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to first-degree murder. Based on further investigation and evidence collected by the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Major Crime Unit North, police say investigators have now charged Jesse Sangster with first-degree murder, as well as kidnapping, and improperly interfering with a human body. These are in addition to the previous charge of theft of a motor vehicle. The previous charge of accessory after the fact to murder is being withdrawn. Sangster was back for his latest North Battleford Provincial Court last Friday morning, along with two others facing firstdegree murder charges in the Laverdiere case, Nicole Cook and Soaring Eagle Whitstone. All three appeared by video before Judge Dan O’Hanlon. Sangster, who appeared on the new charges by CCTV from Saskatoon, had his matters adjourned to Friday, Sept. 6. His lawyer has requested a bail verification and supervision report be prepared, and that has been ordered for the next court date. Whitstone, who ap-

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Accused in first-degree murder of Mark Jonson make their way through court appearances Staff One of two individuals charged with the firstdegree murder of 61-yearold Mark Douglas Jonson in North Battleford was scheduled to appear in court today, Thursday, with the possibility of a bail verification report being

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presented. At press time, results of the appearance of David Keller via CCTV were unavailable. Keller’s co-accused, Nicolas Buck, appeared Thursday of last week, also by CCTV, and was remanded to his next court

There were no injuries reported in what is being described as a “minor” plane crash that happened southeast of the main runway of North Battleford Cameron McIntosh Airport on Wednesday of last week. Both North Battleford RCMP detachment and North Battleford Fire Department confirm they responded to the airplane crash shortly before 6 p.m. that evening. The precise

time of the call, according to Lindsay Holm, deputy fire chief of operations and training, was 5:56 p.m. North Battleford Fire sent two apparatus, including a fire engine and rescue vehicle, out at the scene. According to Holm, there was only minor damage to the plane, and no fire or leaking fuel from the crash. The plane was described as small and most likely a single-engine plane. “I believe the pilot did pretty well to get the plane on the ground without be-

Continued from Page 1 Orthner and Thomas have been charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, improperly interfering with a human body, and theft of a motor vehicle. Checkosis has been charged with accessory after the fact to murder, improperly interfering with a human body and theft of a motor vehicle. He was recently seriously injured in custody at the Saskatoon

Correctional Centre, having been stabbed with a home made knife. Police also say the investigation is still ongoing under direction of the RCMP Major Crimes Unit North. To date, eight people have been charged in the case. All are in custody. Twenty-five-year-old Tiki Laverdiere of Edmonton was reported missing to Battlefords RCMP on May 12. She had been

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in the area to attend the funeral of Tristen CookBuckle of Edmonton, himself the victim of a homicide earlier that month. One of the people arrested for Laverdiere’s murder, Nicole Cook, is the mother of Cook-Buckle. Laverdiere was last seen two days after the funeral and the last contact she had with family was via text message on May 1. On June 10, Saskatchewan RCMP announced her disappearance would be investigated as a homicide. On July 11, Battlefords RCMP and the RCMP Major Crime Unit were conducting a ground search in a rural area outside of North Battleford when a police dog discovered human remains. On July 17, RCMP announced the remains were determined to be those of Laverdiere. THE

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ing injured,” Holm said. The pilot, who was the lone occupant of the plane, had left the area by the time crews arrived. Holm reports that a brief search was conducted, but the pilot later called in to say that he had walked back to the terminal. “It was a pretty successful outcome from the standpoint of an airplane crash,” Holm said. No cause is known yet. The expectation is that Transport Canada will be taking over investigation of the incident.

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Drugs, weapons seized at 107th Street house Staff

Battlefords RCMP have announced a major seizure of drugs and weapons as a result of a search conducted Sunday morning. “This is a major seizure for the community and the Battlefords RCMP will continue to focus on these types of investigations,” stated a news release Sunday. According to the release, Aug. 31 at approximately 1:30 p.m., Battlefords RCMP attended to a residence on the 1200 block of 107th Street in North Battleford. Members conducted an investigation that resulted in a search warrant for the property being obtained. On Sept. 1, at 8 a.m., Battlefords Patrol, Municipal GIS, Provincial GIS, Crime Reduction, Serious Violent Offender

Drugs seized from a residence on 107th Street.

and Traffic Services Units performed the search of the residence resulting in the following: • Approximately three kilograms of crystal meth • Approximately six kilograms of suspected powder cocaine • 288 grams of crack cocaine

• 870 grams of suspected fentanyl • Several vials of steroids • Psylocibin spores • 15 long rifles • 11 semi-auto pistols • three revolvers • Thousands of rounds of ammunition • Numerous canisters of bear spray

• Tazer • Stolen power tools • Various other items believed to be stolen property • Stolen 2016 Dodge Ram truck

Cunningham (1986-0222) of Edmonton, Alta, is facing the following charges: two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine and methamphetamine); one count of possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000; one count of possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000; one count of possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized; one count of possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle; one count of possession of a restricted/prohibited firearm without a licence; one count of carrying a concealed firearm contrary; one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; and one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm. Also charged is Andrew David Paddley (1988-1117) of Edmonton, Alta.

He is charged with the following: two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine and methamphetamine); one count of possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000; one count of possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized; one count of possession of a firearm in a motor vehicle; one count of possession of a restricted/prohibited firearm without a licence; one count of carrying a concealed firearm; one count of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose contrary to Section 88(2) of the Criminal Code; one count of unauthorized possession of a firearm; one count of failure to comply with a recognizance; one count of possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Three handguns plus methamphetamine and and cocaine found during a traffic stop. RCMP photos

its website. It includes the amount paid to members of City Council, remuneration paid to each employee greater than $50,000, amounts paid to external individuals or incorporated bodies for goods or services over $50,000 and grants of

$50,000 or more provided to external organizations. Remuneration to council, which includes reimbursements and costs with respect to business conducted on behalf of the city is listed as follows: Mayor Ryan Bater, remuneration of

$66,384, reimbursements of $4,884; Councillor Don Buglas, remuneration of $ 23,220, reimbursements of $740; Councillor Greg Lightfoot, remuneration of $ 23,220, reimbursements of $698; Councillor Kelli Hawtin, remuneration of $ 23,220, reimbursements

Weapons seized from a residence on 107th Street. RCMP photos

There was no one located inside the residence at the time of the search. The estimated street value of the drugs alone is approximately $750,000.

This is a large and complex investigation that will be ongoing for the next several days and coming weeks, say RCMP. Charges are pending.

Traffic stop for mudflaps nets drugs and handguns Staff

On Highway 16 near Maidstone Wednesday, an eastbound vehicle occupied by two adult males was stopped by the Saskatchewan RCMP’s Roving Traffic Unit for failing to have proper mud flaps, a violation of the Saskatchewan Vehicle Equipment Regulations. During the course of the vehicle stop, however, a simple equipment violation turned into a drug trafficking and possession investigation due to several factors that will be presented as part of the court process, states an RCMP press release A search of the vehicle revealed three kilograms of methamphetamine, 0.5 kilograms of cocaine and three handguns. Two adult males have been charged as a result. Devin Marshall

City of NB posts report listing staff who made more than $50,000 in 2018 Staff

Under the Cities Act and the Cities Regulations, Saskatchewan cities are required to provide public disclosure of expenses incurred during each calendar year. The City of North Battleford has now posted its 2018 public accounts on

of $520; Councillor Kevin Steinborn, remuneration of $ 23,220, reimbursements of $1,931; Councillor Leonard Taylor, remuneration of $ 23,220, reimbursements of $1,000; Councillor Kent Lindgren, remuneration of $ 23,220, reimbursements of $ 1,548.

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Time to tear down 24 Sussex By Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director Canadian Taxpayers Federation

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Taxpayers have a message for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “Mr. Trudeau, tear down this house!” The house in question is a century-and-a-half old, and hasn’t been renovated in decades. There’s still asbestos in the walls, cracks all over the place, water damage, ancient electrical wiring and dodgy plumbing. If it was put up for sale, you can bet the words “real fixer upper” and “sold as-is” would have to feature prominently in the listing. Welcome to 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of Canada’s prime minister. Unsurprisingly, he doesn’t actually live there – instead, Trudeau and his young family live just down the street at Rideau Cottage, on the grounds of the Governor General’s residence, Rideau Hall. The problem, though, is that while 24 Sussex sits empty, it still costs taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars a year just for basic upkeep – including heating it and clearing the snow in the driveway. After years of successive governments kicking the can down the road, it’s time to finally do something – and that something is to raze the place altogether. But isn’t it an important part of Canadian history? Not really. For starters, there’s a strong case that architecturally, it’s nothing special. In fact, a former resident of the house, Maureen McTeer – wife of former prime minister Joe Clark and an author of a book on official residences – has described the building as “completely lacking in architectural value.” But where, you may ask, will the prime minister live? The Trudeau clan seems perfectly happy living at Rideau Cottage. Perhaps it could become the permanent prime ministerial residence. Alternatively, both the opposition leader and speaker of the House of Commons currently get to live in official taxpayer-funded residences. Maybe one of them could give up their residence (in exchange for a housing stipend like other MPs) and one those homes could be used for the prime minister instead. Or maybe – if the price is right – we could build something new at 24 Sussex instead. After all, according to the latest estimate, fixing 24 Sussex would cost at least $34 million. Canada could build a lavish new home for the prime minister for a fifth of that cost, and even then, it would still be worth three times more than the grand prize for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Foundation home lottery. Imagine setting a reasonable budget and holding a competition open to the architects from around the world, giving them a rare opportunity to present a vision for a residence befitting the leader of our great country. Canadians could even participate in the process by giving feedback, or maybe even voting for the winner from a group of shortlisted finalists. We would be seizing the opportunity to put an unloved, unremarkable and money-draining building out of its misery and replacing it with something iconic and uniquely Canadian – a unifying project in a country that could probably use a few more unifying symbols. The bottom line is that doing nothing for decades has cost taxpayers a bundle for nothing. It’s time to bite the bullet, tear 24 Sussex down, and move on – one way or another.

