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Training for City staff

Staff City of North Battleford staff will be participating in a two-hour presentation Tuesday, Jan. 26 delivered by Straight Talk Aboriginal Awareness Training out of Saskatoon.

The focus of the session will be to give employees a historical perspective on aboriginal culture and also some insight into cultural protocols.

Also discussed will be current initiatives that are helping change the community.

Director of Leisure Services Bill Samborski says the main focus is to improve City employees’ understanding and awareness in order to make things “flow a little easier when we’re working with the different cultures.”

For more on this story and for information about Walking With Our Sisters, turn to Page 3.

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North Stars Send Ice Wolves Howling Connor Sych tees up a big slap shot. Dustin Gorgi tries to deflect his third goal into the back of the net in front of the 1,000 passionate fans in attendance at Wednesday night’s North Stars game against the Ice Wolves. See the story on Page 13 and more photos on Page 16. Photo by Dustin Saracini

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VOLUME 2/2016

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1291 - 101st Street North Battleford, SK S9A 2Y6

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STAY UP TO DATE on the latest CITY NEWS!

NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING

RECREATION PROGRAMS

Monday, January 25 at 8:00 p.m.

Council meetings are open to the public.

Registration is now on for the Winter 2016 session. Register early as space is limited!

Visit the Recreation section at cityofnb.ca

Pet License Due!

The deadline to license dogs and cats is on February 3rd, 2016. For the list of pet license fees, please visit the Pets section at www.cityofnb.ca (Residents section) or call 306-445-1700.

MONDAY 5:30 p.m. TBC 5:30 p.m. Yoga 7:00 p.m. Belly Dance TUESDAY 9:15 a.m. Stretch & Strengthen 12:10 p.m. Pilates 12:10 p.m. Cardio Combo 7:00 p.m. Meditation FRIDAY 5:30 p.m. Yoga

WEDNESDAY 2:00 p.m. Gentle Yoga 5:20 pm Pre-natal 5:30 p.m. Yoga 6:30 pm TRX 7:00 p.m. Yoga 7:00 pm Belly Dance THURSDAY 12:10 a.m. Cardio Combo

To register drop in to the Leisure Services office at the Don Ross Centre – or NWFH or call (306) 445-1755 or (306) 445-1790

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Be a Snow Angel this winter, it’s the neighbourly thing to do!

The Snow Angel Program encourages healthy, willing residents to help others when clearing snow from sidewalks — especially elderly residents or anyone with health or mobility restrictions.

HOW IT WORKS

Lend a helping hand to a resident who needs it and then tell us about it, and if you receive help from someone, nominate them as a “Snow Angel.” Write or e-mail your Snow Angel story to us.(North Battleford residents only) •include the name and address of the Snow Angel•

MAIL NOMINATIONS TO:

City of North Battleford P.O. Box 460, 1291 - 101st Street North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 2Y6

OR E-MAIL NOMINATIONS TO:

sabe@cityofnb.ca

The City of North Battleford will send a thank you to the Snow Angels and enter them into monthly prize draws.

Battlefords CO-OP Aquatic Centre ★ NationsWEST Field House ★ Sport Fields ★ Allen Sapp Gallery ★ The Chapel Gallery ★ Civic Centre & Don Ross Arena ★ Don Ross Centre ★ Walking Trails 400 m Outdoor Track ★ Finlayson Island Trail Adventure

......and tons and tons of programs, parks & activities!!

Check us out: www:cityofnb.ca • Book a facility: centralbooking@cityofnb.ca or (306) 445-1755

NATIONSWEST FIELD HOUSE

THE CHAPEL GALLERY is located at 891 - 99th St., North Battleford

306-445-1790 Visit our page in the Recreation section of cityofnb.ca

(306) 445-1760

The NationsWEST Field House will be CLOSED on January 20th from 11 am - 2 pm

WALKING WITH OUR SISTERS NORTH BATTLEFORD

Acommemorative art installation to honour the livesof missing and murdered Indigenous Women of Canada and the United States

Coming in February..

Thursday, January 14, 2016 Don Ross Gym - Door #6 - 891- 99th St. North Battleford

Insanity Live classes!

If you need more information call the Allen Sapp Gallery at 306-445-1760

BATTLEFORDS CO-OP AQUATIC CENTRE The Aquatic Centre will be

‘BATTLE IN THE FORDS’

League runsMondays Mondays 8:00 - 9:30pm • League runs 8:00-9:30pm  League runsfor for66 week week set/ perper player • League runs set/$45$45 player Runs for 6 week set / $45 per youth • 2 Groups: Ages 10 - 14 , 15-18 • Play 3 teams/15 games pernight night  Play 3 teams/15 games per 2 Groups: Ages 10-14 , 15-18 • Play Mondays 7-8 pm • Min 6/ Max 12 players per team (19+ yrs)  Min 6/ Max 12 players per team (19+ yrs) Play Mondays 7-8pm • Learn Skills, Practice, and PLAY! • 2 players MUST be female  2 players MUST be female Learn Skills, Practice, and PLAY! • Each team requires a Team Captain  Each team requires a Team Captain • Minimum 6 teams for the league to run Runs Jan. 18 - Feb. 29

• Runs for 6 week set / $45 per youth

The Don Ross Centre will be CLOSED on January 20th from 11 am - 2 pm

306-445-1745, 4-623 Carlton Trail, North Battleford, E-mail: coopaquaticcentre@cityofnb.ca, cityofnb.ca

Feast 2 pm - 4 pm Round Dance 7 pm - Midnight

Giveaways, Prizes & Silent Art Auction . Canteen on site LEAD SINGERS WILL BE HONOURED Security will be on site.

NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS ALLOWED Everyone is welcome!

DON ROSS CENTRE

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CLOSED January 16

Due to the Winter Sprint Classic Swim Meet

Spectators Welcome!

Sat. Jan. 16th - 10am-5pm Sun. Jan. 17th - 8am-2pm

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SEEING BEYOND THE SURFACE With Paul Constable

Saturday, January 30th 9:30 am - 4 pm

at The Allen Sapp Gallery Workshop Agenda: Participants will be introduced to image building by defining and developing centeral ideas and focus in your artwork using multiple medias.

These methods can be used in alll forms of art making.

He will explore how to build continuity in a body of work by planning with the use of photos, sketches, writing, shape, texture and colour - along with lyrical imagery development.

Please arrive early - 9 am.

Cost: $80 + GST

(minimum 8 participants)

To register please call 306-445-1760 or sapp2@accesscomm.ca - Registration deadline Jan. 26th The Allen Sapp Gallery is located at #1 Railway Ave.E., North Battleford

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Minimum 6 teams for the league to run

Call (306)445-1790 or email Nationswest@cityofnb.ca for more information or to register.

Call (306)445-1790 or email Nationswest@cityofnb.ca for more information or to register.

Free Skating Free public skating:

Civic Centre: Preschool/Senior skating

*Sunday January 31, 12-2pm *Register as a team or individual *Team members take turns riding on a HydroRyder bide in chest deep water *$10/person with portion of proceeds going to Jumpstart For Kids! *all participants spin to win fantastic Door Prizes!

Wednesdays 1:15 – 2:15 pm

Public Skating Saturdays 12:15 – 1:45 pm

Don Ross Arena: Preschool/Senior skating Thursdays 10:00 – 11:30am & 1:30 – 2:30pm *Preschool/Senior skating is cancelled for January 20th and 21st

Call Battlefords CO-OP Aquatic Centre at 306 445 1745 for more info or to register

Waves will NOT be running due to maintenance until further notice.All other features will run on schedule. Sorry for any inconvenience.

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Awareness training

City takes step toward cultural sensitivity

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

Getting a better understanding of aboriginal culture was a key topic at North Battleford city council Monday.

A couple of items on the agenda were focused on that topic. One is word the City has hired Straight Talk Aboriginal Awareness Training out of Saskatoon to make a two-hour presentation to City staff Jan. 26 at Don Ross Centre.

The training is developed from an aboriginal perspective and is normally a fivepart series designed for anyone interested in aboriginal issues in western Canada.

For this presentation there will be a history on treaties, the Métis, the Indian Act and residential schools, some cultural protocol and current initiatives that are helping change the community.

Director of Leisure Services Bill Samborski explained to reporters this presentation would provide background into aboriginal issues and how that background affects their daily work.

The goal, he indicated, was to improve their service delivery.

“The hope is it will be a little bit more understanding and awareness and allow things to flow a little bit easier when we’re working with the different cultures,” said Samborski.

The other item discussed was the opening of the Walking With Our Sisters commemorative art installation, which runs at Chapel Gallery Jan. 15 to Feb. 7. The installation features more than 1,750 moccasin vamps that represent the unfinished lives of the women whose lives were cut short.

While it officially opens Friday, the public will be able to see the exhibit starting Thursday between 7and 9 p.m. Other events are planned for Thursday, including a media tour and a feast in the afternoon.

Hours of operation for the exhibit will be between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily, Tuesday through Sunday.

The main entrance will be door no. 2 of the Chapel Gallery, to the right of the main entrance, however the main entrance will still be available for Elders and

those who are handicapped.

The grand opening culminates months of planning and several events held in the lead up to the exhibition.

Samborski also noted volunteers were still needed and those interested are encouraged to call the Chapel Gallery at 306-445-1757.

“This is an extremely significant event in our community,” said Samborski of the installation.

Councillor Ray Fox welcomed the efforts by the City towards greater understanding of aboriginal issues in his remarks at council.

“It’s a good direction to go, especially with what has been happening very recently with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and their recommendations,” said Fox. “I believe that we’re in a time of change, I think we’re turning slowly a few

Councillor Ray Fox speaks at council Monday on the City’s efforts towards greater understanding of the issues of Aboriginal people in the city. Photo by John Cairns

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Giroux case closes painful chapter for North Battleford Staff Queens Bench Court in Battleford was not the beehive of activity many expected it would be this week.

The dates of Jan. 11 to 15 were set aside last summer for what was anticipated to be the second-degree murder trial of Nicholas Giroux.

He was charged in connection to a Sept. 30, 2013 early-morning incident at the Travelodge in North Battleford, in which 20-yearold Thang Sian Mang was stabbed to death.

But as typically happens in the criminal justice system, the case was resolved quietly several months ago.

Giroux entered a guilty plea to second-degree murder in a court appearance in Prince Albert this past September. Word of the plea did not make the news until late last week.

Giroux was a founding member of the Terror Squad street gang and was previously sentenced for cocaine trafficking. The North Battleford murder was reportedly gang-related, although the victim himself did not have any connection to gangs.

The case was also unusual as neither the victim nor the accused were from North Battleford at the time of the incident. Both were from Saskatoon.

Giroux had been in custody since shortly after the North Battleford stabbing death, making his first court appearances in Saskatoon

on a separate assault charge.

The sentence handed down in September, in which Giroux reportedly has no possibility of parole for 10 years, draws a close to a sad chapter in North Battleford’s history.

The murder happened on the last day of what was one of the most infamous months ever in North Battleford for high-profile crime incidents. It had taken place on the date of a previously scheduled public meeting at Don Ross Centre to address the crime situation in North Battleford.

City officials had called

the meeting in the wake of three shootings in the city as well as a walking-trail sexual assault that happened just days before. There had also been online rumours earlier that month about possible gang shooting violence erupting, rumours that were later debunked by police and city officials.

The stabbing at the Travelodge triggered a public furor over crime in North Battleford at the time. More public meetings were held that fall. Meanwhile, the city received some unflattering national attention as “Canada’s Crime Capital”

corners. And I believe that that’s directly related to understanding. I believe that, and I’ve always said, we’re here together, we’re here as a community, we’re here a society and we have to learn about each other. And for the most part the learning has been ‘one way.’ And I believe now that we’re embracing the opportunity to not only teach, but to learn from one another.”

Fox also welcomed the Walking With Our Sisters exhibition and spoke further about the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women and North Battleford’s leadership role on the issue.

He spoke of the North Battleford-backed resolution passed at SUMA last year that called for an inquiry or roundtable on the issue and said, “we were successful” in accomplishing what they wanted.

“Now it has gone to the

— a label conferred by CTV News in a national story that aired that fall.

Since that time, public officials have ramped up efforts to combat crime. The immediate aftermath of the murder saw stepped-up efforts to establish Neighbourhood Watch in the city.

In 2014, North Battleford took on several Community Safety Officers for enhanced bylaw enforcement duties, while a new full-time position of community safety co-ordinator was created as well. Those efforts have continued through 2015 and into this year.

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How Alberta can regain its economic swagger

By Troy Media If Alberta’s stagnant economy is to evolve, it will require greater investment in new ideas, says a report by Troy Media.

The report, Diversifying the Alberta Economy: Capitalizing Intangible Assets, was written for the media outlet by

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By Becky Doig Editor

A fax came into the newsroom the other day. Yes, an honest to gosh fax. A rare occurrence, indeed. The heading caught my eye: “The ethics of eating: what the freegan is this?”

The body of the fax is promoting a book, Philosophy Comes to Dinner, which examines our complex relationship with food.

Food didn’t used to be such a consuming topic. A couple generations ago, prairie dwellers grew most of their own food and traded or sold any excess for things they weren’t able to grow themselves.

I remember as a small child waiting in the car while our mother went into the Co-op grocery store in Maple Creek to sell eggs. As a treat for us being so well behaved while she was gone, she would buy a package of those chocolate covered marshmallow cookies with a drop of jam in the bottom. We always assumed that’s what the store made out of the eggs.

In that era and those that came before, food wasn’t an issue of philosophy, it was about survival.

In today’s complex world we are bombarded with a host of extremes when it comes to food — organic versus conventional, free trade versus fair trade, local versus global food, vegan versus “conscientious carnivore.” The choices we are being exhorted to make are endless.

And then there is the endless parade of food this is just plain bad for us. Not too long ago a study caused some hysteria across the media spectrum when it claimed any kind of processed meat was as bad for us as asbestos.

It doesn’t appear those dangerous foods have been pulled off the shelves, nor have any of the other “killer” items we’ve been warned away from.

What about the latest trend in the “miracle” food? I’ve lost track of the score on that front, as well. There’s just too much conflicting information to properly sort it all out.

Canada’s sinking loonie might be a solution to the whole issue, philosophy aside. At 70 cents against the mighty U.S. dollar, the paltry loonie is single-handedly putting an end to the endless debates. Because, by necessity, a large amount of the fresh produce we put on our plates is imported, it is simply becoming too expensive to purchase.

A serving of $6-a-head cauliflower anyone?

economist Robert McGarvey, from Edmonton, and accountant Joe Batty, from Vancouver.

The report outlines the growing importance of intangible assets in the modern economy and presents a methodology to help technology companies capitalize their intangible assets to achieve growth.

However, McGarvey stresses, while the report focuses on Alberta due to the severity of its economic downturn, its recommendations relate to all economies.

The report is the first of three white papers planned by Troy Media to examine the flaws in Alberta’s economic structure and how they can be repaired in a sustainable fashion.

“Governments have been promising Albertans a more diversified economy for decades,” McGarvey says. “But past diversification attempts failed because governments have either been too deeply involved in diversification by picking winners, owning business outright or too distant by simply leaving diversification to the ‘market.’ Both of these strategies have failed to achieve any significant progress.”

An evolving world economy, he adds, now places a higher value on “services and intellectual forms of property” than on manufactured goods.

And that’s the best path to future wealth in Alberta, he argues.

The report points out that although significant research and development takes place in Alberta, the process stalls before ideas can be turned into commodities.

“Alberta’s financial infrastructure ... (undermines) the free flow of capital” that would “bring ideas to life,” according to the report.

And that, the authors argue, is because assured funding is often only available for idea creation and not commercialization.

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According to Batty, $3.6 billion was invested in research and development in Alberta in 2013. Industry was responsible for $2.05 billion of that and one project alone, related to Suncor’s oil sands dry tailings technology, scooped up $1.2 billion of the funding. That same year, the federal and provincial governments invested $829 million in research in Alberta, mostly through universities.

Unfortunately, the return on that public research and development investment is limited, Batty says, because money from provincial investors that could be going into small and medium Alberta business venture funding leaves the province instead.

“Alberta’s innovation is stymied because Alberta’s innovators are unable to gain access to capital and other resources they need to realize their potential,” he says.

He and McGarvey argue that to get out of this investment “starvation zone,” Alberta’s intellectual property needs to be considered an asset by investors.

They say that to take advantage of these “intangible assets,” a change in accounting perspective is required, one that Tony Baron, executive committee member of the Economic Research Council and former managing director of Chase Manhattan Bank in the UK, agrees with. “It’s an idea who’s time has come,” he says. “The economies of all developed nations need this kind of new thinking urgently.

This white paper makes a positive contribution to the challenge of reinvigorating growth.”

But once these assets have an assigned value, it will be easier for the corporate world to direct capital to their development.

“Alberta is rich in innovation and has expertise of all sorts ...,” the report says. “What it lacks is access to finance.” www.troymedia.com

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The ongoing saga of the floor-eating chair What do you do with a 150-pound chair that cost $6,000 but destroys every floor surface it’s on?

A better question is, how does one come to own a $6,000 chair that destroys every floor surface it’s on?

In the past I’ve written about how I and a partner spent several years trying to get a virtual reality training

simulator off the ground.

We were unsuccessful in that venture, and have little to show for it except for some hard-earned experience and our proof-of-concept prototype.

The whole idea was to create what was essentially a flight simulator, but for heavy equipment. Since large screen monitors at

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By Brian Zinchuk

Saskatchewan Weekly Newspapers

Association 2012 Columnist of the Year the time cost more than a Toyota Corolla, we had opted to use a virtual reality headset. However, everything else was a true-to-life mockup cab of a Caterpillar 322 excavator. I measured the dimensions of the cab and had a very heavy steel base made for it. Sitting in the parts department of Kramer, Ltd., Saskatch-

Staff No one was injured when a five-ton truck hauling a water tank and a train collided at a level crossing in the RM of Paynton Monday at about 2:15 p.m.

Maidstone RCMP and CN police are still investigating the crash that happened on Range Road 3225 and Highway 16.

Road conditions may have been a factor and police remind drivers to allow time and distance for safe stopping.

Police say the train did not derail, but traffic was rerouted for a short time.

ewan’s then-Cat dealer, I ordered everything from the floor bolts up.

