at risk of incurring a driving infraction. Besides, failing to do so is extremely dangerous. Snow can

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Car washes: an essential component of winter car care Driving in winter means contending with ice, snow, gravel, salt, slush and sand. It’s therefore no wonder that cars get exceptionally dirty at this time of year. Unfortunately, an accumulation of dirt and debris on your car can damage it, which is why it’s important to clean it regularly. As a general rule, you should wash your car once a month. However, certain factors may prompt more frequent cleanings, such as lots of slush and particularly heavy use of salt or gravel on the roads. Whether you use an automatic car wash or do the job yourself, make sure to focus on the

Are you worried about using water to clean your car in the cold? If so, visit your local hardware store. There are products you can use to wash your car without water.

undercarriage. This is the place where dirt and grime accumulate the most. If possible, avoid cleaning your car when it’s very cold. Pick milder days when the temperature is above the freezing point, especially if you’re washing it outside. In any case, make sure to use a microfibre cloth to dry the rubber seals on your doors and trunk. This will prevent them from freezing shut. Cleaning your car regularly will help mitigate the development of rust by eliminating sources of corrosion. However, no amount of washing, no matter how thorough, can replace an anti-rust treatment.

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5 problems cars are prone to in winter and how to fix them Winter weather can lead to mechanical mishaps and be the cause of various issues with your car. Here are five common cold weather problems and how to solve them. 1. A frozen lock Use a lock de-icer, windshield washer fluid or a hair dryer to melt the ice. If your key is entirely made of metal, you can use a lighter to heat it before slowly inserting it in the lock and (hopefully) melting the ice. 2. Iced over windows Use a defrosting product in combination with a good quality scraper to quickly clear your windshield. To stop ice from

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by as much as 30 per cent. This is because it needs to reserve some power to keep the battery within operating temperature. To work around this, charge your battery more often than usual and plan your trips carefully. Optimizing your EV’s charge time Recharging a battery that’s freezing cold takes longer than recharging one that’s substantially warmer. This is because before it can be recharged, a fair amount of energy is required to heat up the cold battery (a safeguard that prevents it from getting damaged).

Drivers should therefore ensure they have at least a 20 per cent charge left in their battery when they plug in their EV. This allows the battery to warm quickly and significantly speeds the time it takes to recharge it. If the battery is more depleted than this, you could get stuck waiting longer than you’d like. As a final tip, heating the interior of your EV while it’s charging is a good way to mitigate the effects of cold weather and maximize the car’s range. You’re now ready to cruise through winter without a hitch.

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All-season vs. winter tires: what drivers should know It may seem like a misnomer, but all-season tires aren’t really built to withstand winter driving conditions. In truth, winter tires are a much safer alternative. Here’s some information about what makes them the superior choice. Materials Tires need to be pliable

enough to grip the road, which is why they contain rubber. However, summer and all-season tires are made with a compound that becomes rigid when the temperature falls to sevendegrees Celsius. Because of this, they can’t provide enough traction when the weather turns cold.

Winter tires, on the other hand, are made of a softer compound containing a higher concentration of rubber. This allows them to remain soft even in cold temperatures, thereby enabling them to grip snowcovered roads. In addition, they contain silica, which provides even more traction.

Tread Named after its inventor, John Sipe, siping is the process of making hairline cuts across a surface to improve traction in wet or icy conditions. On tires, these small cuts create shallow grooves that displace water and snow. The marks prevent the tread

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Fall car care: protecting your paint from falling leaves Come autumn, the days start to get cooler and the leaves begin to fall. Though the colourful foliage may look pretty, it’s best to keep it away from your car. Unfortunately, deciduous leaves contain acidic substances like sap and pollen that can penetrate your car’s clear coat and stain the paint. Fallen leaves can also clog your vehicle’s drains and air filters, which can result in the rusting of components and the arrival of unpleasant odours. Keep leaves at bay Here are a few ways to protect your car by steering clear of fallen leaves. • Don’t park under trees. This is the most obvious solution, but it isn’t always

possible. If you can’t avoid parking near trees, try to position your car near one that’s already lost most of its leaves. • Remove debris right away. The best way to get rid of leaves is to remove them by hand. Using a brush or broom can cause the leaves to scratch your paint. • Invest in a car cover. If you want to eliminate the possibility that leaves might damage the paint on your car, be sure to cover it when it’s parked. This will also protect your vehicle from heavy rain, dust, snow and ice. Remove leaf stains If your car’s exterior is already stained by leaves,

you should first remove any sap that’s stuck to the surface with a liquid car wash solution and a clean microfibre cloth. Polish it dry with a second one. Afterwards, use denatured alcohol, distilled white vinegar or a product specifically designed for gentle stain removal. Once the marks are gone, wash your vehicle once more with the car wash solution. Conduct a pre-winter wash Once all the leaves have fallen for the season, wash your car a final time to remove all traces of pollen and sap from the paint. Afterwards, apply a good quality wax. It will help protect your car from the upcoming winter weather.

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