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Theft and return of a dorky bike Dear Editor Twice this summer my husband and I were victims of property crime. In mid-July our truck was stolen off the street in front of our Battleford home. An uncharacteristic lapse in diligence gave young miscreants access to keys in an unlocked vehicle. Identifying the truck left abandoned in a rural area south of town was difficult, as it had been thoroughly torched. A mere 10 days later, three bicycles were stolen from an area between our house and our neighbours’. Two were of little consequence, but one was my 25-year-old Norco five-speed touring bike, a Mother’s Day gift from my family. I loved that bike. It was always locked up. When they were younger my kids teased me about that. “Mom, your bike is so dorky no one would ever steal it.” The thieves had bolt cutters as evidenced by a garden shed break-in nearby the same night. The cable lock was no deterrent to them. My husband and I cruised back alleys for a few days and checked out the community safety officer warehouse, but it was gone. I was sad. I’m a social media Luddite, but my daughter spread the word using a generic photo to illustrate my loss since I had no photo. One night recently she and her brother dropped by to return my precious relic to me. It was abandoned in an alley not far from our home and was recognized. I’m still not a social media user but I bow down to its power. Thank you to all involved in my bike’s return and a stiff kick in the butt to those who thought taking the world’s dorkiest bike for a spin was a thrill. Get a life. Becky Doig Battleford

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Just like oil, we need to get natural gas to tidewater I had a lengthy conversation the other day with a gentleman who grew up just half an hour down the highway from me, and who was finishing up his degree in the University of Saskatchewan’s mechanical engineering program the year I started. I joked that when you flunk out of engineering, 25 years later you get to interview the people who passed. Jason Skehar is the president and CEO of Bonavista Energy, a sizeable Calgary-based oil and gas company, with an emphasis on gas. It was an enlightening conversation, because, while I’ve spent 11 years now writing principally about the oil business in Saskatchewan, I haven’t spent much time at all on the natural gas side of the industry. That’s because in Saskatchewan, the natural gas business is all but dead. I wrote its obituary, so to speak, in a column a while back. Oh, we still produce natural gas, but most of it these days is what is known as “associated gas,” meaning the gas that comes up with oil. Targeted natural gas, which means drilling wells specifically to produce gas, and only gas, had its heyday over a decade ago, when we used to drill over 2,000 gas wells a year in Saskatchewan and

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gas was around $10 per MMBTU (million British Thermal Units). Now, with a decade of gas around $2.25 per MMBTU, no one drills for it in this province anymore. But Bonavista does drill for gas in Alberta. And they have had times where their product was effectively worthless. Skehar said, “We’ve experienced points in time over the last two years whereby natural gas pricing at AECO was worthless, or as you just pointed out, negative. We’re paying the consumer to take our natural gas away. They’ve fluctuated from that level to two dollars a gigajoule, certainly a more normalized price level, in the matter of a week.” No business can last that way for long. The problem? Lack of egress for the gas we’re producing, in part because the United States, our only customer outside our own domestic consumption, is now producing huge

amounts of gas of its own. In fact, they are producing so much they are currently exporting around six BCF (billions of cubic feet) of gas per day, and that number is growing rapidly. Skehar noted as an example, back in 2010, both the U.S. and Canada began on the same foot, with the potential to provide the rest of the world with a clean and reliable source of energy – natural gas. “Ten years later, Canada will not be shipping a molecule of gas off our shores as LNG, and our neighbours to the south will be shipping in excess of 10 BCF per day,” he said. Over the next 15 years, he said, the expectation is a doubling of volume of liquified natural gas (LNG), natural gas that is cooled to the point of being a liquid, put on ships and exported. And we’re not part of it. Despite nearly 20 projects having been proposed for the West Coast, we haven’t got

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l’École Père Mercure, (1881, 99ème Rue) et pendant les heures d’ouverture Lesàcandidatures seront reçues pendant les heures d’ouverture de l’école jusqu’àde l’école à compter du jeudi 5 septembre 2019.

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Pour plus d’information ou pour obtenir un formulaire, veuillez communiquer avec l’agente desMercure, mises en candidature, Dickson, au (306) 445-2490 avec à l’École Père (1881, 99ème Rue)Denise et pendant les heures d’ouverture de ou l’école à le directeur adjoint de scrutin, René Archambault, au (306) 584-2558 ou (306) 531-6353.

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anything anywhere close to being done. The world price for LNG had been $10-12 per MMBTU, but now it’s $5-6. While that may not seem all that great, it’s a more than double what these days is considered a decent, profitable level for Canadian production. (It’s not going to get anyone drilling for gas in Saskatchewan anytime soon, but it works for Alberta and British Columbia.) This is where the natural gas CEO is singing from the same choir book as the typical oil CEO. We need to get out product to tidewater, now. We could be getting a lot more for it, dramatically improving our economy, if we could just get it on a ship and sold to someone overseas, preferably places like China and India. It’s an argument we don’t hear that often. It’s not anywhere close to the national discussion like oil pipelines have become. We hear dribs and drabs about it, like the massive Kitimat project that was canceled, and the LNG Canada project that, now, finally, has been approved, but it doesn’t get anywhere near the attention the oil pipeline debates have received. To me, it seems there is just one more thing that demonstrates the need for a national energy corridor, from coast to coast, where proponents can build not just oil pipelines and electrical transmission lines, but natural gas pipelines, too. Companies like Bonavista need the ability to get their product to market; overseas markets, not just North American markets. Our conversation reinforced in my mind

Jason Skehar is president and CEO of Bonavista Energy. Photo courtesy Bonavista Energy

the growing notion of “Can’tada.” We have hamstrung ourselves so much in this decade that it seems we, as a nation, can’t accomplish anything of significance. We can’t build oil export pipelines. We dithered for a decade on LNG while the Americans lapped us. I lay this at the feet of the same federal government who has ensured we still don’t have new fighter planes, nor have we even cut steel on our new fleet of ships that will be the bulk of our navy going forward. It’s more and more

of the same, never ending story. Delay, delay, delay. Don’t do anything. Opportunity is passing us by, and the world will not wait for us. Will the next federal election make a difference? Will whoever forms government finally get us accomplishing something, anything, in an expedient manner? Or should we simply change our name to Can’tada? Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian. zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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Roving Rabbis report on North Battleford By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Recently the Battlefords News-Optimist reported on the visit of two “Roving Rabbis” to North Battleford. Rabbi Mendel Super and Rabbi Eli Citron were part of Chabad’s Roving Rabbi program and had been assigned to Saskatchewan to seek out and meet Jews in the province. They stopped by the News-Optimist offices as part of their

visit. The two student rabbis have since completed their journey to Saskatchewan. Rabbi Super has now posted a piece on the Chabad. org website entitled “Roving Rabbis’ Report: Jewish Life in Remote Saskatchewan.” North Battleford is featured prominently in that story. Among the highlights, Rabbi Super noted the former synagogue in North Battleford was now a private residence

known as “The Gog,” occasionally used as an event hall. They also visited the Jewish section of the North Battleford city cemetery, and recounted their meeting with the Friedman family of North Battleford. The link to the story can be found at https:// www.chabad.org/news/ article_cdo/aid/4474528/ jewish / Roving-RabbisReport-Jewish-Life-in-Remote-Saskatchewan.htm

Ears and Beers event returns Sept. 20 By John Cairns Staff Reporter

The Saskatchewan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum are inviting the public to take part in their fifth annual Ears and

The Roving Rabbis in North Battleford. Photo by John Cairns

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Historical film underway in North Battleford area ‘backlot’ Staff

A 16th century time traveller who happened to stumble upon a movie set north of the city would feel right at home. Vision Recording Company has been filming part of a Christian-themed movie called Time To Shine recently in a nearby field. The field features a set with buildings made to resemble stone structures in 16th century England. Director Matthias J. Johnson travels around Canada and the United States as part of a gos-

pel music group. He also makes movies where he travels, featuring local actors. Johnson was in North Battleford filming a scene involving the story of William Tyndale. Among his accomplishments, Tyndale translated the Bible into English. Tyndale was later strangled and burned at the stake. Johnson said it’s hard to live as a Christian in modern society “with all the peer pressures and things that go on.” “And yet when you look back in history, history re-

Film director Matthias J. Johnson in a suit of armour. Photos submitted

peats itself, and there’s just never been an easy time.” In addition to representing Tyndale, the movie will also depict Christians killed in the Colosseum and evangelist Billy Sunday. “Whenever there’s hard persecutions, greater Christians rise up and it strengthens people,” Johnson said. Sunday, who died in 1935, was a fundamentalist who believed in the inerrancy of the Bible and a literal devil, and who opposed immigration from southern and eastern Europe, the teaching of evolution, and playing cards. Sunday was known for preaching in saloons. “These are the people that need to hear the message,” Johnson said. In the finished film, scenes will have been filmed in Arizona, California and Branson, Missouri. Some scenes were filmed in the Moose Jaw tunnels. The movie is also tailored to people’s expectations, in that a Western scene is to feature a gunfight and someone going through a saloon window, while the scenes filmed in Moose Jaw are to have cars and a deal gone awry. Johnson also has suits of armour for the medieval scene. In his film career, some of the stunts he’s done have been DIY. Johnson said he counted 120 scratches, scrapes and bruises from wearing the armour. The film is to be released in about a year. Johnson said the film isn’t meant to appeal to any specific Christian denomination.