The invoice was enough to cause heart palpitations – six grand. I’m sure some of the individually wrapped bolts cost $5 to $10 each.

It was about double what a ‘jobber’ seat would have cost, simply because of the embroidered Cat logo on the seat back. But that was important, since we were trying to land them as our key partner. (Someone else eventually did.)

Put together, it was quite impressive. It looked just like the cab of a Cat excavator, including a base that was an inch wider than a standard wheelchair-accessible door (oops!). But when the project failed, we now had a very comfortable, but very large and very expensive chair that no one in their right mind would consider buying from us. Jason didn’t want it, so I claimed it and have ever since used it as my office chair.

In our old house the chair, sans the base, sat on a pile of cinder blocks, bringing it to the height of the re-purposed wet bar I used as a desk. I had to vault over the side console to climb in. (Doesn’t your arm chair have joystick consoles attached?)

But when we got to Estevan, my new office needed a better solution. So I took the rails off and broke several drill bits drilling holes for four casters. (That was the hardest steel I had ever drilled through.)

Did I mention this chair alone weighed around 150 pounds? This was due to the very heavy suspension system designed to allow an operator to sit in a bouncing excavator for 12 hours at a time without back pain.

Add to that my increasing waistline, and there were about 370 pounds on those four casters I picked up at Peavey Mart.

After a few months I noticed the chair was sitting funny. Then there were ball bearings on the floor.

The casters would bend out of shape and the hard black plastic disintegrated into chunks. Some more drilling meant adding two more casters to spread out the weight, but even then, at most, I got six months out of a set.

All the while the lowpile carpet started to show

serious wear. Then it ripped and the cement below started wearing, too. Something had to be done.

I swapped out the six two-inch casters with four much-beefier casters, hoping they would tolerate the weight better. Now I see I have to replace all four of those, too.

I talked to every flooring guy I could find in Estevan as well as some in Regina, and none had a solution for me. No tile, rug, hardwood or laminate would stand up, they told me. It was simply too much weight.

During the Christmas break it was time to do something. Everything would come out of my office. I would paint, tear out the ripped rug and fix the cement. I picked up some unused lino from my parents and laid it last night.

On top of this, a plastic chair mat will sit, hopefully enduring the weight under new casters.

And if that fails, I’ve got one last option. I went to a fabrication shop and picked up a plate of heavy-gauge aluminum, the type they build welding truck flat decks out of. That might be the next floor mat.

If you think your ass is fat, imagine how I feel.

— Brian Zinchuk is editor of Pipeline News. He can be reached at brian. zinchuk@sasktel.net.

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News-Optimist.ca Last week’s News-Optimist online poll: What was the top story in the Battlefords in 2015?

Rose Freeman runs for NDP in Rosthern-Shellbrook Candidates still to be chosen for Battlefords, Cut-Knife Turtleford

• Battlefords aids in efforts during Northern wildfires.

By John Cairns

18% • Buildings lost in downtown NB due to fires and the wrecking ball.

19% • Precautionary drinking water advisory in North Battleford.

7% • Sod turns for new Saskatchewan Hospital.

33% • New BTEC building under construction.

8% • Bats force the mail out of historic Battleford post office.

14%

This week’s News-Optimist online poll:

In last week’s poll, readers chose the sod turning for a new Saskatchewan Hospital as the top local story for 2015. What do you see for the future of the old building?

• It is beyond being restored. It will have to come down.

• It should be preserved. It’s a piece of history.

• A new use should be found, such as a convention centre or arts school.

• It should come down, but historic architectural elements should be preserved and used in a hospital museum.

• It would make a great movie set!

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Staff Reporter

The provincial New Democrats are putting more candidates in place in the Northwest region prior to the April 4 provincial election.

The party has announced that Rose Freeman, an insurance broker and the president of the Shell Lake Chamber of Commerce, will be the party’s candidate in Rosthern-Shellbrook. Freeman owns and operates Willow Insurance in Shell Lake.

Provincial NDP leader Cam Broten attended the nomination meeting and

welcomed Freeman as a candidate.

“What I’m hearing more and more from families in this region is that they’re growing tired of being taken for granted by the Sask.

Party and, after a decade of resource boom, they’re frustrated that this government has so little to show for it,” said Broten in a news release. “That’s why I’m so proud to have Rose Freeman as our candidate in this constituency.

Broten added that Freeman has “proven herself to be a strong advocate for her community and this whole

region. As a business owner and chamber president, she knows what it takes to build a prosperous and sustainable economy. And as a mom, she cares deeply about ensuring that all kids in Saskatchewan get a great education and have loads of opportunities here. Rose will be a great MLA.” She will be facing incumbent Scott Moe, who is minister of Advanced Education in the Brad Wall government. Moe is seeking his second term in RosthernShellbrook, which has traditionally been a strong Sask.

Party riding. Also running is

Jade Duckett for the Green Party.

Nominations of more NDP candidates are expected soon in two more Northwest-area ridings — the Battlefords and Cut KnifeTurtleford.

Right now, two candidates are nominated in the Battlefords riding — incumbent Environment Minister Herb Cox of the Saskatchewan Party and Josh Hunt of the Green Party. In Cut KnifeTurtleford, incumbent Larry Doke is running for the Saskatchewan Party. Tammy Fairley is running for the Green Party.

Council Notes

Bylaws to set utility rates passed

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

City council has passed amendments to the water and sewer bylaws at what was a routine first meeting of the year for council Monday.

The two bylaws establish new flat monthly rates for water and sewerage system charges in the city. Both carried unanimously in three readings.

Also passing at Monday’s meeting was a bylaw to rezone a portion of land around 110th Street between Pioneer and 6th Avenue from a C4- Regional Commercial Development District to a C3- Arterial Commercial JOIN THE CONVERSATION To comment on this story and others, go to www.newsoptimist.ca

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Development District. That was a carryover from a previous council meeting and second and third reading passed unanimously.

Also, a resolution was passed regarding interest charges at Twin Rivers Curling Club. The resolution called for the building commitment agreement between the Twin Rivers Curling Club and the City of North

Germann case adjourned, returns in a week

Battleford to be amended whereby the schedule to remit the $250,000 committed to the City be made in 10 annual payments of $25,000 commencing June 2016, and that interest charges of $438,000 be waived. It passed unanimously.

The City has appointed Richard Gibbons and Tim LaFreniere to the Development Appeals Board. They

replace Jeff Baldwin and Ray Hickson on the board and their terms expire Dec. 31, 2018.

Also, council was presented the list of resolutions that will come up at the 111th annual SUMA convention in Regina. Further discussion on the resolutions is slated for the city’s monthly Planning Committee meeting next week.

Staff The fraud case against former RM of Meota administrator Maryann Germann was back in provincial court Wednesday in North Battleford.

But it was a brief appearance for counsel. The case has been adjourned to next Wednesday morning, again in provincial court.

Germann was charged with fraud in the fall of 2014 following a flurry of rumours that had ratepayers demanding answers. Since those charges were laid every court appearance, beginning in December 2014, has been adjourned. Germann has yet to enter a plea.

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Power consumption hits new record The province’s growing population a factor in five straight years of consumption records says SaskPower president and CEO Staff Cold weather is back, and with it comes increased power consumption.

SaskPower issued a news release this week in which they announced a new peak power use record was set in the province.

According to the utility, Saskatchewan’s peak load reached 3,640 megawatts (MW) at 5:31 p.m. on Jan. 11.

Last winter’s peak of 3,628 MW was set Jan. 8, 2015.

Seeing new peak power records happen seems to be a regular annual occurrence for SaskPower. Records were set in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 and twice in 2015.

As well, customers continue to go up for SaskPower as more than 8,300 new

residential, commercial and industrial customers were added in 2014, according to figures they provided.

The record for 2016 coincided with very cold temperatures that date, the first major cold snap of the winter season in Saskatchewan.

“We’ve had a relatively mild start to winter this year, but as expected we continue to set new records for power consumption,” said Mike Marsh, SaskPower president and CEO, in a statement.

“In order to make sure our customers keep having access to the reliable, costeffective power they depend on, we’ll continue to work hard to renew our equipment and bring innovative power supply options to Saskatchewan.”

Meanwhile SaskPower is reminding customers they can lighten the load and

curb their power bills this winter.

Among the tips is turning down the thermostat.

Every degree lowered for an eight-hour period overnight can save up to two per cent on your heating costs, said SaskPower.

They urge plugging in your car with a block heater timer, as your car needs plugged in for only four hours. Using a timer could save $25 per year.

As well, SaskPower urges turning out the lights when you leave a room, and to cut down the power use by about three quarters by using LED bulbs.

Also, SaskPower is urging customers on equalized payments to watch their bills and any balance being carried to avoid one large bill at the end of a year.

Battlefords support Own It!

Anti-privatization campaign claims 500 signatures Staff

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A campaign backed by the Saskatchewan Federation of Labour is claiming 496 people in the Battlefords have signed a petition opposing privatization.

The Own It! Campaign and the SFL claimed 17,247 signatures in total, which they delivered to the provincial legislature. In a news release issued Monday, organizers are claiming it shows Saskatchewan residents want to stop the selloff of Crowns and public services.

“The broad support for this petition clearly shows that the government doesn’t have a mandate to privatize and take away the benefits

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of strong Crowns and public services,” said SFL president Larry Hubich.

In the news release issued Monday, they took aim at the government’s plans to privatize 40 liquor stores and allow 12 new private stores.

The release claims the government “has released a list of 36 public liquor stores it plans to close in rural Saskatchewan, and Battleford is on that list.” The release claims “if the government moves ahead with its plan to close Battleford’s public liquor store, five local jobs will be lost.”

“The jobs of public liquor store workers help keep communities strong,” said Hubich.

“When workers are paid a living wage, they have money to spend in local businesses.”

However, the government has stated the Battleford liquor store will stay open even if no private buyer is found. In an interview with the News-Optimist, Minister for Saskatchewan Liquor

and Gaming Authority Don McMorris said even if there were no bidders, “we would keep the government store going. We wouldn’t take service away from a community.”

The SFL release also took aim at the use of the public-private partnership (P3) model to build the new Saskatchewan Hospital with an integrated correctional facility.

“While a new facility is good news for North Battleford, P3 hospitals and correctional centres have a track record of being badly built,” their release stated.

The release pointed to Abbotsford Regional Hospital and the Toronto South Detention Centre as examples.

“People in the Battlefords know what’s at stake, and that’s why they’re saying no to privatization,” said Hubich in the release. “Saskatchewan families want to secure a strong future for their kids and grandkids here and that includes keeping our Crowns and public services in public hands.”

Unemployment low Staff In December 2015, Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate was 5.5 per cent (seasonally adjusted), the lowest rate among provinces and well below the national average of 7.1 per cent.

Saskatchewan has maintained the lowest unemployment rate in Canada for 26 of the last 27 months, according to a government press release.

December highlights: there were 570,900 people employed; full-time employ-

ment increased by 1,500 and part-time decreased by 2,500; major year-overyear gains were reported for health care and social assistance up 4,300; information, culture and recreation up 3,500; trade up 1,800.

2015 year-end highlights include: Record number of people employed in 2015 (573,700); lowest annual unemployment rate in Canada at 5.0 per cent (seasonally adjusted) in 2015, compared to 6.9 per cent nationally; private sector jobs up by 5,300 (1.6 per cent).

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Pop up wedding trend comes to the B’fords Flat rate of $2,500 supplies everything the bride and groom need for the wedding of their dreams Staff You’ve heard of pop up shops. The pop up trend is now being applied to weddings. Stress free and affordable.

It’s trending around the world, and it’s found its way to Canada. It’s especially popular in British Columbia, and now it’s come to the Battlefords.

A pop up wedding allows the bridal couple to save costs and time yet have a nice wedding by sharing costs with other similarminded couples.

With an average of more than $27,000, Saskatchewan and Manitoba appear to be the most expensive provinces to get married in, according to a recent BMO survey – and that’s without the honeymoon.

BMO InvestorLine released a study showing Canadians plan to spend, on average, $15,000 on their weddings and invite an average of 100 guests. However, the study also found that almost 40 per cent of respondents who envision getting married at some point in their lives do not believe they will be able to afford

their ideal wedding.

Further, the study found Canadians plan to cover 60 per cent of the costs associated with their wedding by drawing on investments or other savings that either they or their partner have. They will rely on the following other sources to cover the remaining costs: the bride and groom’s parents (13 per cent of costs); credit cards and/or lines of credit (13 per cent of costs); contributions from friends via gifts or donations at bachelor parties or “stag and doe” events (five per cent of costs).

So, what if you want to get married but don’t want to spend that kind of money (or generate that kind of debt)?

Pop up weddings are definitely one way to go.

Blue Rentals in North Battleford is excited about this new trend, says coowner Sharon Mohagen, and have scheduled North Battleford’s first pop up wedding event for this year’s Valentine weekend, Feb. 13 and 14. They are still looking for brides and grooms and will have information on pop up weddings at the upcoming annual bridal show Feb. 7 at the Western Development

Museum, coincidently the venue for the pop up wedding weekend.

At their pop up weddings, says Mohagen, multiple wedding ceremonies and receptions happen in one day at the same venue. They are designed to eliminate stress and to help give couples the wedding of their dreams without the expensive cost.

They are pre-planned and the bridal couple has almost nothing to plan. All they do is invite their guests, show up and celebrate.

Couples have to book in advance and there are eight wedding time slots to choose from. Each wedding is an hour and a half in length from beginning to end. The bridal couple pays a flat rate of $2,500 plus taxes for the entire wedding package.

The package includes the venue and decorations, marriage licence, marriage commissioner, the ceremony and music, the bride’s bouquet, the groom’s boutonniere, wedding cake, photographer, cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.

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Delegates to the upcoming Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention will have several resolutions on their plate once again.

There are at least 15 resolutions confirmed to go to the floor of the annual convention, to be held this year Jan. 31 to Feb. 3 in Regina.

Among the most prominent resolutions is one put forward by Saskatchewan City Mayors’ Caucus, of which North Battleford is a member. Its resolution cracks down on smoking and vaping in public areas.

It calls on SUMA to advocate with the Ministry of Health to issue a provincewide ban on smoking and vaping in public places.

Another resolution, pushed by the Northern Village of Air Ronge, comes in the wake of the wildfires that ravaged northern Saskatchewan in 2015.

It resolved that SUMA advocate with the Government of Saskatchewan to develop and maintain adequate fire guards around all northern communities.

Several other resolutions

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guidelines; A resolution from the Resort Village of Fort San that SUMA work with the three levels of government — federal, provincial and municipal — to ensure there is a full public disclosure of information regarding water quality, quantity and waste management monitoring in Saskatchewan; A resolution by the City of Prince Albert to enhance public education and increase penalties for drivers in violation of laws requiring them to yield or give right of way to all emergency vehicles using emergency devices or lights on public roadways.

Staff

Due to a resignation, one one-year term was also available and Susan Challis of SaskTel will be asked to serve for the remainder of the 2016 term.

Ballots had been mailed to member businesses and organizations, with Dec. 31 being the closing date for ballots to be returned. According to the Chamber, 25 per cent of the ballots were returned completed, with one spoiled ballot.

The Chamber of Commerce Nominations Committee met during the first week of January to count the ballots and verify results.

The new directors will be presented for the first time at the Battlefords Chamber’s annual general meeting to be held Jan. 26.

New Battlefords Chamber of Commerce board elected Election results have been announced by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

Ten candidates were in the running for spots on their board of directors and seven were elected to twoyear terms. They are: Joan Barbondy (The Co-operators), Jeff Graham (Gold Eagle Lodge), Duane Lafreniere (Bridges Chevrolet Buick), Ed Lee (M&M Meat Shops), Gerald Pohl (Cogent Chartered Professional Accountants LLP), Dana Rissling (Innovation Credit Union) and Warren Williams (Bralin Technology Solutions).

Graham, Lee and Williams were all incumbents.

The terms run until 2018.

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will be up for discussion and voted on at the convention and some of them include the following: A resolution by the Village of Invermay to advocate with the province to introduce, pass, and enact legislation to reduce the burning of stubble in Saskatchewan; A resolution by the Village of Neville to advocate with the Ministry of Environment to use a sliding scale, based on population, when enforcing environmental guidelines used to decommission existing landfills, or provide financial and/or technical assistance to encourage compliance under the existing

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Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart has announced more than $1.5 million is being committed to six projects geared at advancing one of the most important crops in Saskatchewan.

The investment is part of the province’s $5 million commitment to support wheat research and development projects through the Canadian Wheat Alliance,

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according to a press relese.

The projects receiving funding will explore ways to improve wheat growth and optimize stem strength to increase yields. They will also focus on variety improvements as well as practices and applications to control Fusarium Head Blight.

The CWA is a co-ordinated approach to undertake approximately $97 million in research and development projects.

Larry Doke, MLA

Cut Knife/Turtleford Constituency

#6 - 116 - 1st Ave. West, Maidstone, SK P.O. Box 850, S0M 1M0 Phone: 306-893-2619 Fax: 306-893-2660 larrydoke@sasktel.net www.larrydoke.ca

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RPP, RRSP or TFSA? Workplace pensions have an effect on saving strategies

By Evelyn Jacks Do Registered Pension Plans (RPPs) and Registered Retirement Savings Plans (RRSPs) act as substitutes for one another in retirement savings patterns? At first glance, this appears to be so, based on a new study released recently

by Statistics Canada. The big finding is that workers who are self-directed savers benefit less than their coworkers who don’t tend to save enough for retirement when RPP contributions automatically increase.

As a result, pre-retirees and their tax and financial

advisors may wish to take a greater interest in changes to employer-sponsored pension plans, in measuring savings capacity for other vehicles such as RRSPs or TFSAs. Among workers with annual earnings near the Canadian average, a $1 automatic increase in Registered Pension Plan (RPP) contributions results in an average reduction in Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contributions of 55 cents. The net result is that the sum of RPP and RRSP contributions increased by an average of 45 cents across workers

with different propensities to save.

It can be concluded that assisted or compulsory retirement savings programs at work increase net savings

for workers who save the least on their own. But for regular savers, increases in RPPs direct savings away from other vehicles.