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North Stars open pre-season against Bonnyville By John Cairns Staff Reporter

In a sure sign summer is fast coming to an end, hockey is back in action at the Civic Centre. “Crazy, hey, it just feels like yesterday that we were back in the rink,” said Brayden Klimosko, head coach of the Battlefords North Stars, following their first pre-season contest against the Bonnyville Pontiacs of the Alberta Junior Hockey on Labour Day Monday. However, a win was not in the cards. Bonnyville took the game 7-5, outshooting the North Stars 49-31. Despite the defeat, it was a good test for the North Stars against a team who had already gotten a head start by opening their camp a week before the North Stars had. For Bonnyville, it was their third pre-season game. As for the North Stars, their previous contest had been the night before, against each other in the annual Black-vs.-White intrasquad game. The North Stars had just gone through four days on training camp, in which 75 players took part. “We have probably about 30 guys left in camp, and we’ll probably going to keep around that number for training camp and going into regular season,” said Klimosko. The plan is to get the roster number down to 25 for the regular season, about a third of them veterans from last year’s team. “We’ve got a lot of good, young fresh faces out front and quite a few veterans on the back end,” Klimosko said of the roster so far. Returning veterans listed in the lineup sheet for Monday night’s game included Matthias Urbanski, Matthew Fletcher, Noah Form, Austin News_Optimist_8_30_2019.ai Becker, Ryan Granville, Kaden Boser

and both Quinton and Elijah Loon-Stewardson. A big question mark for fans is what is happening in goal, with the departure of veterans Joel Grzybowski and Chad Duran in the offseason. Grzybowski, who was MVP of the playoffs during their cup run, opted to enroll at the University of Saskatchewan. Coach Klimosko said returning veteran Adam Dmyterko is in the mix and two newcomers, Parker Rey and Dylan Barton, are competing for the number two spot. Both Rey and Barton saw plenty of action during the first pre-season game Monday. The big announcement for the club will happen the morning of Sept. 11 at the North Stars kickoff breakfast, when the players and the team’s leadership group for 2019-20 will be announced at the Civic Centre. Bonnyville 7 North Stars 5 In the first period the Pontiacs took a big early shots advantage but ran into penalty trouble midway through the period. With a two-man advantage, the North Stars capitalized as Caelan Fitzpatrick scored at the 10:15 mark to make it 1-0, Colten Aiken and Matthias Urbanski assisting. That would be all the scoring through one. Shots favoured the Pontiacs 14-7. In the second period, the Pontiacs tied the game at the 2:29 mark as Kash Rasmussen scored on Rey, the assist going to Tyson Gayfer. But just like that, the North Stars regained the lead shortly before the five-minute mark, with Logan Macdonald scoring from Carson Reagan. At the 8:24 mark, the Pontiacs tied it again as Jaden York put it upstairs, Cam Newton assisting. Then with 6:22 remainthe 2:47:09 Pontiacs took the 1 ing 8/30/2019 PM lead on a goal from Devin

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Pimm from Jaden York. The North Stars would promptly tie it up 3-3 with 3:54 left in the period, Noah Form scoring from Austin Becker. That was all the scoring through two periods, with the shot count still favouring the Pontiacs 31-18. It was a brisk third period, with Bonnyville still leading the shot count. They seemed to get a golden opportunity with the North Star’s Dace Prymak in the box for tripping. Instead, it was the Stars’ Urbanski who scored shorthanded, Matthew Fletcher assisting. But with Prymak still in the box, the Pontiacs got a power play goal from Matthew McKim to tie it up 4-4 with 6:44 left. With 5:35 left and with the Pontiacs’ A.J. MacAulay in the box for charging, it was Austin Becker who scored on the power play to put the North Stars in front again 5-4.

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But Bonnyville’s Chayce Schmidt answered back with just 4:17 left to tie the game at 5-5. With 2:19 left, a late breakaway goal by Rasmussen, unassisted, put Bonnyville back in the lead

to stay. The Pontiacs then sealed it up with an empty net goal from McKim with 39 seconds left for the 7-5 final score. Final goaltending stats saw Rey stop 26 of 28 shots while Barton stopped 17

of 21 in net for the North Stars. The next pre-season contest for the North Stars is Friday night at home to another Alberta league opponent, the Lloydminster Bobcats.

Huskie football includes McLurg alumnus By Sherri Solomko 2018 McLurg graduate Jacob Mamer, son of Greg and Paula Mamer, is heading into his second year as a University of Saskatchewan Huskie football player. Jacob was “red-shirted” in his first year, a term used to describe first year athletes who practice with the team but rarely see the field in their first year. Wearing number 77, the six foot, two inch, 210 pound Jacob will play defensive end for the Huskies. Jacob played football in Wilkie from Grades 8 to 11 in six-man division, and it his Grade 12 year, he played with the NBCHS Vikings in the 12-man division. The Vikings won a 3A provincial title that year, beating the Yorktown Raiders in the final. Jacob is enrolled at the U of S in the College of Kinesiology, working to-

wards his Kin-Ed degree to become a teacher. Jacob says, “With balancing classes and football, I try to schedule my classes between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. because football starts at 4 p.m. and runs till 8 p.m. That being said, this is not always possible. On the other hand we are student athletes. If we have a class or lab during practice time, the coaches are understanding of it because, without passing our classes, we’re ineligible to be on the roster and put the whole team in jeopardy.” Jacob is a second generation Huskie football player as his dad Greg was a member of the Huskies football team from 1984 to 1990. Greg Mamer played defensive end during his attendance at this university for his degree. Greg was part of the Vanier Cup win in 1990, defeat-

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volleyball and dodgeball when it fits in his schedule at university. However, even in the off season, Huskie athletes are working out/running four times a week, so finding time for other sports can be challenging. Jacob was able to get a summer job close to home this summer and played baseball for the Wilkie Brewers, who ended up losing the provincial Senior Mens AA Tier 3 final. The Huskies started camp Aug. 12 and finished Aug. 23 with the green and white game. In their first regular season game, the Huskies.will square off against the University of Manitoba Bisons for their season opener on Aug. 30 at Investors Group Field. They will return to Saskatoon for their home opener on Sept. 6 at Griffiths Stadium, playing University of B.C. Thunderbirds.

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OBITUARIES MACLEOD: In Loving Memory of Doris Lorraine MacLeod “Laurie”, born September 17, 1953 at Wilkie, SK., passed away August 13, 2019 in Battleford, SK. Left to cherish Laurie’s memories are her loving mother, Ginny Gendall; her children, Breanna (Colton) Hancock, Jess Snyder (Mercedez Amos), McKayla Snyder (Tyler Bohse); her grandson, Oxly Bohse; Aunty, Marion Keebaugh; numerous cousins and family friends. Laurie is predeceased by her father, Ed Gendall; grandparents, Walter & Anna Gendall, Catherine & Nielie MacInnes. Mass Of Christian Burial was held on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. from St. Vital Roman Catholic Church, Battleford, SK with Fr. Sebastian Kunnath, Celebrant. Cross Bearer was McKayla Snyder. Candle Bearers were Breanna & Colton Hancock. Shared Memories were given by Ron Spence. My name is Ron Spence and I have been extremely fortunate to be able to have Laurie as a great friend for many years And I am humbled to be asked to do her eulogy today. Laurie always liked pushing me a little out of my comfort zone so I know she is smiling knowing I am way out of my comfort zone standing in front of you today Laurie was born Sept 17/1953 in Wilkie, SK to proud parents Ed and Ginny Gendall. Laurie attended Clone school till grade 6 and then McLurg school in Wilkie from grade 7 thru grade 12 graduation. Laurie was active in school activities but her true love was horses not much of a surprise if you knew her parents. So she was always in a hurry to get home to ride and train. Laurie spent 6 years as a supervisor at Fort Battleford but training and showing quarter horses fast became her full time job. Laurie showed in many different events but fast became a force in the reining ring. She had a passion for this event and it showed. And when she was not riding she was with her constant shadow Blue. Her black GSD. If Laurie was not in the saddle Blue was glued to her side. I spent countless hours around Blue and to this day he still makes me a little nervous. In 1981 Ed and Ginny built a beautiful indoor riding arena at the farm and Laurie had a new home and increased passion to train. In 1983 she and her horse Sonita qualified for the AQHA world show in Oklahoma in reining. And a side note about her horse, she had bought her a few years prior from one of the top trainers in the business. And the reason she was for sale was Sonita had bucked him off 3 times. But one of Lauries talents weather you were man or horse was the ability to understand your flaws and knew just how to get the most out of you. And she got 110 percent out of this mare that physically was not built to do the things she was doing. The world show started with 53 reiners with 2 of the 53 were woman. At this time woman competed but were not expected or given much chance to win. Laurie made it to the final round of 15 which put her horses name in the Greatest horse of the world record book. And when all was said and done she finished 7th in the world. And all things being equal probably deserved to be higher. That was her highlight for sure. And on Mar 8/91 she had another highlight, the birth of her first child Breanna followed by Jess on Dec 28/93 and McKayla July 21st/97. It was heartwarming to see how she made the transition from showing to being a mother. I am not sure how young they were when they started riding but I know they had not been walking long. And in true Laurie fashion her kids had a love for horses and animals in general. They had their own petting zoo for a lot of years. All 3 kids became very accomplished riders and Laurie spent countless hours making sure they did things the right way. Breanna still shows on the quarter horse circuit and is an amazing rider and trainer in her own right. Laurie was always so proud of her kids accomplishments. I see some familiar horse show faces today and I think we are partially responsible for Laurie being such a good parent. Ed and Ginnys trailer was always a popular stopping place after a long day of showing. Laurie was always the voice of reason and not mentioning any names but some of us benefited greatly by Lauries constant guidance. Laurie became a 4h leader and for years hauled her own kids to horse shows and coached many very lucky 4h kids. And in her spare time she was a big part of the Therapeutic riding program for the disabled. I still can see her suburban coming down the road and I knew there would be no less than 3 kids and maybe a dog or a cat as well. And then if any time was left there was getting kids to highland dancing,music and singing lessons. They were a busy crew for sure. I have lots of memories with Laurie, Ginny and Ed, but a couple kind of stand out. At one of the many clinics at the arena the house was always full of people. I remember I walked in and Breanna would have been about 2 years old and saw me and came running,arms out to me saying Dad, Dad. The people that knew me had a good laugh and the ones that did not I guess it made for some interesting conversation. Laurie was never one for wasting a lot of words. But she could pat you on the back and kick your butt sometimes in the same sentence. One winter I helped her ride colts and a lot of them. And as it goes some were just junk. I remember asking her why we would waste our time on some of these colts and she said it was our job to make something out of them because anyone can ride a good horse and this was our way of keeping these horses out of the meat pen. She was on a much higher plane than I was on because all that I could think of was well my dog has to eat too. I remember on day getting horses ready to ride I asked Laurie if the one I had, had any buck in him. She just walked out of the barn and said throw your leg over him and let me know. That was classic Laurie. One of the great things about Laurie was she never changed. If she was walking out of the world show ring or mucking one of her kids stalls at a local show her demeanor was always the same. You could always count on Laurie being Laurie. The last few years Laurie was faced with some new challenges and as always she took everything in stride and did her best. She kept that gleam in her eyes and warm smile on her face. And even when she could no longer talk her eyes and her kung fu grip on your hand let you know she knew you were there. My daughter mentioned the other day that she remembers every time Ginny and Laurie would come into the grocery store where she worked Laurie would always give her the biggest hug ever. Laurie touched a lot of peoples lives and we are all better people because of it. And then just as life goes when times are tough and dark something great happens. On July 20th, which just happens to be Ginnys birthday McKayla gave birth to a healthy baby boy and Laurie was a grandma and Ginny is now a great grandma. And I can only imagine how Laurie proud she must be. I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to call Laurie a friend. She was always there if I needed a hand or support no questions asked. The older I get I realize friends like her don’t come around often. Laurie had a vast number of friends from all walks of life. To know her was to like her. But the acorn does not fall far from the tree. I was always amazed no matter where we went Ed and Ginny always knew a good portion of the people there. I heard a saying that its not what you take when you leave this world behind you, Its what you leave behind you when you go. And Laurie left behind a mountain of friends and an amazing family that was at her side to the end. Laurie must have been so proud of the way her family was there for her and her every need. And it was so fitting because if the tables were turned she would have been there for all of us. Laurie was a great example of how to be a true friend, great mom and the selfless sacrifices you make for family. And by watching Ginny she had a great teacher. I am not sure what Lauries schedule is like these days but I guarantee she is laying down some amazing reining patterns. And of Course Ed is ringside making sure she is doing things right. And for sure she is spending a lot of quiet time by her new favorite wishing tree. Liturgy Of The Word: 1st Reading: Wisdom 4: 7-15 - Breanna Hancock; Psalm: “The Lord Is My Shepherd”; 2nd Reading: Romans 8: 31b-35 & 37-39 - McKayla Snyder; Gospel: John 14: 1-6 - Fr. Sebastian Kunnath; General Intercessions: Debbie McGowan. Music Ministry: Organist - Joan Harrison & St. Vital Choir. Urn Bearer was Jess Snyder. Memorials are requested to Battlefords Humane Society, P.O. 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HICKSON: The family of Donna Hickson (Jordan) are saddened to announce her passing on Friday, August 23, 2019. A Celebration of Donna’s Life was held at Third Avenue United Church, 1301 – 102nd Street, North Battleford, SK on Saturday August 31, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. Donna was born February 23, 1937 in Kinistino, SK, she was one of 6 girls and had 6 brothers. On November 18, 1955 she married Raymond Hickson and began their life in North Battleford. Donna helped raise three children while also working part-time at Canada Post for 32 years to help support the family. She was a devoted wife, mother and friend to those who she crossed paths with. She is predeceased by her daughter Lana and leaves to mourn her loving husband Ray, daughter Sheryl (Brian Houk), son Rodney (Janice), numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and one sister Darlene. Lunch will follow the celebration of Donna’s life in the church. Donations can be given to the BUH Foundation, Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8. Condolences can be sent to www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200).

SHARP: Eileen Sharp passed away peacefully on August 24th, 2019 at University Hospital in Saskatoon, at the age of 100 years and 19 days. Eileen was born August 5th, 1919, the third of twelve children. She grew up in the Melfort area. She later married Everett Sharp and together they moved to the Paynton area where they farmed for nearly 40 years. When Everett retired from farming they moved to North Battleford. Eileen was a talented seamstress and worked at Craig’s clothing store and did other sewing on the side. She also quilted, crocheted and knit. Many family members are fortunate enough to have quilts, afghans and her other wonderful creations. Many of Eileen’s family were in attendance at her 100th birthday celebration less than 3 weeks ago. Despite her extraordinary age, Eileen was fortunate enough to live a remarkably independent life. Left to mourn are her children Wayne (Bea), Joan, Betty and Natalie (Brian), 13 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 13 great great grandchildren, her siblings & their families, daughters-in-law Deanna and Julie and her friends. Eileen is predeceased by her husband Everett, sons Vaughn and Neal, her parents, 6 siblings, two sons-in-law Marv and Ed, daughter-in-law Evelyn and one great grandson Landon. The family wish to thank the staff at Harwood Manor for Eileen’s care in the last few years, the staff at the University Hospital for their compassionate care in the last few days and family friend Shelby Greuter for being in attendance as Eileen made her last journey. A Celebration of her remarkable life will be held at Sallows and MacDonald – Wilson & Zehner Funeral Home Chapel on Tuesday, September 3rd at 2pm. Arrangements entrusted to 24/7 Jennifer Wildeman 306-445-2418.

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It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone. A part of us went with you, the day God took you home. If tears could build a stairway, and heartaches make a lane, we’d walk our way to heaven, and bring you back again. In life we loved you dearly, Lovingly remembered by Janice, Debbie, Sharon, in death we love you still, Mike, Karen, in our hearts you hold a place Randy, Brooklyn no one could ever fill.

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1&2 Bedroom Suites • Fridge, stove, washer, dryer • Some are air conditioned Rental rate: $650 to $1,200 per month Complete application: 1441 - 100th Street Or Phone 306-445-8571 or 306-441-0950 Small 2 bedroom house for Rent. F/S/W/D, Fenced Yard. References Required. Damage Deposit. Phone Between 8-5, week. 306-445-2334

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On Sept. 9 at 9:09 a.m., the Battlefords Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder committee asks for a moment of silence to recognize those affected with FASD. A pancake breakfast will be held at the north west regional College will brochures and information available as well as shirts, cups and other giveaway items available. Many Saskatchewan communities are inviting people to barbecues, walks, or to enjoy Mocktails – non-alcoholic drinks – to raise awareness about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. One way to prevent

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FASD is to spread the word that healthy pregnancy doesn’t include alcohol. A healthy pregnancy includes regular visits with a healthcare provider, healthy eating, taking prenatal vitamins, exercising, and avoiding stress. There is a lot of confusing information about pregnancy and alcohol and people aren’t sure what to do. The Saskatchewan Prevention Institute believes that providing education about FASD prevention will eliminate the confusion. Research shows that - alcohol is a dangerous drug and is harmful to developing babies. - any type of alcohol, wine, beer, cooler, hard liquor can harm the baby. - there is no known safe amount to drink - alcohol crosses the placenta and reaches the developing baby - when the mother drinks she and her unborn baby have the same blood alcohol level

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- because the unborn baby’s liver is still growing it takes a long time to get rid of alcohol, giving it more time to damage the babies developing cells - the damage to the cells can cause a physical and brain-based disability that cannot be cured. Half of pregnancies are not planned which means many women are drinking before they know they are pregnant. Most women stop drinking as soon as they find out. If they have been drinking, they may worry that alcohol has cost her. No one can say, for certain, if damage has been done. Every baby develops differently and can be affected differently. Stopping alcohol and talking with a healthcare provider can help. Each day without alcohol is good for the developing baby. Only 10% of children born with an FASD have visible signs. Often the mental, physical, learning and behavioural problems are not obvious until the child is older. Because of this, many children and adults do not receive the help they need to be successful. Early recognition and diagnoses can help children living with an FASD reach their potential. With the right supports, children may have avoid some of the later problems that can develop, such as trouble in school. Support, not judgment, makes a difference. It is not just a woman’s responsibility to prevent FASD. -Partners, family and friends can support a pregnant woman’s decision not to drink by taking part in activities without alcohol, stopping or reducing their own drinking, learning Mocktail recipes, and being supportive. - Healthcare workers can ask about a woman’s drinking, and talk supportively about not drinking alcohol when pregnant, trying to get pregnant, or if they think they are pregnant. - Everyone can learn about addiction services near them and supports for women and families. - Everyone can learn more about FASD. On September 9 come and join us. Think about pregnancy and alcohol and how you can make a difference. For more information, contact Colleen Sabraw FASD committee chair at 446-4545.