In other words, the extra money going into an employer-assisted plan simply redirected money that would have gone to self-directed savings. The study did not comment on how an automatic increase in RPP savings affected other savings opportunities, like the TFSA. This is interesting financial behavior. Is there an actual cash-flow limit – when increased compulsory savings are implemented

– that thwarts other savings opportunities which may have better benefited the client in the future – taxfree savings in a Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), for example? Tax and financial advisors and their clients who are concerned about the level of tax-free retirement savings their clients can accumulate for the future may want to take note of this in start-of-year investment and retirement planning.

Averaging savings into and out of the right buckets – both before and after retirement – is the objective of astute long-term

retirement planning. The opportunity is to save with purchasing power – after taxes, inflation and fees.

With the annual tax filing routine that’s just around the corner, now’s the time to discuss your pension and savings situation with your tax and financial advisors.

— Courtesy Fundata Canada Inc. © 2016.

Evelyn Jacks is president of Knowledge Bureau.

This article originally appeared in the Knowledge Bureau Report. Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved. Her latest book, Family Tax Essentials, is now available.

expensive but there are only a few available.

3. Capital gains Here the objective is to score big profits. Of course, everyone would like to achieve nice gains, but most are unwilling to accept the accompanying risk.

Those who declare this to be their primary goal have a get-rich-quick mentality, not dissimilar from that of the folks who buy lottery tickets. It’s the greed side of the investing equation.

Strategy. Unless the circumstances are highly unusual, such as the sky-high interest rates of the early 1980s, bonds are not a part of this mentality. They’re too dull and don’t have the fast growth potential these people want. Mutual funds and ETFs don’t fit either; their growth is usually too slow. The key focus here is the stock market, often on highly speculative equi-

ties like penny mines or through day trading. It’s possible to make money that way, but only the very smart or the very lucky can manage it.

There’s a better and less risky way. Buy cyclical stocks when they are out of favour and trading at deep discounts. Then wait. In the stock market, what goes around comes around. It never fails.

Stocks that are dogs today will be stars tomorrow and vice-versa. For example, no one wants mining stocks right now.

You can buy shares in Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B) on the TSX for less than $5.

Less than three years ago, the same stock was trading in the mid-$30s, and it will eventually be back there again. It’s just a matter of time and cycles.

4. Income According to Statistics Canada, there are now more seniors (65+) than there are children (15-) in this country. But there’s nothing really new about that. The trend has been evident for years. All we did was cross a demographic threshold.

More seniors means more people whose main interest is to generate income from their investments. The problem is that with rates so low, that’s not easy to achieve.

Strategy. With GICs and

bonds offering such low returns, the temptation is to seek out high-yield securities in order to obtain the desired cash flow. But that adds risk at a time in life when most people can’t afford large losses. The asset allocation should reflect that, with greater emphasis on cash and fixed-income securities, even though returns are lower.

Income-oriented mutual funds and ETFs are useful securities in this context.

Just be sure the distributions are not at a level that consistently erodes the net asset value (NAV). If that happens, you are basically being paid with your own money. If you want to add dividend-paying equities, look at banks, utilities and REITs, but don’t lose sight of the risk.

5. Asset preservation All some people really care about is preserving what they have. They aren’t interested in big profits or even in cash flow. They just

don’t want to lose money.

Strategy. It’s really very simple. Avoid risk. Keep most of the money in cash and spread it around among various financial institutions to ensure full deposit insurance coverage (CDIC provide protection up to $100,000 per participating institution).

Remember, the most important thing is to have a clear investment goal. “To make money” isn’t good enough.

Think it through carefully and then adopt a strategy that fits with the desired end result.

— Courtesy Fundata Canada Inc. © 2015. Gordon Pape is one of Canada’s best-known personal finance commentators and investment experts. He is the publisher of The Internet Wealth Builder and The Income Investor newsletters, available through his BuildingWealth.ca website.

This article is not intended as personalized advice.

Why invest? reasons and strategies for 2016

By Gordon Pape Why do you invest? If you can’t answer that question in a few words, then you will probably never be successful at it. Put your money in a savings account and forget it.

Every investment decision, from asset allocation to the specific securities you choose, revolves around that critical question.

If you do not have a clear purpose in mind, you will never develop the focus and discipline you need to build a winning portfolio that is appropriate for your needs.

Here are five reasons along with five strategies for investing in 2016.

There is no single security that is suitable for every investor, no one-sizefits-all portfolio. It all turns on what you are trying to achieve. Here are the five most common reasons to invest, with suggested strategies to employ in each case.

1. Long-term growth The aim is to increase the value of your portfolio over the long term, with an acceptable degree of risk.

The money may be used eventually for retirement, education, estate planning, or some other future need.

The time horizon may be as long as 50 to 60 years.

Strategy. The asset mix

should favour equities over fixed income, although the latter should not be ignored.

A simple approach would be to create a small portfolio of conservatively-managed mutual funds from low-cost companies like Beutel Goodman, Mawer and Steadyhand, combined with some bond ETFs. If you want to build a stock portfolio, focus on industry leaders and ensure you have good diversification. As we saw in the collapse of energy stocks after the oil price drop, it’s a bad idea to concentrate too high a percentage of your assets in one sector, no matter how good it may look at the time. Keep trading at a minimum as commissions can eat up profits at an alarming rate.

2. Short-term growth In this case the goal is to achieve a decent return, but within a relatively short time frame, say five years.

The ultimate objective may be a major purchase such as a home or car.

Strategy. You have to balance off the desire for growth with the risk factor.

If you’re saving for a down payment for a home, for example, you don’t want to see your money go down the drain in a market crash.

Balanced mutual funds are a good choice here. Balanced ETFs would be even better because they are less

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Gas vs diesel question for school bus managers

By Jayne Foster Staff Reporter

Gas versus diesel is a question the Living Sky School Division transportation department has been pondering and gas appears to have the edge.

At Wednesday’s meeting

of the Living Sky School Division board of education, Transportation Manager Colin Westgard said problems with the mandatory system that mitigates noxious fumes emitted by diesel-fueled vehicles is one of the reasons moving toward gas has been recommended.

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Senior staff retirements announced Staff At Wednesday evening’s meeting of the Living Sky School Division board of education, two retirements were announced.

Director of Education Randy Fox, who has been in education for 36 years, plans to retire after this school year. He has been the top administrator for the division since 2010, serving as assistant director of education before that.

A search for a new director has already begun and the board chair and vicechair, Ken Arsenault and Ronna Pethick, recently met with stakeholder groups such as CUPE, Tri-West Teachers Association and school community councils for their input. It was agreed the advertisement should in-

clude not only the term director of education but chief executive officer as well, as the position encompasses all division activities.

Arsenault said the bar has been set very high by the last two directors, Fox and his predecessor.

The board also congratulated Transportation Manager Colin Westgard on his retirement announcement, also for the end of the school year. Chair Arsenault said Westgard has done his job with a great deal of skill and he won’t be easy to replace.

Westgard said, “I really enjoy working with the division. We’ve had our challenges, but overall it’s been great.”

It was a difficult decision to “pack it in,” he said.

He laughed that he’s “going back farming.”

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In his report, Westgard said the lower cost and making sure there are enough buses to cover extracurricular trips and the need for spares are also reasons to look at the smaller gas buses. But most of the discussion centred on the emissions issues affecting the reliability of diesel buses.

Assistant Transportation Manager Brian Rotsey said the emission control systems on the buses available to Canada are not designed to deal with the kind of cold weather Living Sky School Division experiences. Canada is too small a market for the buses’ American manufacturers to address the problems, he said.

The problem is the legal requirement for the modern diesel buses to carry a tank containing DEF (diesel exhaust fluid), which is injected into the exhaust stream to reduce harmful emissions. DEF can’t be allowed to freeze or run low or the sensors built into the system can cause the vehicles power to “de-rate.” While the vehicle can idle, the programming of the system can slow the vehicle or prevent it from operating.

The plumbing and electrical systems underneath the vehicle are exposed to damage as well, Rotsey said.

As a result, said Rotsey, diesel school buses are not as reliable as they once were. Other school divisions

Transportation Manager Colin Westgard and the Assistant Transportation Managers Wanda le Roux and Brian Rotsey presented a report to the Living Sky School Division board of education Wednesday evening. Westgard will be retiring at the end of this school year. Photo by Jayne Foster

in Canada are finding the same and many are changing to gas buses.

Other challenges faced by the transportation department this year included an increase in the number of urban students, the moving of Grade 7 and 8 students to North Battleford Comprehensive High School, multiple bus drivers off for medical reasons and the dropping value of the Canadian dollar.

The low dollar has in-

creased the cost of replacing buses, said Westgard, and also increased the cost of parts. With predictions the dollar will drop even further, board members suggested tendering for new buses be done sooner rather than later.

Westgard also said at one time, 10 out of the division’s 66 bus drivers were off for medical reasons. That will continue as drivers get older, he said.

He said his hat was off

to Assistant Transportation Manager Wanda le Roux, bus drivers and parents for “some pretty creative juggling” to make sure routes were covered and children got to school.

Positives for the year, said Westgard, have been an increased number of people applying for full and casual bus driving positions, “fuel prices at an unbelievably low” and positive reports from SGI inspections.

Council acknowledges loss of Sapp

By John Cairns Staff Reporter

As others have across the country, members of city council took time to remember and pay tribute to the late artist Allen Sapp.

Sapp died Dec. 29 and his funeral was held Jan. 1 at Red Pheasant First Nation.

Sapp was world-renowned for his artistic depictions of life on the reserve.

At council Monday, Councillor Ray Fox spoke of Sapp and noted the loss will be felt by the Allen Sapp Gallery and the community.

“Some time ago I think we had the opportunity to discuss with Leisure Services about this very event, about the possibility that this was going to happen,” said Fox. “It happened a little too fast for us, and I suppose it happened way too fast for the family and the friends and the fans of Allen Sapp.”

Fox noted city officials

from Leisure Services as well as Mayor Ian Hamilton had been at the wake and the funeral for Sapp, and Fox had participated in the eulogy along with Leah Garven, director of galleries.

Fox added that it is “hard to measure” the good and the benefit from Sapp.

It was “hard to find another human being that has

actually walked that kind of a path,” said Fox. “He’s walked all of the different ropes and the paths that people should walk in the manner that you’re supposed to walk … whether it was kindness, whether it was benevolence, anything at all that he has walked those ropes straight and narrow.”

He adds that only now are people starting to realize “what role he played in bringing forth the artists and all of the other things he has done, not only in North Battleford but Canada-wide and, of course, also in the world.”

Fox summed up by describing Sapp’s death as “an incredible loss” but also “an incredible legacy.”

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The event features two, five- and 10-kilometre walks, all in the name of raising awareness and money in the fight against homelessness and poverty.

The Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser is happening Feb. 20 in over 90 locations across Canada from Victoria, B.C. to St. John’s, Nfld.

Proceeds from the walk in the Battlefords will go directly to the emergency shel-

ter, and help fund the shelter for 2016.

The emergency shelter in the Battlefords is open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.

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North Stars send Ice Wolves howling: final 5-1

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

A pair of goals from Dustin Gorgi and Braydon Buziak led the way to a 5-1 victory for the Battlefords North Stars over the La Ronge Ice Wolves Wednesday night at the Civic Centre.

These two teams last clashed in Pinehouse, where the Battlefords were victorious in a 1-0 game. Taryn Kotchorek came away with the shutout and had yet another solid game in his first start since departing for the Christmas break, kicking away 27 of 28 shots.

“That’s not an easy thing on a goaltender. He has exceeded our expectations and I know, for Taryn, he has to be ready when he gets his starts. He makes you feel confident when

he’s in there,” from Kenyon led to his Head Coach Kevin replacement. Downs Hasselberg said laid a solid shot on net after the game. from the left wing on Buziak scored the power play, kickbefore fans at the ing off the pads of the Civic Centre had netminder and onto the time to find their blade of Buziak, who seats. After Coby deposited into the back Downs won the faof the net for his fifth ceoff, the forward of the season. broke through the The game could final line of dehave gotten out of hand fence and into the in the first if it wasn’t slot. Showing tre- Left-winger Dustin Gorgi and teammates for Kenyon’s replacemendous patience celebrate a goal during Wednesday’s ment, Khris Joyce, and the ability to 5-1 romp over the Ice Wolves. Photo by stepping in to make wait out goaltender Dustin Saracini some tremendous Dakota Kenyon, saves. He was there for Buziak went forehand-back- showed off his skill set scor- another Gorgi attempt, and hand to the far side, deliv- ing his 18th and 19th of the made another kick save after ering a shot over the glove, year. Gorgi picked up his Rory Davidson stopped up giving the Battlefords a 1-0 own rebound before Kenyon to find Logan Nachtegaele had time to throw his glove in the slot. Joyce finished lead.

Dustin Gorgi has been on it, wrapping around the with 33 saves in the relief efusing his vision in the last net to give the North Stars a fort. Overall, the North Stars three games, recording two-goal advantage. drilled the Ice Wolves with Another rebound goal 48 shots. six assists. Wednesday he

La Ronge got on the board with less than a second left in the first period courtesy of Ryley McNeil.

On a five-on-three penalty kill, Kotchorek came up big, stopping a quality chance from inside the slot before turning away a one-timer with another highlight reel save. However, a turnaround shot from McNeil beat the clock and the netminder to make it 3-1 heading into the middle frame.

Igor Leonenko extended his point streak to six games with a one-time shot from the point. Bryce Hall was there to tee him up, beating Joyce short side and under the glove to make it 4-1. The tally now gives him 31 on the year.

Gorgi put the game away with his second of the night, breaking in from deep in the La Ronge zone on the left

wing. A big missed assignment allowed him to walk in all alone, waiting out Joyce before lifting a backhand shot far side of the sprawling netminder.

The power play unit had another successful night, converting three of eight opportunities. The North Stars received a ton of praise from their coach after the final buzzer.

“We have been a very difficult team to contain.

We force other teams into taking penalties. There were so many positives tonight, it’s going to be fun to break this game down,” Hasselberg said.

The Battlefords now travel to Weyburn to play the Red Wings on Friday before clashing with Notre Dame on Hockey Night in Saskatchewan.

day night?

KH: Melville was a difficult team to play against.

They competed hard and played with a lot of determination. With our goals in mind, our team definitely took steps in the right direction. We evaluated things we know we can improve and we also saw things we improved on from practices leading up to that game.

DS: Jordan Wiest has been one of those guys that can be relied on heavily when it comes to working in the defensive zone, sacrificing his body on the penalty kill and can be trusted against top lines. This week, it looked like he was almost unveiling his offensive side, not being afraid to wind up and take that big slap shot of his on numerous occasions. Is this something that you and the staff have been working on with him? Or is it something that has always been a part of his game?

KH: We believe all players want to contribute offensively. It’s one of the exciting parts of the game. This season we have encouraged all players to play with an offensive mindset and Jordan is a player that has

was the case in that game.

Davidson, Nachtegaele, and Kanter will be a line we challenge to compete against opponents’ top lines. We will maximize our opportunity to teach and improve from games like the Estevan one, where the top players of the opponent were able to contribute like they did. Rory’s strengths are his speed and tenacity which make him a player that is extremely difficult to play against. His play is inspirational and what he does on the ice gives other players in our dressing room the courage to play the game the same way.

DS: In one of the most exciting games to date, a tie game going into the third period while you and the Bruins exchanged blows, what message did you try to get across in the locker room during intermission?

KH: We needed to manage the game better. We believed we gave the puck away too often from the Estevan pressure. The Bruins did a great job of taking time and space away from our players and baiting us into playing the game in their favour. We can’t allow

the distractions of the game to take away from the way we want to play it.

DS: It seemed as though the physicality of the North Stars game wavered at times against Estevan. Is this something that you will address in practice? Especially going up against a team like La Ronge, where last time it was a case of both teams throwing their bodies around.

KH: Now that teams have had the chance to play each other on numerous nights, coaches make adjustments based on the opponent.

Sometimes when your focus and awareness isn’t where it needs to be, skilled players become mesmerizing and you start to watch the puck.

DeRoose was able to do this to us and his skill was on full display. He had a great game for the Bruins.

DS: Coby Downs and Igor Leonenko both had big games against the Bruins.

Downs seems as though he is playing with a ton of confidence and his vision on the ice has been superb, constantly finding the open man. Leonenko hit the milestone with his 30th goal.

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Weekly Q&A with head coach Kevin Hasselberg

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

DS: Ryan Rewerts has started your last four games and has done a tremendous job. It is a real 1A, 1B situation. You have also claimed Tyler Fuhr. Will you be going with the goalie with the hot hand down the stretch?

Are you looking for someone to run away with the job?

KH: We love the competition that exists with the duo of Taryn and Ryan.

We value communication with our goaltenders and each of them are prepared for their next start regardless of when that happens.

With Estevan carrying an abundance of 20-year-old players and adding a WHL goaltender at the Jan. 10 deadline, Tyler was left uncertified. By adding Tyler, we feel we have three quality goaltenders that will push each other for the starting role come playoffs.

DS: Last week you said Melville will test your ability to achieve your weekly goals. From your point of view, in a 4-1 victory, did the North Stars achieve everything they set out to do Fri-

Kevin Hasselberg worked on this daily. His work is paying off and we are seeing offensive production in his game. We love his enthusiasm when he scores.

We also love the enthusiasm Jordan brings when his teammates score. His positive and fun attitude is a big part of our success this season. His leadership qualities are one of his greatest assets.

DS: Rory Davidson has been a force on the ice since donning the black and white jersey. He finally got his first goal, throwing

one into the empty net. Is a this sign of more things to come? Against Estevan, I thought you did a great job of matching his line up with the Darcy DeRoose line. It seemed as though they were on the ice together virtually all game. Were you pleased with the way they tried to shut him down? Or was his four points a case of him being an elite scorer?

KH: There is no doubt DeRoose is an elite scorer in this league. The task of keeping him off the score sheet is not a small one, as

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Hasselberg talks trade deadline Continued from Page 13 How important is it for these two, along with Jake McMillen, to stay hot down the stretch?

KH: We need all of our lines to contribute with the strengths in mind that make them successful. It is very evident that Downs, Leonenko, McMillen, Young, Gorgi, and Delainey need to contribute offensively for our team to be successful. Coming down the stretch, when games are tighter and space is limited, we need contributions from everyone. Regardless of who scores, we want to play the game a certain way where the success is determined by the effort of the entire team. When we win, the 16013MM3

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team played well. With that in mind, you should see Leonenko, Downs, and McMillen on the scoresheet.