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Bridge work traffic delays until end of October Staff Work on overpasses between Battleford and North Battleford as well as bridges over the Battle River will mean traffic delays, which began in the spring,

will continue until Oct. 31.That is the word from the provincial Ministry of Highways in a news release Friday. According to the province, four bridges are currently under construction.

On the Highway 4 overpass over Highway 16 on the north side of the North Saskatchewan River, traffic is reduced to a single lane width of 4.1 m. Speeds are reduced within the work zone.

On the Highway 16 overpass over Highway 4 on the south side of the river, traffic is reduced to a single lane width of 4.1 m. Speeds are reduced within the work zone. On Highway 40 over

Battle River, traffic s reduced to a single lane width of 4.1 m and controlled by traffic lights. Speeds are reduced within the work zone. Finally, on Highway 4 over Battle River, traffic

is reduced to a single lane width of 5.2 m and controlled by traffic lights. Speeds are reduced within the work zone. Traffic details will be posted on the Highway Hotline.

roll taxes among provinces. On a $50,000 salary, over $4,000 goes to the programs, not including income tax. Quebec has the highest payroll taxes. Quebec employees pay into the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan, provincial payroll taxes, and into the workforce skills development and recognition fund. Quebec also has a pension plan. On a $50,000 salary in Quebec, nearly $6,500 would go to the above programs. The CFIB says payroll taxes, when levied on employees, “directly lowers their take-home pay and buying power.” For business owners,

“in general, payroll taxes constitute one of the most damaging forms of taxation” and “are costly, profit insensitive, and administratively burdensome,” the report states. Many business owners recognize a reduction in taxation as a measure that would most help boost business growth, according to the report. Meanwhile, additional imposed expenses on employers can lead to higher prices for consumers and/or reduced wages for employees. The CFIB report recommends slowing or halting pension plan increases after 2019, promoting other ways for Canadians to save for

retirement, and “lower[ing] payroll taxes for small businesses to recognize that they are more labour intensive and serve as the training grounds for the larger economy by hiring a greater proportion of inexperienced workers.” According to a 2016 survey, two in three Canadians responded they believed the Canadian Pension Plan wouldn’t exist when they retired. But according to experts interviewed in different news sources, the pension plan was unlikely to be discontinued anytime soon. The Canadian Pension Plan has undergone two main reforms: in 1997 and

2016. In 1997, the Canadian Encyclopedia notes, contribution rates were doubled to 9.9 per cent of pay. There was concern contributions at the time wouldn’t be enough to finance retiree benefits.

2016 changes by the Liberal government will benefit younger Canadians the most and would have less effect on current retirees. The Canadian Pension Plan is a popular federal program.

CFIB recommends lower payroll taxes By Josh Greschner Staff Reporter

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business wants to talk about taxes before the 2019 federal election. The CFIB recently released a report regarding payroll taxes. Payroll taxes include money employers and employees pay into the Canadian Pension Plan, Employment Insurance and Worker’s Compensation. Some government agencies object to the phrase payroll tax, and prefer “future investments” or “forms of insurance.” Alberta and Saskatchewan have the lowest pay-

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COMING EVENTS

Monday September 9

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

Mondays September 9 - October 28

Sharing Grief ’s Journey 7:00 p.m. A support group for those struggling with the loss of a loved one. Monday evenings at 7:00 p.m. for 8 weeks. For more information call: Sue @306-441-5441 Denise @ 306-441-3338.

Tuesday September 10

Seniors Fun Day at St. Joseph Hall 1942-98th Street, North Battleford from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bingo, coffee and entertainment by Charlie Baillargeon. All seniors welcome.

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Al-anon Family Groups

If someone’s drinking troubles, attending Al-Anon Family Group provides understanding and support. Meetings Monday at 7:00 p.m. and Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church, corner of 15th Ave. & 108th Street. Contacts 306-937-7765, 306-937-7289 or 306-441-9324.

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.

Thursdays

Wednesday September 11

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

Friday September 13

Sunday September 15

Tuesday September 17

Origami Night 6:30 p.m. at the North Battleford Library. September’s Origami Night is going to be a little different! We’re going to be making a mini photo album! Registration is required as spots are limited. Register by calling the library at 306-445-3206. Begins 6:30 p.m. Ages 13+.

Wednesday September 18

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

Poetry Club 2:00 p.m. at the North Battleford 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 2pm. Ages 13+.

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

Saturday September 7

Parenting After Separation and Divorce Program. Will be advised when you register. 9:00 a.m. Family Justice Services Offers a Parenting after Separation and Divorce Program. These public information sessions are intended to help people who are considering or may be in the separation / divorce process. Sessions will be offered in North Battleford: Saturday, September 7, 2019 - 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Sataurday, October 5, 2019- 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Topics of Discussion.

Sunday September 8

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

Sunday September 8

Dorian Michael Guitarist At the Gog, a house concert in North Battleford 1391 - 105th Street 7:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. show at 7 $20. at door all goes to the artist Donations for food. waterskelly@hotmail.com text 306-481-3656.

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

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.

Saturday September 7

“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” – Thomas Merton This week found our members busy as usual, finding and losing ourselves as we create our own masterpieces. Our upcoming show has everyone conjuring up new pieces to exhibit. We are part of the Chapel Gallery Members Exhibit that will be on display until the 8th of September. If you haven’t checked it out your missing out! New faces are welcomed on Tuesday’s painting day at the craft room in the basement of the Don Ross Centre. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. The Battlefords Art Club Show and Sale will be held in the Don Ross craft room in conjunction with the Marigold Show Saturday, Oct. 26 and Sunday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.

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Friday September 20

Territorial Drive Farmers Market from 4:00 - 9:00 p.m. parking lot Splish Splash Auto Wash 521 Pioneer Ave., North Battleford. The Territorial Drive Farmers Market is a place where the city meets the country, a relaxed outdoor market where friends and families gather to shop, eat and enjoy local entertainment. Our Friday night market is the perfect place to pick up some fresh fruit, veggie and baking on your way to the lake, enjoy supper from a food truck, browse the shops of local vendors, and you may even get a chance to take in some live local talent from a variety of buskers and street performers. This section is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, we can not guarantee all submissions will appear.

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There Have Been Hot Times at the Biggar Hotel Railway and Main By Joan Champ

joanchamp@shaw.ca ling salesman staying at the hotel, J. L. Mulligan, was a former member of the Calgary fire department. According to the Star-Phoenix, Mulligan “resumed his old role of smoke-eater and commanded a one-man brigade which probably saved the Biggar Hotel from destruction and certainly saved the local brigade a tough battle.” Mulligan grabbed the hotel hose, unwound it and battled the flames. “When the local brigade arrived,” the newspaper recounted, “Mulligan was ‘all in’ and full of smoke, but the fire was practically out.” Markling was thankful that he had been entertaining “an angel” unawares. In August of 1938, the Star-Phoenix wrote that the Biggar Hotel, still operated by the Marklings, had “48 well-furnished guest rooms where standard beds and bedding such as is found in best

class hotels, bed reading lights and other equipment are most conducive to rest and comfort. Hot and cold water and shower bath always available. … Sample rooms for commercials. Modern refreshment parlor. Porter meets all passenger trains.” Several owners followed. In 1941, Mr. R. P. Hassard was proprietor of the Biggar Hotel. Owner George Hilsenteger spent 1964 to 1968 doing renovations to the hotel. The business was sold to Ida and Ewald Hicke in 1968, and they ran it for four years. The Victor Derbowka family owned the Biggar from 1980 to 1985. The Dewbowkas opened a new entertainment spot in the hotel called The Cave. After that, the business was co-owned by Irvin and Jane Bayda and Wally and Gloria Pidwerbeski. One of the more exciting things to happen at the Biggar Hotel was the day

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also stated that the hotel was “possibly a heritage site.” Today, Biggar’s old hotel is almost unrecognizable. Now a bar only, the building’s front is completely covered with brown metal siding. Biggar is located 94 kilometres west of Saskatoon on Highway 14, and 100 kilometres south of the Battlefords on Highway 4.

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a streaker ran through the beverage room in March 1974. The Star-Phoenix reported that the streaker, who wore only a mask to cover his face, let out a yell from the back entrance of the hotel then ran through the premises and out the front door where he was picked up by a friend in a waiting car. In 2004, the newly upgraded Biggar Hotel was

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Eugene Baron, a native of France, built the Biggar Hotel at 115 First Avenue West in 1909, just down the street from the town’s other hotel, the Empire, built that same year. The original three-storey hotel had a wrap-around veranda on the first two floors. According to the 1911 Canada census, Baron, a widower, lived in the hotel along with the porter, the bartender, and four domestics (chambermaids and waitresses). Baron built an addition onto the right side of his already roomy hotel due to increasing business. In January 1910, the first school classes in Biggar were held in the second storey of the hotel. Mr. and Mrs. J. Markling owned the Biggar Hotel through the Prohibition years and into the 1930s. In January of 1925, the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix reported that the people of Biggar held a surprise party for the Marklings, presenting them with gifts (a gold watch for him and a diamond ring for her) and “thanking them both for their efforts in making their hotel ‘A Home Away from Home.’” On Jan. 24, 1927, a fire broke out in the Biggar Hotel, thought to have been started by a cigarette stub. Fortunately, a travel-

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Who is providing dinner? Ed, my old neighbour in Saskatchewan, is very selective about picking a restaurant if he is paying to eat there. My former neighbor is not particular where he eats if he someone else is paying the bill. Many of us like to eat out at restaurants and to be invited to be a dinner guest. Eating with family and friends can be a treat. The Bible often speaks about invitations to dinners, marriage meals, and banquets. The food is essential at Biblical meals but just as important is the fellowship when eating. The Bible speaks of babies having their first meals as those nursing milk from

A young weaned child does not understand a great deal about food, such as, where it comes from and how it is prepared. The child enjoys his or her food provided by a parent, eating, readily the food given and shared with him or her in loving fellowship. We do not know all about God or everything concerning his word for us. The Lord is too great and marvelous for us to understand Him fully, but we can trust Him and His wisdom to nourish and sustain us with the food of his word for our growth and maturity daily. A mother doesn’t reveal everything to her

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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca their mothers. It also refers to a weaned child who has become quieted and stilled in his soul. The weaned child is full of hope and trust in solid food. The child has moved beyond a diet of mother’s milk. Trust in the mother has grown from one food to many. The

child is content; his mother knows how to feed him and will feed him day by day. God not only provides us with our daily bread or food, but he feeds us with his word as well. Keeping the trusting, humble attitude of a weaned child is vital for us before God.

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young child. The child is not ready to understand everything, eat all food, or take part in every activity. Children trust that they will receive from their parents what they will need as they grow older. It is to God’s glory that He conceals much of Himself from us for we are not ready or able to understand the fullness of His person and majesty. A baby or a young child is not as wise as his parent. It is not wise to compare ourselves and think we are equal to God as He is revealed in His word. A child responds to a parent’s love, which calms and quiets his soul. God’s love nourishes and

uplifts children and adults. We need food for the body and love for our soul. It is taking humbly God’s love offered to us like a mother gives love and food to her child. God’s love is concerned with what is best for us now and in the long run, as our Heavenly Father. The Bible warns us not to put ourselves forward into a king’s presence. We cannot expect an earthly king’s love or acceptance unless he has invited us to meet him. God is ready to receive everyone. You can expect God’s love, and recognition for He invites all to come to Him and find His love in His Jesus Christ.

Worship Together Spend some quality family time together. Worship at the church of your choice. Our community has a number of churches and a variety of denominations for you & your family.

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

TerriTorial Drive alliance church

306-446-1695

PASTOR: Rev. Phinh Do

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

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

ANGLICAN PARISH

306-445-5901

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

1401 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK

SUNDAY SERVICES Rev. Trevor Malyon

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

191 - 24th Street West, Battleford, SK

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

Hope Mennonite Fellowship

Battlefords Grace Community Church

1291 - 109th Street, North Battleford

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

Pastor: Bill Hall

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

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

WORSHIP SERVICES - 11 a.m. Sunday

Church Phone 306-445-4181

Everyone Welcome

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

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

All Saints Ukrainian Catholic Parish

ROMAN CATHOLIC ST. VITAL’S

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

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

902 - 108th Street, North Battleford

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

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

306-937-3177 Rev. Gayle Wensley

SUNDAY SERVICES 11:00 a.m.

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

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

11 - 18th Street, Battleford, SK

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

Living Water Ministry

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

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St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle Roman Catholic Church Box 10, Delmas, SK

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Lions Bucks

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

The North Battleford Lions were in the community again recently awarding winnings for their draws. Lions Cash Draw Chairman Gordon Mullett is seen awarding a $1,500 first prize of a recent draw to Bob Ashauer of Cochin. Olga Buhler of Saskatoon also won $500. Photo submitted

First of all I must apologize for not getting any news reports in for the past few weeks. I have had a few health problems and was committed to the Battlefords Union Hospital for a few days. The Western Development Museum in North Battleford celebrated their 50th anniversary with their yearly feature Those Were The Days on Aug. 17 and 18. It all started out at 9 a.m. each day. The day began with Chief Engineer Restoration Manager Tim Pomeroy and Those Were the Days organizer Cheryl Ram Stuart giving a special session for all the volunteers on “safety

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first,” urging them to be careful during the two days’ activities. In recent years, there have been many more new rules and regulatons for everyone to follow. A big thank you to all the volunteers who did turn out as it made the two days a real trip back in time for most of them and a real eye-opener for the younger generation. They totalled a little over 50 activities taking place in the main museum, through the village grounds, farmyard and field. The two days ended at 4:30 p.m. with a pa-

rade of power. They had three steamer tractors going, antique gas tractors and antique machinery being pulled, plus houses and car club entries. (The calliope was missing due to a boiler problem that needs to be fixed before it can be safely used.) The antique steamers whistled shrilly, puffing steam and antique car horns honked. The bleachers were full, as well as the village streets. The attendance was up this year. Funnel cakes were a great item to eat for many people. In change from the past, the pancake and bacon breakfast was not held. Many people did miss that. Nor did they deliver lunch and drinks to the hardworking volunteers on the grounds. There was lunch available at the main building, but they had to leave their stations for it. There was a garage sale in the main building as well as local music. Most of the village buildings had someone to guide visitors through and to answer questions. Plans are in the making for next year, but it’s getting harder and harder to keep up in years as interest drops off, volunteers are getting older and some are already passed on. Strict rules and regulations are also being applied more and more each year. The museum will soon be closing for the winter months. There is one more threshing event to come later this month to really wind things down. It will be open for all the school students to attend. Visiting with Stanley and Dorothy Mills was Stanley’s sister Yvonne Akerman of Salt Springs Island, B.C. Also visiting was Stanley and Dorothy’s only daughter, Elaine Theriault of Mississauga, Ont. and her daughter and our only granddaughter Madeline Pishori of Burnaby, B.C. While Yvonne was here, she made a trip with Walter and Olive Mill to visit cousins Edna and Gordon Williams. Elaine Theriault attended a three-day quilting demonstration and instruction in Saskatoon and Rosetown. They also went geocaching as there are quite a few sites with hidden treasures in the Battlefords and Saskatoon areas. With there being a number of August birthdays close together, a family gathering took place. Sam and Margaret Parrish of Willow Moore were also visiting. All the school students are back to classes, putting a great number of school buses on the roads, streets and highway. It’s so hard to believe another fall season is here so soon. Some trees are shedding their leaves and harvest is about to start.

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School activities already on the calendar Correspondent

Before I write one thing, I want to wish my husband a happy 33rd anniversary. Who knew that random first date on July 26, 1980, would lead to this happy milestone? This weekend in Unity, you can take in the Miners Fun Day of Golf fundraiser at the Unity Golf Club with multiple prizes to be won. There are nine holein-one prizes worth more than $50,000, plus $100 per hole closest-to-pin putting contest and more than $60,000 in prizes to be won in a chipping contest. Supper is included in the entry fee. Contact Brian at 306-228-2677. This weekend, come on downtown to the second annual 3-on-3 ball hockey fundraiser event that will include raffle table, kids carnival events, face painting, food and plenty of 3-on-3 ball hockey action. Funds from this event are earmarked for the continued development of the Richardson Pioneer Outdoor Rec. Venue. The inaugural year panned out to be a fantastic fun-for-all event so whether you are cheering on a favourite player or

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team, or just coming down to watch and/or support this great event, there is plenty of room for folks to come enjoy all that is being offered in this event. At Unity Public School, there will be some changes this school year. Pre-K will be full days as opposed to half-days. This change was made as the need was recognized to make Pre-K more accessible to all our families. Miss. Sopyc has had this conversation in the fall with all families affected. UPS will miss Mrs. Soloski who set off on her retirement adventure and they may be fortunate to have her as a substitute teacher on occasion. Staffing this year at UPS includes: Pre-Kindergarten - Nicole Sopyc; Kindergarten Kyla Fidelack who will be filling in for Sarah Natske while she is on maternity leave; Grade 1 - Glenna Zamulinski; Grade 2 Kari Poppleton and Janel McKenzie; Grade 2 - Kerri Koback; Grade 3 - Randi

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Miller and Janice Hepting; Grade 3 – Jenna Pool; Grade 4 - Janelle Tyler, Grade 4/5 - Shannon Ochs; Grade 5 - Lori May; Grade 6 - Jenna Carlton; Grade 6 - Kyle Laturnus. UPS will hold a welcome back pancake breakfast Sept. 6 sponsored by the School Community Council. At UCHS, welcome week activities will be announced soon and will include some new and returning events as well as warrior football and football hitting the field and courts. Tomorrow the UCHS Warrior football team takes to the field for Friday Night Lights action home opener against Outlook. This has evolved into a terrific free, fun family event, so come on out and enjoy all the activity that accompanies this Warrior football game. Speaking of football, flag football under the Unity minor football program are still looking for registrations taken on Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. and they are still looking for coaches and co-ordinator in order to run this program. Also, the Little Tikes football event will take place Sept. 14 at 1 p.m. for only $20 for ages 4 to 6. Contact Jennifer Wilson at 306-228-8757 if you need any more details. Unity tackle division of UMF is up and running for their season so check out their Facebook page for upcoming games, one of them taking place tonight at Warrior field under the lights. St. Peter’s School is welcoming back staff and students who are ready to jump into another year of earning, fun and activity this school year. September will include school pictures and the re-start of music season with both

These elevators create a great background for the multiple bales in this field along Highway 21 South near Unity, a clear indication fall farm operations are in full swing. Photo by Sherri Solomko

choir and band. The school will take part in Orange shirt day to promote the theme “every child matters” in an affirmation to raise awareness of the residential school experience, focusing on hopes for a better future in which children are empowered to help each other. Don’t forget hockey registration takes place tonight, Sept. 5, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the arena lobby. There will also be sign ups there for the upcoming 3-on-3 hockey conditioning tournament that starts Sept. 30. Congratulations to our neighbours to the south on the grand opening of their brand new pool. Luseland Credit Union Community Swimming Pool was officially opened Aug. 22 and will remain open to midSeptember. You can follow their Facebook page for all the details on their extended opening.