DS: Since coming back from injury, you can see Reed Delainey shaking off the rust game by game. I thought he played great Saturday. Are you happy with the way he has come back?

KH: We are excited about Reed’s progress. Dels is a player you can push and he will respond. When he is going, the whole team is going.

When Reed is playing his best, he is the fastest player in this league, he is winning face-offs and he is bringing fans out of their seats. He has earned everything in his young career, and he will continue to do that moving forward into the playoffs.

DS: The trade deadline has now passed. Is the fact

that you didn’t make any moves more of a reminder to your players that you own the best team in the SJHL? KH: We believe we are earning the right to say we are the best team in the SJHL. It is something 11 other teams are striving for and something only one team can claim.

At this point in time, the defending champions are the Melfort Mustangs.

Until they are eliminated from the playoffs, they have earned the right to be named the best team in the league. Time will tell if not making any moves was the right move. Our roster is set, these are the North Stars. This is the group we are confident can earn the right to say we are the best team.

Bruiser the Bulldog

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

R.J. Laliberte won the “Name the Mascot” contest for the Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse team.

You will now notice Bruiser the Bulldog at every home game in Saskatoon.

The name was chosen by the Rush president, earning Laliberte a jersey and four season tickets.

“My wife, Tavia, daughter Eden and son Levi will enjoy the tickets while wearing our Rush jerseys. I will be asking friends and family who voted for me to come to a game. If it weren’t for their votes and help this wouldn’t be possible.”

Laliberte never thought the name would be such a hit.

“No, to be honest. I beat

R.J. Laliberte, his son Levi Lane and Rush account executives. Photo submitted

four top names from Saskatoon and when everyone started posting ‘Bruiser the Bulldog’ I knew there was something there. It was a

long week of getting almost 200 votes from my family, friends and their friends all over Saskatchewan.”

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Levi Pollard all made their mark, registering helpers.

On the Timberwolves bench, Colton Poulin had a

two-goal night. Tyler Caffet more than doubled his point total on the year with a goal and two assists.

Justin Cote scored his team-leading eighth of the season while Jordan Henri found the back of the net as well.

Dallas Wright earned his fourth win of the 2015-16 campaign, moving his record to 4-1 while registering a 4.95 goals against average.

Meota is now tied for third place with the Beaver Blues, but the red and black have played two less games.

The Combines visit the 2-9-0-0 and last place Glaslyn North Stars Wednesday. Puck drop is 8 p.m.

Third place Combines take out the Spiritwood Timberwolves

By Dustin Saracini Sports Reporter

Meota travelled to Spiritwood looking for their third straight win. They edged the Timberwolves 6-5 Saturday, grabbing their 14th point of the season.

The offence came on the back of two Combines players.

Branden Sentes had a night to remember with five points, scoring a hat trick while adding two assists.

The solid game tied him with Brett Miller for most points on the team with 17.

Michael Pylypow continued his successful season to date with two goals for himself while Dayne Iver-

son buried his first of the campaign to round out the scoring.

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Maymont was coming off a 10-1 victory over the Glaslyn North Stars, but wouldn’t be able to duplicate the effort in a close 6-5 loss to Battleford.

For the Beaver Blues it was Mike George having a big day on the ice, adding to his team-leading point total with two goals and three assists on the night. George now has nine goals and 24 points in 11 games played.

Brent Salzl and Keegan Sparrow, who have also been doing their part offensively this year, finished with a tally and a helper each.

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On the other side it was Vince Sauvie who used his vision on the ice to have a big day, finding his teammates all game long, finishing with three assists. He leads his team in helpers and points, registering 15 and 23 in just nine games played.

Chad Bernier, Jack Einsiedler and Corey Soonias all had goals in the effort while it was team-leading scorer Tayler Fauchoux finishing with two points.

Ty Steacy, Kinley Sevick and Randy Fedler chipped in with helpers.

Mitch Hawtin won his second straight game, standing tall in net for as many games, upgrading his record to 5-3 on the season. He is sporting a 3.37 goals against average this year.

On deck for the Beaver Blues are the third place Edam Three Stars this Wednesday. Both teams have 14 points.

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There are certain things Blue Jays fans will remember for the rest of their life.

For many, the 2015 season was a first-hand glimpse of baseball played at the highest level. It was a novel feeling and experience that clung to the body and mind as each pitch, each swing set the stage for something bigger. Torontonians will recall where they were when Jose Bautista hit his three-run home run heard around the world against Texas to clinch the ALDS. They will equally relive the strike three call on the outside part of the plate to Ben Revere. It is a feeling Blue Jays fans have a taste for, and that hunger for success will be alive and well in 2016.

A new year means a new season, different personnel, but the end goal is still the same. It is finally time to turn the page on one of the most successful campaigns in franchise history, and look forward to another 162 games of quality baseball.

Storylines are plentiful

going into the 2016 season for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Many who were questioning Mark Shapiro and Ross Atkins, including myself, after landing Jesse Chavez, slightly overpaying for J.A. Happ and losing Mark Lowe, have come to realize this front office has a certain vision, and there is a good chance they are steering this team in the right direction.

Look no further than the trade of Ben Revere for Drew Storen. The move shows where management stands on the bullpen situation, but it also leaves openended questions.

First, let’s take a look at who they received.

Storen, undoubtedly, had his best full season in 2014.

After going 2-1 with a 1.12 ERA in 65 appearances, the big right-hander saw his ERA ascend to 3.44 just last year. Part of the reason for this was his second-half struggles. Before the AllStar break, the former firstrounder was lights out, posting a 1.89 ERA with 27 saves in 33.1 innings pitched.

The part of Storen’s game

that impresses me most, is his accuracy. He limits the free pass while maximizing strikeouts. In his career, he has yet to walk more than 22 batters in a season. Last year, he walked 16, striking out 67. During the 2011 campaign, he walked 20 while sitting down 74.

After the Washington Nationals acquired Jonathan Papelbon, he was bumped out of his closing role and pushed into the eighth inning. For a pitcher that is having success, no matter who he is, confidence will waver after watching your team go out and get someone to replace you. The resulting fact was watching his ERA balloon to 5.82 during the back half of the season.

His year ended in frustra-

rookies with 19 goals and 21 assists in 40 games this year.

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has earned the award, while also being named Rookie of the Month this year.

By Dustin Saracini newsoptimist.sports@sasktel.net tion, breaking his thumb on a locker room door after blowing a lead against the New York Mets. It’s easy to draw conclusions as to why these conflicts were apparent. Changing roles mid season can put a dark cloud over your head, hurting your game mentally more than physically.

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those couple days off you’re kind of constantly treading water – which is absolutely the nature of being in the bullpen – but it is a tough transition when you go halfway through the year doing that and then have to make a switch.”

Like the Blue Jays, it’s time to turn the page for Storen as well. New team, new opportunities for a veteran in the ‘pen. But, what type of role will he play?

This is a reliever that closed out 43 games in 2011. Will the Blue Jays find value in how the Nationals dealt with Papelbon and Storen at the expense of Roberto Osuna?

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Canadian singer-songwriter Jeffery Straker loves to talk with his audience during breaks and after his shows. He says he’s had many “aha!” moments talking to fans on tour.

Saskatchewan-born Straker and his band will be in North Battleford Friday, Jan. 29 to perform for and get to know more about music fans here. At least those he hasn’t met, since he has performed at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts in the past, as well as house concerts in the area and a fundraiser at the Chapel Gallery as far back as 2006.

The energetic performer is looking forward to returning to the Dekker Centre.

“I really enjoyed it,” he told the Regional Optimist this week. “It’s beautiful.”

The classically-trained pianist from Punnichy, who speaks next to no Spanish but who is a near-superstar in Latin America, once considered becoming a dentist, but pursued a degree in plant biology instead. Now he pursues his passion – making music.

And it’s not classical, despite the fact he was a student of the Royal Conservatory of Music and received his licentiate diploma in piano performance from Trinity College, London when

he was just 19.

Straker is now a folk-pop singer-songwriter-pianist who performs over 100 shows per year across Canada. He’s been compared to a mixture of early Elton John, Billy Joel, Sarah Slean and Harry Chapin. But he’s really just being himself and doing what he loves.

It didn’t start that way, though.

He thanks his formative years growing up on a grain farm for developing a strong work ethic, which has been key to success in his career.

Music was all around him as well, coming from a musical family.

But, he says, he burned out on his musical studies.

“It was all classical,” he says. “I didn’t think I wanted to be a professional concert pianist.”

So he enrolled at the University in Regina, starting, of course, with arts and sciences because he was thinking of becoming a dentist.

Looking back, he’s not sure why he went in that direction, but decided it wasn’t right for him after all, but he was on his way to a degree and thought, “I might as well finish it.”

Being from a farming background where gardening was part of life, he went for a plant biology degree.

“I enjoyed biology.”

During his studies, he got a scholarship to study anywhere in the United King-

dom and Ireland. He chose Queen’s University in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

It was a “great experience,” he says. Besides studying Irish history, literature and politics, he also discovered “an incredibly musical place,” with topnotch musicians in practically every pub.

Once he finished his degree, he went in yet another direction. He moved to Toronto to work in marketing.

There he discovered a songwriter’s musical community that came to life at night in open mic clubs. He tried it himself.

At first it was awful, he said, but it got better. He noticed people coming back to see him, and he started doing his own shows.

It was a pivotal day when he went to visit his great aunt who had Alzheimer’s disease and it hit him a flash that we don’t have a choice in how we end up and that such a thing could be his fate as well.

He wondered, “Why wouldn’t you want to enjoy every day along the route?”

It was sad, but motivating, he says.

“I quit my job the next day.”

It’s a big leap to go from a regular paycheque to the “no guarantee” world of music, he says. But he’s been a full-time musician for eight years now.

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“Maybe they just haven’t discovered it yet,” he suggests.

By following his passion, Straker has definitely seen some success.

His tour stops range from intimate house concerts to club and theatre shows and include recent sold-out concerts with Canadian symphony orchestras in Saskatoon, Regina and Sudbury, Ont. The review following his orchestral debut reads: “Straker was simply spectacular … clearly one of the province’s best cultural exports.” Canadian Musician Magazine has said, “Very much an artist to watch” while the Chicago Free Press has written, “Rufus Wainwright, as well as k.d. lang are among the Canadians making essential and beautiful music. Add the name Jeffery Straker to that list.”

His latest career boost came from winning the prestigious Viña del Mar International Song Festival held annually in Chile in February. In 2014, he represented Canada. Performing live to a festival crowd of 20,000 people and to a TV audience of 100,000,000 viewers across the Spanish-speaking world, he quickly gained a fan following putting him in demand for performances in

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Soon after, he got a phone call at 4 a.m. saying he’d been accepted, asking if he would attend? It wasn’t hard to weigh -30 C February weather in Canada against two free weeks of 30 C in Chile, he says.

So he went.

“I ended up winning!”

At his concert in North Battleford, the audience can expect to hear songs from Straker’s newest album, North Star Falling, released

Saskatchewan-born Jeffery Straker was a winner at the prestigious 2014 Viña del Mar International Song Festival held annually in Chile in February. Photo submitted

in 2015, as well as a cross section from all six of his albums. In addition, he says, he may try one of his most recently written, not-yet-recorded songs.

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While he has numerous

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tour dates across Canada, with more being added all the time, he will also be joining the cast of Saskatchewan’s legendary telethon, Telemiracle, for the fourth time again this year.

“I’m part of the national cast in a host capacity, and I’ll be doing some performing,” he says.

“It holds a big piece of my heart because of the cause,” says Straker, “but it’s also live TV. Anything can happen and that’s a big part of the excitement.”

Jeffery Straker will be performing at the Dekker Centre for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29. Tickets are available at the Dekker Centre box office or online at www. dekkercentre.com.

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Continued from Page 17 Being booked into venues such as the Dekker Centre, where the audience includes season subscription holders, is a big part of how Canadian artists find new fans, he says, so he is looking forward to his North Battleford appearance.

“It will be a really great night,” says Straker.

He enjoys the interaction with his audience, sharing stories about where his songs come from and creating a connection. He says he’s had good feedback about his rapport with the audience.

“A person who just wants to listen to music can watch all kinds of music on Youtube, but if you want [to connect with] the artist, you have to go to a live show.”

He also enjoys mixing with the people who come to see him during the break and after the show. So he will be mingling with the audience in the atrium of the Dekker Centre.

He says talking with people while on tour has produced many “aha!” moments as he learns more about how people see life.

A frequent comment is how lucky or how courageous he is to be following his passion, he says. Oddly, however, not everyone says they wish they had followed their passion; some say they wish

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continues: and the memory of the great owl’s soaring grace flounders in desire, reduced to just another checklist photo lost.”

Banks is competent in the mechanics of poetry.

Note that in the above excerpt (from Raw Desire) she’s placed “reduced” and “lost” on their own. This gives these words more weight, so they reverberate and meaning is heightened.

Great care is also taken with line breaks in this collection: end-line words “swing” backward and forward, giving lines double meaning and impact. Phrases like “the clouds slate\ submarines patrolling the horizon” and “a galaxy of farms” demonstrate originality and grace.

The “bird-stained window” in The Strike Drags On is, for this reader, an ideal metaphor for this accomplished collection. The poet is an acute observer (the window), who records and shares personal observations and experiences in poems that sometimes whisper, sometimes sing, and sometimes howl. Yes, there are “stains,” and that’s the reality of anyone’s flight through this world, but there is also joy, and praise, for the moments, for oranges, for snow melt, and “one light\ far off\along the wingtip.”

These are poems to let steep, and read again.

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No climate change, just the weather we get sometimes in January. Hoar frost for July 11 to report.

On the home front, son Ron has moved a bit of wheat out for me that I had left from my farming career. I have never been a fan of storing grain for long periods of time. It can heat on you and spoil.

With wheat in the elevator, some kernels turn a darker orange-brown colour. These will downgrade the sample.

The condition is called bin burn and I have only seen it in my elevator. A steel bin or wood bin back on the farm never has this problem. So far we are getting a No. 2 grade.

The weather is variable. Here in Lloydminster where I live we have just gotten three or four inches in this last snowfall. Back at Waseca we have five or six inches. I am sorry I don’t

deal with the metric conversion. I never got a vote about imposing this plague on the general public.

Son Ron has got a day of snowplowing in. He is happy. A little cash flow from the Big Guy. He has been butchering pigs for mixing deer sausage. He also had a day helping a neighbour sort cattle. Never a dull moment, he is busy with something every day.

In our family it has been a busy time for wedding engagements. Five in total.

Two nieces got engaged, my first man from South Africa Chris and his girlfriend Sonay got engaged and another of our friends after 20 or 30 years of living together got married. Congratulations, everyone!

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She has no tolerance for any lying, cheating or stealing. When we were kids growing up she had a big black strap to back up what she said and she knew how to use it. Some people who are in trouble today should have had my mother’s guidance when they were young and know how that big black strap feels.

Anyway, my mother is a cougar as she has picked on a younger man. He is 89.

Over Christmas they got engaged and they are planning a party in the spring.

My hat is off to my mother.

Way to go Agnes and Dirk.

Wooowzzzers!

And a funny for the week. The prisoners in two correctional facilities in Saskatchewan are refusing the food trays. After a money-saving move, the government has contracted out the food service to the Compass Group of Canada.

The food appears to be less than you would get on

a full meal deal in local establishments. A lot of sandwich-type servings.

Not very filling.

I sympathize to a point as I spent one winter in residence when I was going to VocAg in Saskatoon back in 1963-64. They had the College of Home Economics girls who used us VocAg students as guinea pigs and some less than satisfactory food was served.

We were all farm boys used to meat and potato meals. Fancy lettuce sandwiches just didn’t cut it. Some of the guys were vocally critical. There was some snipping back and forth as the girls who prepared the fancy meals didn’t appreciate what the guys’ comments were. Usually when we had a less than satisfactory meal, the older ladies who ran the cafeteria would get together and we would get a real good supper. I sure hope some of those home ec girls learned to cook so they could feed

their families.

Anyway after much twitter from the media and prisoner groups getting into it, Susan Delanoy of the Elizabeth Fry Society said she was disheartened by the government’s treatment of prisoners denying them basic human dignity. Jason Demers, a University of Regina instructor, said food is a fundamental human right.

Demers pointed out that 80 to 90 percent of the people incarcerated are First Nation and aboriginal. The Saskatchewan Coalition Against Racism is launching a Twitter campaign in support of the food tray refusal.

Premier Brad Wall ended the controversy by saying, “If you don’t like the prison food, there is one way to avoid it, and that is don’t go to prison.” Good one, Bradley!

I personally think these guys should make their own lunch. A little life skills training will not hurt them.

about regional and provincial music festivals can be found on the Saskatchewan Music Festival’s website http://smfa. ca.

The committee encourages classrooms in the Battlefords area to consider choral speech entries in addition to choral singing and band ensemble entries. Choral speaking does not require any expensive instruments or years of specialized training.

Anyone can do it. Speech arts

are a fun way to creatively explore written text while offering safety in numbers for those students less comfortable with public speaking.

Schools have the option to travel to a festival venue for adjudication or, with a minimum of five group entries, request that the adjudicator come to their school to view performances.

“Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.” – Plato

Program art work entries accepted until March 1 If you know a child or youth artist who is 18 years old or under, encourage them to create a musical-themed image to be considered for use in the 2016 Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival Program.

The festival program cover contest deadline is March 1. Artwork should reflect musical themes and be presented on letter-sized paper in a vertical or portrait orientation. Pictures may be drawn in black ink, pencil, coloured pencil, marker, crayon or media of choice, but should have a white background. Artists must print their full name, phone number, school and grade on the back of their entry.

Entries may be mailed to P.O. Box 1301, North Battleford, S9A 3L8, or submitted to Kelly Waters at North Battleford Comprehensive High School, Jan Michael Bourgeois at John Paul II Collegiate or Margaret Sigouin at EMBM. Selected pieces of artwork that are not chosen for the cover may also be featured within the pages of the program. Also look for festival venues to feature and display other entries. Although all musical-themed ideas are welcome, typically those reflecting the festival’s disciplines are chosen for use in the program (solo or group singing or speaking, piano, acoustic strings, band and orchestra).

sion for a music discipline of your estival choice or being Fanfare recognized as a patron or friend of the festival.

April 16-23, 2016 Pa r t ic ipa nt s Battlefords Kiwanis Musical Festival are welcome for adjudication by or setting up chairs. Comexperts in the field mittee-specific jobs can be of each musical discipline something as simple as as- and recommendation to the sisting with distribution and provincial and national comfollow up for letters seeking petitions. To be eligible for donations for scholarships scholarships and awards, and awards. Of course if you participants must be 19 years are interested in a larger- or under and have lived in sized commitment such as the Battlefords and district secretary or president, do not for a minimum of six months be shy about your interest. prior to the festival or be If your time is not avail- furthering their education able but you or your business elsewhere, but still supported would like to support the by parents living in the Battlfestival monetarily, consider efords district. The discipline sponsoring an award to be areas include voice, piano, presented at the final gala strings and band or instruevent, or sponsoring a ses- mental. Further information

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Snowmobile enthusiasts need to make informed and proactive snowmobile-related decisions to improve the wellbeing of passengers and drivers. STARS and Ornge encourage riders to obtain safety training and drive sober.

“Ornge responds to hundreds of snowmobile and recreational vehicle trauma,” says Dr. Andrew McCallum, president and CEO of Ornge. “One is too many.

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It sounds like they get as much pleasure from sitting down and watching a movie at home as they do taking a European river cruise.

I sat and gazed at the sun room we were visiting in as she prepared a little snack for us and all I could think was how “loved” their home felt.

Grandeur and excess does not make an impression on me. Loved, however? That is exactly the look I am going for within our home.

Normally I don’t notice anything about a friend’s home except for the way I feel when I am sitting still and visiting within it. Warm, welcome, accepted, safe. This, plus so many more descriptors are all I normally really take home with me after visiting someone. The appearance or details about their house doesn’t stick.

Life

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By Colleen Crawford The feeling does.

That which makes a house a home is what stands out to me. Mom’s house = safety, security, comfort and all things family. Any one of my sibling’s homes = family, love, warmth, a state of welcome.

My friend’s homes = friendship, acceptance, comfort, warmth. Intermix all of the above and this is what I remember when I leave someone’s house.

Yes, I love enjoying that which makes their house a home to them. I fully appreciate those kitchen renovations, the new flooring, the updates, the makeovers, the little things that take so much and mean so much to you. I feel exactly the same way when I enhance that which I already have within my own home. I appreciate your excitement when you make those improvements, big or small.

The creature comforts of home are different for each and every one of us. When I walked out of my friend’s home that night, it was the first time in a very, very long time that I thought, “I

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want to strive towards what she has.”

She is happy, relaxed, at peace and so comfortable in her life. I love listening to the way she talks of her husband. There was a positive feeling behind her words when she spoke of him and she used the words “we” “our” and “us” often.

Those are my most favorite words within a relationship.

And their home. It simply feels “loved”.

Our home has felt so sorely neglected that I hadn’t even noticed I have stopped inviting people into it. “Let’s meet for coffee” is big in my vocabulary. In other words, let’s go to a place where no one has to worry about what state their house/home is in. Neutral territory.

Yet when someone invites me into their home and we just sit still and visit, we could be sitting in a hovel for all I notice and care about.

It is the state of feeling welcome that I remember and want to exude when I invite people into my world.

“Loved” and “welcome.”

Add that to a state of ease, comfort and a feeling of “you are safe here” is really all I want. I am getting distracted by paint and windows. I just want our home to feel and look like it is valued. That is my true goal.

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The predictable folly of the five-day forecast

By Jonathan A. Pollard “The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.” – Patrick Young, American author Folks, a “cold front” isn’t just a between-the-sheets phenomenon, and thermocline isn’t just another fun word to spell with Alphagetti. And even the TV Jeopardy geniuses would be wise to steer well clear of the Adiabatic Process category. But overly academic as they may seem, these brainteasers actually do serve a purpose. Pig Latin as it is for the majority, for meteorologists, mastering this jargon is par for the course. And just as many of those in the medical profession are prone to weaving seven-syllable words into conversation, so too are forecasters likely to do the same with their unworldly lingo. To them, a “hook echo” isn’t the name of an obscure board game. It’s what else? A radar reflectivity pattern observed in a thunder clapper. Duh! And that, in a nutshell, is a large part why professional weather forecasters hang in such rarefied air, revered and idolized by the masses. They actually know what this stuff means.

This is their calculus. These prognostications are waited on with bated breath, their

slick wizardry becomes unquestioned. Our leisure lives are crammed around their fancy maps and sophisticated computerized Doppler weather radar models. Umbrellas are lugged around on clear days on orders from these luminaries that leaking clouds were spotted some 50 miles northeast 10 minutes earlier. And we believe them – wholeheartedly. Why shouldn’t we? They’re well-respected weather peeps.

There’s just one thing, though, that doesn’t sit well with this environmental science. And you have to look real close to notice. But it’s there. In front of our noses, but behind our backs, it’s there. The soothing voices of these sharply-attired, quick-witted, hand-a-waving prophets aside, there is something fundamentally flawed about this hypnotic profession.

The six- to seven-day forecast.

Funny thing is, we – the ever-gullible junkies we are – actually demand to keep the drip flowing on this insidious meteorological racket. Our picnics hinge in the balance, as do landscaping chores and a veritable host of other alfresco dalliances. Information, please.

Give us our meds!

It’s a subtle taunt, dangling just so at the windup of every carefully choreographed segment.

The next five days or

so will bring showers and lower temps, but the weekend looks beautiful. I repeat: Beaut-i-ful!

Maybe, maybe not. It’s a well-known secret that these extended outlooks are laden with variables. Sure, computer models do provide the oomph for future predictions. But is this conjectural evidence, significant in its power to make or break backyard barbeque plans before they even get off the ground, compelling enough to make public?

Granted, fire whirls are serious business for anyone who studies them for a living, but for everyone else, just a plain old accurate short-term forecast usually

suffices — tonight, tomorrow, the next day, three days max. Anything beyond that is a calculated guess.

Not quite a par-five from the truth, but still, murky enough to omit from the equation.

The problem is, people have short memories. Four days from now, the two- to three-day forecast would be more or less accurate.

But, add in those four days, and the extended forecast would be, for the sixth and seventh days, a virtual

Etch-a-Sketch. Winds may shift direction, or wither out entirely. But we wouldn’t notice. Instead, we’d notice that the short-term outlook would be accurate. And why wouldn’t it? It usually is. It’s less variable. Weather forecasters, those who had raised their hands in science class, come to realize this fault and learn to exploit it through the camouflage of “50 per cent chance of showers late Tuesday afternoon” or “a groundhog somewhere saw his shadow

today, so I see a 58 per cent probability for a blizzard late next week.” Well, of course.

It’s a practice investors refer to as hedging their bets. Technically, they’re never wrong.

If news reporters were allowed the same professional latitude, many would be cited for contempt.

Imagine a six o’clock news anchor working herself into a lather. “Well, Charles, the suspect sure as heck looks guilty. Look at him, I mean, look at that smirk. Betcha didn’t know, my ex-husband wore that same look of indignation that night he staggered home late reeking of Sophia Loren. Yeah, Chucky, the guy’s guilty, all right. Guilty as sin.”

Imagine.

It’s circumstantial evidence devoid of the graphical pageantry of an extended forecast. Perhaps Harris K. Telemacher, Steve Martins’ zany weather character in L.A. Story, summed up his role best; “It’s sunny out right now, back to you.”

— Pollard is an instructor at S. Clair College in Windsor, Ont. He is the published author of Walking Home in Bowling Shoes published by Red Maple Press.

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Surviving winter inside Winter is not my favourite season, as I prefer to do my growing outside. However, as soon as it gets too cold outside, I get growing indoors. Winter is infinitely more livable with a higher rate of humidity. Our homes are adversely affected by the dry air we are living with. Our furniture cracks, our hair stands on end and our houseplants are crying for just a little bit of humidity in the air that surrounds us.

This dryness in the winter is more prevalent in our climate. Warm air as we have in the summer will hold more water, raising the relative humidity rate.

Relative humidity is the amount of water that is held in the air relative to the maximum amount of moisture the air could be holding if saturated. Even in the summer, our air is kind of dry, but in the winter, it is even drier. Winter is dry but when it gets very cold, the relative humidity is less, which makes the cold weather even worse and when the temperature plummets to minus stupid the humidity is almost nonexistent.

On the prairies, our homes are so much drier in winter as there is a large temperature differential between the great outdoors and inside our homes.

The very cold air contains little moisture and when that air is warmed it feels extremely dry. The air will actually “grab” moisture from any available surface like our skin and our houseplants. The battle against desiccation is endless.

A couple of years ago, I made an investment that cost around $100. I purchased a middle of the road cold air humidifier that would hydrate our living space. The water reservoir is easy to fill

anbidge on Horticulture

By Patricia Hanbidge

and takes about three minutes of time each day to fill it up. What it has done for us is provide a much more hospitable atmosphere in which to live. It is amazing that none of our clothing has static electricity while we are at home. Once we leave to go to school and work, the static takes no time to invade. The solution is not endless cans of static guard, but simply to walk back into the house and miraculously our clothes become less clingy. Our skin becomes almost dewy and our hair begins to naturally curl. Our houseplants are happier and exhibit fewer problems with pests and diseases.

Sometimes an investment like a humidifier is delayed due to other techniques that we hope will hydrate our space. For example, misting plants is a task that is often enjoyed by many. However, misting has a beneficial effect for a minute or two. As the air is so dry, that little bit of moisture is quickly slurped up and really is a waste of time, except for the fact that it makes us feel better.

If you would like to help your plants feel more hydrated, try grouping them together on trays that are filled with pebbles covered in water. This will raise the humidity directly around the plants and will make them much more comfortable.

Another effective way to help raise the humidity in

your home without investing in a humidifier is to simply lower the temperature in the home. For every degree F of decreased temperature, the relative humidity increases by four per cent. So if you can reduce the temperature each night and when you are away at work or at play, the humidity will increase to a level that will make both you and your plants smile.

— Hanbidge is a horticulturist with the Saskatoon School of Horticulture and can be reached at 306-931GROW(4769); by email at growyourf uture@gmail. com or check out our website at saskhort.com.

—­Photo by Patricia Hanbidge

Students enjoying skating rink

By MCS Staff The Christmas door decorations have been taken down and regular classes have resumed after several weeks of concert practices.

At the Christmas concert, the SLC made two draws for the gift baskets. They had been selling tickets for several months as well as the evening of the concert. Congratulations to Penni Wawryk and Mrs. Joanne Tebay for winning the baskets.

Thanks to everyone for purchasing tickets and supporting our SLC activities.

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well as playing broomball and shinny. The rink is open Friday at noon for a free skate for students who wish to participate. It is so nice to have a rink attached to the school. Teachers and support staff certainly get lots of skate tying practice.

The first semester finishes Jan. 28 and semester two begins Jan. 29. This means a few high school classes are complete and a few new classes will begin. High school students will be writing exams on the days prior to Jan. 29.

Twyla Stott and JeanAnne Jackson have organized a chess club for students. The club takes place Thursdays at noon. It is an opportunity for students to learn a new board game.

The curling teams held

their first practice last Wednesday at the Radisson Curling Club. They will be practicing every Wednesday until their playoffs.

Congratulations to former student Ty Ellis. Ty was named the Ultimate Cowboy 2015 at the challenge in Calgary Dec. 31. It must have been an exciting way

for Ty to bring in the new year.

Congratulations to Janna Ferris and Arin Amson for winning the midget B hockey tournament in Prince Albert on the weekend. Janna is in Grade 9 and Arin is in Grade 8 at the school. They play with the Saskatoon Chaos.

By Helen Menssa Despite the cold weather, 12 Battlefords Art Club members met in our temporary location in Room 107 of the Don Ross Centre (due to the Walking With Our Sisters now taking place in the Chapel Gallery).

During our lunch break we viewed a 60-minute DVD entitled Colourful Birch Trees, demonstrated by artist Sterling Edwards. There was an interesting use of larger brushes in creating a flowing, soft-finished painting using negative space.

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Visiting enjoyed over the holiday season

By Thelma Kendall Correspondent

Hi there! Well, Christmas has come and gone for another year. The weather was wonderful, especially the hoar frost on the trees. With the sunshine it looked just like a Christmas card. Hope you had a joyous Christmas, everyone.

I know Louise Haubold had a busy Christmas season. She had four Christmases. The first was at her son Barry and Deenna’s at the old home at Glenbush.

She spent two days with them. She had a great time with grandson Devon, also Colleen, Tyler and Amanda and two other grandsons as well as April and Adam.

They missed grandson Klay Haubold who had gone to Australia for a six-month work stint. He was always the life of the party.

Barry had made a rink on the little farm lake where everyone either skates or boats. They played a game called “Googled” with sixinch plastic rings and curling brooms. After all that exercise they were certainly ready for a delicious Christmas supper.

Next day Louise went to Lynn and Alan Kahl’s and Sharon and Dave Acker’s, where she enjoyed another turkey meal.

On Christmas day, Lynn’s family were all home. There was lots of noise and fun with the children opening their gifts, excitedly comparing each one.

This wasn’t the end of Christmas for Louise, as she was then to grandson Blake and Judy Lybeck’s home in the Glenbush area. There she finally got acquainted with her great-great-grandson who just turned three.

alley View II There was no doubt he was the star of the day. So a fivegeneration picture was taken of everyone.

Louise came home on Boxing Day. She said she was exhausted. I can imagine she would be after all her Christmases. It was so nice that on New Year’s Day she could put her feet up and take it easy.

However, Louise did take a fall here in the lounge recently. She was bruised and sore all over. So hope you feel a lot better real soon, Louise.

Anna and Ken Tucker had a very good Christmas, too. They were invited to the home of Ken’s niece on Christmas Eve. Laurie and Randy St. Marie prepared a delicious meal and there they met a number of nieces and nephews. It was nice that two of their nephews picked Ken and Anna up, so they didn’t have to drive.

Christmas Day, they travelled to their son Alan and Laura’s place on the farm, where they enjoyed a delicious meal and spent most of the day having a lovely time visiting with their three sons, wives and families.

Some of their grandchildren were missing for work and school. Granddaughter Michelle is studying in Sweden. She flew to London to visit a friend for Christmas.

Daren is a pilot and he had to work so it was a very busy time for him.

They said the drive to the farm was beautiful with the frost on the trees. I agree, folks, it would be lovely.

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Saturday, Anna and Ken were invited to the home of neighbours for pizza and cards. A great time was had by all.

Christmas Day, Ida Baker’s grandson and greatgrandson picked her up and took her to her daughter and son-in-law’s place for supper. Her daughter drove her home in the evening.

Dec. 27, Ida’s daughter and a friend from Saskatoon picked Ida up for a nice visit at her daughter’s place. Afterwards, they brought her home on their way back to Saskatoon. It sounds like a very enjoyable two days for you, Ida. Shirley Tebay spent Christmas Day in Metinota at her son Dennis and Juliette’s cottage. Their two sons and four great-granddaughters were home. She said it was nice to visit them all. They all enjoyed a delicious turkey supper.

Shirley looks after Kaiser here every Tuesday evening.

The scores for one evening were first Betty Bonson, second Murray McCrimmon, third Marvin Phillips.

The second Tuesday the scores were first Betty Bonson, second Cecile Dupuis, third Shirley Tebay. A fun time for all, I’m sure. Ann Loades had her son visit her from Edmonton for Christmas. I hope you had a lovely time together, Ann. So nice to see family, especially at Christmas.

Edith Dirkson travelled to Edmonton to visit her family over the Christmas holidays. I’m sure she’s enjoying her time with them all.

Francis Cale had a lovely time with her family in Lloydminster for Christmas.

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I enjoyed my Christmas with family Diane, my youngest daughter, and sonin-law had Christmas at their place in North Battleford.

My son-in-law barbecued steaks for us, which were delicious. I had a lovely time.

Boxing Day, I went to Darline (oldest daughter) and David’s for another Christmas. My granddaughter Danielle and husband Rob from Red Deer, Alta. were able to attend this time and more feasting and visiting were enjoyed.

Dec. 14, Kevin Steinborn, deputy fire chief, paid us a visit to give us some fire safety rules to follow. Some are: if you have a small fire on your stove, smother it with a lid; shut your apartment door to keep the smoke inside; unplug all small appliances when you go out; don’t overload extension cords; if there is a serious fire pull a fire alarm and dial 911; change smoke detector batteries once a year; real Christmas trees should be watered often; artificial

trees are a good thing if you go away for a long period of time.

We do appreciate Kevin’s visits, as we seem to learn something new about how to keep ourselves safe from fire in our apartments and homes.

Welcome to all newcomers who have moved into our tower recently. Hope we can all get acquainted.

Get well wishes go out to anyone who hasn’t been feeling well lately. We are thinking of you.

I want to wish everyone a happy and healthy new year.

From Ann Ewanchuk — Well, 2015 is over. Ann Ewanchuk says the year came and went so fast. It has many happy and sad events.

In her family, they had weddings, anniversaries, and an Ewanchuk family reunion with 283 in attendance. The young generation in charge did a wonderful job.

Jan. 25 will be the birthday of Ann’s 14th greatgrandchild, Caine Bohdan Ewanchuk. This is the first child of Keagan and Michael Ewanchuk of Calgary and the first grandchild of Evhan and Debbie of Fort St. John, B.C. Ann is in charge of Thursday whist in the lounge. Winners in the last

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two games were Shirley Tebay, 32, Cecile Dupuis, 25, and Ann Ewanchuk, 24. The next game, the winners were Louise Haubold, 36, Betty Bonson, 34, and Cecile Dupuis, 31.

Ann’s daughter Erinka and husband Rory Jordan made a Jordan’s Christmas supper. Her in-laws Ray and Doris Jordan drove her there and back. The next day, Erinka and Rory drove Ann to Whitkow to her son Orest and Chrissy’s for a large family supper.

This year Ann decided on a different Christmas gift for all — perogies, dozens and dozens of them. After Christmas Ann attended a very large funeral for her godson Dennis Woloshyn.

Here she saw many people that she hadn’t seen since she was at the Whitkow Hotel.

Ann’s lovely vase of flowers from Evhan and Debbie are proving that Christmas is long gone.