Preparations for harvest season will soon be underway. This may mean moving equipment so please be mindful of continued summer RV traffic, and likely soon farm traffic, on our roadways and be patient so everyone can arrive alive. Before you take a city road trip for back to school shopping, consider your local businesses who carry school supplies, clothing, footwear, sports gear and much more. These businesses support events, activities, groups, places and spaces all year and your way of saying thank you is supporting them in return. Love local! On another note, the week of Aug. 23, plenty of reports were being shared about suspicious activity. This is yet another reminder to be on the alert for unusual and/or suspicious activity in your neighbourhood and your community. RCMP encourages resi-

dents to report these incidents as it assists them and it keeps residents looking out for each other. Unity will host a public meeting to re-start the Unity Citizens on Patrol program to be the ears and eyes of the community working together with the RCMP to deter and prevent criminal activity. Coffee row conversations are in fall frenzy with topics that include back to school, the weather, harvest operations, fall events and activities and of course community concerns over increased reports of unusual, suspicious and/or criminal activity. There is plenty of room at these daily gatherings that include topic review and always plenty of laughter to be shared. So you see, we keep busy with wisdom, laughter, community camaraderie and plenty of fun here in Unity shared by our friends on coffee row.

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To the 2018-2019 School Year Supper Program Donors who helped us serve a total of 6860 meals from September 2018 to June 2019! • André’s Meat Shoppe • Discovery Co-operative Ltd. • Battleford Pizza & Donairs • Blend Restaurant & Bar

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We’d also like to extend our sincerest appreciation to those participating in our 2019-2020 School Year Supper Program. Because of your commitment, we are now able to offer our Supper Program 5 days per week! • André’s Meat Shoppe • B & D Meats • Battleford Pizza & Donairs • Blend Restaurant & Bar • Boston Pizza • Country Cuisine • Discovery Co-operative Ltd. • Innovation Credit Union

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Uranium City: Saskatchewan’s last frontier Recently, I came across a dated document on Uranium City in my extensive files. There was no author. So I simply referenced it as “document” and I give credit to the anonymous writer, whoever he, or she, is. Strangely enough, there was scant data on Uranium City. But I did come across a booklet titled The history of Uranium City and District authored by a class of Grade 10 high school students from Uranium City. Good work. Which means they had a great teacher I think it likely that a fair number of citizens in the Battlefords worked in Uranium City during their younger years. Geography Uranium City is situated on the north shore of Lake Athabasca – about 400 miles from Prince Albert and an equal distance from Edmonton. The community is situated in Saskatchewan about 70 miles from the Alberta border. The boundary of the municipality lies between Tazin Lake and River on the north and extends 10 miles into Lake Athabasca on the south. On its western side, its boundary is situated near Camsell Portage and, to the east, it is encompassed by Old Man River. Lake Athabasca was an old high road in the fur trade that extended into the 18th and 19th centuries. Alexander MacKenzie travelled down Lake Athabasca on his journey north. The site was discovered in 1949 by S. Kaiman who was researching radioactive materials around Lake Athabasca. Outside of trapping and prospecting, there was little activity in the region until gold was discovered in the late 1930s. The goldfields operated until World War II broke out. When uranium was

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discovered in the early 50s, the population of Uranium City exploded (reminiscent of the 1998 Klondike gold rush.) The population was mainly transient during the early years, and for a time, Uranium City resembled the wild west. There were some wild times indeed. The goldfields In August of 1934, gold was discovered on Lodge Bay on Lake Athabasca by G. Nieman and Tom Box. Ore samples contained, not only gold, but nickel, copper, molybdenum and lead and silver. It was a bonanza. Mining companies and independent prospectors rushed to Lodge Bay. By 1937, 2000 miners had taken up residence. The major player in the mining enterprise was Consolidated Mining and Smelting of Canada. The first gold brick was poured in August of 1939. It weighed 75 and one-half pounds and was valued at $30,000. What would it be worth today? Eldorado The largest operation in Uranium City was Eldorado Nuclear Limited. Previously, it was referred to as Eldorado Mining and Refining Limited. There were a number of smaller mines in operation as well but the other major player in the uranium business was Lorado Uranium mines. Eldorado Gold Mines Ltd. mined gold in the Long Lake District of northern Manitoba until the gold deposits were depleted. So the mine’s direc-

tors decided to invest in exploration in other areas. In 1929, Gilbert Labine, managing director and an experienced prospector, flew to Great Bear Lake, North West Territories, and staked a claim at Hunter Bay. On the way back he noticed a cobalt bloom on the cliffs. It was 30 miles south of his claim so he decided to return the following year. He found a high grade of silver and pitchblende. This was the start of Eldorado Nuclear. A single gram of radium was worth $70,000 in 1930. What would a gram of radium be worth in today’s dollars? During the early years, radium was used for cancer treatment. Later it was used for military purposes – atomic bombs and weapons of mass destruction. These doomsday weapons did not appear to influence anyone’s sense of morality. Mining uranium was extremely difficult. To produce one gram of radium, it was necessary to extract 500 tons of ore, which had to be reduced to 10 tons of concentrate, which was about 60 per cent uranium oxide. The next step was to turn the uranium oxide into uranium. Seven tons of chemicals were required. World War II changed the views of a majority of citizens worldwide who condemned the military use of uranium. Eldorado was forced to close its mine in 1940. But then the Man-

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hatten Project (the production of atomic bombs to be used in the Pacific Theatre of the World War II) resurrected Eldorado Nuclear. In 1944, the federal government expropriated Eldorado Nuclear, making it a crown corporation. In 1946, Eldorado developed a Cobalt-60 beam therapy for cancer – the first of its kind and an extraordinary achievement. The company’s fortunes looked bright. Explorations in the Lake Athabasca area led to the discovery of a large ore body near Fish Hook Bay, the Fay Ore body, and Ace Lake. The province was pressured to subdivide the area into 25-mile claims. In 1954, 14,000 claims were staked. It was necessary to impose law and order. Despite Eldorado’s pioneering spirit, willingness to innovate and change direction, marketing genius, and many successes, its fortunes slowly declined. The primary reason was that uranium sales dictated an uncertain market. Eldorado could not rely on unstable world politics. (Yet despite these obstacles, Eldorado would have one

more opportunity for success decades down the line.) During the prosperous years, uranium was in demand for defence purposes, but when the company’s buyers had stockpiled all the uranium they needed, prices declined steeply and a once thriving community became poor. Residents left in droves except for the diehards who stayed on. In 1956, Uranium City had a population of about 1,800 with another 2,200 in the surrounding district. Provincial authorities decided that the local government should assume the county form, the only county in Saskatchewan. Education and hospitals became the responsibility of the Uranium City Municipal Council. Population reached a peak of 4,600 in 1959. In 1960, Lorado, who was in partnership with Eldorado Mining, and who had a contract with the American government, sold its contract and went out of business. Smaller mines had to follow suit. The collapse resulted in a near panic. The population dropped from 2,500 to 1,650 and

continued its downhill slide to 1,450 persons. During the explosive growth of Uranium City in the boom years, a great deal of substandard housing was constructed. After the collapse, a large number of houses became vacant and a substantial number of these were vandalized. The local government took over 177 houses, of which only 48 were marketable. As mentioned, Uranium City is about 400 miles from both Edmonton and Prince Albert. The landscape between these two cities is extremely rugged. The cost of constructing a road to Uranium City would have been enormous. Authorities worked on the practicality of constructing a road from north of Fort McMurray, or Fort Smith. Heavy freight was transported by barge from waterways down the Athabasca River and up Lake Athabasca. The only other transportation was by air. The community was serviced by Norcanair operating out of Prince Albert and Pacific Western Airlines operating out of Edmonton. Eldorado Nuclear Continued on Page 23

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Continued from Page 22 had its own private air service. Despite the failure of Uranium’s economy in 1960 (because once military quotas have been met, nations have no further need for uranium), the potential for a bright future came into focus once again, and rather quickly. Uranium had immense value as a fuel for nuclear power plants. At that time, nuclear power stations competed with hydro and fossil fuels but that was certain to change. In the meantime, it would take a long time to build a power plant in a highly populated area. It was expected there would be a strong surge in uranium sales in the early seventies. Prospecting suddenly became intense in response to this future market. Eldorado Nuclear began developing a new mine known as Hab and began stockpiling uranium against the future market. As a result, the population increased to 2,650 people. The boom days were, of course, very exciting. But the steady growth was far better in terms of community planning and stability. Things were looking up. But not forever. Nations stockpiled uranium for military purposes and governments stockpiled for nuclear power plants. The writing was on the wall. Community Uranium City was fortunate to have excellent medical and educational facilities – as good as any in the outside world. This assisted in making