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OBITUARIES BENDALL: Richard Bendall, Sept. 24, 1975 - Dec. 22, 2015. It is with heavy hearts and profound sadness we announce the unexpected passing of our dear son Rich, December 22, 2015 to a brief but devastating medical illness. Rich is lovingly remembered by his parents, Don and Lucy, brothers, Michael (Cheyenne), Mathew, and Mark; aunts and uncles; Margaret Krill (Bernie Jones) and Tatiana; Dennis (Pam) Krill, children Linsey ( Mitch), Michelle son Liam; Bob Krill (Donna Gowen) children Natalie Krill (Andy) and Nickolas Krill; Dwight Bendall and his sons Dylan and Josh, Laurie (Herb) Dyck, Nicole and Murray; Barb (Lawrence) Yablonski, Jeremy; Diane (Jim) Yablonski, Annie, Grant Boyer, sons Conrad and Adam; Morris Boyer, sons Chet and Dakota; grandmothers Alma Boyer and Liz Bendall, many other cousins, great aunts and uncles. He was predeceased by his grandparents Nick (Minnie) Krill and Keith Bendall. Vigil of Prayer was held on December 28th, 2015 at St. Joseph Calasanctius Church, with Mass of Christian Burial on Dec. 29th, 2015 with Reverend Father Anthony Afangide as Celebrant. Interment will take place at a later date. Memorial donations in memory of Richard may be directed to the St. Joseph Calasanctius Roman Catholic Church 1942 - 98th Street, North Battleford, SK, S9A-0N4. Condolences for the family may be left at www.eternalmemoriesfuneral.ca. Arrangements were entrusted to Trevor Watts of Eternal Memories Funeral Service and Crematorium.

Eulogy read by Michael Bendall: Richard, Rich to his family, Rik to his friends, was born September 24th, 1975 in Battlefords Union Hospital, a healthy baby two weeks overdue. He always hated the name Richard, and eventually questioned his mom why she hadn’t named him Kyle (the cool name at the time). He attended school at St. Joseph’s, Holy Family, and later completed high school at John Paul II in 1993. In his early years he was a bit of a daredevil on his bike, having most of the neighbors complaining about him as he ripped up and down 19th ave. He enjoyed going on trips out to the farm with Grandpa Krill.

They were great buds until grandpa’s health began to fail. He was active in many sports; hockey, soccer, baseball, and skiing in his younger years. Rik Bendall, the oldest brother. Always had his brothers looking up to him. A music aficionado, his true love. It was simply amazing. He had the talent of listening to a song several times, then grabbing his drumsticks, and playing the song outright. Later he learned the guitar, and as you guessed it, could do the same thing. Music always played a strong part in Rich’s life. I’m sure he had memorized hundreds of songs in his life. In the old house on 97th St, he used to jam out with his friends in the basement. Mike used to sneak downstairs to get close to the action and try to jam out with them. Rich would notice and shoo him right back upstairs. So Mike would sit at the top of the stairs and listen to his big brother. But, like all brotherly love, it wasn’t all fun and games. Little brothers have a way of annoying the big brother. Such as when Rich went to the washroom, Mike sneaks downstairs to his room and sprays his drum set and a bowl of popcorn with wd-40. The reason to this day, probably something stupid. Anyway, when Rich went back downstairs, Mike locked him in the basement, probably for fear of his life. 10 seconds later, Mike could hear a scream, and well, end of the story, was Rich escaping through a bedroom window and catching up to Mike and a good beating ensued. Brotherly love. Or again, Mat joining in on the action, with the end result Rich hanging him over the stairs railing, with Mike on the main floor poking and prodding Mat. Mike was just happy Rich wasn’t beating him instead. Brotherly love. The circle of life, Rich beat Mike, Mike beat Mat, and Mat took it out on the cat. But beatings aside, he would always say to his brothers “Us brothers need to always look out for each other; brothers till the end.” He had a dedication towards his brothers, till the end. When we think of Rich, there are words that come to mind. That being a strong love of god and family, a strong heart, a kind heart, and never quitting. Despite his struggles, Rich would never speak ill of others. He took pride in things he owned; his house, his car, his music, and his little cat, Lizzy, were a few of the things that truly brought happiness to him. A stand out was always his Birthday, which meant his family and of course, the meal of his choice. KFC, Chinese food, and pumpkin cheesecake being a few of the favorites. He loved his family dearly, openly expressing to them how he had the best parents, never complaining. He always told them he had his set of rules that he lived by and life seldom varied from that. He was very proud of his brothers and at the same time was never afraid to tell them if they had to smarten up. The perfect big brother. In the spirit of Christmas, memories come to mind. Rich walking through the door with his shirt pocket stuffed with gift cards. Waiting patiently for his brothers to wake up to open presents, and the happiness he experienced when he convinced his brothers to accompany him to church on Christmas Day. But the infamous Rich Bendall Christmas gifts were never always so structured. Early on, Don used to get a mickey of vodka every year; he doesn’t even drink vodka. Or Lucy, a wrapped box of beer; that was the first and last time for that. Rich Bendall. A son, brother, nephew, grandson, cousin, and friend; tragically taken from this earth, much before his time. However, within this deep tragedy, stemmed something miraculous. A gift. As painful as this is to us, there is a beautiful silver lining. A miracle. One life ends, and another begins. Rich’s last gift to us was in the form of life for many others, and we all know he wouldn’t have hesitated if it meant saving someone else. By being an organ donor, he gave at least 6 other people the greatest Christmas present of all, the gift of life. Rich, we love you, we miss you, you will always be in our hearts.

CARD OF THANKS Many thanks to the BUH Emergency Department, especially Dr. Engelbrecht for your valiant efforts, Battlefords’ Ambulance, RUH ICU staff Drs. Kawchuk and Gebhardt and all the nurses for your compassion, caring and great communication skills. Thanks for all the cards, visits, food, flowers and phone calls. Thank you to everyone who attended the prayer vigil and funeral service; the choir, Rich always loved the music, the CWL for the lunch, Pastoral Servants for delivering us supper, Fr. Anthony and St. Joseph parishioners for your ongoing support. Thank you Lionel Etcheverry for your unyielding support and Tammy Iverson as organist and for coordinating this service over Christmas. God bless you all!

“I often think that people we have loved and who have loved us… become a part of us and we carry them around all the time --whether we see them or not.

And in some ways we are a sum total of those who have loved us and Those who have given ourselves to us. “ -AnonymousDon and Lucy Bendall

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NELSON: In loving memory of George Edward (Ed) Nelson, born Dec 26, 1926 in Mervin, SK. and passed away Nov 17, 2015 at the Riverside Health Complex, Turtleford, SK. Ed is survived by his loving wife Lucille, son Ben Nelson (Trudy Price), daughter Diane (Barry) Head, grandson Bradley. Two sisters; Joyce Olsen and Dora Ask, and brotherin-law Howard Weitzel. Ed was predeceased by his sister, Velda Weitzel, and brothers-in-law; Lloyd Olsen and Allen Ask. The memorial service was held Nov 23, 2015 at the United Angelican Church in Mervin, SK. witth Rev. Kun Kim officiating. Shared memories by Trudy Price. Interment - Mervin Cemetary. Memorial donations for Ed - Donar’s choice. Arrangements were entrusted to McCaw Funeral Service of LLoydminster, AB. Card of Thanks The family of Ed Nelson would like to thank all the staff at Riverside Health Complex for the excellent care & kindness Ed recieved.

Rev Kun Kim for his thoughtfulness. A special thank you to family and friends for all their support. ____________________________________________________ ZORN: Catherine Shirley (Ross) ZORN. March 10th, 1935 - December 25th, 2015. Kay was born March 10th, 1935 in a small hamlet called Oak Point, New Brunswick. She received her junior education in a small school at Oak Point and then attended school at the Miramichi High School at Newcastle, N.B. and upon graduation, went into training to be an R.N. She received her training at the Miramichi Hospital and the Montreal General Hospital and graduated in 1953.

While in training in the Miramichi Hospital, she met Doug Zorn a young member of the R.C.M.P. who was stationed in Newcastle and they fell in to a lasting love and were married on June 21st 1958 in Burnt Church, New Brunswick. At the time Doug was stationed at St. John, N.B. and after a short honeymoon she started working for the Victorian Order of Nurses. In the fall of 1958, Kay and her husband were transferred to Melville, SK. Through the series of many transfers, Kay nursed at the North Battleford Native Hospital, Meadow Lake, Humboldt, Esterhazy, Biggar and North Battleford Hospital for five years, and retired after ten years as the director of nursing at Meadow Lake. Kay is survived by her husband Doug of 57 and a half years, three daughters, Kelly (Murray) DICKSON, Lynn (Seppo) BELCHER and Nancy ZORN (partner; Lloyd Culbert), five grandchildren; Meighan, Caitlin, Richard, Samantha and Laura. Six great grandchildren; Hannah, Ethan, Seppo, Sofia, Jacob and Aj(Adrian Jackson). Her great joy was spending time at the cabin on Jeanette Lake and spending time with friends.

Her greatest joy was having family members around. Kay was a very compassionate and social person who loved to have coffee with friends and she loved to play bridge. When nursing she had great compassion for her wards and made every effort to visit each and everyone every day to check on their welfare. She was a true Florence Nightingale in living the code in looking after those vested in her care. A memorial service was held on December 30th at the Alliance Church in Meadow Lake and conducted by Dr. Merv JOHNSON. Catherine has been cremated and her ashes will eventually be laid to rest in the columbarium at the R.C.M.P. Police Cemetery in Regina, SK. Card of Thanks The family would like to thank all those who have offered us their condolences and those who offered up their prayers for her during her years of suffering. A special thanks to the staff at the Northland Pioneer Lodge. Their compassion and care for Kay during her stay at this facility was absolutely first class.

God knew that she was suffering That the hills were hard to climb, So He closed her weary eyelids And whispered, “Peace be thine.”

Away in the beautiful hills of God, By the valley of rest so fair, Someday, we know not when, We will meet our loved one there. ____________________________________________________

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STANDBROOK: Service of Celebration and Thanksgiving for the life of Sylvia Standbrook, beloved wife of Wayne Standbrook, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2016 from Battleford United Church with Rev. Frances Patterson Officiating. Interment will take place at the Town Of Battleford Cemetery. The family request that in lieu of flowers, donations in Sylvia’s memory be considered to The Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation, Box 1358, North Battleford, SK S9A 3L8 (designated to the Palliative Care Unit.) Condolences can be forwarded to mail@battlefordsfuneralservice.com Arrangements have been entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service (306-446-4200).

MILLBANK: Gertrude Lydia Millbank: Jan. 21, 1915 – Jan. 11, 2016. Gertrude lived a long life that came to a peaceful end on January 11, 2016 at Battleford, SK. She was born in North Battleford and worked for her mother and father at Western Floral. Gert and Phil, mom’s husband, owned Milbanke Flowers and worked together for many years. Mom and dad had two girls Louise (Bunny) and Gayle (GG). Both girls became Nurses and married.

Mom has 5 Grandchildren and 7 Great-Grandchildren. Gert’s ashes will be interred in the Summer when the family gathers from the West and East Coasts. Gert’s family wish to express appreciation to the Battlefords District Care Centre Ward 1, to Dr. Peter Holtzhausen and the Women of Beta Sigma Phi. Thanks to everyone for their support. Bunny, GG & family.

DIXON: Margaret (Neale) Dixon, age 90, went peacefully to her Eternal Rest at MSA Manor, Abbotsford BC, on January 2, 2016.

She was born in Battleford, Saskatchewan on January 23, 1925, the 5th child of Cyril and Catherine Neale. She was predeceased by her parents, 2 sisters - Doris Sheppard and Dora McInnis, 4 bothers - Doug, Don, John and Ken, her loving husband Joseph Dixon and step-daughter Penny Dorris. Left to mourn her memory is her son Joseph Dixon (Connie Borjon), step-son Bruce (Donna) Dixon, 5 grandsons, 2 granddaughters and many great-grandchildren. Also remembering her with love is her brother Ernest (Jeannette) Neale and several nieces, nephews, cousins and in-laws. A private family interment will take place at a later date. ____________________________________________________ WALLACE: Geraldine Wallace, October 24, 1920 – January 8, 2016. Geraldine passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the age of 95 on January 8, 2016. Her memory will be forever cherished by her 4 children Dorrin (Paulette) Wallace, Linda (Larry) Huber, Gene (Susan) Wallace and Wendy (Blair) Hoffman; 11 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren; as well as numerous other relatives and friends. Memorial Service in Geraldine’s memory will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2016 at Calvary United Church, 114 - 25 Street East, Prince Albert, SK with Reverend Nora Vedress officiating. Interment will be held at a later date.

In lieu of other tributes, memorial donations can be made to Mont St. Joseph Foundation, 777 – 28th Street East, Prince Albert, SK S6V 8C2. Condolences may be sent to the family at ww.grays.ca.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Gray’s Funeral Chapel, (306-922-4729). ____________________________________________________

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OBITUARIES WOLOSHYN: It is with sadness that the family of Dennis Woloshyn announce his sudden and unexpected passing on December 21, 2015. Dennis was born on September 25, 1951 at North Battleford, SK. He was the second child of five sons born to Harry and Olga Woloshyn of Whitkow, SK. Left to cherish Dennis’ memory: his loving wife of 36 years, Darlene of Mayfair, SK; and son Kyle (Kayla), Mayfair, SK; canine companion Skamper; his mother Olga Woloshyn, North Battleford, SK; brothers : David (Elaine), Mayfair, SK - Curtis, Gregory, Ryan, Amanda (Kinley) Sevick: Parker, Keri, Cooper; Larry (Karen), North Battleford, SK -Brianna, Sydney, Declan, Krista; John (Connie), Baldwinton, SK - Dalyn; father and mother-in-law, Steve and Sally Starycki, North Battleford, SK; sister-in-law, Christine (Tom) Wyatt, North Battleford,SK - Robert (Kelly): Grace, Harrison; Jeff (Alex): Emma, Olivia. Dennis was predeceased by his father, Harry Woloshyn (2002); brother, Gerald Woloshyn (2008); nephew Jaeden Woloshyn (1995); Grandparents; Dmytro and Nellie Woloshyn, Dmytro and Mary Hrynewich and several aunts and uncles.

In this eulogy, I am referring to Dennis by his given name - a name that all of you would have used and known him by. He did however, have a nickname which he acquired in the late 1960’s and that name was “weasel”. Nobody remembers how or why that name came about, and most of you would never have known that name or ever called him that. It was one of those things in life that creates an unexplainable bond between a group of people - a bond that becomes stronger as the years go by. I cannot try to explain it, but those of you who were close to him will certainly understand. Dennis received his education at a one room school called Howard #1 for grades one to six, then grades seven to twelve at Mayfair Central School. He furthered his education at SIAST (Kelsey) where he acquired a diploma in mechanics. Employment was then obtained at HLS Equipment the International Harvester dealer in North Battleford. However, the lure of the land was too strong and Dennis returned to the farm where he started grain farming with his Dad and brothers, but eventually gravitated to farming with his brother David. For years the farm concentrated on grain only, but in the mid 90’s livestock appeared in the form of elk and bison. To say that there was a huge learning curve with these animals would certainly not be an overstatement. They were genetically wild animals that humans were trying to domesticate. Knowledge acquired from people in the cattle industry didn’t seem to apply too much when trying to work with these species, but over time things did work out really well. Most producers who keep livestock - no matter what kind - enjoy their animals and Dennis was no exception. He was always out there, especially in the winter, checking, feeding and admiring them etc. Over the years he had built up a large network of friends and acquaintances in the bison industry. One of his favourite pastimes was to go to the bison sales at Kramer Auctions where he would socialize and talk “buffalo” with all the people he knew in the industry. Dennis was never a big time sports person but he did play broomball for the Whitkow Aces team for many years - a team that enjoyed great comaraderie and where many new friendships were formed - friendships that lasted for decades and carried on until the present. The outdoors was where Dennis liked to conduct his recreational activities. A lot of time was spent ice fishing at Turtle Lake with his friends. This was always a great time as it was a chance to do a lot of socializing, playing Kaiser, joking and all the other fun things that can go on when spending a day on the lake. Big game hunting was a passion of Dennis all his life. He certainly enjoyed hunting deer around home but, as his hunting buddies would tell you, that annual moose hunt in the north, living in a trailer for a week was the ultimate hunting thrill. Many a story was told (and some weren’t) about their experiences and goings on, but the amazing thing about the hunt was that a group of guys could spend a week cooped up with each other in a trailer in the bush, then come home and still be as close a group of friends as they were when they started the hunt. By the way, that annual hunt started in 1978 and has continued without fail with the same group of guys until the present - 38 years. From a very young age, Dennis displayed a real apptitude for mechanics. Things would get taken apart just to see how they worked, then get put back together and would still work. He was forever tinkering, repairing or building something. Not only was he content to repair things, he also had to understand the theory as to how and why something worked. He was a very technical person and usually gave you a very detailed answer to a question that on the surface seemed very simple. One thing about Dennis was that he had a tremendous memory and an amazing ability to recall anything and everything. Whether it was names of people or events that occurred, all you had to do was ask and he knew.

He could tell you whose family homesteaded on which piece of land, who was related to who going back several generations, which crop was grown on a particular piece of land ten years ago, which machine had a certain repair done to it in the past etc. He was a neverending source of jokes, which is quite a feat since most people can’t remember a joke they heard yesterday. Dennis’ life didn’t consist of doing anything that was really earth shattering or having great accomplishments that would be remembered years after his passing. Instead he was a person who had a tremendous range of talents and could do any and every little thing that needed to be done. He was always willing to help anybody at any time - even if it meant dropping what he was doing at that moment. Dennis was many things to many people - a devoted husband, father, son, brother, uncle and friend. I would think that he would want to be remembered by all who knew him and were touched by him as a real “people” person - kind, generous, considerate and caring. He will most certainly be missed by all. Funeral service was held Monday December 28, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, North Battleford SK with Reverend Father Taras Makowsky of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. John the Baptist, North Battleford presiding. Cross Bearer was David Mischuk, Altar Server was John Sendecki and Cantor was Jim Shevchuk. Honourary Pallbearers - Julian Goyan, Ron Buziak, Morris Kowerchuk, Stephen Cherwinski, Paul Cherwinski, Curtis Goyan. Active Pallbearers - Curtis, Gregory, Ryan, Dalyn, Declan Woloshyn, Kinley Sevick, Eulogy was read by Karen Woloshyn. Internment took place at Glass Lake Cemetery, Whitkow SK. Memorials may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Battlefords Humane Society or to the donor’s choice. Arrangements were entrusted to Battlefords Funeral Service.

Card Of Thanks We would like to thank Reverend Father Makowsky for his compassion, comforting words and guidance in this time of sorrow. Thank you to Bob MacKay of Battlefords Funeral Service - we are forever grateful and would like to extend our sincere appreciation for all that you have done for us. Thank you also to Cantor Jim Shevchuk, Altar Server John Sendecki and Cross Bearer David Mischuk. Finally, a big heartfelt thank you to our relatives, friends and neighbours who supported us through visits, telephone calls, kind words, thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. Darlene and Kyle.

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LAND FOR SALE FARMLAND WANTED NO FEES OR COMMISSIONS! SUMMARY OF SOLD PROPERTIES Central - 217 1/4’s South - 97 1/4’s South East - 43 1/4’s South West - 65 1/4’s North - 10 1/4’s North East - 14 1/4’s North West - 12 1/4’s East - 56 1/4’s West - 49 1/4’s FARM AND PASTURE AVAILABLE

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LAND

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REAL ESTATE SERVICES Original Owner Battleford House built in the 1970’s for sale 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 884 square feet $155,000. Call Louise at 306-4813172

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Request for Expression of Interest to Purchase Farmland Property

Title Acres

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

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will be held

Tuesday, February 2, 2016 - 6:30 pm Light of Christ School Division Office 9301 - 19th Avenue, North Battleford

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Northwest School Division # 203 will be disposing of the following division owned vehicles by public unreserved auction at the PBR Auction facility in Saskatoon Saskatchewan on January 23, 2016.

1 – 2006 Chevrolet Impala LS 2 – 2007 GMC Sierra 1500 2 – 2007 Dodge Sprinter 2500 1 – 2008 Chevrolet Impala LS For more information on the vehicles and auction details please check the PBR Auction web page at: pbrauctions.com

(Under the provisions of The Alcohol and Gaming Regulations Act, 1997) Notice is hereby given that Carol Makowichuk has applied to the Liquor and Gaming Authority for a Restaurant Permit to sell alcohol in premises known as Rock This Way Cafe at 2 623 Carlton Trail, North Battleford, SK of which the following is a correct legal description: Lot 2 Blk/Par 504 Plan No. 1019718696; 2 623 Carlton Trail, North Battleford, SK Written objections to the granting of the permit may be filed with SLGA not more than two weeks from the date of publication of this notice.

Every person filing a written objection with SLGA shall state their name, address and telephone number in printed form, as well as the grounds for the objection(s). Petitions must name a contact person, state grounds and be legible. Each signatory to the petition and the contact person must provide an address and telephone number. Frivolous, vexatious, or competitionbased objections within the beverage alcohol industry may not be considered and may be rejected by the Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Licensing Commission, who may refuse to hold a hearing.

Write to:

TENDERS

January 10, 1991

Like falling leaves the years go by But love and memories never die No longer in our lives to share But in our hearts they are ever there.

Lovingly remembered by your family

Light of Christ Catholic Schools

Application for Re: Liquor Permit

Three Quarter sections of cultivated farmland located just off Highway #26, near Prince, SK in the RM of Meota #468. Highly assessed good quality farmland – Hamlin Loam to Light Loam and Shellbrook Loam to Light Loam Soils. Bids starting at $1,050,000 for parcel of all 3 quarters of land.

Please send your Expression of Interest to bhamilton@ ghnlawyers.ca by 4:30 Alberta time on January 23, 2016.

Please include ‘Weishaar Estate – Expression of Interest to Purchase Sask Farmland’ in your subject line.

Clara & Henry Kahl January 22, 2001

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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2 bedroom, fenced yard, pets welcomed. Great location, $1100.00 plus utilities. Available February 1st.

Call or text 306-441-9144.

1520 sq ft, 3 bedroom/ 2 bathroom - Fall clearance sale price 119,900.00 1216 sq ft, 3 bedroom/ 2 bathroom - Fall clearance sale price $99,900.00 1088 sq ft, 3 bedroom/ 2 bathroom - fall clearance sale price $92,900.00

Legal

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REQUEST FOR A STANDING OFFER/ DEMANDE D’OFFRES A COMMANDES

Meals Standing Offer/ d’offre à commandes

Rural Municipality RCMP Battlefords Detachment/ of Mervin No. 499 GRC Battlefords Détachement Public Notice of Discretionary Use Subdivision Saskatchewan Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to section 55 of the The RCMP Battlefords Detachment is seeking tenders MUNICIPALITY MERVIN No. 499 Planning and RURAL Development Act,OF2007 that the RM of Mervin for a Contractor to supply meals for prisoners, on an No. 499 hasPublic received a discretionary subdivision application.

Notice of Discretionary Use Subdivision as and when required basis.

The application is for the re-designation of one (1) single-parcel notice is herebyresidential given that pursuant section 55 of the and Development 2007 that the country areatoconsisting of Planning proposed Parcel BAct, withInterested parties may obtain a Tender Package Public RM of Mervin No. 499 has received a discretionary subdivision application. The application is for the rein NE 1/4 Section 06-53-20-W3M as shown in “Schedule through the Detachment by contacting: designation of one (1) single-parcel country residential area consisting of proposed Parcel B within NE ¼ A” below.asThis isincurrently ascurrently a discretionary in Section 06-53-20-W3M shown “Schedule A”permitted below. This is permitted as a use discretionary use 306-446-1720 the Agriculture District, Schedule section (B)(f) as of the Bylaw in the Agriculture District, Schedule A, section (B)(f) ofA, Bylaw 94-4, known RM of94-4, Mervin No. 499 Zoning Bylaw. known as the RM of Mervin No. 499 Zoning Bylaw.

Deadline for Tender submission is: Schedule A 2:00 p.m. CST, February 1st, 2016 Schedule A Bids must be forwarded to RCMP Procurement & Contracting via courier or fax, as per Page 1 of the Tender Package.

Le personnel du détachement de la GRC de Battlefords, en Saskatchewan, cherche les offres pour un entrepreneur de fournir des repas aux d´tenus, qui seront fournis au besoin.

Les parties intéressées peuvent obtenir un doossier d’appel d’offres par l’intermédiaire du détachement en appelant: 306-446-1720 Date limite de réception des soumissions: le 01 Council will consider this application at the regular scheduled February 2016 à 14 h (NRC) in theonRM of Mervin meeting onatJanuary 26th, 2016 Council willCouncil consider this application the regular scheduled Council meeting January 26 , 2016 in the RM of Mervin office.

If you wish to comment on these proposals, please do so in writing do priorso to January office.

If you wish to comment on these proposals, please Le soumissions doivent parvenir à la Section nd to the RM of prior Mervin to No.January 499, Box 130,22 Turtleford, SK, S0M 2Y0.

For questions or additional 22 , 2016 in writing , 2016 to the RM of Mervin des acquisitions et des marchés de la GRC information call the Municipal Planner at (306) 845-7333 or email at planner.rm499@rmofmervin.com.

No. 499, Box 130, Turtleford, SK, S0M 2Y0. For questions or par service de messagerie ou par télécopieur, S. Yvonne Prusak additional information call the Municipal Planner at (306) 845selon les directives de Page 1 du dossier d’appel Municipal Planner 7333 or email at planner.rm499@rmofmervin.com.

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SUITES FOR RENT

ROOMS

SERVICES FOR HIRE

STEEL BUILDINGS/GRANARIES

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Available February 1/16. Call Ron at 441-4016

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STEEL BUILDING SALE... “REALLY BIG SALE - YEAR END CLEAR OUT!” 21X22 $5,190 25X24 $5,988 27X28 $7,498 30X32 $8,646 35X34 $11,844 42X54 $16,386. One End wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca

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Tuesday, January 12

Kaiser Tournament at the Borden Senior’s Room at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 12 - February 9

Heart to Heart is a Heart and Stroke Foundation program, working in partnership with Prairie North Health Region to offer cardiac patients and their partners the answers to their questions about heart health. Through this program, patients learn about coping with health problems, making healthy eating choices, the role of exercise in heart health and how to manage stress. Classes will be held on January 12, 19, 26, February 2 & 9 from 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. at the Primary Health Center. To find out more or to register, call Kellie at 306-446-6424 or email kellie.heidel@pnrha.ca. Please leave a daytime phone number if leaving a message.

Saturday, January 16, 2016

Svoboda Ukrainian Dance presents Malanka New Year Celebration at the Don Ross Center. Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Dessert theatre with performance at 1:00 p.m. Tickets available at the door.

Wednesday, January 20

Bingo at Borden Senior’s Room at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, January 21

Seminar - Learn to Read Genesis. Starting January 21st 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. for eight consecutive weeks at the Don Ross Centre, Room 101. For more information call or text (306) 480-4168.

Saturday, January 23

The Royal Canadian Legion #142 Texas Hold’em Tournament at the Maidstone Legion Clubroom, 102-108-1st Ave. W. Registration at 6:00 p.m. MST Tournament at 7:00 p.m. MST. Only 40 entries. To register call Royal Canadian Legion Clubroom 306-893-4048. License number - TH15-0099.

Saturday January 23

Topline Social Dance Club from 8:00 p.m.- 12:00 a.m. at the Legion Hall 1352-100th Street, downstairs. Min. age is 19. Dress casual. Lunch served. For more information call Sharon 306-446-0446, Leela 306445-7240 or Jean 306-445-8815.

Sunday, January 24

All You Can Eat Sunday Brunch at the Knights of Columbus at 1202 105th Street from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Sausage, ham, eggs, pancakes, hashbrowns, fruit cocktail, toast, apple juice, orange juice & coffee.

Tuesday, January 26

Kaiser Tournament at Borden Senior’s Room at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, January 26

Understanding Dementia - Health & Wellness from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. via Telehealth in Battleford, Cut Knife, Maidstone and Turtleford for all ages. Learn about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias; discuss warning signs, risk factors associated with dementia, ways to keep your brain healthy and the process of getting a diagnosis. Pre-register by calling 306-446-6699 or 1-800-263-3367.

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Wednesday, January 27

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Thursday, January 28

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Borden Senior’s Potluck Supper & Birthdays at 5:45 p.m.

Griefshare - A support group for those dealing with the loss of a loved one. For information contact Wendy at 306-445-7315 or Sue at 306-445-6658.

Thursday, February 4

The Battlefords Society for Autism is having their Annual General Meeting at 6:30 p.m. at B10310 Henderson Drive. All welcome!

This section, which will appear weekly in Tuesday's News-Optimist and Thursday’s Regional Optimist, is provided free-of-charge to non-profit organizations. To list the Community Calendar please call News-Optimist at 306-445-7261 or fax the information to 306-445-3223. Please provide complete information including event, time, date and location. Although we will do our utmost to make sure your event appears in this section, News-Optimist does not guarantee all submissions will appear. Deadline for submissions is 12:00 noon Friday prior for Tuesday's & Thursday’s publication.

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Due to the superannuation of the incumbent, the Living Sky School Division No. 202 Board of Education is seeking a visionary, visible educator to be its next Director of Education/CEO. The position is effective August 1, 2016 or on a date as mutually agreed.

The Living Sky School Division No. 202 operates 29 schools located in the Battlefords as well as in rural areas including Cando, Cut Knife, Hafford, Kerrobert, Leoville, Luseland, Macklin, Maymont, Medstead, Spiritwood, Unity, Wilkie and Hillsvale, Lakeview and Scott Colony schools. Heritage Christian School and Meadow Lake Christian Academy are associate schools.

As the Director of Education/CEO, you will provide leadership for over 900 professional and support staff in the delivery of educational services to 5,700 students from pre‐kindergarten to Grade 12. The annual operating budget of the division is $70M. As the leader, the successful applicant will be committed to the division’s Vision: Growth Without Limits, Learning For All and Mission: Shaping Our Future Through Thoughtful Schools.

The Director of Education/CEO must have a clear vision, be able to communicate it effectively, and lead the school division and the community it serves towards attainment of the vision. To that end, she or he will be a visible leader. The Director will be collaborative and approachable, but will have high expectations of self and others. He or she will seek input on important decisions, effectively weighing risks and opportunities, while having the ability to make difficult decisions in challenging circumstances.

With experience in a senior division office position, the Director will be a goal‐ oriented person of integrity who understands the importance of fiscal responsibility. Experience as an in‐school administrator and with First Nations and Métis people will be considered as major assets in the selection process.

Candidates must be eligible for membership in L.E.A.D.S. Applications, including a cover letter and a detailed resume including a minimum of three work related references will be received until February 5, 2016. Criminal record checks will be required for those who proceed to the interview process.

For further information contact Dr. Norm Dray at togetherwecan@sasktel.net or go to http://www.lskysd.ca.

Applications should be submitted electronically in Word or PDF format to: LSSD Director Search Committee Chair, Ken Arsenault c/o Dr. Norm Dray Together We Can Consulting togetherwecan@sasktel.net

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• Post-secondary education specifically in insurance, business or secretarial preferred.

• Prior experience working in an insurance office, CAIB classes,French/English speaking is also an asset.

Wage will commensurate with experience.

Please email your resume, including references to melaney@oasisins.ca Application deadline: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Check out our websites www.oasisinsurance.ca and www.insuretoys.ca

Successful applicant must have a positive attitude and have strong customer service skills.

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Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. is an accredited organization serving the Health needs of the following First Nations: Little Pine, Mosquito, Poundmaker, Sweetgrass, Lucky Man, Moosomin and Red Pheasant.

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Submit updated resumé, cover letter and 3 professional references by 4:00 p.m. January 22, 2016 to: Human Resources Department Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. P.O. Box 1658 North Battleford, Saskatchewan S9A 3W2 Email resumés to: Recruitment@BRT6HC.ca Fax: (306) 937-6767

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principle functions of the job and shall not be construed as a detailed description of all the work assignments that may be inherent to the job.

BRT6HC wishes to thank all applicants for their interest however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Battlefords Campus Posting #89-BC-1415

Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre Inc. fosters and promotes a safe work environment.

Reporting to the Student Services Coordinator, the Student Services Associate provides supports to students to maximize their success, foster independence and ensures a positive learning experience. This position starts as soon as possible and finishes on May 20, 2016.

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Mammoth tusk found in Saskatchewan

Above, the bottom view of a tusk of a woolly mammoth currently being conserved at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum thanks to Inland Aggregates’ employees. Fracturing of ivory is apparent. At right, a cross section of the mammoth tusk. Fracturing radiates from the core of the tusk in ring‐like fashion. Below right, the side view of the tusk.

Photos courtesy Royal Saskatchewan Museum

Submitted

tact the museum, so we attempted to do the same thing here. I simply looked online and found Tim Tokaryk’s contact information and reached out. He responded quickly and definitively that it was a tusk.”

The swift action of Kaweski and Lucik enabled the team at the RSM to properly conserve the tusk.

“Conservation of ivory from fossil animals is extremely delicate as, once the tusk becomes exposed to air, it begins to dry out, expand and crack,” Royal Saskatchewan Museum curator of vertebrate palaeontology Tim Tokaryk said.

“If left untreated, it would be totally destroyed. We certainly appreciate Inland Aggregates and their workers in the discovery of this find.

It would be lost to everyone if it had not been for them.”

Royal Saskatchewan Museum

In early October, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum was contacted by Derek Lucik, operations manager with Inland Aggregates, about a potential fossil discovery at a work site just a few kilometres east of Saskatoon.

The fossil was confirmed as a tusk of a woolly mammoth and is currently being conserved at the RSM. “As we were stockpiling gravel that had just been mined, our operator Richard Kaweski noticed something that was outside the norm,” Lucik said.

“Richard came down from his machine and put the tusk piece aside. I’ve heard that this is not uncommon in our Alberta locations and that they normally con-

“This is a great story of industry assisting in preserving Saskatchewan’s palaeontological history,” Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Mark Docherty said. “I can’t commend the employees of Inland Aggregates enough for protecting the tusk and contacting the Royal Saskatchewan Museum.”

Industry, through active gravel pits, surface and subsurface mining, construction or roadwork, often unearths rocks that are millions of years old, and they may contain never-beforeseen fossils. Frequently, these rocks are not visible on the surface in Saskatchewan.

“By industry and the museum working together, notification of fossil discoveries could add volumes not only to the history of life in Saskatchewan, but the his-

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tory of life on the planet,” Tokaryk said.

Mammoth remains are unique in that they tell of an environment in Saskatchewan of tundra at the edges of ice fields during the glacial period. Almost all of the

Royal Saskatchewan Museum’s collection of mammoth remains are isolated bones and teeth except for the partial skeleton of one found near Kyle.

The RSM has taken a lead role through the Heritage

Property Act in managing the provincial fossil record.

If the public or industry should discover what they believe may be a fossil, they are encouraged to contact the RSM at 306-787-2815 or info@royalsaskmuseum.ca.

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Birthdays celebrated with potluck and program

By Lorraine Olinyk Correspondent

The Borden Friendship Club held their year-end potluck supper and birthday celebration Dec. 30, with close to 30 out to sing Happy Birthday to Miriam Hamm, Archie Wainwright and Jean Hryniuk. They blew out the candles on the cakes baked

by Anne Palmer.

The program was local talent, with Rita Smith as MC. Helen Sutherland, with Memories of Yesteryear, displayed a metal match-

orden Radisson box, a teapot held together with mesh wire and a bedspread from Poland. All are articles from the museum and shared were memories people had of each item. Eileen Petrun sang eight songs in two sets, Peter Thiessen sang Whispering Wind and Glory Hills of Heavens and his wife Mary played The

John Newbold celebrating his 102nd birthday with Emiley Packet, Lucas Saunders, and Cyril and Louise Saunders.

Trees of the Field and Ah, Lord God on the piano.

Laura Loeppky along with some riders on the bus performed a humorous skit about an injured person trying to get a seat. Rita Smith read from a large reader the story of Dick and Jane – the reader many had back in the 1940. Art Flath told a few jokes and Anne Palmer read a funny email, I am a Teenager in my Old Age. The artist of the month wall display was quilting articles done by Louise Saunders.