the community an attractive and healthy place in which to raise a family. As a recreational area, Uranium City and the area surrounding it, was unsurpassed. Here, nature could be found in its original state. Lakes are abundant in pickerel, trout and grayling. At that time, a number of fishing camps catered to American fishermen. The community itself boasted a hockey and curling arena, theatre, kiddie’s playground, and three churches. Eldorado Nuclear boasted a gymnasium, bowling alley, pool room, curling arena, picture house, restaurant, squash court and boating marina. Add this to top wages, and one understands why workers came to Uranium City for the long haul. Uranium City has had telephone communication with the outside world since 1962. It also had a local radio transmitter that repeated a program originating in Yellowknife and which was brought in over the telephone lines. Some southern programs were also brought in over this radio link. Television – “frontier package”– reached Uranium City in 1968. It provided residents with television programming for four hours a day. This was a very welcome diversion during the bitterly cold months. Unfortunately, development and good times did not last. In 1982, Uranium City was a thriving community of 2,500 people. Infrastructure was planned to accommodate a population of 5,000. Then the closure of the mines led to

an economic collapse. Most of the residents left. About 200 stayed, and these included a number of Métis and First Nations people. Uranium City and surrounding districts took on the character of a ghost town In June of 2016, Uranium City with the First Nations of Hatchet Lake, Fond du Lac and Black Lake, and the communities of Camsell Portage, Wollaston Lake and Stony Rapids collaborated to sign a historic agreement with Cameco and Orano (formerly AREVA Resources). It was designed to enhance and support a workforce and business development, environmental stewardship and community investment in the Athabasca station. The Joint Implementation Committee tabled a 2017 Report to Community Members which detailed progress made until yearend. The history of Uranium City is one of contrasts. There were good times and bad times. There was prosperity and there was poverty. There was a building boom, followed by many structures falling into disrepair. In the larger view, Uranium City had been an ideal place to live and work for extended periods of time, and residents who departed must have left with good memories. And Eldorado Nuclear, while it was in operation, was an economic powerhouse employing hundreds of workers. (Sources: Uranium City, Saskatchewan, Anonymous flyer, n. d.; A history of Uranium City and District, Grant Dougill, 1982; Internet)

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Campers are still coming in and going out through the middle of town. There were more empty camp spots this long weekend than usual, and with the cooler weather and rain, not exactly what campers want. Trailers with push-outs have been seen practically on the street - looks to be a dangerous plan. The price of garbage tags in the village has increased from $1 each to $1.50 each. Glass of any kind cannot be taken to the recycle center. That happened here and Orest had to remove each piece from the big bin by hand. It’s too bad there isn’t a place where

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one could leave unwanted items for others to pick up that could use them. There is one in Northern British Columbia that works well. The annual summer picnic was held at the farm home of Yvette and Brian McGown at Belbutte on Aug. 24, with 75 folks attending. They enjoyed a potluck supper and entertainment. Brian’s sister Marilyn McGown and Dick Scotton from North Battleford played their usual numbers, and others who played or sang were Emil Lamontagne form Shell Lake, Dale and Laura

Budd from Meadow Lake, Brian Hiegh from Spiritwood and Brian McGown himself. This is a replacement of the old “end of the year” school picnics every community used to have. The Aug. 31 bake sale held at the United/Anglican Church was another success and all purchasers were appreciated. Properties in Meota are slowly moving. There are several places on the market to choose from. One lakefront property ended up in a bidding war so brought a fair price, because lakefront lots are rare nowadays. We welcome new residents to our village and hope they take part in activities and enjoy their stay with us. Duplicate bridge played in Meota Aug. 25 saw top

mark go to Cletus Scherman and Catriona Winterholt, second were Vern Iverson and Joyce Luckey, third were Joyce Antoine and Linda Ard. Playing in the city Aug. 29 saw top mark go to Donna Scherman and Catriona Winterholt, second were Margaret Dyck and Jean Lawes and third were Linda Ard and Anna Marie Waldbilling. Meota golf club championship was held Aug. 25. Back to school Sept. 3 has families busy getting organized for a change in their lifestyle. The summer was so short and now it seems fall is here so we hope for a long fall season to get the crops and gardens off. Drive cautiously around all school buses. They carry our most precious cargo – our children!

Remember the Cody Duhaime Walk for Mental Health and Suicide Awareness being held Sept. 8 from the Do Drop In. It would be appreciated if folks stop in with a donation, if you don’t plan to walk, any time between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Or you can contact Sherry Doom at 306-441-2590 or Florence Bru at 306-892-4807 and have your donation added to the list. There is a website set up so folks can get all the information, where the money goes, a record from past years, how to get a pledge sheet and receipt and answers to any questions you may have. There is also a 4x4 “Jeep” trail ride approximately 30 kms during the walk so there is an option for collecting pledges. The address for

the Cody Duhaime Memorial Walk on computer is codyduhaimememorial.com/donate. This is an easy way for people to donate and saves paperwork and postage expenses. Cheques over $20 will receive receipts. Visiting and working from Calgary are Carrie and Neil Sandstrom, my granddaughter, and, of course, we get to enjoy their company at day’s end. My daughter Donna Lambert is also on board and seeing that they get well fed. While the farmers and holidayers didn’t appreciate the local cool, wet weather over the weekend, we have only to watch the TV reports of Hurricane Dorian to sit back and be glad it’s not here.

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Borden Museum holds final ‘Adventures’ presentation By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

The Borden Museum held their final Adventures at the Museum on Aug. 31 with June Nichol talking about the one-room schoolhouse. June gave a brief history of the 1906 original school district with Nellie Clarke, as teacher, using a small church. In 1916, two buildings were moved on to the present site on Baltimore Street. June herself started school in Borden in 1949. She went on to give a history of one-room schoolhouses, once very common on the prairies. The first one appeared in 1885, when RMs would set aside land for a school or it was donated by a farmer. In the Borden area, Halcyonia was started in 1905 with Ed Diefenbaker as teacher and John Diefenbaker as a student. It closed in 1967 but the school still stands. It is a Heritage School 1237 and was used for July 1 picnics until just a few years ago. Next was Hoffnungsfeld and William Diefenbaker was the first teacher. In 1906, Clear Springs started up and in 1924 became two classrooms with partial high school and up to 88 students. It closed in 1963. The school moved to Hoffnungsfeld, and along with Clear Springs and King George became Great Deere Consolidated

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School. In 1916 Concordia started on land donated by Nick Belyk and closed in 1961. Turtle Lake began in 1906, with a larger one built in 1927, closing in 1968. It was moved to Borden school yard and June taught K – Grade 1 there. Then it was used for band and typing and eventually moved to the museum site to become part of their display. Thistledale opened in 1914 with students attending Halcyonia prior to that. The first school burned down in 1929 and a new one was built, closing in 1962. Wheatheart opened in 1910, closing in 1969 and yours truly was the last teacher there. Walter Scott opened in 1913 and Saginaw opened in 1915, both closing in 1960s. June talked about teaching about pioneers with Sharon Assman. They built a sod house in the Borden school yard and one day they took the students out to Halcyonia, dressed in clothing from pioneer days, using syrup or honey pails for lunch pails. She talked about lard or bacon lard sandwiches, games they played at school, Christmas concerts and how students

travelled to get to school – walking, horseback, buggy, sleigh, etc. A few present told of memories they had attending oneroom schoolhouses, then a farewell gift was presented by Reuben Rempel to student Leah Williamson, as this was her last day at the museum. Muffins, cheese and beverages were served to those present. The museum is now closed for the season except on Threshing Day Sept. 28 when it will be open for the afternoon. The Borden Friendship Club held their potluck supper and birthday celebrations Aug. 28 with 40 out to enjoy the meal and program. Blowing out the candles were Audrey Baker, Eleanor Walton and Ed Rawlyk, with seven members not present having birthdays in August. Entertaining for the evening were Ed Neufeld and Russ Fountain, each playing and singing three songs each set with Eileen Fountain joining in for a few songs. A few that Russ sang were Lonesome 77203, A Country Girl, I Caught Your Eye, Cinderella, Pick Me Up on Your way Down and more. Ed sang Father’s Love, Love Without End, Amen, I’ll Fly Away, Yellow Rose, Sunny Side of Life and together they sang My Little Mountain Church House, playing and singing for over an hour, alternating guitars each set.

Radisson TOPS SK5243 held their installation of officers and awards ceremony the morning of Aug. 29 at their meeting room in Radisson Town Office. MC and installing officer was Lorraine Olinyk, with past year officers recognized by Jean Sawchyn. For the new year starting Aug. 1, leader is Lorraine, co-leader is

Shirley Whitt, secretary is Fran Steeves-Cook, treasurer is Tina Hessell, weight recorders are Ilene Youchezin and Bev Boden and new member coach is Jean Sawchyn. The officers were the same the prior year except Jean Sawchyn was secretary. Jean was honoured as a three-year returning KOPS by Tina and Bev handed out awards

and certificates for walking, biking, perfect attendance and Sunshine (giving cards and encouragement). The chapter has eight members, meets on Thursdays at 10 a.m. in the Radisson Town Office and new members are always welcome. You can always attend one meeting free of charge to see what it is all about. See photos next page.

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Borden Friendship Club August birthdays - Audrey Baker, Ed Rawlyk and Eleanor Walton. Photos by Lorraine Olinyk

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Ed Neufeld and Russ Fountain entertaining at Borden Friendship Club Aug. 28.

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of the Second World War, the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan will begin to release the first digitized copies of the province’s community newspapers from 1939 to 1945 on the Saskatchewan Historic Newspapers Online website. “Researchers interested in family history, military history and community engagement in the Second World War can now read online reports from Saskatchewan’s towns and cit-

ies,” Minister Responsible for the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan Ken Cheveldayoff said. “Insight into what was happening in Saskatchewan during this period is brought to life through these newspapers.” This is just the beginning of the Archives’ latest digitization project, with the remainder of Saskatchewan’s community newspapers from this period becoming available by the end of 2020. When completed, the digital content will encompass approximately 560,000 pages of newsprint from nearly 160

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