Radisson Royal Purple held their first meeting of the new year Jan. 4 at the Radisson town office. Reports were heard from the sunshine committee, who sent out four cards last month. A successful Christmas tea, raffle and bake sale was held in December and Happy Birthday was sung to those celebrating January birthdays – Linda Yuskiw and Lorraine Olinyk. A donation of $50 was sent to the Hafford and District Music Festival for an award, $50 was donated to the Canine Dog Guides in Vancouver and the lodge had helped with two hampers at Christmas for families in the area.

Upcoming in the Sask RP Association is a meeting in January to plan the year, a casino tour Feb. 29 and a Brain Love fundraiser and donation in March. There will be no poster and literary

Celebrating December birthdays at a Borden seniors’ supper were Miriam Hamm, Archie Wainwright and Jean Hryniuk.

competition this year as the association is working on a Wear a Helmet Day event for the Brain Injury Association of Saskatchewan. Radisson Royal Purple celebrates their 40th anniversary in 2016 and the lodge will try to have an event in late spring to mark the event.

Jan. 2, John Newbold of Borden celebrated his 102nd birthday with a few close friends having a roast beef supper to mark the occasion.

John is still living in his

own home with the help of home care and a number of relatives come and stay with him for a week or so every month.

Melissa Saunders of Borden is a farrier apprenticing in Ontario. Dec. 10-12 she competed at the World Championship Blacksmith competition at the Silverton Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. In the competition there were 116 farriers from Canada (13), the United States, England, Scotland, Ireland

and Switzerland in four categories. Going into this competition, after four events, Melissa was in first place with 450 points. At Las Vegas, against 35 contestants, she won the high point belt buckle, No. 1 overall champion buckle and a copper engraved mug for best shod foot in category 1. Melissa is the daughter of Cyril and Louise Saunders and took all her schooling at Borden along with being in 4-H for many years.

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ergreen Health Centre, Leoville 306-984-2136: Volunteers assist staff with activities. Depending on the needs of the facility, duties may include assisting with crafts, shopping trips, birthday parties, special functions, music therapy, exercise programs, bowling groups, horticulture, painting and baking. Shifts: 9 a.m. to noon or 12:45 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday – Friday.

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were Jean Lawes and Glen Fraser. Second were Catriona Winterhalt and Donna Scherman and third were Eric Callbeck and Gerry Fernandes. There were five tables in play, so it was a nice way to bring in the New Year.

The library report for Jan. 8 indicates the hours will remain the same. ADRA has donated and assembled new shelving in the library storeroom. There is still no printer working. The repairman was on holidays. Photos

by Roger Giesbrecht are on display in the library. There were 305 patrons in December. The annual inventory is underway of the 7,000 books.

A pleasant afternoon of cards hosted by Sons of Norway member Rita Peterson was held in the new Signature building in Kildeer Park Jan. 8. There were four tables playing, and top score went to Yvonne MacPherson. Second was Mae Johnson, who was tied with Joyce Luckey, third was Ken Tucker and fourth was Arlene Walker. The next afternoon of Norwegian whist will be in Meota Friday, Jan. 22, starting at 2 p.m. followed by a potluck supper.

The shuffleboard tournament will take place the next day Saturday, Jan. 23, also at the Do Drop In. The next home game for the Meota Combines will be Friday when they host the Spiritwood Timberwolves at 7:30 p.m.

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The quilting room in the Meota Community Complex was a busy place Wednesday afternoon last week. To admire were many works in progress by half a dozen ladies, each with their own sewing machine, working on quilt blocks. The wall hanging pictured here is called “stack and whack.” Each block is made from the same material but each one is different. It is quite fascinating to see their work and the patience they have for an art they love. Photo by Lorna Pearson

The new house has been moved onto the foundation south of the big hall, so one more residence is in place.

The Christmas lighting competition was held Dec. 20 with the winner being Wayne Tindall. Second was Jerry Goodheart and third was Maurice Bru. This was sponsored by the Meota Lions Club.

A touching story in the Jan. 5 Regional Optimist in a letter to the editor from a former North Battleford lady, Sandra Walter, now living in Queensland, Australia. She compares her life with that of the late Allan Sapp. Both became successful in spite of their tough childhood experiences.

Four to five inches of snow fell Wednesday night so the snow machines are out and about and riders are happy. Rob was up and out plowing snow early Thursday morning, along with a couple other snow angels who I don’t know to identify.

They did a fantastic job of clearing roadways, even the back alleys and behind the four-plex. Thanks from all the residents.

The community monthly luncheon will be held Friday, Jan. 15. See you there.

It is a great social time and supports the hall committee, who keep the place running and maintained.

This is the weather in which you should tip your gas jockey if you appreciate him as much as I do. I just don’t get it that we are practically forced to tip in cafes yet these fellows work out in the cold and it’s never mentioned that it would be a good idea.

Jan. 1, duplicate bridge players gathered at the home of Donna and Cletus Scherman in Battleford for a potluck supper and an evening of cards. Top winning couple

their monthly meeting Jan. 8 with 11 members present.

There are 12 people signed up to play shuffleboard, so we will be starting as close to 10 a.m. as we can. There will be a potluck noon meal.

Attendance at our Christmas supper was up from last year and was a success. Appreciation to the many who helped make it so was expressed —decorators, kitchen workers and the cleanup crew.

The next meeting will be on Feb. 12, so mark your calendar.

It was brought to our attention that names of deceased members have not been updated for some time, so this will be taken care of.

The plaque will now be full so another board will have to be purchased for future use.

Trouble with the new coffee maker must be figured out, as it is not acceptable the way it is now.

The Meota Community Complex is again offering the free health education and walking program Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, from 9 a.m. to noon, with stretch exercises at 10 a.m.

There’s room for more to take part so come on down and exercise indoors. It’s pretty cold to walk very far outdoors these days.

Garbage day is Tuesday morning with bags to be at the curb by 8:30 a.m. The transfer site is on winter hours Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

An article about dinner in the 1930s brought to light the fact that we never had these things on the table — elbows, hats or cellphones.

Duplicate bridge was played Jan. 5 at the Do Drop In with top score by Margaret Dyck and Dave Creegan.

Second high were Robert Iverson and Joyce Antoine and third were Glen and Julie Moore.

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Light up vigil held for family killed in highway crash

By Sherri Solomko Correspondent

Unity was aglow with glow sticks this weekend in a tribute to the Van De Vorst family who were killed in a highway crash near Saskatoon Jan. 2. Photo by Sherri Solomko

Skating rink flooding delayed

By Helena Pike Correspondent

It seems as though winter has come. More snow fell and temperatures are somewhat lower. I don’t think we should be complaining yet.

Not a lot has been done at the skating rink yet. There have been problems with the water lines. Hopefully it will be possible to flood it soon.

Jan. 13 saw a meeting of the recreation board. Among other business discussed was the initial planning for the spring fish fry and wrapping up of 2015 business. The government grant to help with the new flooring in the community centre has been approved. Raffle tickets for the Father’s Day raffle are now on sale.

School has been in session for a week now. There will be a semester break at the end of January. Finals will be written by Grades 10, 11 and 12 around that time.

A number of families have been travelling either to visit family or to holiday.

Renee and Morris Donovan accompanied their son Darrel, his wife Meghan and Meghan’s parents on a week’s holiday that they spent at a resort in the Yucatan Peninsula south of Cancun in Mexico. The very warm weather made water

aseca News sports appealing and made for a happy time.

Ruth and Lyle Sutherland spent Christmas with Ruth’s granddaughter Kimberley Olsen and family.

Chris and Janet McKee spent time with their daughter Jennifer and her husband Graham Ricker at Waterford, Ont. during the Christmas season. While there, Jennifer gave birth to a daughter Dec. 19 named Evelyn Gray. Congratulations to Jennifer and Graham and to the proud grandparents Chris and Janet. There were many other relatives there to visit the Rickers including Graham’s parents and Janet’s mother.

Don’t get stuck in the mid-January blues! There is plenty to keep you occupied this month that include purging or catching up at home or taking part in a number of events or activities in your community.

You know what was amazing, not only in Unity, but communities across Saskatchewan this past weekend, was the number of people who participated in the “light up” vigil honouring the Van De Vorst family who were killed Jan. 2 outside of Saskatoon, in addition to bringing awareness to the dangers of drinking and driving. When stores sold out of glow sticks before the weekend, one knew it has made an impact on many. Thank for everyone who participated in this tribute.

Unity Public School staff and students are adjusting to life back in the school zone.

Basketball is a common activity in the gym and the hallways are full of bright bulletin boards welcoming students to an atmosphere of learning and fun. In only one month it will the February break and an early Easter break in March leaving little time to spare to fit in all that is on tap for UPS students.

St. Peter’s school jumps back into the school year with renewed enthusiasm for their AR reading program, their musical programs in both band and choir as well as everything the curriculum has to offer in the first part of 2016. The ski trip has been rescheduled for a few weeks from now. The annual Knights of Colum-

nity News bus basketball free throw competition will be taking place Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. in the school gym. All boys and girls ages nine to 15 are welcome. Winners of each group will receive a basketball and advance to districts.

Please watch for posters with more information, or contact Mr. Dan Wilgenbusch at 306-228-2928.

Grades 4, 5 and 6 will be learning and participating in curling the week of Jan. 18 to 22 as part of their physical education program.

They will finish up their week with a mini-bonspiel on Friday from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. The school continues to take kids skating as part of their physical education program.

The UCHS entryway is under transformation to a new look that will reflect

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Contract bridge was played at the Do Drop In Jan. 11 with top score by Jetta Dasilva. Second was Mary Greenwald.

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joy the spacious lounge and a visit with fellow curling fans.

The annual JayDee Ag Tech men’s bonspiel registrations are now being accepted. You can contact the curling club at 306-228-2212 to register.

Don’t forget to get your tickets for the Wildlife supper as it always sells out quickly. Happy hour is at 5 p.m. with supper to follow at 6:15 p.m. Admission is only $20 and you can get tickets at Wildemans’ Sports, Unity Autobody, Sperle’s Tire or the Unity Radiator Shop.

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Coffee row folks are reminding each other that the days are ever so slightly longer. They continue to talk about the winter weather, loving it or hating it as well as what’s on tap for their favorite teams whether locally or elsewhere. So, you see we keep busy in Unity with activities and wisdom from our friends on coffee row.

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the school’s three beliefs and other eye-catching work that demonstrates what UCHS represents. Drama kids are preparing for their spring production, which will also be part of their entry into the regional drama festival.

Basketball teams are ramping up the second half of their season, hosting three consecutive weekends of basketball tournaments.

Curling teams in both senior and junior divisions have just six weeks to prepare for their upcoming district playdowns in the second half of their season. The junior district championship is being hosted in Unity.

Up next at the curling club will be recognition of Curling Day in Saskatchewan, only they are making a whole week of the fun. Junior curlers are asked to bring a buddy on Monday, Jan. 25 and, the rest of the week, lounge specials and snacks will be on tap. The club is inviting everyone to come down and watch some live action curling and en-

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There is a first time for everything Ed, my old neighbour from Saskatchewan, was impressed when I called him last week. I experienced something that Ed has never run up against – an earthquake! Ed’ s immediate response was, “There’s a first time for everything.”

Thankfully, I underwent being jolted and shocked by a small earthquake (magnitude 4.3) rather than a serious one. The small earthquake left me wondering what in the world had just happened. It was nearing midnight on a Tuesday evening when it felt and sounded like something hit the apartment above ours. I was sitting at my desk typing a sermon and the wall

and window before me shook and trembled ,so that I wondered what crashed loudly in the apartment above that would shake my wall below. Other people knew that it was an earthquake that could be the start of a larger quake or the coming of significant aftershocks. I was clueless about what had happened until the next day when I learned there was an earthquake the night before.

Thankfully, there were no reports of damage from the small earthquake that rattled homes across Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland. Authorities here have urged us to treat this minor earthquake event as a wake-up call to

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revraymaher@accesscomm.ca get ready for more serious quakes in the future.

I suggested we should prepare an emergency kit for our home and car. The kits are to contain enough food, water, medicine and other necessities to survive 72 hours in the aftermath of a disaster like a deadly earthquake. My wife sees

a problem with having survival kits ready. “You will get into them, eat the food that is not in cans and drink the bottled water, so that when we need to use them, they will be depleted. She made it sound like I cannot be trusted to leave things alone.

She slept through the

earthquake and felt I’m overreacting.

Should we act, now, to be ready for an emergency to come? If it is a good idea, will it lead to preparing an emergency kit?

Because we see something as a good idea, does not necessarily lead us to put a good idea into action.

Many of us think it is a good idea to save money regularly, but that doesn’t always result in the saving of our money. Good ideas are worthless if we do not follow up on them and carry them out.

When Jesus was alive on Earth, he showed the good idea of God’ s love for sinners must become actions.

Jesus acted to fulfill God’s

laws perfectly. because we cannot be perfect. Jesus delivered himself over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification on the third day.

“He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty.

From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.”

The Bible states, “Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; He will appear a second time ... to bring salvation to those who are waiting for Him.” Who of us is preparing now for his coming?

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Hope Mennonite Fellowship

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Notre Dame (RC) Parish

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

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On the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month: 9:30 a.m.

On the 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of each month: 12:30 p.m.

Contact: Fr. Ivan Nahachewsky - 306-961-1390

TerriTorial Drive alliance church

Saturday Evening Mass - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass - 10:30 a.m.

ANGLICAN PARISH

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Bible Study Wednesday 7:30 p.m.

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Battleford United Church

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Battlefords Seventh-Day Adventist Church Pastor James Kwon

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Active CWL was founded in 1961

By Elaine Woloshyn Correspondent

Business and discussions come first then socializing usually follows during a meeting. Well, this is what happens at the CWL meetings that occur approximately eight times a year. The first meeting of 2016 was held Jan. 6 in the morning at All Saints Catholic Church.

The executive is Lorena Lafreniere, president, Valerie Taylor, secretary, and Sharon Babiy, treasurer. All of these women do a tremendous job.

In Mayfair the CWL was organized in 1961 at the home of Mrs. John Borychi with 14 women attending. Jean Berscheid was the first elected president and Alice Pethick the first secretary-treasurer. Besides these women, the others who joined were Mary Kostiuk, Clare Liebaert, Eurbanie Liebaert, Bridget Thomas, Rosie Paul, Barbara Sander, Olive Prystupa, Florence Ross and Edna Lehman.

Over the years, the club has seen many changes.

Ron and Heather Buziak celebrated the new year with friends at Ministikwan Lake.

Many cabin owners spend time at the resort during the holiday season.

Lorna and Russell Buziak holidayed in Edmonton with her family (Lehman, originally from Mayfair) for a few days to bring in the new year. Some of Lorna’s relatives they visited with were sister Darlene (Irvin) Unrau, sister Lois (Orest) Towpich, sister Joyce (Don) Roskewich and brother Doug (Michelle) Lehman, and many of their children. Brother Jerry and his wife, who reside in Fort Saskatchewan, were also included in this gathering.

Neighbour Shirley Lamontagne visited her uncle’s wife, Thelma Hart, who resides in Spiritwood and District Health Complex. The 94-year-old lady is blind, but can still carry on an interesting conversation. The younger generation should visit the elderly more often, as many of their families live miles and miles away, thus leading to few visits. They especially love to see young children and pets, which always bring a smile to their faces.

Caroling from door to door is always more of a challenge in the country, as people live quite a distance from one another. This does not prevent the All Saints Catholic Church carolers from carrying out their tradition, even in -40 C weather. This does take a couple of days to complete. On a blustery Jan. 6, which was not the -40 C as in previous years, the group included Peter and Sharon Babiy, Lorena Lafreniere, Father Vu and myself for the first day.

We travelled east of Mayfair

ayfair News to sing, chat with the hosts and have Father Vu bless the home. The date hasn’t been set for whoever wants to volunteer to do this for the west side of Mayfair. Call Rick Taylor at 306-824-4522 for more information.

Hibernation is a common cycle for bears. Well, maybe not for a large black bear that Victor Pushee spotted walking in his field 15 miles northeast of Mayfair two weeks ago. Yes, the weather back then was abnormally warm for our region, so did the bear come out of its dormant state or did it not even start hibernating?

This summer Murray Strain, who farms near Mayfair, was approached by a black mama bear with two cubs. Murray’s dog was barking and came running back to his owner, thus making the adult bear come within a few meters. Murray was knowledgeable in what to do in this scary situation.

By putting your hands up high above your head and making a lot of verbal noise, you will make the bear eventually leave. Apparently, you have to make yourself look larger and meaner to distract the bear into getting it to depart. Murray said when the bear got really close to him and the dog it was standing on its hind legs. What an unforgettable confrontation!

With grizzly bears, one has to use a different tactic when in danger. Drop to the ground, play dead and barely breathe, according to survivors of attacks. This land is to be shared by wild animals and us two-legged creatures, whether we like it or not.

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Picturesque

A few days ago I saw in the news that Toronto Zoo was showcasing two newborn panda bears. Bears take a very long time before they get to the adult stages.

Baby bears are absolutely adorable. Why do you think that all small children cuddle their stuffed bears?

Two former Mayfair residents have passed away.

Seventy-one-year-old Marj Obermeyer (Harry) moved to North Battleford more than 10 years ago and had just recently retired from being a janitor at North Battleford Comprehensive High School. She died suddenly.

Barbara Thompson passed away at age 84 Jan. 11 after being ill for the past eight months. She and husband Bob relocated from their farm near Alticane into North Battleford approximately 10 years ago. Barb was a foster parent for many years and kept in touch with most children who lived with them. Bob passed away four years ago. Heartfelt condolences to both families.

Earl and Ann Van Nortwick’s daughter, Charlene (Lionel) Ferron, is spending a couple of months in their Panama winter home. Lionel retired two years ago.

Feb. 13 is Chitek Lake Bush Buddies Snowmobile Rally. Prizes for first, second and third draws are a percentage of total ticket sales. Twenty-five per cent is being awarded for the first prize. Two rider prizes will be awarded.

A hunter safety course will be starting Jan. 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Mayfair Library. There will be five sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays. Cost is $50 for Wildlife Federation members and $80 for non-members. Contact Heather Welsh at 306-246-2111 for more information.

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